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Historical Events In May - 08

Friday, 29 March 2024

1901  On this day in history in their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Phila 12-4  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  Mount Pelée erupts, wipes out St Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000 on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  On May - 08 the volcano Mount Pelee, in the Caribbean, erupts, killing 30,000 people  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  Mt Pelee erupts, wipes out St Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  On this day in history andre Michel Lwoff, physiologist  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1903  Fernandel, [Fernand JD Contandin], French actor (Paris Holiday) on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1903  On this day in history eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  On this day in history john Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, bBC news announcer/commentator  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  On this day in history eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1905  Inglis Gundry, composer on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1906  Phila A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield & hits 2 HRs on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1906  On May - 08 david Van Vactor, Plymouth Indiana, composer (Chaconne)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cin Reds, 6-0 on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1908  On May - 08 arturo De Cordova, [Rodriguez], Merida Mexico, actor (Medal for Benny)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1909  On this day in history albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1909  Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1910  On May - 08 mary Lou Williams, US jazz pianist/composer (Zodiac Suite)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1911  On this day in history iceland gives the vote to women  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1911  Navy ordered its first airplane, Curtiss A-1, Birthday of Naval Aviation on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1911  Robert Johnson, blues singer (King of Delta Blues Singer) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1912  On this day in history george Woodcock, author  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1913  Sidney James, [Cohen], Johannesburg, actor (Carry On) on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1914  On this day in history paramount Pictures is formed.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1914  On this day in history lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman (Comm House of Lords)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On May - 08 australian 2nd Brigade and New Zealand Brigade in Battle of Krithia  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On this day in history ellis Ashmead-Bartlett's account of the Gallipoli landing published in Australia  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On this day in history 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On this day in history john Archer, Osceola Nebraska, actor (Destination: Moon)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On May - 08 henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  Gordon Scarrott, engineer on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1919  Appingedam soccer team forms on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1919  1st transatlantic flight take-off by a navy seaplane on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In May - 08

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1326  On this day in history birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1460  Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1492  On May - 08 birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1521  On this day in history birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1527  On this day in history birth of johann Walter, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1587  On May - 08 birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1592  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1622  On May - 08 birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In May - 08

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0535  On May - 08 john, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0685  On May - 08 benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1192  On May - 08 death of duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1278  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1319  On May - 08 haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1473  On May - 08 death of john Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on May - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1577  On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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