Famous Birthdays In May - 08

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 this day in history.  

1527  On this day in history birth of johann Walter, composer  

1587  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)  

1592  On May - 08 birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)  

1622  On May - 08 birth of claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)  

1629  On May - 08 birth of niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697)  

1632  Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. 1706) was born on May - 08.  

1641  Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 08.  

1653  Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (d. 1734) was born on May - 08.  

1668  On this day in history birth of alain R Lesage, French author (Turcaret ou le Financier)  

1670  On this day in history birth of charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (d. 1726)  

1673  On May - 08 birth of johann Valentin Eckelt, composer  

1703  Gottlob Harrer, composer was born on May - 08.  

1735  Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. 1811) was born on May - 08.  

1737  Edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Empire) was born on May - 08.  

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 May - 08 birth of carl Philipp Stamitz, composer  

1750  On this day in history birth of elias Mann, composer  

1753  On May - 08 birth of miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence  

1763  On this day in history birth of john Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman  

1778  On May - 08 birth of johann Gansbacher, composer  

1786  Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry was born on May - 08.  

1786  Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859) was born on this day in history.  

1803  Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer was born on May - 08.  

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  On May - 08 birth of mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin, anarchist  

1815  Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer was born on May - 08.  

1821  On this day in history birth of william Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885)  

1824  William Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57) was born on this day in history.  

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0535  On this day in history john, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies  

0685  On May - 08 benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies  

1192  On this day in history death of duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)  

1278  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on this day in history.  

1319  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on this day in history.  

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on May - 08.  

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on this day in history.  

1577  On May - 08 viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies