Today in History for 8th April 2022:
Historical Events
1902 – Russia and China sign the Convention of Evacuation under which Russia agrees to evacuate Manchuria within 18 months
1929 – Indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest
1990 – 54th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Nick Faldo of England goes back-to-back with a par on the 2nd sudden-death playoff hole with Raymond Floyd
1991 – Oakland A’s stadium becomes 1st outdoor arena in USA to ban smoking
2016 – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Steve Miller, and N.W.A
2021 – Dr. Anthony Fauci thanks American health workers for their sacrifice during the pandemic, acknowledging their more than 3,600 deaths
Famous Birthdays
1843 – Asger Hamerik [Hammerich], Danish composer, and educator (Peabody Institute, 1878-91), born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 1923)
1902 – Arthur Wellard, English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 7 wickets, BB 4/81; Somerset CCC), born in Southfleet, England (d. 1980)
1914 – John Cameron, Jamaican cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2000)
1920 – Erik Pausin, Austrian figure skating pairs (Olympic silver 1936)
1929 – Renzo de Felice, Italian historian of Fascism, born in Rieti, Italy (d. 1996)
1931 – John Gavin [Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr], American actor (Imitation of Life, Psycho), and US Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2018)
Famous Deaths
1461 – Georg von Purbach, Austrian mathematician and astronomer (best known for his streamlined presentation of Ptolemaic astronomy in the Theoricae Novae Planetarum), dies at 37
1897 – George Garrett, English composer, dies at 62
1937 – Arthur William Foote, American organist and composer, dies at 84
1965 – Jack Durston, English cricketer (one Test for England, 4-102 and 1-34), dies at 71
1996 – Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner, dies at 80
2008 – John Button, Australian politician (Button car plan), dies at 74