8 April

A list of events which occurred on the 8th of April.

1942

Douglas Trumbull is born.

1951

Michele Wolfman is born.

1953

Lee Arnone-Briggs is born.

1955

Kane Hodder is born.

1956

Diane Michelle and Jim Piddock are born.

1957

Michael Spound is born.

1972

The Twenty-Ninth UK Story Arc continues in Valiant & TV21 #28 with the sixth of eleven installments.

Leif Gantvoort is born.

1973

Shay Brown is born.

1986

Thirty-first day of filming on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

1991

Sixth day of filming on TNG: "In Theory".

Final draft script for TNG: "Redemption" is submitted.

CIC Video releases Next Generation volume 11 on VHS in the UK.

1993

Last day of filming on DS9: "Duet".

First day of filming on DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets".

Stephen Hawking films his scene for TNG: "Descent".

1994

Ninth day of filming on Star Trek Generations.

Fifth day of filming on DS9: "Tribunal".

1996

DS9: "Rules of Engagement" airs.

VOY: "Innocence" airs.

Filming begins on Star Trek: First Contact.

Final draft script for DS9: "Broken Link" is submitted.

1997

Fourth day of filming on DS9: "In the Cards".

1998

DS9: "Inquisition" airs.

VOY: "Vis à Vis" airs.

Seventh day of filming on Star Trek: Insurrection.

Final draft script for DS9: "Tears of the Prophets" is submitted.

1999

Star Trek: Insurrection premieres in Hungary.

Ninth day of filming on DS9: "What You Leave Behind".

2000

Alfredo Alcala dies.

2002

Eighth day of filming on ENT: "Shockwave".

2003

Eighth and final day of filming on ENT: "The Expanse".

Kathie Browne dies.

2005

Nevio Zeccara dies.

2006

Tom Huff dies.

2008

Second unit scenes are filmed for Star Trek in Bakersfield. The car chase involving young James T. Kirk is filmed.

Stanley Kamel dies.

2021

Margaret Wander Bonanno dies.