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Page 6: Historical Events In May - 08

Tuesday, 08 July 2025

1919  On this day in history sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  On this day in history 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1920  On this day in history maurice Cranston, political scientist  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  On May - 08 sweden abolished capital punishment  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1921  Graham Leonard, bishop of London on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1922  On this day in history brian Kellett, CEO (Port of London Authority)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  Hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116 vs Somerset at Bath on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1923  On May - 08 hobbs scores his 100th 100, 116* v Somerset at Bath  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  Arthur Honegger's "Pacifica 231" premieres on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  Memel territories given to Lithuania on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  On May - 08 workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  Arthur Honegger's "Pacifica 231," premieres on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1924  Lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23 on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1925  French colonial army beats Rifkabylen in Morocco on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1925  On this day in history 51st Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  On May - 08 fire breaks out in Fenway Park  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  On this day in history the birth of David Attenborough, English director  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  On May - 08 the first flight over North Pole (Bennett & Byrd)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1926  On May - 08 1st flight over North Pole (Bennett & Byrd)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1929  Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1930  On May - 08 lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1931  Operette "Land of Smiles," premieres in London on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1932  On this day in history albert Thomas, French socialist politician  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1933  On May - 08 gandhi, in India, begins a hunger strike in protest against the British  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1933  Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest against British oppression in India on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1935  On May - 08 cin Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th beat Phils 15-4  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1936  On May - 08 jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1936  Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1937  63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2 on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1938  Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks," premieres in Washington, DC on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1940  The birth of Peter Benchley, British Author on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  German Q-ship Pinguin sinks in Indian Ocean on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1941  Heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1942  On this day in history battle of Coral Sea ends; Aircraft carrier Lexington sunk by Japanese air attack  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1460  On May - 08 birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1492  On this day in history birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1592  On this day in history birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1622  On this day in history birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0685  On this day in history benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1192  Death of Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163) on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1278  On this day in history death of emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

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


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