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Page 5: Historical Events In May - 08

Saturday, 18 January 2025

1901  In their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Phila 12-4 on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  On this day in history mount Pelée erupts, wipes out St Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  On this day in history the volcano Mount Pelee, in the Caribbean, erupts, killing 30,000 people  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  Mt Pelee erupts, wipes out St Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000 on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  Andre Michel Lwoff, physiologist on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1903  Fernandel, [Fernand JD Contandin], French actor (Paris Holiday) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1903  Eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin, French painter (Tahiti), dies on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, bBC news announcer/commentator on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  On May - 08 eadweard Muybridge, English photographer (horse trot), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1905  On this day in history inglis Gundry, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1906  On May - 08 phila A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield & hits 2 HRs  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1906  On this day in history david Van Vactor, Plymouth Indiana, composer (Chaconne)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  Tommy Burns beats Jack O'Brien in 20 for heavyweight boxing title on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  On May - 08 boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cin Reds, 6-0  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1908  Arturo De Cordova, [Rodriguez], Merida Mexico, actor (Medal for Benny) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1909  On this day in history albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1909  Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1910  Mary Lou Williams, US jazz pianist/composer (Zodiac Suite) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1911  On May - 08 iceland gives the vote to women  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1911  On this day in history navy ordered its first airplane, Curtiss A-1, Birthday of Naval Aviation  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1911  On May - 08 robert Johnson, blues singer (King of Delta Blues Singer)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1912  George Woodcock, author on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1913  Sidney James, [Cohen], Johannesburg, actor (Carry On) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1914  Paramount Pictures is formed on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1914  On this day in history lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman (Comm House of Lords)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On this day in history australian 2nd Brigade and New Zealand Brigade in Battle of Krithia  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On May - 08 ellis Ashmead-Bartlett's account of the Gallipoli landing published in Australia  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On May - 08 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On May - 08 john Archer, Osceola Nebraska, actor (Destination: Moon)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1915  On May - 08 henry McNeal Turner, 1 US black army chaplain, dies at 82  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1916  Gordon Scarrott, engineer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1919  On this day in history appingedam soccer team forms  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1919  1st transatlantic flight take-off by a navy seaplane on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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1326  On May - 08 birth of joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1460  On May - 08 birth of frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1492  On May - 08 birth of andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1521  On this day in history birth of peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1527  Johann Walter, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1587  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1592  On May - 08 birth of francis Quarles, English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1622  Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698) was born on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In May - 08

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0535  John, [Mercurius], Italian Pope (533-35), dies on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0685  On this day in history benedict II, Italian Pope (683-85), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1192  On this day in history death of duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1278  Death of Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268) on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1319  Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1473  On May - 08 death of john Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1538  Death of Edward Fox, English bishop on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1577  Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, lawyer/President (Raad van State), dies on May - 08.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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