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 this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history edwin Cannan, economist, dies   

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 April - 08 baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY   

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

1939  On April - 08 uS recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war   

1939  On this day in history aCV soccer team forms in Axes   

1940  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

1941  Earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident on April - 08.   

1941  On this day in history navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

1941  Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title on April - 08.   

1942  A Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1942  On April - 08 alfred Mombert, writer, dies   

1943  On April - 08 hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma   

1943  Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on April - 08.   

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

1945  Nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands on April - 08.   

1946  On April - 08 400,000 US mine workers strike   

1946  On April - 08 tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii   

1946  On April - 08 united Nations assemble for first time   

1946  League of Nations assembles for last time on April - 08.   

1947  The first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company on this day in history.   

1947  Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed on this day in history.   

1947  Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on April - 08.   

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

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on April - 08.   

1950  On this day in history charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

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  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.   

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on this day in history.   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies