April 8th, 1943

Born on April 8th, 1943

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What happened on April 8th, 1943?

April 8th, 1943

Otto and Elise Hampel are executed in Berlin for their anti-Nazi activities.

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April 8th, 1943

Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_and_Elise_Hampel

What else happened on April 8th?

April 8th, 1968

BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for heroism.

April 8th, 1959

A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language that became COBOL.

April 8th, 1942

World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China.

April 8th, 1933

The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful.

April 8th, 1911

American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.

April 8th, 1904

France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict.

April 8th, 1864

American Civil War: Late-arriving reinforcements helped Confederate forces rout the Union Army at the Battle of Mansfield.

April 8th, 1630

Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to found the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company.

April 8th, 1271

Crusades: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers, a castle in present-day Syria, to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baibars.

April 8th, 0876

Abbasid forces decisively defeated those of Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq.

April 8th, 0217

Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus.

April 8th, 1820

A Greek peasant discovered a statue of a woman with its arms missing—the Venus de Milo—on the Aegean island of Milos.

April 8th, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 8th

Born on April 8th, 1943

44

Michael Bennett

American choreographer (1943-1987)

*April 8th, 1943, Buffalo †July 2nd, 1987, Tucson

81

Barbara Göbel

East German swimmer

*April 8th, 1943, Jena

81

Eberhard Vogel

German footballer

*April 8th, 1943, Frankenberg

69

James Herbert

English horror writer (1943-2013)

*April 8th, 1943, London †March 20th, 2013, Woodmancote

81

Jean-Marie Rouart

French novelist and journalist

*April 8th, 1943, Neuilly-sur-Seine

81

Rob Elowitch

American professional wrestler

*April 8th, 1943, Portland

81

Martin Hilský

Czech literature historian, translator and university educator

*April 8th, 1943, Prague

81

Jack O'Halloran

American boxer, actor

*April 8th, 1943, Philadelphia

81

Chris Orr

British artist

*April 8th, 1943, Islington

76

Luis Fernando Orozco

Colombian actor

*April 8th, 1943, Bogotá †January 2nd, 2020, Bogotá

79

Carol Lavell

Olympic medalists in equestrian

*April 8th, 1943, Newport †March 27th, 2023, Fairview

80

Miller Farr

Player of American football

*April 8th, 1943, Beaumont †July 18th, 2023

81

John Chan

Hong Kong businessperson

*April 8th, 1943, British Hong Kong

81

Spiridon Niculescu

Romanian footballer and manager

*April 8th, 1943, Vidra

81

Jacques Lemieux

Canadian ice hockey player

*April 8th, 1943, Matane

81

Johannes Schichtl

German ice hockey player

*April 8th, 1943, Bad Tölz

81

Giridhar Gomango

Former Chief Minister of Odisha

*April 8th, 1943, Rayagada district

81

John Hiller

Canadian baseball player

*April 8th, 1943, Toronto

81

Andra Atteberry

Politician

*April 8th, 1943, Fort Sill

74

Kevin Tate

New Zealand organic chemist (1943-2018)

*April 8th, 1943, Lower Hutt †January 22nd, 2018, Palmerston North

77

Alfred "Uganda" Roberts

American musician

*April 8th, 1943, New Orleans †May 5th, 2020

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77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

22

Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

80

Tariana Turia

New Zealand politician

*April 8th, 1944, New Zealand

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

44

Katee Sackhoff

American actress

*April 8th, 1980, Portland

81

Vivienne Westwood

British fashion designer (1941–2022)

*April 8th, 1941, Tintwistle †December 29th, 2022, Clapham

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

73

Hywel Bennett

Welsh actor (1944-2017)

*April 8th, 1944, Garnant †July 25th, 2017, Cardiff

49

Keiko Yoshitomi

Japanese badminton player

*April 8th, 1975, Fukuoka Prefecture

77

Bernard Cerquiglini

French linguist

*April 8th, 1947, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

48

Maja Pohar

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Ljubljana

61

Dean Norris

American actor

*April 8th, 1963, South Bend

27

Face

Russian rapper

*April 8th, 1997, Ufa

76

Walter Planckaert

Road bicycle racer

*April 8th, 1948, Nevele

68

Jim Piddock

British actor

*April 8th, 1956, Rochester

67

Eric Porter

British actor (1928-1995)

*April 8th, 1928, Shepherd's Bush †May 15th, 1995, London

80

Odd Nerdrum

Norwegian painter

*April 8th, 1944, Helsingborg

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80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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