April 8: Zodiac, Trivia, Birthdays and Holidays

• Jacques Brel (1929)

  Belgian-born French composer and lyricist, as well as singer.

• Patricia Arquette (1968)

  American actress.

• Julian Lennon (1963)

  British singer, musician, and singer, Julian Lennon is the son of John Lennon (and his first wife Cynthia).

• Taylor Kitsch (1981)

  Movie Actor.

• John Schneider (1960)

  American actor.

• Ana de la Reguera (1977)
• Franco Corelli (1921)

  Italian Tenor, named "Favorite Tenor" of the Century.

• Katee Sackhoff (1980)

  American actress.

• John Gavin (1931)

  Hispanic-American diplomat and actor.

• Robert Kiyosaki (1947)

  Cashflow Technologies was co-founded by an American businessman.

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• Claire Trevor (2000)

  American singer and actress (d. 2000).

• Arleen Whelan (1993)

  Deaths of a stroke at the 78.

• Frank Milan (1977)

  Actor (Witness), passes away at 71.

• Lars Hanson (1965)

  Swedish actor, Flesh & Devil, dies at 78 after a long battle with illness.

• Laura Nyro (1997)

  Nyro, an American singer-songwriter began her songwriting career young.

• Denton Cooley (1969)

  Cooley is an American heart surgeon who performed the first implant of a complete artificial heart.

• Malcolm McLaren (2010)

  English singer-songwriter and manager (d.2010).

• Margaret Thatcher (2013)
• Erich von Falkenhayn (1922)
• Gustave Charlier (1959)

  Belgian literature historian, dies.

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Western Zodiac

Aries

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• Apr 8th, 2019 Tripoli International Airport is retaken by forces loyal to the Government of National Accord from the Libyan National Army.
• Apr 8th, 2018 2018 Douma chemical attacks: According to the White Helmets, at least 70 people died in yesterday's chemical weapons attack in Douma (Syria). Russia and the Syrian government deny any chemical attack. (BBC). President Donald Trump warned Russia and Iran about Bashar al-Assad's support and called him "Animal Assad".
• Apr 8th, 2017 War in Afghanistan: An American special forces soldier is killed in action against ISIL militants in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province.
• Apr 8th, 2016 Sinai insurgency: At most seven people were killed in the insurgency. This includes five soldiers from Egypt's Army, and one civilian woman. The attacks on multiple websites were claimed by ISIL's Sinai branch.
• Apr 8th, 2015 One Afghan soldier and one U.S. soldier are killed in a gunfight between Afghan soldiers, while 3 Afghan soldiers and 2 U.S. troops are wounded.
• Apr 8th, 2014 A bomb explodes on a train car in Sibi (Pakistan), killing 13 and injuring 35 others.

• Apr 8th, 2013 Syrian civil war: A car bomb explodes in Damascus' central area, killing at least 15 and injuring 53 more.
• Apr 8th, 2012 Uprising in Syria:
• Apr 8th, 2011 In response to multiple mortar and rocket fires, Israeli air strikes in Gaza have resulted in the deaths of at least 12 Palestinians.
• Apr 8th, 2010 In Prague, the US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a landmark nuclear arms agreement. The treaty obligates each country to reduce their number of strategic warheads deployed to 1,550. This is 30% lower than the previous limit.
• Apr 8th, 2009 Pulte Homes in the USA announced it would buy Centex Corp in an all-stock deal worth US$1.3 billion to become the largest U.S. builder.
• Apr 8th, 2008 Bahrain is home to the first building that integrates wind turbines.

April 8th marks the 97th day of year the Gregorian calendar;

There are 267 days remaining until the end of the year.

What day of the week is April 8th?

On April 8th, 2023 the day of the week is Saturday.

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