Famous Deaths In May - 08

1903  On May - 08 eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies   

1904  Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies on this day in history.   

1909  Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

1915  Henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23   

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

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

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

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 May - 08.   

1948  On May - 08 alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81   

1950  On this day in history franklin Dyall, dies at 76   

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 this day in history johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75   

1958  On this day in history death of nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered   

1959  On May - 08 death of renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55   

1960  On this day in history hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88   

1961  James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 on May - 08.   

1965  On this day in history h T W Hardinge, cricketer (scored 25 & 5 in only Test for Engld), dies   

1967  On May - 08 barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39   

1969  On this day in history death of remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892)   

1973  Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies on May - 08.   

1974  On this day in history graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train   

1975  On May - 08 avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87   

1976  On May - 08 alan Baxter, dies at 67   

1979  Talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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  On May - 08 death of gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916)   

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  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)   

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  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)