Page 6: Historical Events In April - 08

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

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

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

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  M Laugier discovers asteroid #1426 Riviera on April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1939  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1942  Alfred Mombert, writer, dies on April - 08.   

1943  Hakuun Yasutani Roshi, founder of Sanbo Kyodan, receives dharma on this day in history.   

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

1945  On April - 08 uS forces launch invasion of Okinawa during WW II   

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

1946  On this day in history 400,000 US mine workers strike   

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

1946  On this day in history united Nations assemble for first time   

1946  League of Nations assembles for last time on April - 08.   

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

1947  On April - 08 largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed   

1947  Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies on April - 08.   

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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1631  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Heem, painter   

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  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

1492  On this day in history lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

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