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 May - 08.   

1909  Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies on May - 08.   

1915  On this day in history henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82   

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

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

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

1936  On May - 08 oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies   

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

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  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 May - 08.   

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

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

1959  On May - 08 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 this day in history 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 May - 08.   

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  Avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1979  Talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1981  Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies on May - 08.   

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

1984  On May - 08 death of gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916)   

1985  On May - 08 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  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  On May - 08 birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  On this day in history birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint   

1527  Johann Walter, composer was born on May - 08.   

1587  On May - 08 birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)   

1592  On May - 08 birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

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