Famous Birthdays In May - 08
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1326 Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) was born on May - 08.
1460 Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on May - 08.
1492 On this day in history birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer
1521 Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on May - 08.
1527 Johann Walter, composer was born on this day in history.
1587 On May - 08 birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)
1592 Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on May - 08.
1622 Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.
1629 Niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697) was born on May - 08.
1632 On May - 08 birth of heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. 1706)
1641 Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.
1653 On this day in history birth of claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (d. 1734)
1668 On this day in history birth of alain R Lesage, French author (Turcaret ou le Financier)
1670 On May - 08 birth of charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (d. 1726)
1673 Johann Valentin Eckelt, composer was born on this day in history.
1703 On this day in history birth of gottlob Harrer, composer
1735 Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. 1811) was born on this day in history.
1737 On this day in history birth of edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Empire)
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 On this day in history birth of carl Philipp Stamitz, composer
1750 Elias Mann, composer was born on May - 08.
1753 Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence was born on May - 08.
1763 John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman was born on May - 08.
1778 On May - 08 birth of johann Gansbacher, composer
1786 Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry was born on May - 08.
1786 On this day in history birth of jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859)
1803 Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer was born on this day in history.
1806 On May - 08 birth of jan Bedrich Kittl, composer
1810 On this day in history birth of james Cooper, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1814 Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin, anarchist was born on May - 08.
1815 Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer was born on May - 08.
1821 William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885) was born on May - 08.
1824 William Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57) was born on this day in history.