Famous Personalities Born In May - 08
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
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.