Famous Deaths In May - 08

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

0685  Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies on this day in history.  

1192  Death of Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163) on this day in history.  

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

1672  On this day in history death of jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. 1598)  

1684  Henri Dumont, composer, dies on May - 08.  

1725  On this day in history john Lovewell, US indian fighter, dies in battle  

1766  Death of Samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. 1693) on this day in history.  

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

1781  On this day in history death of richard Jago, English poet (b. 1715)  

1785  On this day in history pietro Longhi, painter, dies  

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

1794  On this day in history death of antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined  

1809  On this day in history augustin Pajou, French sculptor (Bachante), dies at 78  

1818  On this day in history franz Ignaz Kaa, composer, dies at 78  

1819  Death of Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii on this day in history.  

1829  Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1837  Death of Alexander Balashov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1770) on May - 08.  

1842  On May - 08 death of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790)  

1844  Charles XIV Johan, [Jean B Bernadotte], King of Sweden/Norway, dies on this day in history.  

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 May - 08 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  Truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies on this day in history.  

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

1885  Pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1887  On May - 08 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  On May - 08 klara Fey, German orch leaser (Die Kleinen Betrachtungen), dies at 79  

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1326  On May - 08 birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)  

1460  On May - 08 birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)  

1492  Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on May - 08.  

1521  On this day in history birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint  

1527  Johann Walter, composer was born on May - 08.  

1587  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)  

1592  On May - 08 birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)  

1622  Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.