April 8

Events

 * -  is  (and succeeded) by his ,.
 * - The new is dedicated by.
 * - is excommunicated.
 * - takes refuge in the castle of.
 * - In, sultan conquers the.
 * - Death of, dubbed "The Magnificent", ruler of and patron of arts.
 * - Explorer declares  a territory of.
 * -, the first in , is dedicated.
 * - falls to  invaders.
 * - The is discovered on the  island of.
 * - : Around 300 6th Infantry troops leave  to fight the.
 * -, part of the
 * - : -  forces are thwarted by a  army at.
 * - and  ally against.
 * - The first is inaugurated in.
 * - introduces the first  into the.
 * - The first recorded game occurs in.
 * - The declares  to be  in
 * - becomes the first woman to be executed in an.
 * - The and the  sign the .
 * 1904  - British mystic  transcribes the first chapter of.
 * 1904  -  in  is renamed  after .
 * - The, requiring direct of , becomes law.
 * - In, car racer crashes, killing three and badly injuring five spectators.
 * - : s and  sell s on the streets of 's financial district.
 * - : At, and  throw handouts, and bombs to court arrest.
 * - The is formed when the  becomes law.
 * - : and  announce that they have mined  territorial waters to prevent their use by  supply ships.
 * - World War II: -  forces open a much-needed  link to.
 * 1942  - World War II: the  take  in the Philippines.
 * -, in an attempt to check , freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the  effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases to s and.
 * - The last meeting of the, the precursor of the , is held.
 * - and  sign the.
 * -  calls for the seizure of all domestic s to prevent a nationwide.
 * - leader  is convicted by 's  rulers.
 * - The in  is reopened.
 * - The approves a civil rights bill despite Southern senators' marathon  effort.
 * - 32 terrorist bombings in
 * - of the  passes  for first place on  all-time  list.  Aaron's record would be broken 33 years later by.
 * - manages the  in his first game as major league 's first  manager.
 * - : files suit against  for the disaster which killed an estimated 2,000 and injured another 200,000.
 * - executive  resigns amid controversy over -charged remarks he had made while on .
 * - : the is formed from the merger of four parties.
 * 1989  - The two Greek Communist parties, along with smaller left-wing parties, merge to form the  in.
 * - wins the national election in.
 * - Retired great  announces that he has, acquired from s during one of his two heart surgeries.


 * -, a in the n state of , merges with the.
 * - 19 are killed when an Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashes near.
 * - : The is signed by the ese  and two rebel groups.
 * 2004 -  testifies before the.
 * - : the bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in, . The murders are soon linked to the motorcycle gang.
 * - : the bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in, . The murders are soon linked to the motorcycle gang.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Italian physician (d. )
 * - King, (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, American astronomer, inventor, and mathematician (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, German chemist (d. )
 * 1818  - King  (d. )
 * -, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. )
 * -, Austrian philosopher (d. )
 * -, American entomologist (d. )
 * -, American neuorosurgeon (d. )
 * - American photographer (d. )
 * -, Polish general (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, English academic (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * - Sir, British conductor (d. )
 * -, American architect (d. )
 * 1892  -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * -, American lyricist (d. )
 * -, British economist, winner (d. )
 * -, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. )
 * 1905  -, German field hockey player (d. )
 * -, French Canadian tenor (d. )
 * -, Argentine film director (d. )
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * -, American chemist, (d. )
 * 1911  -, Romanian philosopher and essayist (d. )
 * -, Austrian Nazi
 * 1912  -, Norwegian figure skater and actress (d. )
 * -, Mexican actress (d. )
 * 1918  -, American author (d. )
 * -, American jazz singer (d. )
 * -, Emglish actor (d. )
 * 1921  -, Italian tenor (d. )
 * 1921  -, Czech composer (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * 1923  -, Irish actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian short film director and screenwriter
 * 1924  - Sir, English soldier and historian (d. )
 * -, American architect
 * 1926  -, American comedian
 * 1926  -, German theologian
 * -, wife of  (d. )
 * 1928  -, English jazz clarinetist
 * -, Austrian bass-baritone (d. )
 * 1929  -, Belgian singer/composer (d. )
 * 1929  -, Italian historian (d. )
 * -, American actor and politician
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Japanese architect (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * -, American journalist
 * -, Ghanaian
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Canadian-born American actress
 * 1941  -, American singer
 * 1941  -, English fashion designer
 * -, British rock singer
 * 1942  -, American film director
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * 1943  -, American dancer/choreographer (d. )
 * 1943  -, American football player
 * -, Welsh actor
 * 1944  -, Norwegian painter
 * -, British racing team owner
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1946  -, American actor
 * 1946  -, American actor
 * -, American politician
 * 1947  -, English guitarist
 * 1947  -, American investor
 * 1947  -, American singer/songwriter
 * -, Canadian lawyer and gay rights advocate
 * -, English film director
 * 1949  -, American singer/songwriter
 * -, Polish footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * 1955  -, American novelist
 * 1955  -, Taiwanese-born American politician
 * -, American actor and stuntman
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, English musician and singer
 * 1963  -, English cricketer
 * 1963  -, American financial commentator (d. )
 * -, American sports broadcaster
 * 1964  -, American rapper/disc jockey
 * -, former All Black & New Zealand rugby player
 * -, British racing driver
 * 1966  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1966  -, Nigerian television personality
 * 1966  -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1968 -, American folk singer
 * -, Australian journalist and television presenter
 * -, American rapper
 * -, American bassist
 * -, Tunisian soccer player
 * 1973  -, American actress
 * 1973  -, American baseball player
 * -, Norwegian orienteerist
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, American computer programmer
 * -, Mexican actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1979  -, Finnish guitarist and singer
 * -, Austrian singer
 * 1980  -, American actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Canadian porn star
 * -, Indian film actor
 * 1983  -, American actor
 * -, Slovakian model
 * 1984  -, American actor
 * 1984  -, American actress
 * -, Russian footballer
 * 1986  -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * 1986  -, Japanese actress and model
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, member of Norway's Royal Family
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, member of Norway's Royal Family

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, German mathematician and astronomer (b. )
 * -, ruler of Florence (b. )
 * -, Lutheran reformer and theologian (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Italian architect (b. )
 * -, Danish admiral (b. )
 * -, German orientalist (b. )
 * 1704  -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, English clergyman (b. )
 * -, leader of the Hungarian uprising against the (b. , )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Indian soldier
 * -, American elevator builder (b. )
 * -, Belgian composer (b. )
 * -, Hungarian physicist (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, Swedish writer, (b. )
 * -, Austrian physician, (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Greek songwriter (b. )
 * -, Polish-born ballet dancer (b. )
 * -, Swedish actor (b. )
 * -, Spanish artist and sculptor(b. )
 * -, Catholic archbishop of Toronto (b. )
 * -, American baseball commissioner (b. )
 * -, U.S. general (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist, (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, Japanese idol singer (b. )
 * -, American AIDS activist (b. )
 * -, Swiss-born pharmacologist, (b. )
 * -, American contralto (b. )
 * -, French Canadian actor (b. )
 * -, French Canadian actor (b. )


 * -, American businessman (b. )
 * 1996  -, American actor (b. )
 * 1996  -, Argentine film director (b. )
 * -, American singer and composer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Mexican actress (b. )
 * -, American golf caddy for (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2005  -, Canadian choreographer (b. )
 * -, Dutch writer (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * 2007  -, American politician (b. )

Holidays and observances

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