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

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

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

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

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

1684  On this day in history henri Dumont, composer, dies  

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

1766  On this day in history death of samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. 1693)  

1773  On May - 08 ali Bey, Egyptian Mameluk head, dies  

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

1785  On May - 08 pietro Longhi, painter, dies  

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

1794  Death of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined on May - 08.  

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 May - 08 death of kamehameha I, King of Hawaii  

1829  On this day in history mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer, dies at 47  

1837  On this day in history death of alexander Balashov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1770)  

1842  Death of Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790) on May - 08.  

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  On May - 08 joannes P Roothaan, 1st Dutch lt col-gen of Jesuits, dies at 67  

1864  James Samuel Wadsworth, gen-mjr (Union), dies in battle at 56 on May - 08.  

1873  John Stuart Mill, great Empiricist philosopher, dies at 66 on May - 08.  

1876  Truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies on May - 08.  

1880  Death of Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821) on this day in history.  

1885  On May - 08 pavel Krizkovsky, composer, dies at 65  

1887  On May - 08 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 this day in history birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)  

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

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

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