Es passierte an einem 08 April

1904 : Times Square


On April 8, 1904 in New York after the installation of the New York Times on the Long Acre Square area, the newspaper's owner persuaded the mayor to rename the place Times Square.

1953 : Mau Mau


On April 8, 1953, Jomo Kenyatta, President of the movement Kenya African Union was sentenced to seven years hard labor by the colonial British for his involvement in the organization of the rebel Mau Mau movement.
Jomo Kenyatta became Prime Minister in 1963 and President of Kenya in 1964. He is considered as the founding father of the country.

1986 : Clint Eastwood elected mayor


On April 8, 1986, Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel in California with 72% of the votes.

1990 : Premiere of Twin Peaks on ABC


On April 8, 1990, the highly anticipated surreal television series Twin Peaks by David Lynch, with Kyle MacLachlan in the role of FBI agent Dale Cooper in charge of finding out who killed Laura Palmer, is scheduled on the American channel ABC.

2010 : New START Treaty between U.S. and Russia


On April 8, 2010, Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev signed a new treaty limiting nuclear weapons in Prague in the Czech Republic to replace the now expired START Treaty signed in 1991.

Tagesaktualität : 08 April

International Day of the Roma
April 8 is International Day of the Roma, to commemorate the London meeting of 1971 where the Roma community has adopted its flag, blue and green with a red wheel, and its anthem, Djelem, Djelem. Roma are the largest minority in Europe.

Zitat des Tages : 08 April

Clint Eastwood
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Geburtstage : 08 April

Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer (1692)
Harvey Cushing, American neurosurgeon (1869)
Albert I, King of the Belgians (1875)
Mary Pickford, Canadian actress (1892)
Andrew Irvine, British mountaineer (1902)
Helen Joseph, South African anti-apartheid activist (1905)
Melvin Calvin, American chemist, Nobel laureate (1911)
Alois Brunner, Austrian war criminal, commander of the Drancy internment camp (1912)
Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (1912)
Jan Novák, Czech composer (1921)
Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (1923)
Jacques Brel, Belgian singer (1929)
John Gavin, American actor (1931)
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, French director (1932)
Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938)
Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (1941)
Michael Bennett, American choreographer and dancer (1943)
Jean Benguigui, French actor (1944)
Jean-Pierre Pernaut, French journalist (1950)
Christine Boisson, French actress (1956)
Izzy Stradlin, American musician (Guns N' Roses) (1962)
Julian Lennon, English musician (1963)
Michael Jones, New Zealand All Black rugby player (1965)
Robin Wright, American actress (1966)
Patricia Girard, French athlete (1968)
Patricia Arquette, American actress (1968)
Emma Caulfield, American actress (1973)
Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer (1973)
Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer (1973)
Derek Keith Barbosa (Chino XL), American rapper (1974)
Anouk, Dutch singer (1975)
Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer (1981)
Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer (1987)

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Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (1848)
Elisha Otis, American elevator builder (1861)
Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter (1973)
Omar Bradley, American general (1981)
Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize (1984)
Ben Johnson, American actor (1996)
Claire Trevor, American actress (2000)
Sol LeWitt, American artist (2007)

Tipp des Tages : 08 April

Clean a painting


To clean a dirty oil painting, begin by dusting with a soft brush.
Prepare a mixture of 50% turpentine and 50% linseed oil.
Apply with a soft cloth.
Finally wipe with a cotton cloth.
For your Cezanne, do not hesitate to call a professional conservator.

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