Page 6: Historical Events In April - 08

1935  On April - 08 first radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, NY   

1935  On this day in history l Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta   

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

1935  Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on April - 08.   

1936  On April - 08 orissa constituted a province of British India   

1937  K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn on April - 08.   

1937  On this day in history m Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera   

1937  The birth of Seymour Hersh, American journalist on April - 08.   

1937  Arthur William Foote, US organist/composer, dies at 84 on April - 08.   

1938  Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY on April - 08.   

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

1939  On this day in history uS recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war   

1939  ACV soccer team forms in Axes on this day in history.   

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  On April - 08 germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious   

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

1941  On April - 08 navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

1941  Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1942  A Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC on April - 08.   

1942  On April - 08 alfred Mombert, writer, dies   

1943  On this day in history hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma   

1943  Paul Colin, Belgian journalist/collaborator, executed on April - 08.   

1945  US forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II on April - 08.   

1945  Nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands on this day in history.   

1946  On April - 08 400,000 US mine workers strike   

1946  Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii on this day in history.   

1946  United Nations assemble for first time on April - 08.   

1946  League of Nations assembles for last time on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF   

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.   

1460  On this day in history birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

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 April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

1605  On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

1631  Cornelis de Heem, painter was born on this day in history.   

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  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.   

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

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  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies