Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

0535  On this day in history john, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies   

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

1192  On this day in history death of duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)   

1278  On this day in history death of emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)   

1319  On this day in history haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies   

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on this day in history.   

1538  On this day in history death of edward Fox, English bishop   

1577  On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies   

1672  On May - 08 death of jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. 1598)   

1684  On May - 08 henri Dumont, composer, dies   

1725  On May - 08 john Lovewell, US indian fighter, dies in battle   

1766  On May - 08 death of samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. 1693)   

1773  Ali Bey, Egyptian Mameluk head, dies on May - 08.   

1781  Death of Richard Jago, English poet (b. 1715) on this day in history.   

1785  Pietro Longhi, painter, dies on May - 08.   

1788  On May - 08 death of giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723)   

1794  Death of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined on this day in history.   

1809  Augustin Pajou, French sculptor (Bachante), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1818  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1819  Death of Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii on May - 08.   

1829  On May - 08 mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer, dies at 47   

1837  Death of Alexander Balashov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1770) on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history death of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790)   

1844  On May - 08 charles XIV Johan, [Jean B Bernadotte], King of Sweden/Norway, dies   

1846  Giacomo Cordella, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1853  Joannes P Roothaan, 1st Dutch lt col-gen of Jesuits, dies at 67 on May - 08.   

1864  On this day in history james Samuel Wadsworth, gen-mjr (Union), dies in battle at 56   

1873  On May - 08 john Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66   

1876  On this day in history truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies   

1880  On this day in history death of gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)   

1885  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65 on May - 08.   

1887  On this day in history death of alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar   

1891  On this day in history helena Petrovina Blavatsky, Russian theosophist, dies   

1894  Klara Fey, German orch leaser (Die Kleinen Betrachtungen), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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1326  Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) was born on May - 08.   

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  Johann Walter, composer was born on this day in history.   

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