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Famous Birthdays In May - 08
Saturday, 19 October 2019
1326 On May - 08 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 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 May - 08.
1622 On this day in history birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)
1629 On this day in history birth of niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697)
1632 On this day in history birth of heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. 1706)
1641 Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 08.
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 this day in history.
1673 On this day in history birth of johann Valentin Eckelt, composer
1703 On May - 08 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 this day in history.
1738 Mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1809) was born on May - 08.
1742 On May - 08 birth of johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer
1745 Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer was born on May - 08.
1750 On May - 08 birth of elias Mann, composer
1753 Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence was born on this day in history.
1763 John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman was born on this day in history.
1778 On May - 08 birth of johann Gansbacher, composer
1786 On May - 08 birth of thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry
1786 Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859) was born on May - 08.
1803 Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer was born on May - 08.
1806 On May - 08 birth of jan Bedrich Kittl, composer
1810 On May - 08 birth of james Cooper, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1814 On this day in history birth of mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin, anarchist
1815 Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer was born on May - 08.
1821 On May - 08 birth of william Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885)
1824 On May - 08 birth of william Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57)