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April 8: Day of the Week
April 8, 2024 was the 99th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 267 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 8 Historical Event(s)
1149
Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.
1730
Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.
1740
War of Jenkin’s Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate Princesa.
1904
Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
1935
The Works Progress Administration is formed when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 becomes law.
1952
U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike.
1960
The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
1970
Bahr el-Baqar incident: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. 46 children are killed.
1992
Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS, acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries.
2005
Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
Who were born on April 8?
1921
Jan Novák, Czech composer (d. 1984)
1931
John Gavin, American actor and politician
1947
Larry Norman, American singer/songwriter (d. 2008)
1950
Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer
1954
Gary Carter, American baseball player
1955
David Wu, Taiwanese-born American politician
1967
Arwyn Davies, Welsh actor
1973
Alex S. Gonzalez, American baseball player
1979
Alexi Laiho, Finnish guitarist and singer (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, Kylähullut)
1981
Lito Sheppard, American football cornerback
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters PEOMGIV? Check your answers here: Word finder PEOMGIV. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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