Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

1903  Eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies on this day in history.   

1904  On May - 08 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 May - 08.   

1930  Lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1932  Death of Albert Thomas, French socialist politician on this day in history.   

1936  Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies on May - 08.   

1941  On this day in history heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86   

1943  On May - 08 death of mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed   

1945  On this day in history death of bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. 1883)   

1947  Death of Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

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

1950  Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 on May - 08.   

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

1952  On May - 08 death of william Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879)   

1957  Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered on May - 08.   

1959  Death of Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 on this day in history.   

1960  On May - 08 hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88   

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  On May - 08 barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39   

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 this day in history 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  Alan Baxter, dies at 67 on May - 08.   

1979  On May - 08 talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76   

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

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

1987  On this day in history death of pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off   

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1326  On this day in history birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)   

1460  Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on May - 08.   

1492  On May - 08 birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  On May - 08 birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint   

1527  On this day in history birth of johann Walter, composer   

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on May - 08.   

1592  On this day in history birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

1622  On May - 08 birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)