Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08

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

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on April - 08.   

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

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

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

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

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

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on April - 08.   

0217  On this day in history death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  On April - 08 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  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.   

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

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

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