eso ha pasado un 08 Abril

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.

Actualidad del día : 08 Abril

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.

Cita del día : 08 Abril

Clint Eastwood
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Cumpleaños : 08 Abril

Giuseppe Tartini, Compositor italiano (1692)
Harvey Cushing, Neurocirujano estadounidense (1869)
Albert I, Rey de los Belgas (1875)
Mary Pickford, Actriz canadiense (1892)
Andrew Irvine, Alpinista inglés (1902)
Helen Joseph, Activista anti-apartheid sudafricana (1905)
Melvin Calvin, Químico americano, premio Nobel (1911)
Alois Brunner, Criminal de guerra de Austria, comandante del campo de concentración de Drancy (1912)
Sonja Henie, Patinadora noruega (1912)
Jan Novák, Compositor checo (1921)
Edward Mulhare, Actor irlandés (1923)
Jacques Brel, Cantante belga (1929)
John Gavin, Actor americano (1931)
Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Director de cine francés (1932)
Kofi Annan, Diplomático ghanés, séptimo Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas (1938)
Vivienne Westwood, Diseñadora de moda Inglesa (1941)
Michael Bennett, Coreógrafo y bailarín americano (1943)
Jean Benguigui, Actor francés (1944)
Jean-Pierre Pernaut, Periodista francés (1950)
Christine Boisson, Actriz francesa (1956)
Izzy Stradlin, Músico estadounidense (Guns N' Roses) (1962)
Julian Lennon, Músico Inglés (1963)
Michael Jones, Jugador de rugby de Nueva Zelanda (1965)
Robin Wright, Actriz americana (1966)
Patricia Arquette, Actriz americana (1968)
Patricia Girard, Atleta francesa (1968)
Khaled Badra, Futbolista tunecino (1973)
Khaled Badra, Futbolista tunecino (1973)
Emma Caulfield, Actriz americana (1973)
Derek Keith Barbosa (Chino XL), Rapper americano (1974)
Anouk, Cantante holandesa (1975)
Frédérick Bousquet, Nadador francés (1981)
Royston Drenthe, Futbolista holandés (1987)

Nos han dejado un 08 Abril

Gaetano Donizetti, Compositor italiano (1848)
Elisha Otis, Constructor de ascensor americano (1861)
Pablo Picasso, Pintor español (1973)
Omar Bradley, General americano (1981)
Pyotr Kapitsa, Físico ruso, Premio Nobel (1984)
Ben Johnson, Actor americano (1996)
Claire Trevor, Actriz americana (2000)
Sol LeWitt, Artista americano (2007)
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