Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

1903  On May - 08 eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies   

1904  Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies on May - 08.   

1909  On May - 08 friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies   

1915  Henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82 on May - 08.   

1924  Lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23 on May - 08.   

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

1932  On this day in history death of albert Thomas, French socialist politician   

1936  Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies on May - 08.   

1941  Heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86 on May - 08.   

1943  On this day in history death of mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed   

1945  On May - 08 death of bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. 1883)   

1947  Death of Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1948  Alfred Holy, composer, dies at 81 on May - 08.   

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

1951  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered   

1959  On May - 08 death of renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55   

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

1961  On this day in history james Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63   

1965  On this day in history h T W Hardinge, cricketer (scored 25 & 5 in only Test for Engld), dies   

1967  On May - 08 barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39   

1969  Death of Remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

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

1974  Graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train on this day in history.   

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

1976  Alan Baxter, dies at 67 on May - 08.   

1979  Talcott Parsons, US sociologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1981  Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies on May - 08.   

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 May - 08.   

1987  Death of Pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off on this day in history.   

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

1527  On May - 08 birth of johann Walter, composer   

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  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.