Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08

1950  On this day in history unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR   

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  On this day in history 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 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  "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 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  RCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched on April - 08.   

1960  On April - 08 u Nu elected premier of Burma   

1960  Neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties on April - 08.   

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

1961  On this day in history "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs   

1962  Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France on April - 08.   

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  35th Academy Awards on April - 08.   

1963  Len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

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 this day in history 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  1st Baseball game in Canada on this day in history.   

1969  Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

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  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  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies