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An annular solar eclipse occurred on April 8, 1959. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_8,_1959



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Longacre Square in New York City was renamed Times Square on April 8, 1904
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longacre_Square

Draw A Bird Day is a movement that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid to late 1940s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DABDay

The COBOL specification was created by a committee of researchers in 1959
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL#History_and_specification

Superconductivity was discovered by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes on April 8, 1911 in Leiden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconductivity

The Aphrodite of Milos was discovered by a peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas on April 8, 1820
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42186539/aphrodite-of-milos/

German submarine U-195 was launched on 8 April 1942
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-195



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Discoverer XXiii Orbits The Earth in 1961
http://is.gd/dF8uth

Gemini 1 was launched in 1964
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_1

Vela 6A and 6B, were launched on 8 April 1970
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_(satellite)#Vela_6A_and_6B

The first OAO was launched successfully on 8 April 1966
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbiting_Astronomical_Observatory#OAO-1

The CryoSat-2 environmental research satellite was launched in April 2010. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t30654762/cryosat-2-mission/

Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-56 was launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, on 8 April 1993.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-56

STS-110 was launched on the 8th April 2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-110

Soyuz TMA-12 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station launched on 8 April 2008.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t16471821/expedition-17-mission/

On April 8, 2008, Yi So-Yeon became the first Korean and the second Asian woman to fly in space
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t15869525/yi-so-yeon/



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Blanche Stuart Scott (April 8, 1885 - January 12, 1970), also known as Betty Scott, was possibly the first American woman aviator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Stuart_Scott

Andrew Graham (April 8, 1815 - November 5, 1908), born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, was an Irish astronomer/computer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Graham_%28astronomer%29

Shaikh Mohammad Razaullah Ansari is a historian of science, physicist, astronomer and author from India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM_Razaullah_Ansari

Karl Ludwig Hencke (8 April 1793 - 21 September 1866) was a German amateur astronomer 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Ludwig_Hencke

David Rittenhouse (April 8, 1732 - June 26, 1796) was a renowned American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rittenhouse



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NGC 3206 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57243961/ngc-3206/

NGC 3220 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57243952/ngc-3220/

NGC 3225 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57243929/ngc-3225/

NGC 3238 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57243907/ngc-3238/

NGC 3346 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57243878/ngc-3346/

NGC 3408 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57243867/ngc-3408/

NGC 3412 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242726/ngc-3412/

NGC 3440 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242716/ngc-3440/

NGC 3445 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242709/ngc-3445/

NGC 3517 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242699/ngc-3517/

NGC 3530 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242690/ngc-3530/

NGC 3610 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242683/ngc-3610/

NGC 3613 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242672/ngc-3613/

NGC 3616 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242661/ngc-3616/

NGC 3625 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242654/ngc-3625/

NGC 3628 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242640/ngc-3628/

NGC 3800 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242631/ngc-3800/

NGC 4037 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57242624/ngc-4037/

NGC 4165 was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on the 8th April 1866.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241212/ngc-4165/

NGC 4168 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241185/ngc-4168/

NGC 4189 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241175/ngc-4189/

NGC 4298 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63363179/ngc-4298/

NGC 4302 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63158428/ngc-4302/

NGC 4473 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241158/ngc-4473/

NGC 4474 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241127/ngc-4474/

NGC 4477 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241114/ngc-4477/

NGC 4479 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241108/ngc-4479/

NGC 4516 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241098/ngc-4516/

NGC 5018 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1788.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241088/ngc-5018/

NGC 5087 was discovered by William Herschel on the 8th April 1788.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241073/ngc-5087/

NGC 5132 was discovered by Heinrich d'Arrest on the 8th April 1866.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57241039/ngc-5132/



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Telesto, a moon of Saturn, was discovered by Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain on April 8, 1980
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3594325/telesto/

Comet 39P/Oterma was discovered on April 8, 1943
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39P/Oterma

A New Meteorite from ColoradoThe Detonating Meteor of April 8, 1934
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1934PA.....42R.341N



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Meteorites

The Narellan (L6) meteorite fell in New South Wales, Australia, on the 8th April, 1928.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48632931/narellan-meteorite/

The Khor Temiki (Aubrite) meteorite fell in Ash Sharqiyah, Sudan, on the 8th April, 1932.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48632926/khor-temiki-meteorite/

The Wethersfield (L6) meteorite fell in Connecticut, USA, on the 8th April, 1971.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42466357/wethersfield-1971-meteorite/



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