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  Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on May - 08.  

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on May - 08.  

1527  On May - 08 birth of johann Walter, composer  

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

1592  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on this day in history.  

1622  On this day in history birth of claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)  

1629  Niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697) was born on this day in history.  

1632  Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.  

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1641  On this day in history birth of nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam)  

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

1668  On May - 08 birth of alain R Lesage, French author (Turcaret ou le Financier)  

1670  Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (d. 1726) was born on May - 08.  

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

1703  On this day in history birth of gottlob Harrer, composer  

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

1737  On this day in history birth of edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Empire)  

1738  On May - 08 birth of mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1809)  

1742  On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer  

1745  Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer was born on May - 08.  

1750  Elias Mann, composer was born on this day in history.  

1753  On this day in history birth of miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence  

1763  John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman was born on this day in history.  

1778  On this day in history birth of johann Gansbacher, composer  

1786  Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry was born on this day in history.  

1786  On May - 08 birth of jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859)  

1803  On this day in history birth of joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer  

1806  On this day in history birth of jan Bedrich Kittl, composer  

1810  On May - 08 birth of james Cooper, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863  

1814  Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin, anarchist was born on May - 08.  

1815  On this day in history birth of jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer  

1821  On May - 08 birth of william Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885)  

1824  On this day in history birth of william Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57)  

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

0685  Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies on this day in history.  

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

1278  On May - 08 death of emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)  

1319  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on May - 08.  

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on this day in history.  

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on May - 08.  

1577  On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies