Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 08

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

1904  On this day in history eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies   

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

1915  On this day in history henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82   

1924  On this day in history lev N Lunts, Russian writer (Outside the Law), dies at 23   

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

1932  Death of Albert Thomas, French socialist politician on May - 08.   

1936  Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (Underworld of Abendlandes), dies on this day in history.   

1941  Heinrich Zollner, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1943  On May - 08 death of mordicai Anielewicz, commander of Warsaw ghetto uprising, killed   

1945  Death of Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. 1883) on May - 08.   

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

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 May - 08 death of william Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879)   

1957  On this day in history johannes C B "Jan" Sluyters, Dutch painter, dies at 75   

1958  On this day in history death of nasni Matni, Lebanese journalist, murdered   

1959  On this day in history death of renato Caccioppoli, Italian mathematician/pianist, suicide at 55   

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

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  Barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

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

1974  Graham Bond, rocker, dies jumping under a train on May - 08.   

1975  On this day in history 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  On May - 08 margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies   

1982  On May - 08 gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident   

1984  On this day in history death of gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916)   

1985  On this day in history dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74   

1987  Death of Pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off on May - 08.   

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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 May - 08.   

1527  Johann Walter, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1592  On this day in history birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)   

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