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

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

1936  Orissa constituted a province of British India on April - 08.   

1937  On this day in history k Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1417 Walinskia ൙ Tamblyn   

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  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  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 April - 08.   

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  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 April - 08.   

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

1947  The first illustrated insurance policy was issued by the Allstate Insurance Company on this day in history.   

1947  Largest recorded sunspot (7,000) observed on this day in history.   

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

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

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1320  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of claudio Merulo, organist/composer   

1541  On April - 08 birth of michele Mercati, Italian physician (d. 1593)   

1582  On April - 08 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1461  On April - 08 death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.