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May 8 is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 237 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo
• 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI. Events By Place Europe October 17 — The Adige River overflows its banks flooding the church of St Reccared (or Recared) I (reigned 586—601 was Visigothic King of Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula) The Third Council of Toledo (589 marks the entry of Catholic Christianity into the rule of Visigothic Spain, and the introduction into Western Christianity Jack Cade (possible real name John Aylmer or John Mortimer) was the leader of a popular revolt in the 1450 Kent rebellion which took place in KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom
• 1541 - Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River and names it Río de Espíritu Santo. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to
• 1794 - Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror by revolutionists, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme Générale, is tried, convicted, and guillotined all on one day in Paris. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Saint justjpg|thumbnail|200px| Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just]] The Reign of Terror' (5 September 1793 &ndash 28 July 1794 or simply The Terror (la Terreur was The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry. A tax collector is a person who collects unpaid Taxes from other people or corporations The Ferme générale was in ancien régime France, essentially a franchised customs and excise operation which collected duties on behalf of the king The guillotine ( pronounced /ˈgijətin/ or /ˈgɪlətin/ in English in French was a device used for carrying out executions by Decapitation. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1821 - Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks in Gravia. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Gravia (Γραβιά is a municipality in the northeastern part of the Phocis, Greece.
• 1846 - Mexican-American War: The Battle of Palo Alto – Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The Battle of Palo Alto was the first major Battle of the Mexican-American War and was fought on May 8, 1846, on disputed ground five miles Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• 1861 - American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is named the capital of the Confederate States of America. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1877 - At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens (ends May 11). Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City of New York The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is a two-day benched Conformation show that takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City every year Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople
• 1886 - Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage that would later be named "Coca-Cola". Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pharmacists are Health professionals who practice the art and science of Pharmacy. John Stith Pemberton ( January 8, 1831 &ndash August 16, 1888) was an American Druggist and the inventor of Cola Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries
• 1898 - The first games of the Italian Football League are played. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Italian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Italy.
• 1899 - The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Irish Literary Theatre was a precursor to the Abbey Theatre. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
• 1902 - In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Mount Pelée ( French: Montagne Pelée, or "Bald Mountain" is a dormant Volcano on the northern tip of the French Overseas department Saint-Pierre was the former primary city of France 's Caribbean Département d'outre-mer of Martinique, founded in 1635 by Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
• 1914 - Paramount Pictures is formed. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California.
• 1919 - Edward George Honey first proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate The Armistice of World War I, which later results in the creation of Remembrance Day. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward George Honey (1885 – 1922 was an Australian Soldier and Journalist who is often credited with having conceived the idea of a moment of silence The armistice treaty between the Allies and Germany was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on November 11, 1918 World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Remembrance Day also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates or Veterans Day is a day to commemorate the
• 1933 - Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest against British oppression in India. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1942 - World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from May 4 – May 8, 1942, with most of the action occurring on May 7 and May 8, was This is the first time in the naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.
• 1942 - World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. The Cocos Islands Mutiny was a failed Mutiny by Ceylonese (Sri Lankan soldiers against British officers on the Cocos (Keeling Islands Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War. Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the Military; or the Crew of any ship even Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the Military; or the Crew of any ship even World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• 1945 - Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest The Sétif massacre refers to widespread disturbances in and around the Algerian market town of Setif located to the west of Constantine in 1945
• 1945 - Combat in Europe ends in World War II: V-E Day. Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies German forces agree to an unconditional surrender. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The German Instrument of Surrender was the Legal instrument by which the High Command of the German Armed Forces surrendered simultaneously to the Supreme
• 1945 - End of the Prague uprising, today still celebrated as a national holiday in the Czech Republic. For the events of Spring 1968 see Prague Spring The Prague uprising ( Czech: Pražské povstání was an attempt by the Czech resistance The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
• 1946 - The Estonian school girls Aili Jõgi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial that preceded the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Aili Jõgi (born Aili Jürgenson on May 25 1931) is an Estonian patriot who on the night of May 8, 1946, together with her Ageeda Paavel (sometimes cited as Ageeda-Andrea Paavel) (born August 15 1930) is an Estonian patriot who on the night of May 8 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names
• 1967 - The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. Davao Region, designated as Region XI, is one of the regions of the Philippines, located on the southeastern portion of Mindanao. Davao del Norte, and once known simply as Davao, is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Davao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Davao Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao.
• 1970 - The Hard Hat riot occurs in the Wall Street area of New York City as blue-collar construction workers clash with anti-war demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hard Hat Riot occurred on May 8, 1970, near the intersection of Wall Street and Broad Street and at New York City Hall. Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The City of New York The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
• 1972 - Vietnam War – U.S. President Richard M. Nixon announces his order to place mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by A naval mine is a self-contained Explosive device placed in water to destroy Ships or Submarines Unlike Depth charges mines are deposited The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam
• 1973 - A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The American Indian Movement ( AIM) is an Indian Activist organization in the United States. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ( Oglala Oyanke in Lakota, also called Pine Ridge Agency) is an Wounded Knee ( Lakhota Cankpe Opi) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Shannon County, South Dakota, United States.
• 1984 - The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A boycott is a form of Consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using buying or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• 1984 - Cpl. Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three and wounding 13. Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations Denis Lortie is a former Canadian army corporal In 1984 he stormed into the National Assembly of Quebec building and killed three Quebec government Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The National Assembly of Quebec (Assemblée nationale du Québec is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. René Marc Jalbert, CV, CD (1921 &ndash 21 January 1996) was a Canadian soldier and Sergeant-At-Arms A Serjeant at Arms (also spelled Sergeant at Arms, and sometimes Serjeant-at-Arms) is an officer appointed by a Deliberative A deliberative assembly is an Organization, comprising of members that uses Parliamentary procedure for making decisions The Cross of Valour (official post-nominal letters CV) is the highest ranking of the Canadian Bravery Decorations, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous courage in
• 1987 - The Loughgall ambush: The SAS kill 8 IRA members and 1 civilian, in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The East Tyrone Brigade, Briogáid Thír Eoghain Thoir, of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA was one of the most active republican paramilitary The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Loughgall (in Irish Loch Gall) is a small Village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• 1988 - A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS outage once considered the 'worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history' is still the worst to occur on Mother's Day. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Illinois Bell is the name of the Bell Operating Company serving Illinois. The Number One Electronic Switching System, the first large scale Stored Program Control (SPC Telephone exchange or Electronic Switching System in the Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world
• 1990 - Reindependence Day of Estonia
• 1997 - A China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashes on approach into Shenzhen's Huangtian Airport, killing 35 people. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Estonia, short Estonia (in Estonian: Eesti Vabariik, short Eesti) was a short-lived country located on the present territory Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar China Southern Airlines ( Simplified Chinese: 中国南方航空公司 (,) is an Airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport ( formerly named Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) is located near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, Shenzhen
• 1999 - Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel military college. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Nancy Mace was the first female Cadet to graduate from The Citadel; she graduated on May 8, 1999. This article refers to the general definition of cadet A Cadet may also be a member of the Cadets, a historical Russian Political party. History On December 20, 1842, the South Carolina Legislature passed an act establishing the South Carolina Military Academy with the original mission
• 2005 - The new Canadian War Museum opens, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of V-E Day. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Canadian War Museum (CWM is Canada ’s national museum of military history Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies
• 2007 - A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed under the leadership of Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party as First Minister and Martin McGuinness of Sinn Féin as Deputy First Minister. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Northern Ireland Executive is the executive arm of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the devolved Legislature for Northern Ireland Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born 6 April 1926 styled The Rt Hon The Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (Máirtín Mag Aonghusa born in Derry on 23 May 1950 is the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970

Births

• 1326 - Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)
• 1460 - Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. Friedrich Margrave of Ansbach and Bayreuth, known as Friedrich I or Friedrich V ( 8 May 1460 - 4 April 1536) was born at 1536)
• 1521 - Petrus Canisius, Dutch Jesuit (d. Saint Petrus Canisius ( May 8, 1521 &ndash December 21, 1597) was an important Jesuit who fought against the spread of Protestantism 1597)
• 1587 - Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. Victor Amadeus I ( Italian: Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia, 8 May 1587 &ndash 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 1637)
• 1622 - Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)
• 1629 - Niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. Niels Juel ( 8 May 1629 - 8 April 1697) was a Dano-Norwegian Admiral. 1697)
• 1632 - Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. Heino Heinrich Reichsgraf von Flemming ( 8 May 1632 &ndash 1 March[[ 706]] was a Saxon, later Brandenburger army leader and Field 1706)
• 1653 - Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (d. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Claude Louis Hector de Villars Prince de Martigues Marquis and Duc de Villars and Vicomte de Melun ( May 8, 1653 – June 17, 1734) was the 1734)
• 1668 - Alain-René Lesage, French writer (d. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Alain-René Lesage ( May 8, 1668, Sarzeau – November 17, 1747, Boulogne) also spelled Le Sage was a 1747)
• 1670 - Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (d. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke of St Albans, KG ( 8 May 1670 &ndash 10 May 1726) was an Illegitimate son of King Charles 1726)
• 1735 - Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland 1st Baronet ( 8 May 1735 &ndash 15 October 1811) was a notable English Portrait painter 1811)
• 1738 - Mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Count Mikhail Fedotovich Kamensky (Михаи́л Федо́тович Ка́менский ( May 8, 1738 &ndash August 12, 1809) 1809)
• 1753 - Miguel Hidalgo Mexican revolutionary (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mondarte Villaseñor ( May 8 1753 &ndash July 30 1811) also known as Miguel 1811)
• 1786 - Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Saint Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney ( 1786 - August 4, 1859) was a French parish priest who became a Catholic Saint and the 1859)
• 1821 - William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year This article is about the railroad magnate For his grandson the governor of Rhode Island see William Henry Vanderbilt III. This article details the family of Cornelius Vanderbilt For other uses see Vanderbilt (disambiguation. 1885)
• 1825 - George Bruce Malleson, Indian officer (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Bruce Malleson ( May 8, 1825 - March 1, 1898) English officer in India and author was born at Wimbledon 1898)
• 1828 - Jean Henri Dunant, Founder of the Red Cross; Nobel laureate (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Jean Henri Dunant ( May 8, 1828 &ndash October 30, 1910) aka Henry Dunant or Henri Dunant, was a Swiss The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1910)
• 1828 - Sharbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Saint Charbel, or Sharbel, (مار شربل May 8 1828 – December 24 1898) born as Youssef Antoun Makhlouf in 1898)
• 1829 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American musician (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Louis Moreau Gottschalk ( May 8, 1829 &ndash December 18, 1869) was an American Composer and Pianist, best known 1869)
• 1839 - Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French Canadian lyricist (O Canada) (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier ( May 8, 1839 &ndash June 27, 1920) was a Canadian judge author and lyricist "O Canada" is the National anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by the then Lieutenant Governor of Quebec the Honourable Théodore 1920)
• 1842 - Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Emil Christian Hansen ( May 8, 1842 – August 27, 1909) was a Danish Mycologist and fermentation physiologist 1909)
• 1847 - Oscar Hammerstein I, American theater producer and impresario (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Oscar Hammerstein I ( 8 May 1847 - 1 August 1919) was a Theater impresario in New York City. 1919)
• 1850 - Ross Barnes, baseball player (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Charles Roscoe Barnes ( May 8, 1850 in Mount Morris New York – February 5, 1915 in Chicago Illinois) was one of 1915)
• 1853 - Dan Brouthers, baseball player (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers (ˈbruːθərz (May 8 1858 – August 2 1932 was an American First baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned 1932)
• 1858 - John Meade Falkner, English novelist (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Meade Falkner ( 8 May, 1858 - 22 July, 1932) was an English Novelist and Poet, best known for his 1932)
• 1859 - Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johan Ludwig William Valdemar Jensen, mostly known as Johan Jensen, ( May 8, 1859 – March 5, 1925) was a Danish Mathematician 1925)
• 1884 - Harry S Truman, President of the United States (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1972)
• 1893 - Edd Roush, baseball player (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edd J Roush ( May 8, 1893 - March 21, 1988) was a Left-handed Major League Baseball player 1988)
• 1893 - Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Captain Henry Blythe Thornhill (Teddy Wakelam ( May 8 1893 - July 10 1963) was an English sports broadcaster 1963)
• 1895 - James H. "Dutch" Kindelberger, American aerospace pioneer (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James H "Dutch" Kindelberger ( May 8, 1895 - July 27, 1962) was an American pioneer of aviation 1962)
• 1895 - Fulton J. Sheen, American bishop (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Servant of God Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) was an American Archbishop 1979)
• 1895 - Edmund Wilson, American writer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edmund Wilson ( May 8, 1895 &ndash June 12 1972) was an American Writer and 1972)
• 1899 - Arthur Q. Bryan, American voice actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1959)
• 1899 - Friedrich Hayek, Nobel laureate (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Friedrich August von Hayek CH ( May 8, 1899 March 23, 1992) was an Austrian British Economist The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1992)
• 1901 - Turkey Stearnes, baseball player (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Norman Thomas "Turkey" Stearnes (May 8 1901 – September 4 1979 was an African American Center fielder in the Negro Leagues. 1979)
• 1902 - Andre Michael Lwoff, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting André Michel Lwoff ( May 8, 1902 &ndash September 30, 1994) was a French Microbiologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1994)
• 1903 - Fernandel, French actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin ( May 8, 1903 &ndash February 26, 1971) better known as Fernandel, was a French 1971)
• 1904 - John Snagge, British radio personality (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge OBE ( 8 May[[ 904]] &ndash 25 March[[ 996]] was a long-time British newsreader and Commentator 1996)
• 1905 - Red Nichols, American musician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols ( May 8, 1905 &ndash June 28, 1965) was an American Jazz Cornettist 1965)
• 1906 - Roberto Rossellini, Italian director (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Roberto Rossellini ( May 8 1906 – June 3 1977) was an Italian Film director. 1977)
• 1910 - Andrew E. Svenson, American children's book author and publisher (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Andrew E Svenson ( May 8, 1910 &ndash August 21, 1975) was an American children's author, Publisher, and 1975)
• 1911 - Robert Johnson, American blues musician (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8 1911 – August 16 1938 is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression 1938)
• 1913 - Bob Clampett, American animator (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer 1984)
• 1914 - Romain Gary, Polish writer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Romain Gary ( May 8 1914 – December 2 1980) was a French Novelist, Film director, World War II 1980)
• 1915 - Milton Meltzer, American history and biography author, writer of Thomas Jefferson, Revolutionary Aristocrat
• 1916 - João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist
• 1916 - Swami Chinmayananda, Indian spiritualist (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Milton Meltzer (born May 8 1915) is an American historian and author best known for his history nonfiction books on Jewish African-American Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 – July 4 1826 was the third President of the United States (1801–1809 the principal author of the Declaration of Independence Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jean-Marie Faustin Goedefroid de Havelange (born May 8, 1916) usually known as João Havelange, was the president of FIFA from 1974 to Swami Chinmayananda ( May 8, 1916 - Aug 3, 1993) was born Balakrishna Menon (Balan 1993)
• 1919 - Lex Barker, American actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lex Barker ( May 8, 1919 - May 11, 1973) was an American Actor best known for playing Tarzan of the Apes 1973)
• 1920 - Saul Bass, American graphic designer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Saul Bass ( May 8, 1920 — April 25, 1996) was an American Graphic designer and Academy Award -winning filmmaker 1996)
• 1920 - Tom of Finland, Finnish fetish artist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Tom of Finland ( May 8, 1920 &ndash November 7, 1991) (born Touko Laaksonen in Kaarina, Finland) was a 1991)
• 1920 - Sloan Wilson, American author (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Sloan Wilson ( 8 May 1920 – 25 May 2003) was an American author 2003)
• 1925 - Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of Tanzania
• 1926 - David Attenborough, English naturalist
• 1926 - Don Rickles, American comedian
• 1927 - Chumy Chúmez, Spanish film director (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ali Hassan Mwinyi (born May 8, 1925, Kivure Coast Region Tanzania) was the president of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1985 This page contains a list of presidents of Tanzania. Last elections Presidents of Tanzania 1964-present Political Affiliation Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born 8 May 1926 in London, England For the radio and television announcer see Donald Rickles (announcer. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jose Maria González Castillo, (Chumy Chúmez ( May 8, 1927 - April 10, 2003) was a Cartoon humorist writer and director of Spanish 2003)
• 1928 - Theodore Sorenson, American writer
• 1929 - Claude Castonguay, Quebec politician
• 1929 - Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born Academy Award-winning actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen (born May 8, 1928) is of Counsel (retired Senior Partner at the law firm of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Castonguay CC, OQ, LLD, FSA (born May 8, 1929) is a Canadian politician educator and businessman was a naturalized American actress and standards Singer. She was best known for her roles as Katsumi the wife of Joe Kelly ( Red "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. 2007)
• 1930 - Heather Harper, Irish singer
• 1930 - Gary Snyder, American poet
• 1932 - Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican writer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heather Harper MBE (born 8 May 1930) is an Irish Operatic Soprano. Gary Snyder (born May 8, 1930) is an American Poet (often associated with the Beat Generation Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Julieta Campos ( 8 May 1932 &ndash 5 September 2007) was a Cuban Mexican writer 2007)
• 1932 - Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
• 1932 - Sonny Liston, American boxer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Phyllida Ann Law who divorced after World War II. She was married to Eric Thompson until his death in 1982 Charles L "Sonny" Liston (May 8 1932?–January 5 1971 was a professional boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd 1970)
• 1935 - Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, 7th in the Line of succession to the Danish Throne
• 1935 - Jack Charlton, English footballer
• 1937 - Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian politician
• 1937 - Thomas Pynchon, American novelist
• 1937 - Mike Cuellar, baseball player
• 1940 - Peter Benchley, American author (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denmark uses a system of cognatic (male-preference primogeniture. John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL (born Ashington, Northumberland, 8 May 1935) is a former Footballer Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Gaviria Díaz, born May 8, 1937 in Sopetrán, Antioquia, is a Colombian Lawyer, former Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr (born May 8 1937 is an American writer based in New York City, noted for his dense and complex works of Fiction. Miguel Angel Cuellar Santana (born May 8 1937 in Santa Clara Cuba) best known as Mike Cuellar (/ˈkweʎar/ is a former left-handed Starting Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Bradford Benchley ( May 8, 1940 -11 February 2006 was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the 2006)
• 1940 - Irwin Cotler, Canadian politician
• 1940 - Ricky Nelson, American singer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, MP (born May 8, 1940) was Canada 's Minister of Justice and Attorney General Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an 1985)
• 1940 - Toni Tennille, American singer
• 1941 - Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer
• 1941 - John Fred, American singer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (b May 8 1940 in Montgomery Alabama) is one-half of the 1970s Grammy Award winning duo, Captain & Tennille Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mahmoud Ahmed (born May 8, 1941) is an Ethiopian Singer of Gurage ancestry John Fred (born John Fred Gourrier, May 8, 1941 &ndash April 14, 2005) was a Blue-eyed soul, Cajun 2005)
• 1941 - Bill Lockyer, American politician
• 1942 - Terry Neill, Northern Irish footballer
• 1943 - Paul Samwell-Smith, British bassist (The Yardbirds)
• 1944 - Gary Glitter, English singer
• 1945 - Keith Jarrett, American musician
• 1946 - André Boulerice, Quebec politician
• 1947 - H. Robert Horvitz, Nobel laureate
• 1948 - Felicity Lott, English singer
• 1948 - Steve Braun, baseball player
• 1948 - Stephen Stohn, Canadian television producer (Degrassi)
• 1950 - Robert Mugge, American music documentary film maker
• 1951 - Philip Bailey, American singer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• 1951 - Chris Frantz, American musician (Talking Heads)
• 1953 - Alex Van Halen, Dutch drummer (Van Halen)
• 1953 - Billy Burnette, American singer and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1954 - Stephen Furst, American actor
• 1954 - David Keith, American actor
• 1957 - Bill Cowher, American football coach
• 1957 - Marie Myriam, French singer
• 1960 - Franco Baresi, Italian footballer
• 1960 - Eric Brittingham, American bassist
• 1961 - Janet McTeer, British actress
• 1961 - David Winning, Canadian film director
• 1963 - Terry Christian, British radio presenter
• 1963 - Sylvain Cossette, Quebec singer and songwriter
• 1963 - Anthony Field, Australian musician and actor
• 1963 - Robin Jarvis, British writer
• 1963 - Izabela Kloc, Polish politician
• 1964 - Melissa Gilbert, American actress
• 1964 - Bobby Labonte, American race car driver
• 1964 - Dave Rowntree, British musician (Blur)
• 1966 - Claudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer
• 1966 - Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer
• 1968 - Jamie Summers, American porn star
• 1968 - Johan Pehrson, Swedish politician
• 1968 - Nathalie Normandeau, Quebec politician
• 1969 - Akebono Taro, sumo wrestler
• 1970 - Luis Enrique, Spanish football player
• 1972 - Darren Hayes, Australian singer
• 1972 - Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 - Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese artist
• 1974 - Jon Tickle, English entertainer
• 1974 - Korey Stringer, American football player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Westwood Lockyer (born May 8 1941) is the current State Treasurer of California. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William John Terence "Terry" Neill (born May 8, 1942) is a Northern Ireland former football player and manager Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Samwell-Smith (born Paul Smith 8 May 1943, in Richmond, Surrey) was a founding member and Bassist of the 1960s English The Yardbirds are an English rock band noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous Guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944 is an English Glam rock Singer and Songwriter, and is better known by his Stage name Gary Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown Pennsylvania) is an American Pianist and Composer. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Boulerice (born May 8, 1946 in Joliette, Quebec) is a Québécois Politician and Gay rights activist Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. H Robert Horvitz (born May 8, 1947) is an American Biologist best known for his research on the Nematode worm Caenorhabditis The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Felicity Lott DBE (born May 8 1947, Cheltenham, England) is an English soprano universally known as Flott Stephen Russell Braun (born May 8, 1948, in Trenton New Jersey) was a Major League Baseball outfielder third baseman and designated hitter John Stephen Stohn (born May 8, 1948 in Denver, Colorado, US) is a Canadian entertainment lawyer and Television The Degrassi series is a Canadian Drama that follows the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Mugge (b Chicago, Illinois, United States, May 8, 1950) is an American Documentary film maker Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January ---- Philip Bailey (born May 8, 1951, in Denver, Colorado) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and Earth Wind & Fire is an African - American Funk band led by Maurice White that achieved worldwide success in the 1970s Chris Frantz (born Charlton Christopher Frantz, May 8, 1951 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States) is an American Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Arthur Van Halen is a Dutch Drummer and co-founder of the Hard rock band Van Halen. Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 William Beau "Billy" Burnette III (born May 8, 1953 in Memphis Tennessee) is an American guitarist singer and songwriter who Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Stephen Furst (born Steven Nelson Feuerstein on 8 May 1954) is an American Actor and film and Television director David Lemuel Keith (born May 8, 1954) is a Golden Globe -nominated American Actor and director. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) William Laird Cowher (born May 8, 1957) is a former American football coach and player Marie Myriam (born Miriam Lopes on May 8, 1957 in Braga, Portugal) is a Portuguese Singer. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franco Baresi (born May 8, 1960 in Travagliato, Province of Brescia) is an Italian youth team coach and former football Eric Brittingham (born May 8, 1960 in Salisbury Maryland) is a bass guitarist most famous for playing in the band Cinderella. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Janet McTeer, OBE (born May 8, 1961) is an award-winning British Actress. David Winning (born May 8, 1961 in Calgary Alberta) is a Canadian -born film and television director Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Christian (born 8 May, is a British [[radio] and former TV presenter notable for presenting Channel 4 's controversial and ground-breaking television Sylvain Cossette (born May 8, 1963) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter from Grand-Mère, Mauricie, Quebec. Anthony Field (born May 8 1963 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian musician and actor Robin Jarvis (born May 8, 1963) is a British children's novelist who writes Fantasy novels often about Anthropomorphic rodents and Izabela Kloc (born May 08, 1963 in Mikołów) is a Polish politician Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress, Writer and producer, primarily in Movies and Robert Alan Labonte (born May 8, 1964 in Corpus Christi Texas) is an American Race car driver and drives the #43 Cheerios David Alexander De Horne Rowntree (born 8 May, 1964 in Colchester, England) is an English musician animator and political activist Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel (born May 8, 1966 in Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian former football Marta Sánchez is a Spanish female vocalist She was born on May 8, 1966 in Madrid. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jamie Summers (born Denise Stafford on May 8, 1968 in US) is an American Porn star. Carl Johan Georg Pehrson (born 8 May 1968) is a Swedish Politician with the Liberal People's Party. Nathalie Normandeau (born May 8, 1968 in Maria Quebec) is a Quebec Politician. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a retired Sumo wrestler Born in Waimānalo Hawai'i, Akebono became the first foreign born wrestler ever to reach Yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luis Enrique, full name Luis Enrique Martínez García (born May 8, 1970 in Gijón) is a former Spanish Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darren Stanley Hayes (born May 8, 1972) is an Australian Singer-songwriter. Ray Whitney (born May 8, 1972, in Fort Saskatchewan Alberta) is a professional Ice hockey player and alternate captain currently Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. is a female Japanese manga artist from Hokkaidō. Her real name is. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Tickle (born 8 May 1974 in Norwich) is a television presenter in the UK who initially rose to fame as a contestant on the fourth series of the Korey Damont Stringer ( May 8 1974 &ndash August 1 2001) was an American football player who died from complications brought 2001)
• 1975 - Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer
• 1975 - Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1975 - Gastón Mazzacane, Argentine racing driver
• 1976 - Martha Wainwright, Canadian musician and songwriter
• 1976 - Ian "H" Watkins, pop singer (Steps)
• 1977 - Jennifer Walcott, American Playboy Playmate
• 1978 - Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer
• 1978 - Matthew Davis, American actor
• 1978 - Lúcio, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 - Josie Maran, American model
• 1980 - Michelle McManus, Scottish singer
• 1980 - Benny Yau, Canadian entertainer
• 1981 - Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer
• 1981 - Björn Dixgård, Swedish guitarist
• 1981 - Yasuko Tajima, Japanese swimmer
• 1981 - John Maine, American baseball player
• 1982 - Adrian Gonzalez, American baseball player
• 1983 - Matt Willis, British singer
• 1984 - Nadine Chandrawinata, 2006 Miss Universe Pageant (Indonesia)
• 1985 - Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress
• 1986 - Marvell Wynne, American soccer player

Deaths

• 1192 - Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. Jussi Markkanen (born May 8, 1975 in Imatra, Finland) is a former NHL Goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers and Gastón Mazzacane (born May 8, 1975 in La Plata) is a Racing driver from Argentina. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American folk - rock Singer - Songwriter. Ian Watkins (born 8 May 1976, Llwynypia, Rhondda, Wales) better known as H from Steps is a Welsh Steps was a pop group that achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jennifer Walcott (born May 8, 1977 in Youngstown Ohio) is an American glamour model and actress best known Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jang Woo Hyuk (장우혁 (born May 8, 1978) is a South Korean Rapper, who was a member of the band H Matthew W Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor Davis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and began his acting career Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born May 8, 1978 in Brasília) more commonly known as Lúcio, is a Brazilian football defender Johanna Selhorst "Josie" Maran (born May 8, 1978) is an American supermodel and actress. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Benny Yau ( Traditional Chinese: 邱穟恆 born May 8, 1980 in Hong Kong) immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1988 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Andrea Barzagli, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born May 8, 1981 in Fiesole) is an Italian World Cup -winning footballer Mando Diao is a Garage rock band from Borlänge, Sweden. Origin The roots of Mando Diao date back to 1995 when Björn Dixgård and Yasuko Tajima (born May 8, 1981 in Kanagawa) is a former medley Swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the John Kevin Maine (born May 8 1981 in Fredericksburg Virginia) is an American professional baseball player Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Adrian Gonzalez (born May 8, 1982 in San Diego California) is a Mexican-American Major League Baseball First baseman Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Matthew James Willis who is married to Emma Griffiths (born 8 May 1983 in Tooting, South London) is an English Singer-songwriter Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Nadine Chandrawinata (born May 8, 1984 in Hannover, Germany) was Puteri Indonesia (Miss Indonesia Universe 2005 and a Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Miyazaki Mashio (born May 8, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Marvell Wynne II (born May 8, 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Soccer defender, who currently Ottokar IV (1163 &ndash May 8, 1192) was Margrave of Styria and Duke from 1180 onwards when Styria previously a margraviate subordinated 1163)
• 1278 - Emperor Duanzong of China (b. Emperor Duānzōng ( Chinese 端宗 1268 &ndash May 8, 1278) was the penultimate emperor of Southern Song Dynasty of China who died 1268)
• 1319 - King Haakon V of Norway (b. Haakon V Magnusson ( 1270 - May 8, 1319) was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319 1270)
• 1473 - John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. John Stafford 1st Earl of Wiltshire ( 24 November 1420 &ndash 8 May 1473) was an English nobleman the youngest son of Humphrey Stafford 1420)
• 1538 - Edward Fox, English bishop
• 1672 - Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. Edward Foxe (c 1496 &ndash May 8, 1538) was an English churchman Bishop of Hereford. Jean-Armand du Peyrer the Comte de Tréville (or de Troisville was a French officer born at Oloron-Sainte-Marie in 1598 and died on 8 May 1672 at 1598)
• 1766 - Samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Samuel Chandler ( 1693 - May 8, 1766) was an English Nonconformist divine He was born at Hungerford in Berkshire 1693)
• 1773 - Ali Bey Al-Kabir, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ali Bey Al-Kabir (Arabic علي بك الكبير lived 1728 &ndash May 8, 1773) was a politician and general Mamluk Sultan of Egypt 1728)
• 1781 - Richard Jago, English poet (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Jago (1715 &ndash May 8, 1781) was an English poet He was the third son of Richard Jago Rector of Beaudesert Warwickshire. 1715)
• 1785 - Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French statesman (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Étienne-François duc de Choiseul ( June 28, 1719 &mdash May 8, 1785) was a French military officer diplomat and statesman 1719)
• 1785 - Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pietro Longhi ( November 5, 1701 – May 8, 1785) was a Venetian painter of contemporary scenes of life 1701)
• 1788 - Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopoli) ( June 3, 1723 &ndash May 8, 1788) was a Tyrolian 1723)
• 1794 - Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (executed) (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1743)
• 1819 - Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii
• 1828 - Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great, (born February 1758 or November 1737 or May 1, 1738 – died May 8, 1819) The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani ( July 27, 1781 &ndash May 8, 1829) was an Italian guitarist and Composer 1781)
• 1837 - Alexander Balashov, Russian general and statesman (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Alexander Dmitriyevich Balashov (Александр Дмитриевич Балашов ( 13 July 1770 &ndash 8 May 1837) was a Russian 1770)
• 1842 - Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Rear Admiral Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville ( May 23, 1790, Condé-sur-Noireau, France &ndash May 8, 1842, 1790)
• 1853 - Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jan Philipp Roothaan ( November 23, 1785, Amsterdam, Netherlands - May 8, 1853, Rome, Italy 1785)
• 1873 - John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 &ndash 8 May 1873 British Philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential 1806)
• 1880 - Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Gustave Flaubert (gystaːv flobɛːʁ in French ( December 12, 1821 &ndash May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among 1821)
• 1891 - Helena Blavatsky, Russian-born author (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elena Petrovna Gan (Елена Петровна Ган also Hélène, Yekaterinoslav, Ukraine, Russian Empire — May 8 1891 London) better 1831)
• 1903 - Paul Gauguin, French painter (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903 was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. 1848)
• 1936 - Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (29 May 1880 Blankenburg am Harz &ndash 8 May 1936 Munich) was a German Historian and Philosopher whose 1880)
• 1943 - Mordechaj Anielewicz, Polish Resistance Fighter (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mordechaj (Mordecai Anielewicz (1919 – May 8, 1943) was the commander of the Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa ( English: Jewish Fighting 1919)
• 1945 - Wilhelm Rediess, SS and Police leader of Nazi-occupied Norway (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Wilhelm Rediess ( October 10, 1900 – May 8, 1945) was the SS and Police Leader during the German occupation of Norway 1900)
• 1945 - Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Dr Bernhard Rust (30 September 1883 — 8 May 1945 was Minister of Science Education and National Culture ( Reichserziehungsminister) in Nazi Germany. 1883)
• 1945 - Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of Nazi-occupied Norway (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Josef Antonius Heinrich Terboven ( May 23, 1898 - May 8, 1945) was a Nazi leader best known as the Reichskommissar (commissioner 1898)
• 1947 - Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Gordon Selfridge Sr ( January 11, 1858 &ndash May 8, 1947) was an American-born retail magnate who founded the British 1858)
• 1948 - U Saw, Burmese politician (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. U Saw aka Galon U Saw (1900&ndash1948 was a leading Burmese Politician and Prime Minister during the colonial era before the Second World 1900)
• 1950 - Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, see Vital Brazil Brazil. 1865)
• 1952 - William Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Fox ( January 1, 1879 &ndash May 8, 1952) was a pioneering American Motion picture executive who founded the 1879)
• 1960 - J. H. C. Whitehead, British mathematician (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Henry Constantine Whitehead ( 11 November 1904 – 8 May 1960) known as Henry was a British Mathematician and 1904)
• 1967 - LaVerne Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters) (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May 1911)
• 1969 - Remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Remington Kellogg ( 5 October 1892 - 8 May 1969) was an American naturalist and a director of the United States National Museum 1892)
• 1975 - Avery Brundage, President of the International Olympic Committee (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Avery Brundage ( September 28 1887 &ndash May 8 1975) was an American athlete sports official art collector and philanthropist 1887)
• 1982 - Neil Bogart, American record executive (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Neil Bogart ( February 3, 1943 – May 8, 1982) was an American record executive 1943)
• 1982 - Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve ( Gilles Villeneuve ʒil vilnœv ( January 18, 1950 &ndash May 8, 1982) was a Canadian 1950)
• 1984 - Lila Bell Wallace, American magazine publisher (Reader's Digest) (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Lila Bell Wallace (b 25 December 1889, Virden Manitoba, Canada - d Reader's Digest is a monthly general-interest family Magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace. 1890)
• 1984 - Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Luigi Emilio Rodolfo Bertetti Bianco, better known as Gino Bianco ( July 22 1916 in Milan, Italy – May 8 1984 1916)
• 1985 - Theodore Sturgeon, American science fiction writer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Theodore Sturgeon (born Edward Hamilton Waldo on February 26, 1918; died May 8, 1985) was an American Science fiction 1918)
• 1985 - Dolph Sweet, American actor (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dolph Sweet ( July 18, 1920 - May 8, 1985) was born in New York New York and was credited with nearly 60 television and film roles as well as 1920)
• 1987 - Doris Stokes, British psychic medium (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Doris May Fisher Stokes ( January 6 1920 - May 8 1987) born Doris Sutton, was a British Spiritualist. 1920)
• 1988 - Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7 1907 – May 8 1988 was an American Novelist and Science fiction Writer. 1907)
• 1990 - Luigi Nono, Italian composer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Luigi Nono ( January 29, 1924 – May 8, 1990) was an Italian Avant-garde Composer of Classical music 1924)
• 1991 - Jean Langlais, French composer and pianist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Jean Langlais (15 February 1907 &ndash 8 May 1991 was a French Composer of Modern classical music, Organist, and Improviser. 1907)
• 1991 - Rudolf Serkin, Austrian pianist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rudolf Serkin ( March 28, 1903 &ndash May 8, 1991) was a Bohemian-born Pianist. 1903)
• 1993 - Avram Davidson, American writer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Avram Davidson ( April 23, 1923 – May 8, 1993) was an American Jewish writer of Fantasy fiction, Science fiction, and 1923)
• 1994 - George Peppard, American actor (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) George Peppard Jr (October 1 1928 – May 8 1994) was an American Film and Television Actor. 1928)
• 1995 - Teresa Teng, Asian superstar (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Teresa Teng ( January 29, 1953 – May 8, 1995) ( sometimes spelled as Teresa Tang or Teresa Deng, was a popular 1953)
• 1996 - Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Beryl Burton, OBE ( 12 May 1937 &ndash 8 May 1996) was an English racing Cyclist and one of Britain 1937)
• 1996 - Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luis Miguel González Lucas ( November 9, 1926 - May 8, 1996) was a famous bullfighter from Spain, better known as 1926)
• 1996 - Garth Williams, American illustrator (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Garth Williams ( April 16, 1912 - May 8, 1996) was a prominent American illustrator known for his work on children's books 1912)
• 1998 - Bebe Rebozo, American banker and Watergate figure (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Charles Gregory "Bebe" Rebozo ( November 17, 1912 &ndash May 8, 1998) was a Florida banker who gained fame for 1912)
• 1999 - Dirk Bogarde, British actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde ( 28 March, 1921  &ndash 8 May, 1999) better known by his Stage name 1921)
• 1999 - Ed Gilbert, American actor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Ed Gilbert (born Edmund F Giesbert on June 29, 1931 - May 8, 1999) was an American actor with extensive credits in both live action 1931)
• 1999 - Dana Plato, American actress (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dana Michelle Plato (November 7 1964 &ndash May 8 1999 was an American actress who became famous playing the role of Kimberly Drummond in the U 1964)
• 2000 - Guadalupe "Pita" Amor, Mexican poet (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein ( May 30, 1918 &ndash May 8, 2000) who wrote as Pita Amor, was a Mexican Poet 1918)
• 2000 - Alexander Chislenko, Russian-American transhumanist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander "Sasha" Chislenko ( December 2, 1959 &ndash May 8, 2000) was an active member of the Transhumanist and Extropian 1959)
• 2000 - Henry Nicols, AIDS activist (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Joseph Nicols ( August 9, 1973 – May 8, 2000) was born with the genetic disease hemophilia or Haemophiliac and later acquired 1973)
• 2005 - Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentine racing driver (b. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicolás Vuyovich ( Orán Salta, 1981 - 06-29; Córdoba Argentina, 2005 - 05-08) was a sportscar driver from Argentina 1981)
• 2006 - Iain Macmillan, Abbey Road photographer (b. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Iain Stewart Macmillan ( Oct 20, 1938 - May 8, 2006) was the British photographer famous for taking the cover photograph for The Beatles Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. 1938)
• 2008 - Eddy Arnold, Country music star (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Richard Edward Arnold (known as Eddy Arnold) ( May 15, 1918  &ndash May 8, 2008) was an American Country music 1918)
• 2008 - François Sterchele, Belgian football player (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common François Sterchele ( March 14, 1982 - May 8, 2008) was a Belgian footballer who played for Club Brugge. 1982)

Holidays and observances

• V-E Day
• Parents' Day in South Korea
• Arsenius the Great in the Eastern Orthodox Church
• Apparition of Saint Michael
• Saint Desideratus of Soissons (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Victory in Europe Day ( V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies Parents' Day is a Holiday similar to a combination of Father's Day and Mother's Day. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Saint Arsenius the Deacon, sometimes known as Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, Arsenius the Roman or Arsenius the Great, was a Roman imperial tutor who The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Michael (מִיכָאֵל Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; Μιχαήλ Mikhaíl; Michael or Míchaël; ميخائيل Mikhā'īl) is an Desideratus (? - 550) was a French Saint in the Christian church from Soissons. 550)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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