Famous Birthdays In May - 08

1902  On this day in history birth of andre Michel Lwoff, physiologist  

1902  Milford "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ bat early 1930's, All Black half) was born on May - 08.  

1903  On May - 08 birth of fernandel, [Fernand JD Contandin], French actor (Paris Holiday)  

1903  Joseph Desire Fernandel, Marseilles France, comedian (Grand Chef) was born on May - 08.  

1904  On this day in history birth of john Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, bBC news announcer/commentator  

1904  On this day in history birth of john Snagge, commentator (BBC)  

1905  Inglis Gundry, composer was born on this day in history.  

1905  On May - 08 birth of red Nichols, American musician (d. 1965)  

1906  David Van Vactor, Plymouth Indiana, composer (Chaconne) was born on May - 08.  

1906  On this day in history birth of roberto Rossellini, Rome Italy, director (Open City)  

1908  Arturo De Cordova, [Rodriguez], Merida Mexico, actor (Medal for Benny) was born on this day in history.  

1910  Mary Lou Williams, US jazz pianist/composer (Zodiac Suite) was born on this day in history.  

1910  Ronald Russell, actor/manager (We are Angels, Little Dorrit) was born on May - 08.  

1911  On this day in history birth of robert Johnson, blues singer (King of Delta Blues Singer)  

1911  On this day in history birth of wilhelm F de Gaay Fortman, Dutch lawyer/foreign minister  

1912  George Woodcock, author was born on this day in history.  

1912  Gertrud Fussenegger, [Dorn], Austrian writer (Mohrenlegende) was born on this day in history.  

1913  Sidney James, [Cohen], Johannesburg, actor (Carry On) was born on May - 08.  

1914  Lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman (Comm House of Lords) was born on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history birth of romain Gary, Polish writer (d. 1980)  

1915  On this day in history birth of john Archer, Osceola Nebraska, actor (Destination: Moon)  

1916  On May - 08 birth of gordon Scarrott, engineer  

1916  João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist was born on May - 08.  

1916  On May - 08 birth of swami Chinmayananda, Indian spiritualist (d. 1993)  

1919  Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer was born on this day in history.  

1920  Maurice Cranston, political scientist was born on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history birth of sloan Wilson, Norwalk, Conn, novelist (Man in the Gray Flannal  

1920  On this day in history birth of tom of Finland, Finnish fetish artist (d. 1991)  

1921  Graham Leonard, bishop of London was born on May - 08.  

1921  Saul Bass, designer was born on this day in history.  

1922  Brian Kellett, CEO (Port of London Authority) was born on May - 08.  

1924  Tristan Jones, sailor was born on May - 08.  

1925  On May - 08 birth of ali Hassan Mwinyi, president of Tanzania (1985- )  

1925  On May - 08 birth of lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, lord of appeal in ordinary  

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

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  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  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on May - 08.  

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on this day in history.  

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