Famous Personalities Born In May - 08
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1326 Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) was born on this day in history.
1460 On May - 08 birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)
1492 Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on May - 08.
1521 On this day in history birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint
1527 Johann Walter, composer was born on this day in history.
1587 On May - 08 birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)
1592 Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on this day in history.
1622 On this day in history birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)
1629 On May - 08 birth of niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697)
1632 Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. 1706) was born on May - 08.
1641 On this day in history birth of nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam)
1653 Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (d. 1734) was born on this day in history.
1668 On May - 08 birth of alain R Lesage, French author (Turcaret ou le Financier)
1670 On May - 08 birth of charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (d. 1726)
1673 Johann Valentin Eckelt, composer was born on this day in history.
1703 On this day in history birth of gottlob Harrer, composer
1735 On this day in history birth of sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. 1811)
1737 Edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Empire) was born on May - 08.
1738 On May - 08 birth of mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1809)
1742 Johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer was born on May - 08.
1745 On May - 08 birth of carl Philipp Stamitz, composer
1750 Elias Mann, composer was born on this day in history.
1753 Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence was born on this day in history.
1763 John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman was born on this day in history.
1778 Johann Gansbacher, composer was born on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history birth of thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry
1786 On May - 08 birth of jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859)
1803 Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer was born on this day in history.
1806 Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer was born on this day in history.
1810 On May - 08 birth of james Cooper, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1814 Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin, anarchist was born on May - 08.
1815 On this day in history birth of jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer
1821 On May - 08 birth of william Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885)
1824 William Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57) was born on this day in history.