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April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 267 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

217 – Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.^[1]
876 – The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.^[2]
1139 – Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy.^[3]
1232 – Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.^[4]
1250 – Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.^[5]
1271 – In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers.^[6]

1601–1900

1605 – The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.^[7]
1730 – Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in continental North America, is dedicated.^[8]
1812 – Czar Alexander I, the Russian Emperor and the Grand Duke of Finland, officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki.^[9]^[10]
1820 – The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.^[11]
1832 – Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.^[12]
1866 – Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire.^[13]
1886 – William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.^[14]
1895 – In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.^[15]

1901–present

1904 – The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.^[16]
1906 – Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
1908 – Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
1911 – Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.
1913 – The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
1918 – World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.
1924 – Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
1929 – Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
1935 – The Works Progress Administration is formed when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 becomes law.
1940 – The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia.^[17]
1942 – World War II: The Japanese take Bataan in the Philippines.
1943 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases by common carriers and public utilities.
1943 – Otto and Elise Hampel are executed in Berlin for their anti-Nazi activities.
1945 – World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 Nazi concentration camp internees in Prussian Hanover, the survivors are massacred by Nazis.
1946 – Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
1950 – India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
1952 – U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
1953 – Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by British Kenya's rulers.
1954 – A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
1954 – South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
1959 – A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
1959 – The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
1960 – The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
1968 – BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.
1970 – Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
1974 – Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.^[18]
1975 – Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager.
1987 – Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racist remarks he had made while on Nightline.
1992 – Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS, acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries.
1993 – The Republic of North Macedonia joins the United Nations.
1993 – The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56.^[19]
2002 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights.^[20]
2004 – War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government, the Justice and Equality Movement, and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army.
2005 – A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.^[21]
2006 – Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
2008 – The construction of the world's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.
2010 – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.^[22]
2013 – The Islamic State of Iraq enters the Syrian Civil War and begins by declaring a merger with the Al-Nusra Front under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham.
2014 – Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.^[23]
2020 – Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee.^[24]
2024 – Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.^[25]

Births

Pre-1600

1320 – Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)
1408 – Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (d. 1431)
1435 – John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (d. 1461)^[26]
1533 – Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (d. 1604)^[27]
1536 – Barbara of Hesse (d. 1597)
1541 – Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (d. 1593)
1580 – William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (d. 1630)
1596 – Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (d. 1631)

1601–1900

1605 – Philip IV of Spain (d. 1665)
1605 – Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (d. 1607)
1641 – Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1704)
1692 – Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1770)
1726 – Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (d. 1798)
1732 – David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1796)
1761 – William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (d. 1850)
1770 – John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician (d. 1830)
1798 – Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (d. 1857)
1818 – Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1906)
1818 – August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (d. 1892)
1826 – Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (d. 1890)
1827 – Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (d. 1898)^[28]
1842 – Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (d. 1933)
1859 – Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1938)
1864 – Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player (d. 1920)
1867 – Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (d. 1908)
1869 – Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (d. 1939)
1871 – Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (d. 1925)
1874 – Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (d. 1929)
1874 – Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (d. 1960)
1875 – Albert I of Belgium (d. 1934)
1882 (O.S. 27 March) – Dmytro Doroshenko, Lithuanian-Ukrainian historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Ukraine (d. 1951)
1883 – R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (d. 1972)
1883 – Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (d. 1936)
1885 – Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (d. 1951)
1886 – Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (d. 1967)^[29]
1888 – Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (d. 1962)
1889 – Adrian Boult, English conductor (d. 1983)
1892 – Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designer of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (d. 1970)
1892 – Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of United Artists (d. 1979)^[30]
1896 – Yip Harburg, American composer (d. 1981)
1900 – Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (d. 1979) ^[31]

1901–present

1902 – Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1924)
1902 – Maria Maksakova Sr., Russian soprano (d. 1974)
1904 – John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
1904 – Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (d. 1970)
1905 – Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (d. 1978)
1905 – Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (d. 1992)
1905 – Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (d. 1971)
1906 – Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (d. 1974)
1908 – Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 1987)^[32]
1909 – John Fante, American author and screenwriter (d. 1983)
1910 – George Musso, American football player and police officer (d. 2000)
1911 – Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1911 – Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (d. 1995)
1912 – Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010)
1912 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969)
1914 – María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (d. 2002)
1915 – Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (d. 2007)
1917 – Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2007)
1917 – Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (d. 2004)
1917 – Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017)
1917 – Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (d. 1988)
1918 – Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (d. 2011)
1918 – Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (d. 1992)
1919 – Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (d. 2007)
1921 – Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2003)
1920 – Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (d. 1994)
1921 – Jan Novák, Czech composer (d. 1984)
1921 – Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (d. 2013)
1923 – George Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003)
1923 – Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (d. 1997)
1924 – Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1924 – Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (d. 2006)
1924 – Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (d. 1992)
1924 – Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (d. 1997)
1926 – Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (d. 2020)
1926 – Shecky Greene, American comedian (d. 2023)
1926 – Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic (d. 2024)
1927 – Tilly Armstrong, English author (d. 2010)
1927 – Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2013)
1928 – Fred Ebb, American lyricist (d. 2004)
1929 – Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1978)
1929 – Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (d. 1996)
1930 – Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (d. 2010)
1931 – John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (d. 2018)^[33]
1931 – Jack Le Goff, French equestrian (d. 2009)^[34]
1932 – Iskandar of Johor (d. 2010)
1933 – James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (d. 2014)
1934 – Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (d. 2007)
1935 – Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
1935 – Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician (d. 2021)
1937 – Tony Barton, English footballer and manager (d. 1993)^[35]
1937 – Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author
1937 – Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (d. 2010)
1938 – Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 2018)
1938 – John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia
1938 – Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
1939 – Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer, composer and songwriter (d. 1989)^[36]
1939 – John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic (d. 2023)
1939 – Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
1939 – Martin J. Schreiber, American politician, 39th Governor of Wisconsin^[37]
1940 – John Havlicek, American basketball player (d. 2019)
1941 – Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (d. 2022)
1942 – Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (d. 2006)
1942 – Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1942 – Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist (d. 2022)
1943 – Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 1987)
1943 – Miller Farr, American football player (d. 2023)
1943 – James Herbert, English author and illustrator (d. 2013)
1943 – Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator
1944 – Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (d. 2017)
1944 – Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator
1945 – Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman
1945 – Jang Yong, South Korean actor
1946 – Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (d. 1999)
1946 – Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer
1947 – Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician
1947 – Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1947 – Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade
1947 – Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (d. 2008)
1948 – Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician
1949 – K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (d. 2007)
1949 – John Madden, English director and producer
1949 – Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1949 – John Scott, English sociologist and academic
1950 – Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach
1951 – Gerd Andres, German politician
1951 – Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland
1951 – Mel Schacher, American bass player
1951 – Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)
1951 – Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian (d. 2021)^[38]^[39]
1952 – Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician (d. 2004)
1954 – Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
1954 – Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (d. 2012)
1954 – G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (d. 2007)
1955 – Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (d. 2023)
1955 – Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician^[40]
1955 – Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet^[41]
1955 – David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician^[42]
1956 – Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic
1956 – Christine Boisson, French actress
1956 – Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1958 – Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer
1958 – Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach
1959 – Alain Bondue, French cyclist
1960 – John Schneider, American actor and country singer
1961 – Richard Hatch, American reality contestant
1961 – Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager
1962 – Paddy Lowe, English engineer
1962 – Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter
1963 – Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist
1963 – Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter
1963 – Dean Norris, American actor^[43]
1963 – Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
1963 – Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Alec Stewart, English cricketer
1963 – Seth Tobias, American businessman (d. 2007)
1964 – Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (d. 2021)
1964 – John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager
1965 – Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety
1965 – Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1966 – Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (d. 2014)
1966 – Mark Blundell, English race car driver
1966 – Andy Currier, English rugby league player
1966 – Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (d. 2014)
1966 – Dalton Grant, English high jumper
1966 – Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
1966 – Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver
1966 – Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
1966 – Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer
1967 – Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer
1968 – Patricia Arquette, American actress and director
1968 – Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler
1968 – Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer
1972 – Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2010)
1972 – Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (d. 2009)
1973 – Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer
1973 – Emma Caulfield, American actress
1974 – Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player
1974 – Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (d. 2013)^[44]
1974 – Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator
1974 – Nayden Todorov, Bulgarian conductor and culture minister ^[45]
1975 – Anouk, Dutch singer
1975 – Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer
1975 – Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
1975 – Funda Arar, Turkish singer
1977 – Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress
1977 – Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (d. 2008)
1977 – Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer
1978 – Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor
1978 – Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer
1978 – Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress
1978 – Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach
1978 – Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner
1979 – Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
1979 – Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter
1980 – Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer
1980 – Katee Sackhoff, American actress
1980 – Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model
1981 – Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
1981 – Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model^[46]
1981 – Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter
1982 – Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer
1982 – Brett White, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Allu Arjun, Indian actor
1983 – Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner
1984 – Michelle Donelan, British politician
1984 – Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1984 – Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor
1984 – Taran Noah Smith, American actor
1985 – Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player
1985 – Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
1986 – Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer
1986 – Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
1986 – Carlos Santana, Dominican baseball player^[47]
1987 – Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer
1987 – Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player
1987 – Elton John, Trinidadian footballer^[48]
1987 – Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player
1988 – Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player
1989 – Matty Healy, English singer-songwriter and producer^[49]
1990 – Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (d. 2017)^[50]^[51]
1992 – Jeff McNeil, American baseball player^[52]
1993 – Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player
1993 – TBJZL, English YouTuber^[53]
1994 – Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player
1995 – Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player
1996 – Anna Korakaki, Greek Olympic shooter^[54]
1997 – Kim Woo-jin, South Korean singer^[55]
1997 – Saygrace, Australian singer and songwriter^[56]
1997 – Roquan Smith, American football player^[57]
1997 – Arno Verschueren, Belgian footballer
1998 – Lavinia Valbonesi, Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and First Lady of Ecuador^[58]
1999 – CeeDee Lamb, American football player^[59]
2002 – Jamie Drysdale, Canadian ice hockey player^[60]
2002 – Viktória Forster, Slovak track and field athlete^[61]
2002 – Skai Jackson, American actress^[62]

Deaths

Pre-1600

217 – Caracalla, Roman emperor (b. 188)^[63]
622 – Shōtoku, Japanese prince (b. 572)
632 – Charibert II, Frankish king (b. 607)
894 – Adalelm, Frankish nobleman
944 – Wang Yanxi, Chinese emperor
956 – Gilbert, Frankish nobleman
967 – Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid emir (b. 915)
1143 – John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1087)
1150 – Gertrude of Babenberg, duchess of Bohemia (b. 1118)
1321 – Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (b. c. 1255)
1338 – Stephen Gravesend, bishop of London
1364 – John II, French king (b. 1319)
1450 – Sejong the Great, Korean king (b. 1397)
1461 – Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)
1492 – Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (b. 1449)
1551 – Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)
1586 – Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (b. 1522)

1601–1900

1608 – Magdalen Dacre, English noble (b. 1538)
1612 – Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (b. 1575)
1691 – Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (b. 1611)
1697 – Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (b. 1629)
1704 – Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (b. 1624)
1704 – Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1641)
1709 – Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (b. 1641)
1725 – John Wise, American minister (b. 1652)
1735 – Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (b. 1676)
1848 – Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)
1860 – István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (b. 1791) ^[64]
1861 – Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)
1870 – Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)
1877 – Bernardino António Gomes, Portuguese physician and naturalist (b. 1806)^[65]
1894 – Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1838)

1901–present

1906 – Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (b. 1850)
1919 – Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1848)
1920 – Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (b. 1884)
1931 – Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
1936 – Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
1936 – Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (b. 1873)
1941 – Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (b. 1862)
1942 – Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (b. 1880)
1947 – Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (b. 1862)
1950 – Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (b. 1890)
1959 – Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (b. 1913)
1961 – Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (b. 1885)
1962 – Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1892)
1965 – Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
1969 – Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (b. 1900)
1973 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1881)
1974 – James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (b. 1894)
1979 – Breece D'J Pancake, American short story writer (b. 1952)
1981 – Omar Bradley, American general (b. 1893)
1983 – Isamu Kosugi, Japanese actor and director (b. 1904)
1984 – Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1894)
1985 – John Frederick Coots, American pianist and composer (b. 1897)
1990 – Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (b. 1971)
1991 – Per Ohlin, Swedish musician (b. 1969)
1992 – Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
1993 – Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (b. 1897)
1994 – François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (b. 1899)
1996 – Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (b. 1918)
1996 – León Klimovsky, Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
1996 – Mick Young, Australian politician (b. 1936)
1997 – Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1947)
2000 – František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer (b. 1927)
2000 – Claire Trevor, American actress (b. 1910)
2002 – María Félix, Mexican actress (b. 1914)
2002 – Harvey Quaytman, American painter (b. 1937)
2004 – Werner Schumacher, German actor (b. 1921)
2005 – Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (b. 1922)
2006 – Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (b. 1923)
2007 – Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (b. 1928)
2008 – Kazuo Shiraga, Japanese painter (b. 1924)
2009 – Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (b. 1922)
2009 – Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (b. 1976)
2010 – Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (b. 1923)^[66]
2010 – Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
2010 – Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (b. 1926)
2011 – Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (b. 1910)
2012 – Blair Kiel, American football player and coach (b. 1961)
2012 – Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (b. 1928)
2012 – Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (b. 1921)
2013 – Mikhail Beketov, Russian journalist (b. 1958)
2013 – Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (b. 1942)
2013 – Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (b. 1928)
2013 – José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (b. 1917)
2013 – Margaret Thatcher, English politician, first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1925)^[67]
2014 – Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1927)
2014 – Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (b. 1924)
2014 – Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (b. 1930)
2015 – Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (b. 1934)
2015 – Rayson Huang, Hong Kong chemist and academic (b. 1920)
2015 – Sergei Lashchenko, Ukrainian kick-boxer (b. 1987)
2015 – David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (b. 1933)
2015 – Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (b. 1936)
2019 – Josine Ianco-Starrels, Romanian-born American art curator (b. 1926)^[68]
2020 – Rick May, American-Canadian voice actor (b. 1940)^[69]
2020 – Abdul Momin Imambari, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (b. 1930)^[70]
2022 – Mimi Reinhardt, Jewish Austrian secretary (b. 1915)^[71]
2024 – Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1934)^[72]
2024 – Peter Higgs, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)^[73]
2024 – Ralph Puckett, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1926)^[74]

Holidays and observances

Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)
Christian feast day:
Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)
International Romani Day

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^ Norwich, John Julius (2011). Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy. New York: Random House. pp. 135–136. ISBN 9781400067152.
^ Jaques, Tony; Showalter, Dennis E. (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles From Antiquity Through the Twenty-First Century. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 502. ISBN 9780313335365.
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^ Baumer, Christopher (2017). The History of Central Asia. Volume 3: The Age of Islam and the Mongols. London: I.B. Tauris & Co. p. 219. ISBN 9781784534905.
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External links

[1] Ando, Clifford (2012). Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284: The Critical Century. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 9780748620500.

[2] Popović, Alexander (1999). The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century. Princeton, N.J.: Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 74. ISBN 9781558761629.

[3] Norwich, John Julius (2011). Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy. New York: Random House. pp. 135–136. ISBN 9781400067152.

[4] Jaques, Tony; Showalter, Dennis E. (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles From Antiquity Through the Twenty-First Century. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 502. ISBN 9780313335365.

[5] Tucker, Spencer C. (2010). "Overview of 1200-1400: Chronology". In Tucker, Spencer C. (ed.). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Vol.1: ca. 3000 BCE—1499 CE. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC=CLIO. p. 282. ISBN 9781851096671.

[6] Baumer, Christopher (2017). The History of Central Asia. Volume 3: The Age of Islam and the Mongols. London: I.B. Tauris & Co. p. 219. ISBN 9781784534905.

[7] Some History – City of Oulu

[8] Sarna, Jonathan D. (1995). "The Evolution of the American Synagogue". In Seltzer, Robert M.; Cohen, Norman J. (eds.). The Americanization of the Jews. New York: New York University Press. p. 217. ISBN 9780814788806.

[9] "Bicentennial of Helsinki as Finnish capital". Yle News. April 8, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[10] "Lobbying for Helsinki 200 years ago". Helsinki Times. April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[11] "Venus de Milo | sculpture". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[12] McGuire, Randy R. (2001). St. Louis Arsenal: Armory of the West. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 9780738507804.

[13] Wawro, Geoffrey (1996). The Austro-Prussian War: Austria's War With Prussia and Italy in 1866. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 43, fn. 18. ISBN 9780521560597.

[14] Altholz, Josef L. (2000). Selected Documents in Irish History. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. p. 101. ISBN 9780765605412.

[15] Putney, Albert H. (1908). United States Constitutional History and Law. Chicago: Illinois Book Exchange. p. 234. ISBN 9780722273838. OCLC 1304138030.

[16] "BBC - History : British History Timeline". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[17] "Миний мэдэх Бал дарга – Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал". tsedenbal.mn (in Mongolian). 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2022-04-04.

[18] "Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4". Baseball-Reference.com. April 8, 1974.

[STS-56_Mission_Summary-19] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Ryba, Jeanne. "STS-56". NASA. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

[20] "STS-110 Video Highlights". National Space Society. Retrieved 28 November 2009.

[21] "Partial Solar Eclipse: April 8, 2005". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

[22] "Barack Obama - Key Events | Miller Center". millercenter.org. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

[23] Security, Microsoft (2013-08-15). "The Risk of Running Windows XP After Support Ends April 2014". Microsoft Security Blog. Retrieved 2022-12-05.

[24] "Bernie Sanders, who reshaped US politics, ends 2020 presidential run". the Guardian. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

[25] Jamie Carter (April 8, 2019). "Countdown Begins To 'Great North American Eclipse', The Longest, Darkest and Best For 21 Years". Forbes. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

[26] William Harbutt Dawson (1882). History of Skipton: (W. R. Yorks.). Simpkin, Marshall. p. 32.

[27] John Morehen (2000). Ricercari d'intavolatura d'organo: 1567. A-R Editions, Inc. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-89579-476-5.

[28] The San Juan review. 1965. p. 4.

[29] Taylor, Lloyd C. (1974). Margaret Ayer Barnes. Boston: Twayne Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-80570-037-4.

[30] Magill, Frank Northen (1995). Great Lives from History. Pasadena: Salem Press. p. 1447. ISBN 978-0-89356-896-2.

[31] Radi, Heather. "Byles, Marie Beuzeville (1900–1979)". Marie Byles. Canberra: Australian Dictionary of Biography.

[32] Robert Murphy (11 September 2006). Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-84457-126-0.

[33] Ronald Bergan (14 April 2018). "John Gavin obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[34] "Jack Le Goff". olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[35] "Tony Barton". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

[36] "Σαν Σήμερα / To 1989 πεθαίνει στο Λονδίνο ο Μανώλης Αγγελόπουλος". LIFO (in Greek). 2 April 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

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[38] Genzlinger, Neil (September 8, 2021). "Phil Schaap, Grammy-Winning Jazz D.J. and Historian, Dies at 70". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 9, 2021.

[39] Page, Tim (8 September 2021). "Phil Schaap, jazz scholar, historian and broadcaster, dies at 70". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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[41] Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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[44] Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[43] Feser, Molly (9 April 2021). "Dean Norris Shares Funny Breaking Bad Deleted Scene to Celebrate Birthday". Screen Rant. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[44] "Christopher Scott Kyle". Texas State Cemetery. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[45] "Nayden Todorov". Apple. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[46] Boardman, Madeline (8 April 2016). "35 Photos of Taylor Kitsch for His 35th Birthday". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[47] "Carlos Santana". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[48] "Trinidad and Tobago - e. John - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".

[49] "Matty Healy". The Talks. 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[50] Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

[51] "Shinee singer Jonghyun: K-pop boy band superstar dies". BBC News. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

[52] "Jeff McNeil". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[53] Sidemen, The (2016-10-18). Sidemen: The Book: The subject of the hit new Netflix documentary. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-4736-4819-7.

[54] "KORAKAKI Anna - Olympic Shooting | Greece". www.rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[55] Baek, Ji-eun (October 31, 2017). [화요일 예능] JYP '스트레이 키즈' 3회, 첫 탈락자 누구? 방찬·김우진·이민호·서창빈·황현진·한지성·필릭스·김승민·양정인. Global Economic (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2021.

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[57] "Roquan Smith". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[58] "Lavinia Valbonesi, la influencer de 25 años que se ha convertido en primera dama de Ecuador" (in Spanish). La Razon. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[59] "CeeDee Lamb". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

[60] "Jamie Drysdale Stats and News". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.

[61] "Viktória Forster". Slovenský olympijský tím (in Slovak). 8 April 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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[65] Almeida, Maria Antónia Pires de (2014). "Combatendo epidemias: Bernardino António Gomes, Sousa Martins, Ricardo Jorge, Câmara Pestana, Almeida Garrett, Fernando da Silva Correia". In Rollo, Maria Fernanda; Nunes, Maria de Fátima; Esperança Pina, Madalena; Queiroz, Maria Inês (eds.). Espaços e Actores da Ciência em Portugal (XVIII-XX) (in Portuguese). Lisboa: Caleidoscópio. pp. 309–326. hdl:10071/12242. ISBN 9789896582746.

[66] "Professor Antony Flew". The Daily Telegraph (Obituary). 13 April 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

[67] "Margaret Thatcher | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[68] Muchnic, Suzanne (April 19, 2019). "Josine Ianco-Starrels, curator who helped shape L.A. art scene, dies at 92". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

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[71] "Mimi Reinhard obituary". The Guardian. 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2022-05-01.

[72] "Vale--Keith Barnes". NSW Rugby League. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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 *[[1908]] &ndash; [[Harvard University]] votes to establish the [[Harvard Business School]].
 *[[1911]] &ndash; [[Dutch people|Dutch]] physicist [[Heike Kamerlingh Onnes]] discovers [[superconductivity]].
-*[[1913]] &ndash; The [[17th Amendment to the United States Constitution]], requiring direct [[election]] of [[United States Senate|Senators]], becomes law.
+*[[1913]] &ndash; The [[Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]], requiring direct [[election]] of [[United States Senate|Senators]], becomes law.
 *[[1918]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: Actors [[Douglas Fairbanks]] and [[Charlie Chaplin]] sell [[war bond]]s on the streets of New York City's financial district.
 *[[1924]] &ndash; [[Sharia]] courts are abolished in [[Turkey]], as part of [[Atatürk's Reforms]].
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 *[[1952]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Harry Truman]] calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the [[1952 steel strike]].
 *[[1953]] &ndash; [[Mau Mau rebellion|Mau Mau]] leader [[Jomo Kenyatta]] is convicted by [[British Kenya]]'s rulers.
-*[[1954]] &ndash; A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair [[T-6 Texan|Harvard]] collides with a [[Trans-Canada Air Lines|Trans-Canada Airlines]] [[Canadair North Star]] over [[Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan]], killing 37 people.
+*[[1954]] &ndash; A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair [[T-6 Texan|Harvard]] [[Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 9|collides]] with a [[Trans-Canada Air Lines|Trans-Canada Airlines]] [[Canadair North Star]] over [[Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan]], killing 37 people.
-*  1954   &ndash; [[South African Airways Flight 201]] A [[De Havilland Comet|de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1]] crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
+*  1954   &ndash; [[South African Airways Flight 201]]: A [[De Havilland Comet|de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1]] crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
 *[[1959]] &ndash; A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by [[Grace Hopper]] meets to discuss the creation of a new [[programming language]] that would be called [[COBOL]].
 *  1959   &ndash; The [[Organization of American States]] drafts an agreement to create the [[Inter-American Development Bank]].
-*[[1960]] &ndash; The [[Netherlands]] and [[West Germany]] sign an agreement to negotiate the return of [[Dutch annexation of German territory after World War II|German land annexed by the Dutch]] in return for 280&nbsp;million [[German mark]]s as [[Wiedergutmachung]].
+*[[1960]] &ndash; The [[Netherlands]] and [[West Germany]] sign an agreement to negotiate the return of [[Dutch annexation of German territory after the Second World War|German land annexed by the Dutch]] in return for 280&nbsp;million [[German mark]]s as [[Wiedergutmachung]].
 *[[1968]] &ndash; [[BOAC Flight 712]] catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, [[Barbara Jane Harrison]] is awarded a posthumous [[George Cross]], the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.
-*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing]]: Israeli bombers accidentally strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
+*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing]]: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
+*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Hank Aaron]] passes [[Babe Ruth]] as the [[List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders|all-time leader in career home runs]] by hitting his 715th home run off of [[Al Downing (baseball)|Al Downing]] at [[Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197404080.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4|date=April 8, 1974|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>
 *[[1975]] &ndash; [[Frank Robinson]] manages the [[Cleveland Indians]] in his first game as major league [[baseball]]'s first [[African American]] manager.
 *[[1987]] &ndash; [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] executive [[Al Campanis]] resigns amid controversy over [[Racism|racist]] remarks he had made while on ''[[Nightline]]''.
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 *[[1993]] &ndash; The [[Republic of North Macedonia]] joins the [[United Nations]].
 *  1993   &ndash; The [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] is launched on mission [[STS-56]].<ref name="STS-56 Mission Summary">{{citation-attribution|{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-56 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-56.html |access-date=11 March 2022 |publisher=NASA}} }}</ref>
+*  [[2002]] &ndash; The [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] is launched on mission [[STS-110]], carrying the [[Integrated Truss Structure|S0 truss]] to the [[International Space Station]]. Astronaut [[Jerry L. Ross]] also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights.<ref>{{cite web |title=STS-110 Video Highlights |url=http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle109.htm |access-date=28 November 2009 |publisher=[[National Space Society]]}}</ref>
 *[[2004]] &ndash; [[War in Darfur]]: The [[April 8 Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement|Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement]] is signed by the [[Sudan]]ese government, the [[Justice and Equality Movement]], and the [[Sudan Liberation Movement/Army]].
 *[[2005]] &ndash; A [[Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005|solar eclipse]] occurs, visible over areas of the [[Pacific Ocean]] and Latin American countries such as [[Costa Rica]], [[Panama]], [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partial Solar Eclipse: April 8, 2005 |url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/HSE2005/PSE2005.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov}}</ref>
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 *[[2014]] &ndash; [[Windows XP]] reaches its standard [[End-of-life product|End Of Life]] and is no longer supported.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Security |first=Microsoft |date=2013-08-15 |title=The Risk of Running Windows XP After Support Ends April 2014 |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2013/08/15/the-risk-of-running-windows-xp-after-support-ends-april-2014/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Microsoft Security Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>
 *[[2020]] &ndash; [[Bernie Sanders]] ends his [[Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]], leaving [[Joe Biden]] as the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]'s nominee.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-08|title=Bernie Sanders, who reshaped US politics, ends 2020 presidential run|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/08/bernie-sanders-ends-2020-presidential-race|access-date=2022-01-10|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
+*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024]]: A total [[solar eclipse]] takes place at the Moon's [[Orbital node|ascending node]], visible across North America.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jamie Carter |date=April 8, 2019 |title=Countdown Begins To 'Great North American Eclipse', The Longest, Darkest and Best For 21 Years |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2019/04/08/countdown-begins-to-great-north-american-eclipse-the-longest-darkest-and-best-for-21-years/ |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
 ==Births==
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 *[[1921]] &ndash; [[Franco Corelli]], Italian tenor and actor (d. 2003)
 *[[1920]] &ndash; [[Carmen McRae]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (d. 1994)
-*  1921   &ndash; [[Jan Novák (composer)|Jan Novák]], Czech composer (d. 1984)
+*  [[1921]]   &ndash; [[Jan Novák (composer)|Jan Novák]], Czech composer (d. 1984)
 *  1921   &ndash; [[Herman van Raalte]], Dutch footballer (d. 2013)
 *[[1923]] &ndash; [[George Fisher (cartoonist)|George Fisher]], American cartoonist (d. 2003)
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 *[[1926]] &ndash; [[Henry N. Cobb]], American architect and academic, co-founded [[Pei Cobb Freed & Partners]] (d. 2020)
 *  1926   &ndash; [[Shecky Greene]], American comedian (d. 2023)
-*  1926   &ndash; [[Jürgen Moltmann]], German theologian and academic
+*  1926   &ndash; [[Jürgen Moltmann]], German theologian and academic (d. 2024)
 *[[1927]] &ndash; [[Tilly Armstrong]], English author (d. 2010)
 *  1927   &ndash; [[Ollie Mitchell]], American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2013)
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 *[[1930]] &ndash; [[Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma]] (d. 2010)
 *[[1931]] &ndash; [[John Gavin]], American actor and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Mexico]] (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/14/john-gavin-obituary|title=John Gavin obituary|date=14 April 2018|author=[[Ronald Bergan]]|website=The Guardian|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>
+*1931 &ndash; [[Jack Le Goff]], French equestrian (d. 2009)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Le Goff |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12293 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=12 March 2024 }}</ref>
 *[[1932]] &ndash; [[Iskandar of Johor]] (d. 2010)
 *  1933   &ndash; [[James Lockhart (historian)|James Lockhart]], American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially [[Nahua people]]s (d. 2014)
 *[[1934]] &ndash; [[Kisho Kurokawa]], Japanese architect, designed the [[Nakagin Capsule Tower]] and [[Singapore Flyer]] (d. 2007)
 *[[1935]] &ndash; [[Oscar Zeta Acosta]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
-*  1935   &ndash; [[Albert Bustamante]], American soldier, educator, and politician
+*  1935   &ndash; [[Albert Bustamante]], American soldier, educator, and politician (d. 2021)
 *[[1937]] &ndash; [[Tony Barton (footballer)|Tony Barton]], English footballer and manager (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/45261-tony-barton|title=Tony Barton|website=footballdatabase.eu|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>
 *  1937   &ndash; [[Seymour Hersh]], American journalist and author
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 *  1938   &ndash; [[Mary W. Gray]], American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
 *[[1939]] &ndash; [[Manolis Angelopoulos]], Greek singer, composer and songwriter (d. 1989)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lifo.gr/san-simera/1989-pethainei-sto-londino-o-manolis-aggelopoylos-0|title=Σαν Σήμερα / To 1989 πεθαίνει στο Λονδίνο ο Μανώλης Αγγελόπουλος|language=el|website=LIFO|date=2 April 2015 |access-date=June 27, 2022}}</ref>
-*  1939   &ndash; [[John Arbuthnott (microbiologist)|John Arbuthnott]], Scottish microbiologist and academic
+*  1939   &ndash; [[John Arbuthnott (microbiologist)|John Arbuthnott]], Scottish microbiologist and academic (d. 2023)
 *  1939   &ndash; [[Trina Schart Hyman]], American author and illustrator (d. 2004)
 *  1939   &ndash; [[Martin J. Schreiber]], American politician, 39th [[Governor of Wisconsin]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Hannan|first=Caryn|title=Wisconsin Biographical Dictionary|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC, Dec 1, 2008|page=368|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V08bjkJeXkAC&pg=PA368 |isbn=9781878592637|date=2008-01-01}}</ref>
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 *  1942   &ndash; [[Douglas Trumbull]], American director, producer, and special effects artist (d. 2022)
 *[[1943]] &ndash; [[Michael Bennett (theater)|Michael Bennett]], American dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 1987)
-*  1943   &ndash; [[Miller Farr]], American football player
+*  1943   &ndash; [[Miller Farr]], American football player (d. 2023)
 *  1943   &ndash; [[James Herbert]], English author and illustrator (d. 2013)
 *  1943   &ndash; [[Chris Orr (artist)|Chris Orr]], English painter and illustrator
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 *  1974   &ndash; [[Chris Kyle]], American sniper and memoirist (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Scott Kyle |url=https://cemetery.tspb.texas.gov/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=11780 |publisher=[[Texas State Cemetery]] |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref>
 *  1974   &ndash; [[Nnedi Okorafor]], Nigerian-American author and educator
+*  1974   &ndash; [[Nayden Todorov]], Bulgarian conductor and culture minister <ref>{{cite web |title=Nayden Todorov |url= https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/nayden-todorov/29752379 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref>
 *[[1975]] &ndash; [[Anouk (singer)|Anouk]], Dutch singer
 *  1975   &ndash; [[Francesco Flachi]], Italian footballer
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 *[[1982]] &ndash; [[Gennady Golovkin]], Kazakhstani boxer
 *  1982   &ndash; [[Brett White]], Australian rugby league player
+*  1982 &ndash; [[Allu Arjun]], Indian actor
 *[[1983]] &ndash; [[Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova]], Russian runner
 *[[1984]] &ndash; [[Michelle Donelan]], British politician
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 *  1987   &ndash; [[Sam Rapira]], New Zealand rugby league player
 *[[1988]] &ndash; [[Jenni Asserholt]], Swedish ice hockey player
-*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Kim Jong-hyun (singer)|Kim Jong-hyun]], South Korean singer (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |date=April 29, 2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=67 |access-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |archive-date=May 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |date=December 18, 2017 |title=Shinee singer Jonghyun: K-pop boy band superstar dies |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42393242 |url-status=live |access-date=December 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218131950/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42393242 |archive-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>
+*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Matty Healy]], English singer-songwriter and producer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the-talks.com/interview/matty-healy/|title=Matty Healy|date=14 October 2022 |publisher=The Talks|access-date=21 June 2024|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414174207/https://the-talks.com/interview/matty-healy/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Kim Jong-hyun (singer)|Kim Jong-hyun]], South Korean singer (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |date=April 29, 2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=67 |access-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |archive-date=May 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=December 18, 2017 |title=Shinee singer Jonghyun: K-pop boy band superstar dies |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42393242 |url-status=live |access-date=December 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218131950/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42393242 |archive-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref>
 *[[1992]] &ndash; [[Jeff McNeil]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff McNeil |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jeff-mcneil-643446 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref>
 *[[1993]] &ndash; [[Viktor Arvidsson]], Swedish ice hockey player
+*1993 &ndash; [[TBJZL]], English YouTuber<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sidemen |first=The |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IiVeDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27 |title=Sidemen: The Book: The subject of the hit new Netflix documentary |date=2016-10-18 |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton |isbn=978-1-4736-4819-7 |language=en}}</ref>
 *[[1994]] &ndash; [[Josh Chudleigh]], Australian rugby league player
 *[[1995]] &ndash; [[Cedi Osman]], Turkish professional basketball player
 *[[1996]] &ndash; [[Anna Korakaki]], Greek Olympic shooter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/anna-korakaki |title=KORAKAKI Anna - Olympic Shooting &#124; Greece |website=www.rio2016.com |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807145914/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/anna-korakaki |archive-date=7 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 *[[1997]] &ndash; [[Kim Woo-jin]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|last=Baek|first=Ji-eun|script-title=ko:[화요일 예능] JYP '스트레이 키즈' 3회, 첫 탈락자 누구? 방찬·김우진·이민호·서창빈·황현진·한지성·필릭스·김승민·양정인|url=https://news.g-enews.com/ko-kr/news/article/news_all/20171031112206691900c551d053_1/article.html|website=Global Economic|access-date=October 12, 2021|language=ko|date=October 31, 2017}}</ref>
-*  1997   &ndash; [[Saygrace]], Australian singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/heres-the-breakup-song-you-need-to-hear-based-on-your-zodiac-sign-19348813|title = Here's the Breakup Anthem You Should Jam Out to, Based on Your Zodiac Sign| date=19 November 2019 }}</ref>
+*  1997   &ndash; [[Saygrace]], Australian singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-19 |title=Here's The Breakup Anthem You Should Jam Out To, Based On Your Zodiac Sign |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/heres-the-breakup-song-you-need-to-hear-based-on-your-zodiac-sign-19348813 |first1=Caroline |last1=Colvin |quote=SAYGRACE, who was born April 8, 1997, is a quintessential Aries: blunt, bold, and unafraid to give her opinion. |website=Elite Daily |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406172618/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/heres-the-breakup-song-you-need-to-hear-based-on-your-zodiac-sign-19348813 |archive-date= Apr 6, 2023 }}</ref>
 *  1997   &ndash; [[Roquan Smith]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Roquan Smith |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3915189/roquan-smith |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref>
 *  1997   &ndash; [[Arno Verschueren]], Belgian footballer
-* [[1998]] &ndash; [[Lavinia Valbonesi]], Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and [[First Lady of Ecuador|First Lady-designate of Ecuador]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/internacional/america/lavinia-valbonesi-influencer-25-anos-que-convertido-primera-dama-ecuador_20231016652d6990b98ca1000164c695.html|title=Lavinia Valbonesi, la influencer de 25 años que se ha convertido en primera dama de Ecuador|publisher=La Razon|language=Spanish|accessdate=17 October 2023}}</ref>
+* [[1998]] &ndash; [[Lavinia Valbonesi]], Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and [[First Lady of Ecuador]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/internacional/america/lavinia-valbonesi-influencer-25-anos-que-convertido-primera-dama-ecuador_20231016652d6990b98ca1000164c695.html|title=Lavinia Valbonesi, la influencer de 25 años que se ha convertido en primera dama de Ecuador|date=16 October 2023 |publisher=La Razon|language=Spanish|accessdate=17 October 2023}}</ref>
 *[[1999]] &ndash; [[CeeDee Lamb]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=CeeDee Lamb |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4241389/ceedee-lamb |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref>
-*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Viktória Forster]], Slovak track and field athlete<ref>{{cite web |title=Viktória Forster |url=https://www.olympic.sk/sportovec/viktoria-forster |website=Slovenský olympijský tím |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=sk |date=8 April 2002}}</ref>
+*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Jamie Drysdale]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamie Drysdale Stats and News |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/player/jamie-drysdale-8482142 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416212500/https://www.nhl.com/flyers/player/jamie-drysdale-8482142 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+*  2002   &ndash; [[Viktória Forster]], Slovak track and field athlete<ref>{{cite web |title=Viktória Forster |url=https://www.olympic.sk/sportovec/viktoria-forster |website=Slovenský olympijský tím |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=sk |date=8 April 2002}}</ref>
-*2002 &ndash; [[Skai Jackson]], American actress
+*  2002   &ndash; [[Skai Jackson]], American actress<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/04/08/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-April-8-2020/4061586217038/|date= April 8, 2020| work=[[United Press International]]| access-date=June 21, 2024|title=UPI Almanac for Wednesday, April 8, 2020|archive-date= August 29, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200829181519/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/04/08/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-April-8-2020/4061586217038/|url-status=live|quote=…actor Skai Jackson in 2002 (age 18)}}</ref>
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 *[[1735]] &ndash; [[Francis II Rákóczi]], Hungarian prince (b. 1676)
 *[[1848]] &ndash; [[Gaetano Donizetti]], Italian composer (b. 1797)
-*[[1860]] &ndash; [[István Széchenyi]], Hungarian statesman and reformer (b.1791) <ref>''Gróf Széchenyi István írói és hírlapi vitája Kossuth Lajossal'' [Count Stephen Széchenyi's Literary and Publicistic Debate with Louis Kossuth], ed. Gyula Viszota, 2 vols. (Budapest: Magyar Történelmi Társulat, 1927–1930).</ref>
+*[[1860]] &ndash; [[István Széchenyi]], Hungarian statesman and reformer (b. 1791) <ref>''Gróf Széchenyi István írói és hírlapi vitája Kossuth Lajossal'' [Count Stephen Széchenyi's Literary and Publicistic Debate with Louis Kossuth], ed. Gyula Viszota, 2 vols. (Budapest: Magyar Történelmi Társulat, 1927–1930).</ref>
 *[[1861]] &ndash; [[Elisha Otis]], American businessman, founded the [[Otis Elevator Company]] (b. 1811)
 *[[1870]] &ndash; [[Charles Auguste de Bériot]], Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)
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 *[[2009]] &ndash; [[Richard de Mille]], American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (b. 1922)
 *  2009   &ndash; [[Piotr Morawski]], Polish mountaineer (b. 1976)
+*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Antony Flew]], English philosopher and academic (b. 1923)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/7586929/Professor-Antony-Flew.html |type=Obituary |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |title=Professor Antony Flew |date=13 April 2010 |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref>
-*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Malcolm McLaren]], English singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
+* 2010   &ndash; [[Malcolm McLaren]], English singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
 *  2010   &ndash; [[Teddy Scholten]], Dutch singer (b. 1926)
 *[[2011]] &ndash; [[Hedda Sterne]], Romanian-American painter and photographer (b. 1910)
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 *[[2020]] &ndash; [[Rick May]], American-Canadian voice actor  (b. 1940)<ref name="Rekindle">{{cite news|url=https://www.classesandworkshops.com/in-memory-of-rick-may/|title=Rick May – In Memoriam|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 13, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414112558/https://www.classesandworkshops.com/in-memory-of-rick-may/|archive-date=April 14, 2020|publisher=Rekindle School}}</ref>
 *  2020   &ndash; [[Abdul Momin Imambari]], Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhorerkagoj.com/2020/04/08/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2/|title=জমিয়তের আমীর শায়খ আব্দুল মুমিন মারা গেছেন|date=8 April 2020|language=bn|work=[[Bhorer Kagoj]]}}</ref>
-*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Mimi Reinhardt]], Austrian Jewish secretary (b. 1915)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Mimi Reinhard obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/mimi-reinhard-obituary |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
+*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Mimi Reinhardt]], Jewish Austrian secretary (b. 1915)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Mimi Reinhard obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/mimi-reinhard-obituary |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
+*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Keith Barnes]], Welsh-Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2024 |title=Vale--Keith Barnes |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2024/04/08/vale--keith-barnes/ |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=NSW Rugby League |language=en}}</ref>
+*  2024 &ndash; [[Peter Higgs]], British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite news |work=The Guardian |title=Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94 |first1=Severin |last1=Carrell |first2=Ian |last2=Sample |date=9 April 2024|access-date=10 April 2024 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/09/peter-higgs-physicist-who-discovered-higgs-boson-dies-aged-94}}</ref>
+*  2024 &ndash; [[Ralph Puckett]], American Army officer, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=April 8, 2024 |title=Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., Belated Medal of Honor Winner, Dies at 97 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/col-ralph-puckett-jr-dead.html |access-date=April 10, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
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August	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Related: List of non-standard dates

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07	08	09	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30
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