On this day: May 8
Born on this day
Giovanni Battista GaulliMay 8, 1639 – April 2, 1709 · Art
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of DevonshireMay 8, 1720 – October 2, 1764 · Politics
Henry DunantMay 8, 1828 – October 30, 1910 · Politics
Louis Moreau GottschalkMay 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869 · Music
Prince Albert of PrussiaMay 8, 1837 – September 13, 1906 · Music
Johan JensenMay 8, 1859 – March 5, 1925 · Science
Harry S. TrumanMay 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972 · Politics- Arnold HauserMay 8, 1892 – January 28, 1978 · Culture
Friedrich HayekMay 8, 1899 – March 23, 1992 · Politics
Aleksandr DeynekaMay 8, 1899 – June 12, 1969 · Art
André LwoffMay 8, 1902 – September 30, 1994 · Science
FernandelMay 8, 1903 – February 26, 1971 · Film
Karol BorsukMay 8, 1905 – January 24, 1982 · Science
Roberto RosselliniMay 8, 1906 – June 3, 1977 · Film
Sergei GerasimovMay 8, 1906 – November 26, 1985 · Film
Mary Lou WilliamsMay 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981 · Music
Robert JohnsonMay 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938 · Music
Saul BassMay 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996 · Film
Tom of FinlandMay 8, 1920 – November 7, 1991 · Art
Jean GiraudMay 8, 1938 – March 10, 2012 · Film
Ricky NelsonMay 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985 · Music
Keith JarrettMay 8, 1945 – present · Music- H. Robert HorvitzMay 8, 1947 – present · Science
Tatjana ŽdanokaMay 8, 1950 – present · Science
Philip BaileyMay 8, 1951 – present · Music
John Michael TalbotMay 8, 1954 – present · Music
Kwame Anthony AppiahMay 8, 1954 – present · Culture
David KeithMay 8, 1954 – present · Film
Stephen FurstMay 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017 · Film
Cristina ComenciniMay 8, 1956 – present · Film- Igor PresnyakovMay 8, 1960 – present · Music
Michel GondryMay 8, 1963 – present · Film
Melissa GilbertMay 8, 1964 – present · Film
Keiji InafuneMay 8, 1965 – present · Art
Olena DemyanenkoMay 8, 1966 – present · Film
Candice NightMay 8, 1971 – present · Music
Darren HayesMay 8, 1972 – present · Music
Brian TylerMay 8, 1972 – present · Music
Enrique IglesiasMay 8, 1975 – present · Music
Jodhi MayMay 8, 1975 – present · Film
Martha WainwrightMay 8, 1976 – present · Music
Joe BonamassaMay 8, 1977 – present · Music
Ariane LabedMay 8, 1984 – present · Film
Release of Let It BeMay 8, 1970 · Music
Release of Three Imaginary BoysMay 8, 1979 · Music
1988 French presidential electionMay 8, 1988 · Politics