Page 6: Historical Events In April - 08

1935  First radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY on this day in history.   

1935  On April - 08 l Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta   

1935  2nd Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282 on April - 08.   

1935  Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on April - 08.   

1936  On this day in history orissa constituted a province of British India   

1937  On April - 08 k Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn   

1937  On this day in history m Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera   

1937  On April - 08 the birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist   

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY   

1938  On this day in history harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies   

1939  US recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war on April - 08.   

1939  On April - 08 aCV soccer team forms in Axes   

1940  On this day in history hMS GLOWWORM (Lt Cdr Gerard Roope+, awarded VC), sunk , NW of Trondheim in Norwegian Sea by German 8in-gunned heavy cruiser 'Admiral Hipper'. Detached from screen for British minelaying operations to search for man overboard at time of German invasion of Norway; 40 survivors. 'Hipper' damaged when rammed by 'Glowworm'   

1940  Germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious on April - 08.   

1941  On this day in history earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident.   

1941  On April - 08 navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

1941  On April - 08 joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title   

1942  A Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC on April - 08.   

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1943  Hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma on April - 08.   

1943  On this day in history paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed   

1945  US forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II on April - 08.   

1945  On April - 08 nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands   

1946  400,000 US mine workers strike on April - 08.   

1946  Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history united Nations assemble for first time   

1946  On April - 08 league of Nations assembles for last time   

1947  The first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company on April - 08.   

1947  On this day in history largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

1947  On April - 08 henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

1948  Soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF on April - 08.   

1948  On April - 08 josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40   

1950  Charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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1320  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on this day in history.   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.   

1461  On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.