Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08

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

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

1950  On April - 08 albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

1951  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN   

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

1956  20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289 on April - 08.   

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  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 April - 08.   

1961  Jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye on April - 08.   

1961  On this day in history "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  On April - 08 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 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  Unmanned Gemini 1 launched on this day in history.   

1965  On April - 08 erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70   

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

1968  40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King on this day in history.   

1969  On April - 08 1st Baseball game in Canada   

1969  On April - 08 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  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  On this day in history 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  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

1143  On this day in history 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 April - 08.   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

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

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

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.