Famous Deaths In May - 08

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

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  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on May - 08.  

1473  On May - 08 death of john Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)  

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.  

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1725  John Lovewell, US indian fighter, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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  On May - 08 death of richard Jago, English poet (b. 1715)  

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

1788  Death of Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723) on this day in history.  

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

1819  On this day in history death of kamehameha I, King of Hawaii  

1829  Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer, dies at 47 on May - 08.  

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

1842  Death of Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790) on this day in history.  

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

1846  On May - 08 giacomo Cordella, composer, dies at 59  

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 this day in history john Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66  

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

1880  On May - 08 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 this day in history 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  Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On May - 08 birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)  

1592  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on this day in history.  

1622  On May - 08 birth of claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)