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 this day in history.   

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

1951  First of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test on this day in history.   

1952  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

1954  US Air Force Academy established on April - 08.   

1954  On this day in history "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 April - 08.   

1957  Frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies on this day in history.   

1959  Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on April - 08.   

1960  On April - 08 mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee   

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

1961  Jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye on this day in history.   

1961  "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs on April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1964  John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years on this day in history.   

1964  Unmanned Gemini 1 launched on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history 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  George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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 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  On April - 08 birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

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

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 08.   

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

0217  On April - 08 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  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

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 this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies