Explore significant past events on April 8. 1911 – The discovery of electric conductivity by superconductivity by physicist Heck Cumming Ones.1904-The Entente cordiale is signed between France and the United Kingdom.1857- Martyr Mangal Pandey, the mastermind of the Sepoy Rebellion, is hanged. Read below for more about Major historical events that occurred on this day April 8
What Happened on this day – April 8
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- 2013-British politician Margaret Thatcher, first woman prime minister (1979–90) of United Kingdom and the only British prime minister in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms, died at age 87.
- 2005-Pope John Paul II is remembered by over 4 million individuals.
- 2003-Springtails (Collembola), long assumed to be among the oldest insect predecessors, did not evolve as insects but rather from a distinct group that existed before crustaceans and insects diverged.
- 1990-Ryan White, who became a national symbol in the United States after he contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion given to treat his hemophilia, died at age 18.
- 1990-The first episode of Twin Peaks debuted on television, earning critical praise and a cult following for its unusual plot, bizarre tone, and haunting characters.
- 1979-All in the Family, one of television’s most successful sitcoms, was recognized for its honest and humorous handling of such issues as race, gender, sex, and bigotry. The final episode aired on CBS in 1979.
- 1977-The Clash release their self-titled first album.
- 1974, Hank Aaron was an American baseball player. Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record set in 1935, and finished his career with 755 home runs in 1976.
- 1973-Pablo Picasso, perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, died at age 91 Years
- 1959-It is created one of the first modern programming languages.
- 1953-Jomo Kenyatta has been condemned to seven years in prison.
- 1950-Jawaharlal Nehru of India signed the Delhi Pact with Liaqat Ali Khan of Pakistan, which guaranteed the safe passage of refugees displaced when the two countries cut relations in December 1949.
- 1942- Occupation of the Philippines by the Japanese military during World War II.
- 1929 – Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt are arrested in a bomb blast in the Delhi Assembly.
- 1920-Venus de Milo, an antique statue popularly assumed to depict Aphrodite, was discovered in parts on the Aegean island of Melos; it was later reassembled and shown at the Louvre in Paris.
- 1913-The Seventeenth Amendment, which called for the direct election of U.S. senators by voters of the states, was ratified.
- 1912-Norwegian American figure skater, Sonja Henie who won the world amateur championship for women in 10 consecutive years (1927–36) and three gold medals in the Winter Olympic Games (1928, 1932, and 1936), was born.
- 1911 – The discovery of electric conductivity by superconductivity by physicist Heck Cumming Ones.
- 1904-The Entente cordiale is signed between France and the United Kingdom.
- 1857- Martyr Mangal Pandey, the mastermind of the Sepoy Rebellion, is hanged.
- 1838-The Great Western, the earliest regular transatlantic steamer, embarked on its maiden voyage from Bristol, England, to New York City.
Famous Personalities & Celebrities Birthday on April 8
- 2013-British politician Margaret Thatcher, first woman prime minister (1979–90) of United Kingdom and the only British prime minister in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms, died at age 87.
- 2002-Skai Jackson-American TV Actress
- 1982-Gennady Golovkin-Kazakh boxer
- 1974-Chris Kyle-A U.S. Navy SEAL sniper
- 1966-AmericanAactress-Robin Wright
- 1938-Kofi Annan-Ghanaian diplomat & 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- 1929-Jacques Brel-Belgian singer-songwriter, actor
- 1918-Betty Ford-American wife of Gerald R. Ford & 40th First Lady of the United States
- 1859-Edmund Husserl-Austrian philosopher & mathematician
- 1827-Ramon Emeterio Betances-Puerto Rican politician & doctor
