Thursday, April 8, 1688 is a Thursday. It is day 99 of 1688 (27% through the year), ISO week 15, in Q2.
Calendar Specifications
Thursday, April 8, 1688 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2008: On board Soyuz TMA-12, Yi So-yeon became the first Korean astronaut.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to April 8.
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Historical Milestones
On board Soyuz TMA-12, Yi So-yeon became the first Korean astronaut.
Soyuz TMA-12 →The Progress Party was founded in a movie theater in Oslo, Norway.
Progress Party (Norway) →BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for her...
BOAC Flight 712 →A large explosion on board the MV Dara in the Persian Gulf killed 238 people.
MV Dara →A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language, which became COBOL.
Computer science →Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism.
Otto and Elise Hampel →World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China.
World War II →The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful.
Western Australia →World War I: German naval officer Wilhelm Werner murdered 19 captured crew members of the British cargo ship Torrington by submerging U-55 when they were on deck.
World War I →American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.
Winsor McCay →Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan was renamed Times Square after the New York Times building.
Midtown Manhattan →France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict.
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Questions & Answers
Thursday, April 8, 1688 falls on a Thursday.
123,609 days ago (338 years, 5 months, 5 days ago). It is day 99 of 1688 with 267 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Thursday, April 8, 1688 is written as VIII.IV.MDCLXXXVIII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is First Quarter (approx. 53% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Aries.