Historical Events In May - 08

1980  On this day in history world Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated   

1981  On this day in history margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies   

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

1984  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.   

1984  On May - 08 thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed   

1984  On this day in history the USSR and Warsaw Pact countries announce they will boycott the Los Angeles Olympics   

1984  On May - 08 uSSR announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics   

1985  On May - 08 20th Academy of Country Music Awards Alabama & Judds win   

1985  On May - 08 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1985  Dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74 on May - 08.   

1985  On May - 08 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win   

1987  On this day in history gary Hart quits democratic presidential race (Donna Rice affair)   

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

1988  On this day in history françois Mitterrand elected President of France   

1988  Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St in NYC on May - 08.   

1988  On May - 08 robert A Heinlein, sci-fi writer (Friday), dies of heart failure at 80   

1989  On May - 08 paul McCartney releases "My Brave Face" & "Ferry Cross the Mersey"   

1989  US space shuttle STS-30 lands on May - 08.   

1990  On May - 08 tomas O'Fiach, [Tomas Seamus Fee], Irish cardinal-archbishop, dies   

1991  On this day in history cIA director William H Webster resigns   

1991  Jean Langlais, composer, dies at 84 on May - 08.   

1992  Addeke H Boerma, dir-gen (FAO), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1993  On May - 08 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman & takes NYC subway train & 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride   

1993  On May - 08 lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title   

1993  Kees Deenik, singer/conductor on May - 08.   

1994  500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes on May - 08.   

1994  Ernesto Pérez Balladares elected President of Panama on May - 08.   

1994  José Maria Figueres becomes President of Costa Rica on May - 08.   

1994  President Clinton announces US will no longer repatriate boat people on May - 08.   

1994  Cobina W "Coby" Molenaar, peace activist, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1995  Carroll Best, bluegrass banjo, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history south Africa's Const Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution   

1997  Tea Leoni & David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village on this day in history.   

2007  On May - 08 devolved government is restored to Northern Ireland, with Ian Paisley as First Minister and Martin McGuinness as Deputy First Minister.   

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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  Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on May - 08.   

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  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.   

0535  On this day in history john, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies   

0685  On May - 08 benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies   

1192  Death of Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163) on this day in history.   

1278  On May - 08 death of emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)   

1319  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on May - 08.   

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on this day in history.   

1538  On May - 08 death of edward Fox, English bishop   

1577  On May - 08 viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies