May, 8th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Sunday 08, 2005:
The new Canadian War Museum opens, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of V-E Day.

Saturday 08, 1999:
Nancy Mace becomes the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel military college.

Thursday 08, 1997:
A China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashes on approach into Shenzhen's Huangtian Airport, killing 35

Friday 08, 1987:
The SAS ambushes and kills the Loughall Martyrs.

Tuesday 08, 1984:
Cpl. Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour.

Sunday 08, 1977:
Grateful Dead performs at Barton Hall, Cornell University

Tuesday 08, 1973:
A 71-day standoff, between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, ends with the surrender of the militants.

Monday 08, 1972:
Vietnam War – U.S. President Richard M. Nixon announces his order to place mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.

Monday 08, 1967:
The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.

Tuesday 08, 1945:
Thousands of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Setif massacre.

Friday 08, 1942:
World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end. This is the first time in the naval history where two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.

Monday 08, 1933:
Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest of British oppression in India.

Friday 08, 1914:
Paramount Pictures is formed.

Thursday 08, 1902:
In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of St. Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.

Monday 08, 1899:
The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin opens.

Sunday 08, 1898:
The first games of the Italian Football League are played.

Friday 08, 1896:
Against Warwickshire, Yorkshire sets a still-standing County Championship record when they accumulate an innings total of 887.

Saturday 08, 1886:
Pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage that would later be named "Coca-Cola".

Tuesday 08, 1877:
At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens (ends May 11).

Wednesday 08, 1861:
American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederate States of America.

Friday 08, 1846:
Mexican-American War: The Battle of Palo Alto – Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.

Thursday 08, 1794:
Branded a traitor during the Reign of Terror by revolutionists, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who was also a tax collector with the Ferme Générale, was tried, convicted, and guillotined all on one day in Paris.

Thursday 08, 1541:
Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River and names it Río de Espíritu Santo.

Wednesday 08, 1450:
Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/08-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 08

1980:
Michelle McManus, Scottish singer (b: May 8, 1980) (Biography of Michelle McManus)

1976:
Martha Wainwright, Canadian musician and songwriter (b: May 8, 1976) (Biography of Martha Wainwright)

1975:
Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-born singer (b: May 8, 1975) (Biography of Enrique Iglesias)

1974:
Korey Stringer, American football player (b: May 8, 1974 ; d: August 1, 2001) (Biography of Korey Stringer)

1972:
Darren Hayes, Australian singer (b: May 8, 1972) (Biography of Darren Hayes)

1966:
Claudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer (b: May 8, 1966) (Biography of Claudio Taffarel)

1964:
Melissa Gilbert, American actress and president of the Screen Actors Guild (b: May 8, 1964) (Biography of Melissa Gilbert)
Bobby Labonte, American race car driver (b: May 8, 1964) (Biography of Bobby Labonte)
Dave Rowntree, Drummer with British band Blur (b: May 8, 1964) (Biography of Dave Rowntree)

1957:
Marie Myriam, French singer (b: May 8, 1957) (Biography of Marie Myriam)

1954:
David Keith, American actor (b: May 8, 1954) (Biography of David Keith)

1953:
Alex Van Halen, Dutch-born drummer (b: May 8, 1953) (Biography of Alex Van Halen)

1951:
Chris Frantz, drummer (Talking Heads) (b: May 8, 1951) (Biography of Chris Frantz)

1948:
Felicity Lott, English soprano (b: May 8, 1948) (Biography of Felicity Lott)

1945:
Keith Jarrett, American musician (b: May 8, 1945) (Biography of Keith Jarrett)

1944:
Gary Glitter, English singer (b: May 8, 1944) (Biography of Gary Glitter)

1943:
Toni Tennille, American singer (b: May 8, 1943) (Biography of Toni Tennille)

1940:
Ricky Nelson, American singer (b: May 8, 1940) (Biography of Ricky Nelson)

1937:
Thomas Pynchon, American novelist (b: May 8, 1937) (Biography of Thomas Pynchon)

1935:
Jack Charlton, English footballer (b: May 8, 1935) (Biography of Jack Charlton)

1932:
Phyllida Law, Scottish actress (b: May 8, 1932) (Biography of Phyllida Law)
Sonny Liston, American boxer (b: May 8, 1932 ; d: December 30, 1970) (Biography of Sonny Liston)

1930:
Heather Harper, Irish soprano (b: May 8, 1930) (Biography of Heather Harper)
Gary Snyder, American poet (b: May 8, 1930) (Biography of Gary Snyder)

1928:
Theodore Sorenson, American political operative and writer (b: May 8, 1928) (Biography of Theodore Sorenson)

1926:
Sir David Attenborough, British television presenter and producer (b: May 8, 1926) (Biography of David Attenborough)
Don Rickles, American comedian (b: May 8, 1926) (Biography of Don Rickles)

1925:
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of Tanzania (b: May 8, 1925) (Biography of Ali Hassan Mwinyi)

1919:
Lex Barker, American actor (b: May 8, 1919 ; d: May 11, 1973) (Biography of Lex Barker)

1916:
João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist and football league president (b: May 8, 1916) (Biography of Joao Havelange)

1914:
Romain Gary, Polish writer (b: May 8, 1914 ; d: December 2, 1980) (Biography of Romain Gary)

1911:
Robert Johnson, American singer and guitarist (b: May 8, 1911 ; d: August 16, 1938) (Biography of Robert Johnson)

1906:
Roberto Rossellini, Italian director (b: May 8, 1906) (Biography of Roberto Rossellini)

1905:
Red Nichols, American jazz cornettist (b: May 8, 1905 ; d: June 28, 1965) (Biography of Red Nichols)

1903:
Fernandel, French actor (b: May 8, 1903 ; d: February 26, 1971) (Biography of Fernandel)

1895:
Fulton J. Sheen, bishop and television personality (b: May 8, 1895) (Biography of Fulton J. Sheen)

1884:
Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (b: May 8, 1884 ; d: December 26, 1972) (Biography of Harry S. Truman)

1850:
Ross Barnes, baseball player (b: May 8, 1850 ; d: February 5, 1915) (Biography of Ross Barnes)

1842:
Emil Christian Hansen, Danish fermentation physiologist (b: May 8, 1842 ; d: August 27, 1909) (Biography of Emil Christian Hansen)

1829:
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American composer and pianist (b: May 8, 1829 ; d: December 18, 1869) (Biography of Louis Moreau Gottschalk)

1828:
Jean Henri Dunant, Swiss founder of the Red Cross, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b: May 8, 1828) (Biography of Jean Henri Dunant)

1825:
George Bruce Malleson, Indian officer and author (b: May 8, 1825 ; d: March 1, 1898) (Biography of George Bruce Malleson)

1737:
Edward Gibbon, English historian (b: May 8, 1737 ; d: January 16, 1794) (Biography of Edward Gibbon)

1735:
Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (b: May 8, 1735 ; d: October 15, 1811) (Biography of Nathaniel Dance-Holland)

1670:
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (b: May 8, 1670 ; d: May 10, 1726) (Biography of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans)

1668:
Alain-René Lesage, French writer (b: May 8, 1668) (Biography of Alain-René Lesage)

1653:
Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (b: May 8, 1653 ; d: June 17, 1734) (Biography of Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars)

1632:
Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b: May 8, 1632 ; d: March 1, 1706) (Biography of Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming)

1629:
Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b: May 8, 1629 ; d: April 8, 1697) (Biography of Niels Juel)

1622:
Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (b: May 8, 1622 ; d: March 14, 1698) (Biography of Claes Rålamb (1622-1698))

1587:
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (b: May 8, 1587 ; d: October 7, 1637) (Biography of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy)

1521:
Petrus Canisius, Dutch Jesuit (b: May 8, 1521 ; d: December 21, 1597) (Biography of Petrus Canisius)

1460:
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b: May 8, 1460 ; d: April 4, 1536) (Biography of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/08-may/births.html

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People who died on May 08

1999:
Dirk Bogarde, English actor (b: March 28, 1921 ; d: May 8, 1999) (Biography of Dirk Bogarde)
Dana Plato, American actress (b: November 7, 1964 ; d: May 8, 1999) (Biography of Dana Plato)

1996:
Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b: May 12, 1937 ; d: May 8, 1996) (Biography of Beryl Burton)

1994:
George Peppard, American actor (b: October 1, 1928 ; d: May 8, 1994) (Biography of George Peppard)

1993:
Avram Davidson, American writer (b: April 23, 1923 ; d: May 8, 1993) (Biography of Avram Davidson)

1991:
Jean Langlais, French composer and organist (b: February 15, 1907 ; d: May 8, 1991) (Biography of Jean Langlais)
Rudolf Serkin, Austrian pianist (b: March 28, 1903 ; d: May 8, 1991) (Biography of Rudolf Serkin)

1990:
Luigi Nono, Italian composer (b: January 29, 1924 ; d: May 8, 1990) (Biography of Luigi Nono)

1988:
Robert Heinlein, American writer (b: July 7, 1907 ; d: May 8, 1988) (Biography of Robert Heinlein)

1985:
Theodore Sturgeon, American writer (b: February 26, 1918 ; d: May 8, 1985) (Biography of Theodore Sturgeon)

1982:
Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b: January 18, 1950 ; d: May 8, 1982) (Biography of Gilles Villeneuve)

1975:
Avery Brundage, American athlete and sports official (b: September 28, 1887 ; d: May 8, 1975) (Biography of Avery Brundage)

1960:
J. H. C. Whitehead, British mathematician (b: November 11, 1904 ; d: May 8, 1960) (Biography of J. H. C. Whitehead)

1952:
Wilhelm Fried (d: May 8, 1952) (Biography of Wilhelm Fried)

1947:
Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (b: January 11, 1858 ; d: May 8, 1947) (Biography of Harry Gordon Selfridge)

1891:
Helena Blavatsky, Ukrainian-born author (b: August 12, 1831 ; d: May 8, 1891) (Biography of Helena Blavatsky)

1880:
Gustave Flaubert, French writer (b: December 12, 1821 ; d: May 8, 1880) (Biography of Gustave Flaubert)

1873:
John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (b: May 20, 1806 ; d: May 8, 1873) (Biography of John Stuart Mill)

1842:
Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b: May 23, 1790 ; d: May 8, 1842) (Biography of Jules Dumont d'Urville)

1828:
Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (b: July 27, 1781 ; d: May 8, 1828) (Biography of Mauro Giuliani)

1794:
Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (b: August 26, 1743 ; d: May 8, 1794) (Biography of Antoine Lavoisier)

1788:
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and naturalist (b: June 3, 1723 ; d: May 8, 1788) (Biography of Giovanni Antonio Scopoli)

1773:
Ali Bey Al-Kabir (d: May 8, 1773) (Biography of Ali Bey Al-Kabir)

1766:
Samuel Chandler (d: May 8, 1766) (Biography of Samuel Chandler)

1538:
Edward Fox (bishop) (d: May 8, 1538) (Biography of Edward Fox (bishop))

1473:
John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b: November 24, 1420 ; d: May 8, 1473) (Biography of John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire)

1319:
Haakon V of Norway (d: May 8, 1319) (Biography of Haakon V of Norway)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/08-may/deaths.html