Famous Birthdays In May - 08

1326  On this day in history birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)  

1460  Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1641  On May - 08 birth of nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam)  

1653  Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (d. 1734) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of elias Mann, composer  

1753  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history 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 May - 08 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  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  Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies on May - 08.  

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

1538  On May - 08 death of edward Fox, English bishop  

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