Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08

1950  Unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR on April - 08.   

1950  "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 308 performances on April - 08.   

1950  On this day in history albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

1951  First of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test on this day in history.   

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

1952  Pres Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike on this day in history.   

1953  Dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN on April - 08.   

1954  On this day in history army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC   

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

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

1955  On this day in history goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter   

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

1957  Frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies on April - 08.   

1959  Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on April - 08.   

1960  On April - 08 mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee   

1960  On April - 08 rCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched   

1960  U Nu elected premier of Burma on this day in history.   

1960  Neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye   

1961  On April - 08 "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs   

1962  On April - 08 accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France   

1963  NYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike on this day in history.   

1963  Soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV on April - 08.   

1963  35th Academy Awards on April - 08.   

1963  On April - 08 len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies   

1964  On April - 08 john Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years   

1964  On April - 08 unmanned Gemini 1 launched   

1965  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history aFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner   

1966  George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 08.   

1969  Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

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

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies