Event:
The world's oldest living person, Gertrude Weaver of the U.S., dies at age 116, just five days after the death of the previous record holder, Misao Okawa of Japan, who died at age 117
More Notable Events on April 8:
1994 Smoking banned in Pentagon and all U.S. military bases
1986 Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California
1935 Works Progress Administration, WPA, approved by Congress
1914 U.S. and Colombia sign a treaty concerning Panama Canal Zone
1879 Milk was sold in glass bottles for 1st time
