Page 6: Historical Events In April - 08

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

1935  On April - 08 l Boyer discovers asteroid #1344 Caubeta   

1935  2nd Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282 on this day in history.   

1935  Edwin Cannan, economist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1937  K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1938  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

1939  ACV soccer team forms in Axes on April - 08.   

1940  On April - 08 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  On this day in history germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious   

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

1941  On this day in history navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)   

1941  On April - 08 joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title   

1942  On this day in history a Schoenberg & Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in NYC   

1942  On April - 08 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  On April - 08 uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

1945  On this day in history nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands   

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 this day in history.   

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 April - 08 largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

1947  Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on this day in history.   

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

1948  Josef B Kjellgren, Swedish writer (Guldkedjan), dies at 40 on April - 08.   

1950  Charles R Drew surgeon/developer of blood bank concept, dies at 45 on April - 08.   

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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  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on April - 08.   

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

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on April - 08.   

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

0217  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.   

0956  On April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

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

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

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