Historical Events In May - 08
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1980 World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated on May - 08.
1981 Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies on May - 08.
1982 On May - 08 gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident
1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on May - 08.
1984 On this day in history thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed
1984 The USSR and Warsaw Pact countries announce they will boycott the Los Angeles Olympics on this day in history.
1984 On May - 08 uSSR announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics
1985 20th Academy of Country Music Awards Alabama & Judds win on May - 08.
1985 On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1985 Dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1985 20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win on May - 08.
1987 On this day in history gary Hart quits democratic presidential race (Donna Rice affair)
1987 On May - 08 pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off
1988 François Mitterrand elected President of France on this day in history.
1988 Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St in NYC on May - 08.
1988 Robert A Heinlein, sci-fi writer (Friday), dies of heart failure at 80 on May - 08.
1989 On May - 08 paul McCartney releases "My Brave Face" & "Ferry Cross the Mersey"
1989 US space shuttle STS-30 lands on May - 08.
1990 On this day in history tomas O'Fiach, [Tomas Seamus Fee], Irish cardinal-archbishop, dies
1991 CIA director William H Webster resigns on May - 08.
1991 Jean Langlais, composer, dies at 84 on May - 08.
1992 On May - 08 addeke H Boerma, dir-gen (FAO), dies at 80
1993 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman & takes NYC subway train & 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride on May - 08.
1993 Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title on May - 08.
1993 Kees Deenik, singer/conductor on May - 08.
1994 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes on May - 08.
1994 On this day in history ernesto Pérez Balladares elected President of Panama
1994 José Maria Figueres becomes President of Costa Rica on this day in history.
1994 President Clinton announces US will no longer repatriate boat people on May - 08.
1994 On May - 08 cobina W "Coby" Molenaar, peace activist, dies at 88
1995 On May - 08 carroll Best, bluegrass banjo, dies at 63
1996 South Africa's Const Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution on May - 08.
1997 On this day in history tea Leoni & David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village
2007 On this day in history devolved government is restored to Northern Ireland, with Ian Paisley as First Minister and Martin McGuinness as Deputy First Minister.
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