Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

1903  Eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies on May - 08.   

1904  On this day in history 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 May - 08.   

1924  Lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23 on this day in history.   

1930  Lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61 on May - 08.   

1932  Death of Albert Thomas, French socialist politician on May - 08.   

1936  On this day in history oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies   

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

1943  Death of Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on this day in history.   

1945  Death of Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history death of harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858)   

1948  Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 on May - 08.   

1950  Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 08 margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40   

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

1957  On May - 08 johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75   

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  Hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88 on May - 08.   

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

1965  H T W Hardinge, cricketer (scored 25 & 5 in only Test for Engld), dies on May - 08.   

1967  Barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1969  Death of Remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies   

1974  On May - 08 graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train   

1975  On this day in history avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87   

1976  On this day in history alan Baxter, dies at 67   

1979  On this day in history talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76   

1981  On May - 08 margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies   

1982  On this day in history gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident   

1984  Death of Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

1985  On May - 08 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  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 this day in history.   

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  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.