Page 2: Historical Events In May - 08
Friday, 18 July 2025
1737 Edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Empire) on this day in history.
1741 On this day in history france & Bavaria sign Covenant of Nymphenburg
1742 On this day in history johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer
1745 Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history elias Mann, composer
1753 Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence on May - 08.
1763 John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman on this day in history.
1773 On this day in history ali Bey, Egyptian Mameluk head, dies
1778 Johann Gansbacher, composer on this day in history.
1784 On this day in history only known deaths by hailstones in US (Winnsborough SC)
1785 On this day in history pietro Longhi, painter, dies
1786 On this day in history thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry
1792 British Captain George Vancouver sights, names Mount Rainier WA on this day in history.
1792 On May - 08 uS establishes military draft
1792 On May - 08 british Capt George Vancouver sights, names Mt Rainier, Wash
1794 On this day in history uS Post Office established
1794 On this day in history antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined
1803 On May - 08 joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer
1806 Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer on this day in history.
1809 Augustin Pajou, French sculptor (Bachante), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1810 James Cooper, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on May - 08.
1814 Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin, anarchist on May - 08.
1815 Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer on May - 08.
1818 On May - 08 franz Ignaz Kaa, composer, dies at 78
1819 Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii on May - 08.
1821 On May - 08 greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks in Gravia.
1823 "Home Sweet Home" first sung (London) on May - 08.
1823 "Home Sweet Home" 1st sung (London) on May - 08.
1824 On May - 08 william Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57)
1828 Jean Henri Dunant, Switz, writer/founder (Red Cross, YMCA, Nobel 1901) on this day in history.
1829 Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1st internationally recognized US pianist on May - 08.
1829 On this day in history mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer, dies at 47
1833 Frank Wheaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903 on May - 08.
1834 On May - 08 prussia, Austria & Russia sign classified accord about Belgium
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