On this day: April 8
Events
Siege of ConstantinopleApril 8, 1204 – April 13, 1204 · Wars & Conflicts
Exposición Universal de BarcelonaApril 8, 1888 – December 9, 1888 · Culture
Release of EarthApril 8, 1930 · Film
Launch of New YorkApril 8, 1968 · Internet- Release of Toys in the AtticApril 8, 1975 · Music
- Release of The ClashApril 8, 1977 · Music
- Release of Sin After SinApril 8, 1977 · Music
- Release of Toto IVApril 8, 1982 · Music
Founding of China Merchants BankApril 8, 1987 · Companies- Release of Blue LinesApril 8, 1991 · Music
Republic of Bosnia and HerzegovinaApril 8, 1992 – December 14, 1995 · World History- Release of Crash! Boom! Bang!April 8, 1994 · Music
- Release of E=MC²April 8, 2008 · Music
- Release of Wild TargetApril 8, 2010 · Film
Release of Mortal KombatApril 8, 2021 · Film
Founding of Warner Bros. DiscoveryApril 8, 2022 · Companies
Born on this day
Juan Ponce de LeónApril 8, 1460 – 1521 · Exploration
Claudio MeruloApril 8, 1533 – May 4, 1604 · Music
Giuseppe TartiniApril 8, 1692 – February 26, 1770 · Music
David RittenhouseApril 8, 1732 – June 26, 1796 · Technology
Sophie de CondorcetApril 8, 1764 – September 8, 1822 · Culture
John Claudius LoudonApril 8, 1782 – December 14, 1843 · Culture
Dionisio Aguado y GarcíaApril 8, 1784 – December 29, 1849 · Music
Karl Ludwig HenckeApril 8, 1793 – September 21, 1866 · Science
Matteo CarcassiApril 8, 1796 – January 16, 1853 · Music
Andrew GrahamApril 8, 1815 – November 5, 1908 · Science
August Wilhelm von HofmannApril 8, 1818 – May 5, 1892 · Science
Barbara BodichonApril 8, 1827 – June 11, 1891 · Art
Edmund HusserlApril 8, 1859 – April 27, 1938 · Culture
Arthur StreetonApril 8, 1867 – September 1, 1943 · Art
Nikolai MyaskovskyApril 8, 1881 – August 8, 1950 · Music
Victor SchertzingerApril 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941 · Film
Mary PickfordApril 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979 · Film
Richard NeutraApril 8, 1892 – April 16, 1970 · Culture
Grace CunardApril 8, 1893 – January 19, 1967 · Film
Yip HarburgApril 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981 · Music
Jean ProuvéApril 8, 1901 – March 23, 1984 · Culture
Andrew Comyn IrvineApril 8, 1902 – June 1924 · Exploration
Marshall Harvey StoneApril 8, 1903 – January 9, 1989 · Science
John Richard HicksApril 8, 1904 – May 20, 1989 · Politics
Emil CioranApril 8, 1911 – June 20, 1995 · Culture
Melvin CalvinApril 8, 1911 – January 8, 1997 · Science
Jacques BrelApril 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978 · Film
Jean-Paul RappeneauApril 8, 1932 – September 1, 2026 · Film
Kisho KurokawaApril 8, 1934 – October 12, 2007 · Culture
Momo KaporApril 8, 1937 – March 3, 2010 · Art
Kofi AnnanApril 8, 1938 – August 18, 2018 · Politics
Douglas TrumbullApril 8, 1942 – February 7, 2022 · Film
Odd NerdrumApril 8, 1944 – present · Art
Hou Hsiao-HsienApril 8, 1947 – present · Film
Steve HoweApril 8, 1947 – present · Music
John MaddenApril 8, 1949 – present · Film
John SchneiderApril 8, 1960 – present · Film
Izzy StradlinApril 8, 1962 – present · Music
Julian LennonApril 8, 1963 – present · Music
Robin WrightApril 8, 1966 – present · Film
Wang ChuanfuApril 8, 1966 – present · Science
Dulce PontesApril 8, 1969 – present · Music
Craig MazinApril 8, 1971 – present · Film
Nayden TodorovApril 8, 1974 – present · Music
AnoukApril 8, 1975 – present · Music
Nadav LapidApril 8, 1975 – present · Film
Alexi LaihoApril 8, 1979 – December 29, 2020 · Music
FreddieApril 8, 1990 – present · Music