Historical Events In April - 08

1990  It becomes illeagal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history jack Nicklaus wins first start on Senior PGA tour  

1990  Wrestlemania VI-Ultimate Warrior beats Hulk Hogan for championship on this day in history.  

1990  Doreen Sloane, dies on April - 08.  

1991  On April - 08 richard Thorpe director (MGM), dies at 95  

1991  On April - 08 uS minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour  

1991  On April - 08 warsaw Pact officially disolves  

1992  On April - 08 juanito soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at 37 in car crash  

1992  NFL decides to stay with 17 week sched instead of expanded 18 games on this day in history.  

1992  On April - 08 nelson Olmstead, dies at 78  

1993  On April - 08 arleen Whelan, dies of stroke at 78  

1994  On this day in history frank Wells, president (Disney), dies in helicopter crash  

1995  Maurice Allom, cricketer (14 Test wickets-NZ debut hat-trick), dies on April - 08.  

1996  Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner, dies at 80 on April - 08.  

1997  On April - 08 laura Nyro, singer, dies of ovarian cancer at 49  

2005  Birth of Leah Isadora Behn, granddaughter of King Harald V of Norway2006 Shedden massacre: The bodies of 8 murdered men are found in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario on this day in history.  

2005  Referendum in Curaçao on independence vs. integration with the Netherlands on April - 08.  

2006  On this day in history bloc 8406 publishes their Manifesto on Freedom and Democracy for Viet Nam in Viet Nam; their name comes from this date.  

2006  Bristol, United Kingdom celebrates the 200th birthday of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (actually apr 9) by relighting the Clifton Suspension Bridge on April - 08.  

2006  Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden, wins the Grand National at Aintree on April - 08.  

2006  Shedden massacre: The bodies of 8 murdered men are found in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario on April - 08.  

2007  On this day in history zach Johnson wins the 2007 Masters Tournament.  

2012  On April - 08 gunter Grass labelled persona non gratta by Israeli internal affairs minister Eli Yishai  

2013  On April - 08 15 people are killed and 53 are wounded by a car bombing in Damascus  

2014  Mike Babcock wins his 414th career game as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, becoming the winningest coach in Red Wings history (passing Jack Adams) on April - 08.  

2017  On April - 08 fifth day of protests by thousands in Caracas, Venezuela against the government  

2018  Hungarian parliamentary election won by right-wing Fidesz–KDNP alliance with Viktor Orbán remaining Prime Minister on April - 08.  

2018  On this day in history 82nd Masters Golf: Patrick Reed wins his first major title shooting 273  

2018  On April - 08 syrian Civil War: At least 70 people are reported to have died and hundreds suffering injuries after a sarin chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta.  

2019  On this day in history protests in Sudan against the government of Omar al-Bashir continue with seven killed and 2,500 arrested in Khartoum Learn More >>  

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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 April - 08.  

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.  

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

1605  On April - 08 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

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 April - 08 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  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.  

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44  

1461  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)  

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 this day in history.