Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08

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

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

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  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 April - 08.   

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  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 April - 08.   

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

1960  Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee on April - 08.   

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

1960  U Nu elected premier of Burma on April - 08.   

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

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

1963  On this day in history 35th Academy Awards   

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

1964  On this day in history 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 April - 08 aFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner   

1966  On April - 08 george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

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  On this day in history arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

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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  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

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

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

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  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 April - 08.   

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