South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people. Date: April 8, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people. Date: April 8, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank. Date: April 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: April 8, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: April 8, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: April 8, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day…

Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed. Date: April 8, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)

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. Date: April 8, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Voyageurs National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. Date: April 8, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)

The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election. Date: April 8, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)