Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08

1950  On April - 08 unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR   

1950  On this day in history "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 308 performances   

1950  On April - 08 albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

1951  First of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test on April - 08.   

1952  Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow on April - 08.   

1952  On this day in history pres Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike   

1953  On April - 08 dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN   

1954  Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC on this day in history.   

1954  US Air Force Academy established on this day in history.   

1954  "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs on April - 08.   

1955  Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter on April - 08.   

1956  20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289 on this day in history.   

1957  Frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies on this day in history.   

1959  Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on this day in history.   

1960  Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee on this day in history.   

1960  RCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history u Nu elected premier of Burma   

1960  On this day in history neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties   

1961  On this day in history jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye   

1961  "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France   

1963  NYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike on April - 08.   

1963  On this day in history soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV   

1963  On April - 08 35th Academy Awards   

1963  On this day in history len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies   

1964  John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years on April - 08.   

1964  Unmanned Gemini 1 launched on April - 08.   

1965  On this day in history erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70   

1966  On April - 08 aFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner   

1966  On this day in history george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1968  On this day in history the Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna".   

1968  On this day in history 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King   

1969  1st Baseball game in Canada on this day in history.   

1969  On April - 08 arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

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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  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

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

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

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

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

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

0956  On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.