Hisdates•ComPage 6: Historical Events In April - 08
Monday, 20 January 2025
1935 First radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY on this day in history. 
1935 L Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta on this day in history.
1935 On this day in history 2nd Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282
1935 Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on this day in history.
1936 On April - 08 orissa constituted a province of British India
1937 On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn
1937 M Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera on April - 08.
1937 The birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist on this day in history.
1937 On this day in history arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84
1938 Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY on this day in history.
1938 Harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies on this day in history.
1939 US recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war on this day in history.
1939 ACV soccer team forms in Axes on April - 08.
1940 On this day in history hMS GLOWWORM (Lt Cdr Gerard Roope+, awarded VC), sunk , NW of Trondheim in Norwegian Sea by German 8in-gunned heavy cruiser 'Admiral Hipper'. Detached from screen for British minelaying operations to search for man overboard at time of German invasion of Norway; 40 survivors. 'Hipper' damaged when rammed by 'Glowworm'
1940 Germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious on this day in history.
1941 Earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident on this day in history.
1941 On this day in history navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)
1941 Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title on April - 08.
1942 A Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC on April - 08.
1942 On this day in history alfred Mombert, writer, dies
1943 Hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma on this day in history.
1943 Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on this day in history.
1945 US forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II on April - 08.
1945 Nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands on April - 08.
1946 400,000 US mine workers strike on April - 08.
1946 On April - 08 tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii
1946 United Nations assemble for first time on this day in history.
1946 On this day in history league of Nations assembles for last time
1947 On this day in history the first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company.
1947 Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed on this day in history.
1947 On this day in history henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies
1948 Soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF on this day in history.
1948 Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on April - 08.
1950 On April - 08 charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45
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