Famous Deaths In May - 08

1903  On this day in history eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies   

1904  On May - 08 eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies   

1909  Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies on May - 08.   

1915  Henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23   

1930  On May - 08 lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61   

1932  On this day in history death of albert Thomas, French socialist politician   

1936  On May - 08 oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies   

1941  Heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history death of mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed   

1945  Death of Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. 1883) on May - 08.   

1947  On May - 08 death of harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858)   

1948  Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1950  On May - 08 franklin Dyall, dies at 76   

1951  Margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1952  Death of William Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879) on May - 08.   

1957  Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered on this day in history.   

1959  Death of Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 on May - 08.   

1960  On May - 08 hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88   

1961  On May - 08 james Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63   

1965  On this day in history h T W Hardinge, cricketer (scored 25 & 5 in only Test for Engld), dies   

1967  On this day in history barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39   

1969  On this day in history death of remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892)   

1973  Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies on May - 08.   

1974  Graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train on this day in history.   

1975  Avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87 on May - 08.   

1976  On May - 08 alan Baxter, dies at 67   

1979  Talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1981  Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 08 gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident   

1984  On May - 08 death of gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916)   

1985  On this day in history dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74   

1987  Death of Pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off on this day in history.   

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1326  On May - 08 birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)   

1460  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)   

1492  On this day in history birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  On this day in history birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint   

1527  Johann Walter, composer was born on May - 08.   

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on May - 08.   

1592  On May - 08 birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

1622  On this day in history birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)