Today in History for 8th April 2017:
Historical Events
1954 – “By the Beautiful Sea” opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 270 performances
1967 – 121st Grand National: John Buckingham aboard Foinavon wins
1970 – “Cry for Us All” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 8 performances
1974 – Hammerin’ Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, breaking Babe Ruth’s record in Atlanta
1980 – Islander Potvin’s 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings and set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period
1990 – 54th Masters Golf Tournament: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 278
Famous Birthdays
1850 – William H. Welch, American pathologist who founded John Hopkins Hospital, born in Norfolk, Connecticut (d. 1934)
1910 – George Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)
1918 – Glendon Swarthout, American author (d. 1992)
1932 – John Gavin, actor (Felony, Jennifer, House of Shadows), born in Los Angeles, California
1978 – Bernt Haas, Swiss footballer
1979 – Jeremy Guthrie, American baseball player
Famous Deaths
1778 – Pieter Teyler van der Hulst, Dutch founder (Teyler Museum), dies at 76
1931 – Eric Axel Karlfeldt, poet, dies
1943 – Richard Sears, 1st to win US amateur national tennis match, dies at 81
1965 – Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (Flesh and Devil), dies after illness at 78
1993 – Marian Anderson, American contralto and celebrated singer (My Lord, What a Morning), dies of congestive heart failure at 96
2000 – Claire Trevor, American actress (Marjorie Morningstar), dies of respiratory failure at 91