Page 8: Historical Events In April - 08

1970  On this day in history john &Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations   

1970  On April - 08 l Chernykh discovers asteroid 1805 Dirikis, 1957 Angara &1976 Kaverin   

1970  "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 8 performances on April - 08.   

1970  Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies on April - 08.   

1971  On this day in history united Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership   

1971  US/Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere on this day in history.   

1971  1st legal off-track betting system begins (OTB-New York) on April - 08.   

1972  30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on April - 08.   

1972  Major league baseball players stages first collective strike on April - 08.   

1972  On this day in history alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings v NZ   

1973  Japan allows its citizens to own gold on April - 08.   

1973  Thirty-two terrorist bombings in Cyprus take place on April - 08.   

1973  Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 on April - 08.   

1974  On this day in history hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record by collecting his 715th round-tripper.   

1974  Pioneer Hall opens on April - 08.   

1974  Discovery Island opens on this day in history.   

1976  Freddie Lennon father of John Lennon, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1976  On April - 08 n Chernykh discovers asteroid #2206 Gabrova, #2312 Duboshin, #2361 Gogol, #2606 Odessa, #2722 Abalakin, #2734 Hasek,   

1976  Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 on April - 08.   

1977  On April - 08 nFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games   

1977  On April - 08 frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71   

1978  Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 on April - 08.   

1979  On this day in history iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah   

1980  On this day in history wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist   

1981  E Bowell discovers asteroid #3480 Abante on this day in history.   

1981  Norman Taurog, dies on April - 08.   

1982  US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panama on April - 08.   

1984  On this day in history 8 men record longest distance rowed in 24 hours at 13 miles   

1984  On April - 08 marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA   

1986  On April - 08 uS sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea   

1986  On this day in history world oil prices dip below $10 a barrel   

1987  On this day in history francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90   

1988  On April - 08 jim Jordan radio's Fibber McGee, dies at 91 in a fall   

1990  On April - 08 cBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger   

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1320  On this day in history 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  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

1541  On this day in history birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  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  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.   

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

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