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  Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1953  Dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN on this day in history.   

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

1954  On this day in history uS Air Force Academy established   

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

1955  On April - 08 goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1960  On April - 08 neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties   

1961  On April - 08 jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye   

1961  On April - 08 "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  On this day in history nYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike   

1963  On April - 08 soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV   

1963  On April - 08 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  Unmanned Gemini 1 launched on April - 08.   

1965  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 on April - 08.   

1966  AFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner on this day in history.   

1966  George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on April - 08.   

1968  The Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna" on April - 08.   

1968  40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King on April - 08.   

1969  On April - 08 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  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  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

1631  On April - 08 birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

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

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

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