Page 9: Historical Events In May - 08

1980  World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated on May - 08.   

1981  On May - 08 margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies   

1982  On this day in history gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident   

1984  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed   

1984  On May - 08 the USSR and Warsaw Pact countries announce they will boycott the Los Angeles Olympics   

1984  USSR announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics on May - 08.   

1985  20th Academy of Country Music Awards Alabama & Judds win on this day in history.   

1985  On May - 08 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1985  Dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74 on May - 08.   

1985  20th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama & Judds win on May - 08.   

1987  On this day in history gary Hart quits democratic presidential race (Donna Rice affair)   

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

1988  On May - 08 françois Mitterrand elected President of France   

1988  On this day in history mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St in NYC   

1988  Robert A Heinlein, sci-fi writer (Friday), dies of heart failure at 80 on May - 08.   

1989  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "My Brave Face" & "Ferry Cross the Mersey"   

1989  On this day in history uS space shuttle STS-30 lands   

1990  Tomas O'Fiach, [Tomas Seamus Fee], Irish cardinal-archbishop, dies on this day in history.   

1991  CIA director William H Webster resigns on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history jean Langlais, composer, dies at 84   

1992  Addeke H Boerma, dir-gen (FAO), dies at 80 on May - 08.   

1993  On this day in history 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman & takes NYC subway train & 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride   

1993  Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1993  On May - 08 kees Deenik, singer/conductor   

1994  On this day in history 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes   

1994  Ernesto Pérez Balladares elected President of Panama on May - 08.   

1994  José Maria Figueres becomes President of Costa Rica on this day in history.   

1994  On May - 08 president Clinton announces US will no longer repatriate boat people   

1994  On May - 08 cobina W "Coby" Molenaar, peace activist, dies at 88   

1995  Carroll Best, bluegrass banjo, dies at 63 on May - 08.   

1996  On this day in history south Africa's Const Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution   

1997  On this day in history tea Leoni & David Duchovny wed in Greenwich Village   

2007  On this day in history devolved government is restored to Northern Ireland, with Ian Paisley as First Minister and Martin McGuinness as Deputy First Minister.   

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1326  On this day in history 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  Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer was born on May - 08.   

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  Francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems) was born on May - 08.   

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  Death of Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163) on May - 08.   

1278  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on this day in history.   

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

1473  Death of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) on this day in history.   

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on May - 08.   

1577  Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies on this day in history.