Famous Personalities Born In May - 08

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

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 May - 08.   

1587  On this day in history 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 May - 08 birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)   

1629  Niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.   

1632  Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. 1706) was born on May - 08.   

1641  Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 08.   

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  Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (d. 1726) was born on May - 08.   

1673  On May - 08 birth of johann Valentin Eckelt, composer   

1703  On this day in history birth of gottlob Harrer, composer   

1735  On May - 08 birth of sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. 1811)   

1737  Edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Empire) was born on this day in history.   

1738  On May - 08 birth of mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1809)   

1742  Johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1745  Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer was born on May - 08.   

1750  Elias Mann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On May - 08 birth of miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence   

1763  On this day in history birth of john Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman   

1778  On this day in history birth of johann Gansbacher, composer   

1786  On May - 08 birth of thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry   

1786  On May - 08 birth of jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859)   

1803  On May - 08 birth of joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer   

1806  On this day in history birth of jan Bedrich Kittl, composer   

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  William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.   

1824  William Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57) was born on this day in history.   

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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  On May - 08 death of duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)   

1278  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on this day in history.   

1319  On May - 08 haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies   

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

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on May - 08.   

1577  Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies on May - 08.