Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

1903  On this day in history eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies   

1904  On this day in history 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 May - 08 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  Death of Mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed on May - 08.   

1945  Death of Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. 1883) on this day in history.   

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  Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 on May - 08.   

1951  Margaret Lindsay, actress (Take a Guess), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history death of william Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879)   

1957  On May - 08 johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75   

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

1959  Death of Renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55 on this day in history.   

1960  Hugo Alfven, Swedish composer (Midsommarvaka), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1961  James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 on May - 08.   

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  On this day in history death of remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892)   

1973  Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies on May - 08.   

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

1975  Avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87 on May - 08.   

1976  On this day in history alan Baxter, dies at 67   

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

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

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1326  Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360) was born on this day in history.   

1460  Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536) was born on May - 08.   

1492  On May - 08 birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer   

1521  Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint was born on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history birth of johann Walter, composer   

1587  On May - 08 birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)   

1592  On May - 08 birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

1622  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.