Historical Events
- Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres & Pilots win their 1st games
- First Major League Baseball game featuring a Canadian team; Montréal Expos beats NY Mets, 11-10 at Shea Stadium; KC Royals, SD Padres and Seattle Pilots also win on debut
Famous Birthdays
- Steve Jackson, American NFL cornerback (Houston/Tennessee Oilers), born in Houston, Texas
Famous Deaths
- Arthur Walter Kramer, American composer, dies at 78
- Haskell Karp, American heart transplant patient, who received 1st fully artificial heart, dies after 65 hours at 48
About April 8, 1969
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 54 years, 1 month and 25 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension
#1 Song: I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
