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 this day in history henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82   

1924  Lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23 on this day in history.   

1930  On May - 08 lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61   

1932  Death of Albert Thomas, French socialist politician on this day in history.   

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

1941  On this day in history heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86   

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

1945  Death of Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

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

1948  On May - 08 alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81   

1950  Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 on May - 08.   

1951  On May - 08 margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40   

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

1957  On this day in history johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75   

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

1967  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies   

1982  On May - 08 gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident   

1984  On this day in history death of gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916)   

1985  Dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74 on May - 08.   

1987  On May - 08 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 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 May - 08 birth of johann Walter, composer   

1587  Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637) was born on May - 08.   

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

1622  On this day in history birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)