Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

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

1904  On this day in history eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies   

1909  Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

1915  Henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23   

1930  Lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

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

1941  Heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86 on May - 08.   

1943  Death of Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on May - 08.   

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 May - 08.   

1948  Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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

1952  On this day in history death of william Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879)   

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

1958  On this day in history 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 May - 08.   

1961  On this day in history james Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63   

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

1967  Barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

1973  On this day in history ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies   

1974  Graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train on May - 08.   

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

1976  On this day in history alan Baxter, dies at 67   

1979  On this day in history talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76   

1981  Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history 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  Death of Pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off 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  Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on May - 08.   

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 this day in history birth of johann Walter, composer   

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