Famous Birthdays In May - 08
Monday, 29 May 2023
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.