On This Day - April 8th

Featured Event:

Celebration of the Buddha's birth ☸️

On this day most practitioners of Buddhism in Japan celebrate the birth of the Buddha, who lived in India sometime between the 6th and the 4th century bce and founded Buddhism.

Other Events:

1920: Venus de Milo, an ancient statue commonly thought to represent Aphrodite, was found in pieces on the Aegean island of Melos; it was later reconstructed and put on display in the Louvre, Paris. 🇫🇷

1974: American baseball player Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's record, which had stood since 1935. ⚾

1990: The first episode of Twin Peaks aired on television. 📺

2022: US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences bans Will Smith from attending the Oscars for 10 years after he slapped host Chris Rock on stage during the 2022 ceremony. 🥇

Holidays:

Buddha's Birthday 🇯🇵

International Romani Day 🌏

Featured Birthdays:

1605: Philip IV 🇪🇸 (King)

1938: Kofi Annan 🇬🇭 (Statesman)

1947: Steve Howe 🇬🇧 (Guitarist)

1966: Patricia Arquette 🇺🇸 (Actress)

???: Scythebrine 🇺🇸 (JetPunk User)

Featured Deaths:

1973: Pablo Picasso 🇪🇸 (Artist)

2010: Malcolm McLaren 🇬🇧 (Impresario)

2013: Margaret Thatcher 🇬🇧 (Prime Minister)