Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08
Saturday, 18 October 2025
1950 Unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR on this day in history.
1950 "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 308 performances on this day in history.
1950 Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on April - 08.
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 On April - 08 pres Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike
1953 Dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN on April - 08.
1954 On this day in history army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC
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 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 Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee on this day in history.
1960 On this day in history rCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched
1960 On April - 08 u Nu elected premier of Burma
1960 On April - 08 neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties
1961 On this day in history jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye
1961 "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs on this day in history.
1962 Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history nYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike
1963 On this day in history soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV
1963 35th Academy Awards on this day in history.
1963 On April - 08 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 April - 08.
1964 Unmanned Gemini 1 launched on April - 08.
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 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 April - 08.
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