Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08
Sunday, 19 October 2025
1950 On April - 08 unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR
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 On April - 08 first of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test
1952 On this day in history big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow
1952 Pres Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike on April - 08.
1953 Dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN on this day in history.
1954 Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC on April - 08.
1954 On this day in history uS Air Force Academy established
1954 On April - 08 "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs
1955 Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter on this day in history.
1956 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289 on April - 08.
1957 On this day in history frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies
1959 Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on April - 08.
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 April - 08.
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 On April - 08 "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs
1962 Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France on April - 08.
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 this day in history 35th Academy Awards
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 this day in history unmanned Gemini 1 launched
1965 Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 on April - 08.
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 April - 08.
1968 On this day in history 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King
1969 On this day in history 1st Baseball game in Canada
1969 Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
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