Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

1903  On May - 08 eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies   

1904  On May - 08 eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies   

1909  On May - 08 friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies   

1915  On May - 08 henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82   

1924  Lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23 on May - 08.   

1930  On this day in history lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61   

1932  On this day in history death of albert Thomas, French socialist politician   

1936  On this day in history oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies   

1941  Heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history death of mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed   

1945  On this day in history death of bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. 1883)   

1947  Death of Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1948  Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 on May - 08.   

1950  On this day in history franklin Dyall, dies at 76   

1951  Margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1952  Death of William Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879) on May - 08.   

1957  On May - 08 johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75   

1958  Death of Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered on this day in history.   

1959  On May - 08 death of renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55   

1960  Hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1961  James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 on May - 08.   

1965  H T W Hardinge, cricketer (scored 25 & 5 in only Test for Engld), dies on May - 08.   

1967  On May - 08 barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39   

1969  On this day in history death of remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892)   

1973  On May - 08 ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies   

1974  On this day in history graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train   

1975  On this day in history avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87   

1976  Alan Baxter, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1979  Talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76 on May - 08.   

1981  On this day in history margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies   

1982  Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident on this day in history.   

1984  Death of Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

1985  On May - 08 dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74   

1987  On this day in history death of pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off   

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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  On this day in history birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  On May - 08 birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint   

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.