Famous Deaths In May - 08

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

0685  On this day in history benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on May - 08.   

1577  Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies on May - 08.   

1672  Death of Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. 1598) on May - 08.   

1684  On May - 08 henri Dumont, composer, dies   

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

1766  Death of Samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. 1693) on May - 08.   

1773  Ali Bey, Egyptian Mameluk head, dies on this day in history.   

1781  Death of Richard Jago, English poet (b. 1715) on May - 08.   

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

1788  On this day in history 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 May - 08.   

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 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 May - 08.   

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  John Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 May - 08.   

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

1891  Helena Petrovina Blavatsky, Russian theosophist, dies on this day in history.   

1894  Klara Fey, German orch leaser (Die Kleinen Betrachtungen), dies at 79 on May - 08.   

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1326  Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) was born on this day in history.   

1460  On May - 08 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 May - 08.   

1527  On May - 08 birth of johann Walter, composer   

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

1622  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.