Famous Deaths on May 8, Who Died on May 8
Here is a list who died on May 8. Famous deaths for the 8th of May. See which celebrities, musicians, actors, historical figures, scientists and other famous people were died on May 8. Also you can find some answers for the following questions;
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1157 | Ahmed Sanjar, Seljuk sultan (b. 1086) |
| 1192 | Ottokar IV, duke of Styria (b. 1163) |
| 1220 | Richeza of Denmark, queen of Sweden |
| 1278 | Duan Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1269) |
| 1319 | Haakon V, king of Norway (b. 1270) |
| 1473 | John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (b. 1420) |
| 1538 | Edward Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1496) |
| 1551 | Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (b. 1520) |
| 1668 | Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632) |
| 1766 | Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693) |
| 1773 | Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728) |
| 1781 | Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715) |
| 1782 | Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699) |
| 1785 | Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719) |
| 1788 | Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723) |
| 1794 | Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (b. 1743) |
| 1819 | Kamehameha I, king of the Hawaiian Islands (b. 1738) |
| 1822 | John Stark, American general (b. 1728) |
| 1828 | Mauro Giuliani, Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781) |
| 1837 | Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (b. 1770) |
| 1853 | Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785) |
| 1880 | Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821) |
| 1891 | Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831) |
| 1893 | Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833) |
| 1903 | Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848) |
| 1907 | Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826) |
| 1925 | John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847) |
| 1936 | Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880) |
| 1941 | Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859) |
| 1942 | Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890) |
| 1943 | Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919) |
| 1944 | Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882) |
| 1945 | Julius Hirsch, German footballer (b. 1892)[40] |
| 1947 | Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (b. 1858) |
| 1948 | U Saw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1900) |
| 1950 | Vital Brazil, Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865) |
| 1952 | William Fox, Austrian businessman, founded Fox Theatres (b. 1879) |
| 1959 | John Fraser, Canadian soccer player (b. 1881) |
| 1960 | J. H. C. Whitehead, Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1904) |
| 1965 | Wally Hardinge, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886) |
| 1969 | Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1892) |
| 1972 | Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee (b. 1880) |
| 1975 | Avery Brundage, American businessman and art collector (b. 1887) |
| 1980 | Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (b. 1920) |
| 1981 | Uri Zvi Greenberg, Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1896) |
| 1982 | Neil Bogart, American record producer, co-founded Casablanca Records (b. 1943) |
| 1983 | John Fante, American author and screenwriter (b. 1909) |
| 1984 | Gino Bianco, Italian-Brazilian race car driver (b. 1916) |
| 1985 | Karl Marx, German conductor and composer (b. 1897) |
| 1986 | Ernle Bradford, English historian and author (b. 1922) |
| 1987 | Doris Stokes, English psychic and author (b. 1920) |
| 1988 | Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (b. 1907) |
| 1990 | Luigi Nono, Italian composer and educator (b. 1924) |
| 1991 | Jean Langlais, French pianist and composer (b. 1907) |
| 1992 | Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (b. 1933) |
| 1993 | Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (b. 1923) |
| 1994 | George Peppard, American actor and producer (b. 1928) |
| 1995 | Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer (b. 1953) |
| 1996 | Beryl Burton, English cyclist (b. 1937) |
| 1998 | Johannes Kotkas, Estonian wrestler (b. 1915) |
| 1999 | Dirk Bogarde, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921) |
| 2000 | Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (b. 1918) |
| 2003 | Elvira Pagã, Brazilian vedette, singer, and artist (b. 1920) |
| 2005 | Jean Carrière, French author (b. 1928) |
| 2006 | Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938) |
| 2007 | Philip R. Craig, American author and poet (b. 1933) |
| 2008 | Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918) |
| 2009 | Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917) |
| 2011 | Lionel Rose, Australian boxer (b. 1948) |
| 2012 | Everett Lilly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | Jeanne Cooper, American actress (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (b. 1921) |
| 2015 | Zeki Alasya, Turkish actor and director (b. 1943) |
| 2016 | Tom M. Apostol, American analytic number theorist (b. 1923) |
| 2018 | Big Bully Busick, American professional wrestler (b. 1954) |
| 2019 | Sprent Dabwido, President of Nauru from 2011 to 2013 (b. 1972) |
| 2021 | Helmut Jahn, German-American architect (b. 1940) |
| 2022 | Robert Gillmor, British wildlife artist and illustrator (b. 1936) |
| 535 | Pope John II |
| 615 | Pope Boniface IV (b. 550) |
| 685 | Pope Benedict II |
| 997 | Tai Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 939) |
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