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Apr 8, 1202
Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated. He is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
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Apr 8, 1275
in Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers.
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Apr 8, 1541
1541 – Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist
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English colonial patents are granted for the establishment of the Monmouth Tract, for what would eventually become Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey.
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Shearith israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.
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Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor
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A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
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BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after take off. 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.
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Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.
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wwe wrestler died (known as the warrior.)