http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_8
1192 - Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)
1278 - Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)
1319 - King Haakon V of Norway (b. 1270)
1473 - John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420)
1538 - Edward Fox, English bishop
1672 - Jean-Armand du Peyrer, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. 1598)
1766 - Samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (b. 1693)
1773 - Ali Bey Al-Kabir, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (b. 1728)
1781 - Richard Jago, English poet (b. 1715)
1785 - Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French statesman (b. 1719)
1785 - Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter (b. 1701)
1788 - Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723)
1794 - Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (executed) (b. 1743)
1819 - Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii
1828 - Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (b. 1781)
1837 - Alexander Balashov, Russian general and statesman (b. 1770)
1842 - Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (b. 1790)
1853 - Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest (b. 1785)
1873 - John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (b. 1806)
1880 - Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
1891 - Helena Blavatsky, Russian-born author (b. 1831)
1903 - Paul Gauguin, French painter (b. 1848)
1907 - Edmund G. Ross, American Senator (b. 1826)
1936 - Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
1943 - Mordechaj Anielewicz, Polish Resistance Fighter (b. 1919)
1945 - Wilhelm Rediess, SS and Police leader of Nazi-occupied Norway (b. 1900)
1945 - Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (b. 1883)
1945 - Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of Nazi-occupied Norway (b. 1898)
1947 - Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (b. 1858)
1948 - U Saw, Burmese politician (b. 1900)
1950 - Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician (b. 1865)
1952 - William Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879)
1960 - J. H. C. Whitehead, British mathematician (b. 1904)
1967 - LaVerne Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters) (b. 1911)
1969 - Remington Kellogg, American naturalist (b. 1892)
1975 - Avery Brundage, President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1887)
1982 - Neil Bogart, American record executive (b. 1943)
1982 - Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (b. 1950)
1984 - Lila Bell Wallace, American magazine publisher (Reader's Digest) (b. 1890)
1984 - Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916)
1985 - Theodore Sturgeon, American Science Fiction writer (b. 1918)
1985 - Dolph Sweet, American actor (b. 1920)
1986 - Ernle Bradford, English historian and writer (b. 1922)
1987 - Doris Stokes, British psychic medium (b. 1920)
1988 - Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer (b. 1907)
1990 - Luigi Nono, Italian composer (b. 1924)
1991 - Jean Langlais, French composer and pianist (b. 1907)
1991 - Rudolf Serkin, Austrian pianist (b. 1903)
1993 - Avram Davidson, American writer (b. 1923)
1994 - George Peppard, American actor (b. 1928)
1995 - Teresa Teng, Asian superstar (b. 1953)
1996 - Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b. 1937)
1996 - Dominguín, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926)
1996 - Garth Williams, American illustrator (b. 1912)
1998 - Bebe Rebozo, American banker and Watergate figure (b. 1912)
1999 - Dirk Bogarde, British actor (b. 1921)
1999 - Ed Gilbert, American actor (b. 1931)
1999 - Shel Silverstein, American poet (b. 1930)
1999 - Dana Plato, American actress (b. 1964)
2000 - Guadalupe "Pita" Amor, Mexican poet (b. 1918)
2000 - Alexander Chislenko, Russian-American transhumanist (b. 1959)
2000 - Henry Nicols, AIDS activist (b. 1973)
2005 - Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentine racing driver (b. 1981)
2006 - Iain Macmillan, Abbey Road photographer (b. 1938)
2008 - Eddy Arnold, Country Music star (b. 1918)
2008 - François Sterchele, Belgian football player (b. 1982)
2009 - Dom DiMaggio, American Baseball player (b. 1917)
He died on May 8, 1903
Helena Blavatsky died on May 8, 1891 at the age of 59.
Paul Gauguin died on May 8, 1903 at the age of 54.
Jock May died on January 8, 1991.
Harry Truman* Born: 8 May 1884 * Died: 26 December 1972 Thus he was 88 years old when he died.Harry Truman* Born: 8 May 1884 * Died: 26 December 1972 Thus he was 88 years old when he died.Harry Truman* Born: 8 May 1884 * Died: 26 December 1972 Thus he was 88 years old when he died.Harry Truman* Born: 8 May 1884 * Died: 26 December 1972 Thus he was 88 years old when he died.Harry Truman* Born: 8 May 1884 * Died: 26 December 1972 Thus he was 88 years old when he died.Harry Truman* Born: 8 May 1884 * Died: 26 December 1972 Thus he was 88 years old when he died.
Dominguín died on May 8, 1996 at the age of 69.
Nikolay Kutuzov died on May 8, 1981.
Otto Lagoni died on May 8, 1944.
Emilius Lindgreen died on May 8, 1924.
Sydney Singerman died on May 8, 1996.
Ruth Saabye died on May 8, 1992.
Aleksandr Sanin died on May 8, 1956.