Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

1903  On this day in history eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies   

1904  Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history 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 May - 08 death of albert Thomas, French socialist politician   

1936  Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 08 heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86   

1943  Death of Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on this day in history.   

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

1947  On this day in history death of harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858)   

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

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

1951  On this day in history margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40   

1952  Death of William Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879) on this day in history.   

1957  Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1958  On May - 08 death of nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered   

1959  On this day in history death of renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55   

1960  On this day in history hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88   

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

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

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

1969  Death of Remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

1973  Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies on this day in history.   

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

1975  On May - 08 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 May - 08 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  On this day in history death of gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916)   

1985  On this day in history dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74   

1987  Death of Pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off on this day in history.   

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1326  Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) was born on May - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history birth of johann Walter, composer   

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

1592  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on May - 08.   

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