April 08 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 08 Calendar
April 8th Daily Holidays include:
- Baby Massage Day – April 8, 2023 (Second Saturday in April)
- Buddha Day – April 8 (Historical Birth Date)
- Dog Farting Awareness Day
- Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
- Holy Saturday – April 8, 2023 (Holy Saturday falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday)
- International Feng Shui Awareness Day
- International Roma Day –
- International Romani Day
- National All is Ours Day
- National Catch and Release Day – April 8, 2023 (Second Saturday in April)
- National Dog Fighting Awareness Day
- National Empanada Day
- Step Into the Spotlight Day
- Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day
- Zoo Lovers Day
April 08: Famous Birthdays
- April 08, 1918 – Betty Ford, American First Lady (1974-1977), wife of former US President Gerald Ford, and founder of the Betty Ford Center (d. 2011)
- April 08, 1946 – Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (d. 1999)
- April 08, 1963 – Julian Lennon, English singer songwriter (son of John Lennon), actor, and photographer
- April 08, 1966 – Robin Wright, American actress (Forrest Gump, Message in a Bottle)
- April 08, 1968 – Patricia Arquette, American actress (Medium)
April 08: Historical Events
- April 08, 1766 – 1st fire escape patented
- April 08, 1789 – House of Representatives 1st meeting
- April 08, 1820 – The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos
- April 08, 1869 – American Museum of Natural History opens in New York City
- April 08, 1879 – Milk was sold in glass bottles for 1st time
- April 08, 1893 – The first recorded college basketball game occurs at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
- April 08, 1904 – Longacre Square in Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times
- April 08, 1913 – 17th amendment, requiring direct election of senators, ratified
- April 08, 1914 – US & Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone
- April 08, 1952 – U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike
- April 08, 1986 – Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel California
- April 08, 1991 – Michael Landon, the beloved actor of Little House on the Prairie, announces he has inoperable cancer of pancreas
- April 08, 1994 – Smoking banned in Pentagon & all US military bases (See Military Holidays)
- April 08, 2005 – Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II
April 08: Music Events
- April 08, 1980 – CBS airs the TV movie The Gambler, staring Kenny Rogers, based on his song, The Gambler
- April 08, 1989 – Roxette’ single, The Look hits # 1 in the US
- April 08, 1994 – The Offspring’s breakthrough album Smash is released
April 08: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 08 is Aries.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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