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  On May - 08 birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint  

1527  On May - 08 birth of johann Walter, composer  

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on May - 08.  

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

1622  Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.  

1629  On this day in history birth of niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697)  

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

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

1653  On May - 08 birth of claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (d. 1734)  

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  Gottlob Harrer, composer was born on this day in history.  

1735  Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. 1811) was born on this day in history.  

1737  Edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Empire) was born on this day in history.  

1738  Mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.  

1742  Johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1745  On May - 08 birth of carl Philipp Stamitz, composer  

1750  On May - 08 birth of elias Mann, composer  

1753  Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence was born on May - 08.  

1763  On May - 08 birth of john Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman  

1778  Johann Gansbacher, composer was born on this day in history.  

1786  On May - 08 birth of thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry  

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

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

1806  Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer was born on this day in history.  

1810  James Cooper, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.  

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

1815  Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1821  William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.  

1824  William Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57) was born on May - 08.  

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0535  On May - 08 john, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies  

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

1192  Death of Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163) on this day in history.  

1278  On this day in history death of emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)  

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

1473  On May - 08 death of john Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)  

1538  On this day in history death of edward Fox, English bishop  

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