Famous Personalities Born In May - 08

1326  On May - 08 birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)   

1460  On May - 08 birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)   

1492  Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

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

1629  Niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697) was born on May - 08.   

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

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

1653  On this day in history birth of claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (d. 1734)   

1668  Alain R Lesage, French author (Turcaret ou le Financier) was born on May - 08.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1738  Mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1809) was born on May - 08.   

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

1745  On this day in history birth of carl Philipp Stamitz, composer   

1750  Elias Mann, composer was born on May - 08.   

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

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

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

1786  On this day in history birth of thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry   

1786  On this day in history birth of jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859)   

1803  On May - 08 birth of joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer   

1806  On May - 08 birth of jan Bedrich Kittl, composer   

1810  James Cooper, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on May - 08.   

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

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

1577  Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies on this day in history.