Page 6: Historical Events In April - 08

1935  First radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY on April - 08.   

1935  L Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta on this day in history.   

1935  2nd Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282 on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

1937  On April - 08 arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84   

1938  Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history harold Baumgartner, cricketer (took 2-99 lefty in test for S Af), dies   

1939  US recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war on April - 08.   

1939  On this day in history aCV soccer team forms in Axes   

1940  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' on April - 08.   

1940  Germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious on April - 08.   

1941  On April - 08 earle Graser, the eight-year voice of the radio program, "The Lone Ranger", died in an auto accident.   

1941  Navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay) on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title   

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 April - 08.   

1943  On April - 08 paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed   

1945  On this day in history uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

1945  Nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands on April - 08.   

1946  400,000 US mine workers strike on April - 08.   

1946  Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii on April - 08.   

1946  On April - 08 united Nations assemble for first time   

1946  On this day in history league of Nations assembles for last time   

1947  The first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company on April - 08.   

1947  On this day in history largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

1947  On April - 08 henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies   

1948  On April - 08 soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF   

1948  On April - 08 josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40   

1950  On April - 08 charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45   

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1320  On April - 08 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  On April - 08 birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  Michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593) was born on April - 08.   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.   

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on April - 08.   

1364  On April - 08 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  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies