Daily Calendar for Saturday, April 8, 2023
Born
- Sonja Henie (figure skater) –
- Betty Ford (U.S. First Lady) –
- Franco Corelli (opera singer) –
- Kofi Atta Annan (7th United Nations Secretary General) –
- James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter (American baseball pitcher) –
- John Schneider (actor) –
- Julian Lennon (musician) –
- Robin Wright (actress) –
- Patricia Arquette (actress) –
- Taylor Kitsch (actor) –
- Skai Jackson (actress) –
Died
- Pablo Picasso (Spanish painter
) –
- Marian Anderson (singer) –
- Margaret Thatcher (British prime minister) –
- Annette Funicello (actress; one of the original Mouseketeers) –
Events
- William Pigott opened first inn in Nova Scotia (in Halifax) –
- Gallaudet University founded in Washington, D.C. –
- Second day of fire tornadoes in San Luis Obispo, California –
- Honolulu Academy of Arts opened in Hawaii –
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered a nationwide wage freeze in an effort to curb inflation –
- The League of Nations assembled for the last time, Geneva –
- Sunspot enlarged to 330+ times Earth’s area –
- In Toronto, the CBC announced it bought Sesame Street to show on its television network –
- Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record –
- Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, CA –
Weather
- 28 degrees F, Bakersfield, California –
- A record heat wave in New York City brought a temperature of 85 degrees F –
- Last killing frost, Hartford, Connecticut –
- Dust storm blew across Colorado and Kansas –
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