Page 7: Historical Events In April - 08

1950  On April - 08 unarmed Navy patrol aircraft shot down over Baltic Sea by USSR   

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

1950  On April - 08 albert Ehrenstein, Austria writer (Strum), dies at 63   

1951  First of 4 detonations, Operation Greenhouse nuclear test on this day in history.   

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

1952  Pres Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike on April - 08.   

1953  Dag Hammarskjoeld chosen as secretary-general of UN on April - 08.   

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 April - 08 goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroid #1852 Carpenter   

1956  20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Jr wins, shooting a 289 on April - 08.   

1957  On April - 08 frank Chester, cricketer (distinguished 1-armed Engl Test ump), dies   

1959  On this day in history gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies   

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 April - 08.   

1960  Neth & Germany sign accord concerning war casualties on April - 08.   

1961  Jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye on this day in history.   

1961  "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 100 perfs on April - 08.   

1962  On this day in history accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France   

1963  On this day in history nYC's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike   

1963  On April - 08 soap operas "General Hospital" &"The Doctors" premier on TV   

1963  35th Academy Awards on April - 08.   

1963  On April - 08 len Tuckett, cricketer (no runs no wkts in 1 Test for S A), dies   

1964  John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years on this day in history.   

1964  Unmanned Gemini 1 launched on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history erik A Blomberg, Swedish art historian/poet/author, dies at 70   

1966  AFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner on April - 08.   

1966  On April - 08 george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79   

1968  The Beatles went gold again, receiving a gold record for the single, " Lady Madonna" on April - 08.   

1968  40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of M L King on April - 08.   

1969  On April - 08 1st Baseball game in Canada   

1969  On this day in history arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78   

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1320  King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367) was born on April - 08.   

1460  Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida was born on this day in history.   

1533  Claudio Merulo, organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1582  Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1605  On April - 08 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

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

0217  On April - 08 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  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 this day in history.   

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

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  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies