Famous Deaths In May - 08

1903  Eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies on May - 08.   

1904  Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies on May - 08.   

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

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

1924  On May - 08 lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23   

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

1932  Death of Albert Thomas, French socialist politician on May - 08.   

1936  Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies on May - 08.   

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

1943  On May - 08 death of mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed   

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 May - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1957  Johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75 on May - 08.   

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 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 May - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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1326  On May - 08 birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)   

1460  Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.   

1492  Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on May - 08.   

1521  On this day in history 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  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on May - 08.   

1622  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.