Famous Deaths In May - 08

1903  Eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1915  On May - 08 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 this day in history 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 May - 08.  

1947  On this day in history death of harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858)  

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

1950  On this day in history franklin Dyall, dies at 76  

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 this day in history.  

1958  Death of Nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered on May - 08.  

1959  Death of Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 on May - 08.  

1960  On May - 08 hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88  

1961  James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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  Death of Remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892) on this day in history.  

1973  Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies on this day in history.  

1974  On May - 08 graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train  

1975  On May - 08 avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87  

1976  On May - 08 alan Baxter, dies at 67  

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

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

1985  Dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history death of pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off  

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1326  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 May - 08.  

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

1622  On May - 08 birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)