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What Happened On 8th April 1947 In History

April 8th (1947) was a Tuesday. 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.

Famous Birthdays on April 8 in 1947

  • » Tom DeLay, American politician
  • » Steve Howe (guitarist) Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Yes (band) Yes, Asia, Tomorrow (band) Tomorrow, GTR (band) GTR, and Bodast)
  • » Robert Kiyosaki, American businessman, co-founded Cashflow Technologies
  • » Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician
  • » Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (People!) (d. 2008)

April 8th Famous Deaths for 1947

  • » Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)

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)

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World History for the 8th April