Famous Birthdays In May - 08

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

1460  On this day in history 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  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 May - 08 birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)  

1592  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on May - 08.  

1622  On this day in history birth of claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)  

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)  

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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 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 May - 08 birth of johann Valentin Eckelt, composer  

1703  Gottlob Harrer, composer was born on May - 08.  

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

1737  On this day in history birth of edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Empire)  

1738  On this day in history birth of mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1809)  

1742  Johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer was born on May - 08.  

1745  Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1750  On this day in history birth of elias Mann, composer  

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

1763  John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman was born on May - 08.  

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

1786  Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry was born on this day in history.  

1786  Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859) was born on May - 08.  

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 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  William Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57) was born on this day in history.  

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0535  John, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies on May - 08.  

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

1192  On May - 08 death of duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)  

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