Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08

1950  Unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR on April - 08.   

1950  "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 308 performances on April - 08.   

1950  Albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1951  First of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test on April - 08.   

1952  Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe &Gamow on April - 08.   

1952  On this day in history pres Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike   

1953  Dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN on this day in history.   

1954  Army helicopter battalion formed, Fort Bragg, NC on April - 08.   

1954  On this day in history uS Air Force Academy established   

1954  On April - 08 "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 perfs   

1955  On this day in history goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter   

1956  On this day in history 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289   

1957  Frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies on this day in history.   

1959  Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies on April - 08.   

1960  Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee on this day in history.   

1960  RCA (TV &Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched on April - 08.   

1960  U Nu elected premier of Burma on this day in history.   

1960  Neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties on this day in history.   

1961  On April - 08 jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye   

1961  "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs on this day in history.   

1962  Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France on April - 08.   

1963  NYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV   

1963  On April - 08 35th Academy Awards   

1963  On this day in history len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies   

1964  On this day in history john Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years   

1964  On April - 08 unmanned Gemini 1 launched   

1965  Erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70 on April - 08.   

1966  On this day in history aFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner   

1966  George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 on April - 08.   

1968  The Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna" on this day in history.   

1968  40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history 1st Baseball game in Canada   

1969  On April - 08 arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

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1320  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)   

1460  On April - 08 birth of ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on April - 08.   

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

1582  On this day in history birth of phienas Fletcher, poet   

1605  Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on April - 08.   

1605  Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

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

0217  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.