Today, April 8, is the 98th day of the year (99th day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Aries.
AP April 8 in History
The 2010s
April 8 1990
The 1990s
- 1994: Grunge pioneer Kurt Cobain of Nirvana is found dead at his Seattle home.
April 8 1974
1974: Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home run record after hitting his 715th dinger.
The 1950s
- 1952: In order to avoid a strike Harry Truman seizes the Steel Industry.
The 1904
- 1904: New York City Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. renames Longacre Square to Times Square.
Holidays and Observances
- Japan: Buddha's Birthday
Famous Birthdays
- 1984: Kirsten Storms - General Hospital
- 1980: Katee Sackhoff - Battlestar Galactica
- 1968: Patricia Arquette - Medium
- 1938: Kofi Annan - Frm. Sec. General
- 1937: Seymour Hersh - Journalist
Famous Deaths
- 1973: Pablo Picasso - Painters