Famous Birthdays In May - 08

1326  Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) was born on this day in history.  

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

1492  On this day in history birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer  

1521  On this day in history birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint  

1527  Johann Walter, composer was born on May - 08.  

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

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

1622  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.  

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

1632  On this day in history birth of heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. 1706)  

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

1673  On this day in history birth of johann Valentin Eckelt, composer  

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

1735  On this day in history birth of sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. 1811)  

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  On May - 08 birth of johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer  

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

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

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 this day in history birth of johann Gansbacher, composer  

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

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

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 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  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on May - 08.  

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

1473  On this day in history death of john Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)  

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

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