Page 2: Historical Events In May - 08

1737  Edward Gibbon, England, historian (Decline & Fall of Roman Empire) on this day in history.   

1741  France & Bavaria sign Covenant of Nymphenburg on May - 08.   

1742  Johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer on this day in history.   

1745  Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer on May - 08.   

1750  On this day in history elias Mann, composer   

1753  On May - 08 miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence   

1763  John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman on May - 08.   

1773  On May - 08 ali Bey, Egyptian Mameluk head, dies   

1778  Johann Gansbacher, composer on this day in history.   

1784  Only known deaths by hailstones in US (Winnsborough SC) on this day in history.   

1785  On May - 08 pietro Longhi, painter, dies   

1786  Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry on May - 08.   

1792  British Captain George Vancouver sights, names Mount Rainier WA on May - 08.   

1792  US establishes military draft on May - 08.   

1792  On May - 08 british Capt George Vancouver sights, names Mt Rainier, Wash   

1794  US Post Office established on this day in history.   

1794  Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, chemist (identified oxygen), guillotined on May - 08.   

1803  On May - 08 joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer   

1806  Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer on this day in history.   

1809  On May - 08 augustin Pajou, French sculptor (Bachante), dies at 78   

1810  On May - 08 james Cooper, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1814  On this day in history mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin, anarchist   

1815  On May - 08 jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer   

1818  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1819  On May - 08 kamehameha I, King of Hawaii   

1821  On this day in history greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks in Gravia.   

1823  "Home Sweet Home" first sung (London) on this day in history.   

1823  On May - 08 "Home Sweet Home" 1st sung (London)   

1824  On May - 08 william Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua (1856-57)   

1828  On May - 08 jean Henri Dunant, Switz, writer/founder (Red Cross, YMCA, Nobel 1901)   

1829  On this day in history louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1st internationally recognized US pianist   

1829  On May - 08 mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer, dies at 47   

1833  On this day in history frank Wheaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903   

1834  On May - 08 prussia, Austria & Russia sign classified accord about Belgium   

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1326  On this day in history birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)   

1460  On May - 08 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 this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)   

1592  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history birth of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)   

0535  On May - 08 john, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies   

0685  Benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies on May - 08.   

1192  On this day in history death of duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)   

1278  On this day in history death of emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)   

1319  On May - 08 haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies   

1473  On May - 08 death of john Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)   

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies