Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

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

1904  On May - 08 eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies   

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

1930  Lvar Henning Mankell, composer, dies at 61 on May - 08.   

1932  On May - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1952  On May - 08 death of william Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879)   

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  Death of Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39   

1969  On May - 08 death of remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892)   

1973  On May - 08 ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies   

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

1975  Avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87 on May - 08.   

1976  Alan Baxter, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 08 talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76   

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

1982  Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident on May - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1987  On May - 08 death of pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off   

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

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

1492  On this day in history birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on May - 08.   

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

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

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

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