April 8th (1904) was a Friday. It's the 97th day of the year (98th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 268 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th April, 1904
» The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the 'Entente cordiale'.
» United Kingdom e.g British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of 'The Book of the Law'.
» Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after 'The New York Times'.
Famous Birthdays on April 8 in 1904
» John Hicks, English economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
» Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (d. 1970)
April 8th Holidays in History
» Birkat Hachama (observed once every 28 years), last in 2009 and next in 2037 (Hebrew)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Constantina
» Saint Julie Billiart of Namur named Julie Billiart of Namur
» Saint Perpetuus known as Perpetuus
» Saint Walter of Pontoise called Walter of Pontoise
» William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
» April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Middle date on which Easter Sunday can fall
» DABDay Draw A Bird Day (International)
» Earliest day on which Public holidays in Liberia named Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)