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May 8 Famous Deaths list :
       List of Famous celebrity people who died on May 8. Famous Deaths on May 8 in the history. Know the famous celebrity who died on this day.
YearPeople / Celebrity NamePeople / Celebrity ProfessionCountry
1192Ottokar IVDuke of Styria Austria
1278Emperor DuanzongEmperor of China China
1319Haakon V MagnussonKing of Norway Norway
1473John Stafford, 1st Earl of WiltshireEnglish politician United Kingdom(UK)
1538Edward FoxeEnglish churchman United Kingdom(UK)
1655Edward WinslowPlymouth Colony founder United Kingdom(UK)
1672Jean-Armand du PeyrerComte de Troisville, French officer France
1740Maria Karolina SobieskaPolish noble lady Poland
1766Samuel ChandlerEnglish Nonconformist divine United Kingdom(UK)
1773Ali Bey Al-KabirPolitician and general, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt Egypt
1781Richard JagoEnglish poet United Kingdom(UK)
1782Sebastiao Jose de Carvalho e MeloPrime Minister of Portugal Portugal
1785Etienne Francois, duc de ChoiseulFrench statesman France
1785Pietro LonghiVenetian painter Italy
1788Giovanni Antonio ScopoliItalian-born naturalist Italy
1794Antoine LavoisierFrench chemist France
1819King Kamehameha IKing of Hawaii United Kingdom(UK)
1829Mauro GiulianiItalian composer Italy
1837Alexander BalashovRussian general Russia
1842Jules Dumont d UrvilleFrench explorer France
1853Jan RoothaanDutch priest Netherlands
1873John Stuart MillEnglish philosopher United Kingdom(UK)
1880Gustave FlaubertFrench writer France
1891Helena Blavatsky (Elena Petrovna Gan)Founder of Theosophy and the Theosophical Society Russia
1903Paul GauguinFrench painter France
1904Eadweard MuybridgeEnglish-born photographer and motion picture pioneer United Kingdom(UK)
1907Edmund G. RossAmerican Senator United States(USA)
1925John George BeresfordIrish polo player Ireland
1936Oswald SpenglerGerman philosopher Germany
1941Natalie KeshkoPrincess consort of the Principality of Serbia Serbia
1941Tore SvennbergSwedish actor and director Sweden
1943Mordechaj AnielewiczPolish Resistance Fighter Poland
1944Ethel Mary SmythEnglish composer United Kingdom(UK)
1945Bernhard RustNazi education minister Germany
1945Josef TerbovenNazi leader Germany
1945Wilhelm RediessSS and Police Leader during the German occupation of Norway in the Second World War Norway
1947Harry Gordon SelfridgeAmerican retailer United States(USA)
1947Harry Gordon SelfridgeAmerican-British retail magnate United States(USA)
1948U SawLeading Burmese politician and Prime Minister Myanmar
1950Vital BrazilBrazilian physician, biomedical scientist and immunologist Brazil
1952William Fox (producer)Hungarian-born American film producer United States(USA)
1960J. H. C. WhiteheadBritish mathematician and was one of the founders of homotopy theory United Kingdom(UK)
1967LaVerne AndrewsAmerican singer (The Andrews Sisters) United States(USA)
1969Remington KelloggAmerican naturalist United States(USA)
1975Avery BrundageAmerican athlete and sports official United States(USA)
1978T. C. CannonNative American artist United States(USA)
1979Talcott ParsonsAmerican sociologist United States(USA)
1981Maurice FernandesWest Indian Test cricketer Guyana
1981Uri Zvi GrinbergIsraeli poet and journalist Israel
1982Gilles VilleneuveCanadian racing driver Canada
1982Neil BogartAmerican record executive United States(USA)
1983John FanteAmerican novelist United States(USA)
1984Gino BiancoBrazilian racing driver Brazil
1984Lila Bell WallaceAmerican magazine publisher (Readers Digest) United States(USA)
1985Theodore SturgeonAmerican science fiction author United States(USA)
1985Karl Marx (composer)German composer, conductor and educator Germany
1985Dolph SweetAmerican actor United States(USA)
1986Ernle BradfordEnglish historian and writer United Kingdom(UK)
1987Doris StokesBritish psychic medium United Kingdom(UK)
1988Robert A. HeinleinAmerican writer United States(USA)
1989Rudolf Rudi UhlenhautGerman automotive engineer and test driver Germany
1990Tomas Cardinal O FiaichIrish Cardinal, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and the Primate of All Ireland Ireland
1990Luigi NonoItalian avant-garde composer of classical music and an intellectual, one of the most important composers of the 20th century Italy
1991Jean LanglaisFrench composer of modern classical music, organist, and improviser France
1991Rudolf SerkinBohemian-born pianist Austria
1992Sergey ObraztsovSoviet puppet master Russia
1992Joyce RickettsProfessional Baseball League right fielder United States(USA)
1993Avram DavidsonAmerican Jewish writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction United States(USA)
1994George PeppardAmerican film and television actor United States(USA)
1995Teresa TengImmensely popular and influential Chinese pop singer Taiwan
1996Celedonio RomeroSpanish guitarist Spain
1996Garth WilliamsAmerican illustrator United States(USA)
1996DominguinFamous bullfighter from Spain Spain
1996Beryl BurtonEnglish racing cyclist and one of Britains greatest ever athletes United Kingdom(UK)
1996Larry LevisAmerican poet United States(USA)
1998Jennings RandolphAmerica politician United States(USA)
1998Charles RebozoFlorida banker United States(USA)
1999Dana PlatoAmerican actress United States(USA)
1999Dirk BogardeEnglish actor and novelist United Kingdom(UK)
1999Ed GilbertAmerican actor United States(USA)
2000Dede FortinThe leader and singer of the Quebec band Les Colocs Canada
2000Pita Amor (Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein)Mexican poet Mexico
2000Alexander ChislenkoRussian artificial intelligence theorist Russia
2000Henry NicolsAIDS activist United States(USA)
2005Nicolas VuyovichSportscar driver Argentina
2005Nasrat ParsaSinger Afghanistan
2006Iain Stewart MacmillanScottish photographer United Kingdom(UK)
2008Eddy ArnoldAmerican country music singer United States(USA)
2008Francois StercheleBelgian footballer Belgium
2009Bud ShrakeAmerican journalist, sportswriter, novelist, biographer and screenwriter United States(USA)
2009Dom DiMaggioMajor League Baseball center fielder United States(USA)
2010Andor LilienthalHungarian chess Grandmaster Hungary

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