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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[453 BC]] &ndash; [[Spring and Autumn period]]: The house of [[Zhao (state)|Zhao]] defeats the house of Zhi, ending the [[Battle of Jinyang]], a military conflict between the elite families of the [[Jin (Chinese state)|State of Jin]].
* [[413]] &ndash; Emperor [[Honorius (emperor)|Honorius]] signs an [[edict]] providing tax relief for the Italian provinces [[Province of Viterbo|Tuscia]], [[Campania]], [[Picenum]], [[Samnium]], [[Apulia]], [[Lucania]] and [[Calabria]], which were plundered by the [[Visigoths]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Pharr|first1=Clyde|last2=Davidson|first2=Theresa Sherrer|last3=Pharr|first3=Mary Brown|last4=Williams|first4=Dickerman|title=The Theodosian Code and Novels, and the Sirmondian Constitutions|location=Union, N.J.|publisher=Lawbook Exchange|date=2006|isbn=9781584771463|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ROBb7SIvYgC|page=319}}</ref>
* [[589]] &ndash; [[Reccared I]] opens the [[Third Council of Toledo]], marking the entry of [[Visigoth|Visigothic Spain]] into the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rosenwein|first=Barbara H.|title=Reading the Middle Ages: Sources From Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic World|location=Toronto|publisher=University of Toronto Press|date=2018|isbn=9781442636736|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6JNbAgAAQBAJ|page=49|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Vogel|first=Albrecht|chapter=Toledo, Councils of|title=A Religious Encyclopædia, or, Dictionary of Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal and Practical Theology. Volume III|editor-last1=Schaff|editor-first1=Philip|editor-last2=Jackson|editor-first2=Samuel Macauley|editor-last3=Schaff|editor-first3=David S.|location=Edinburgh|publisher=T. & T. Clark|date=1882|oclc=28786745|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qPZMAQAAMAAJ|page=2367}}</ref>
*[[1360]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Brétigny]] drafted between King [[Edward III of England]] and King [[John II of France]] (the Good).<ref name=p118>p118 Hersch Lauterpacht, "Volume 20 of International Law Reports, Cambridge University Press, 1957, {{ISBN|0-521-46365-3}}</ref>
*[[1373]] &ndash; [[Julian of Norwich]], a Christian [[Christian mysticism|mystic]] and [[anchoress]], experiences the deathbed visions described in her ''[[Revelations of Divine Love]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-05-05 |title=Revelations of Divine Love review – Julian of Norwich's heavenly visions |language=en |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/may/05/revelations-of-divine-love-julian-of-norwich-review-religious-visions |access-date=2021-09-06}}</ref>
*[[1429]] &ndash; [[Joan of Arc]] lifts the [[Siege of Orléans]], turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War.
*[[1450]] &ndash; Kentishmen [[Jack Cade's Rebellion|revolt]] against King [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]].
*[[1516]] &ndash; A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, [[Trần Cảo Rebellion|murdered]] Emperor [[Lê Tương Dực]] and fled, leaving the capital [[Hanoi|Thăng Long]] undefended.
*[[1541]] &ndash; [[Hernando de Soto]] stops near present-day [[Walls, Mississippi]], and sees the Mississippi River<ref>{{cite book|last=Dye|first=David H.|chapter=Reconstruction of the de Soto Route in Arkansas: The Mississippi Alluvial Plain|title=The Expedition of Hernando de Soto West of the Mississippi, 1541-1543: Proceedings of the de Soto Symposia, 1988 and 1990|editor-last1=Young|editor-first1=Gloria A.|editor-last2=Hoffman|editor-first2=Michael P.|location=Fayetteville, Ark.|publisher=University of Arkansas Press|date=1993|isbn=9781557282705|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EIt0uRRwPPMC|page=40}}</ref> (then known by the Spanish as ''Río de Espíritu Santo'', the name given to it by [[Alonso Álvarez de Pineda]] in 1519).<ref>{{cite book|last=Weber|first=David John|title=The Spanish Frontier in North America|location=New Haven, Conn.|publisher=Yale University Press|date=2009|isbn=9780300140682|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MUCmD15yEAYC|page=29}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1608]] &ndash; A newly [[Nationalization|nationalized]] silver mine in Scotland at [[Hilderston, West Lothian]] is re-opened by [[Bevis Bulmer]].<ref>Samuel Lythe, ''The Economy of Scotland in Its European Setting, 1550-1625'' (Edinburgh, 1960), pp. 55-6.</ref>
*[[1639]] &ndash; [[William Coddington]] founds [[Newport, Rhode Island]].<ref name=redwood1891>{{Citation |publisher = Redwood Library |location = Newport, R.I |author = George C. Mason |title = Annals of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum |date = 1891 |ol = 13993479M }}</ref>
*[[1721]] &ndash; In the [[Papal States]], Cardinal Michelangelo dei Conti is [[1721 papal conclave|elected]] [[Pope]], and takes the name [[Pope Innocent XIII|Innocent XIII]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/SV1721.html|title=SEDE VACANTE 1721|website=www.csun.edu|access-date=2025-04-21}}</ref>
*[[1788]] &ndash; King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of [[Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne]] by abolishing the parlements.
*[[1794]] &ndash; Branded a traitor during the [[Reign of Terror]], French chemist [[Antoine Lavoisier]], who was also a tax collector with the ''[[Ferme générale]]'', is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Greek War of Independence]]: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the [[Battle of Gravia Inn]].
*[[1842]] &ndash; A train [[Versailles rail accident|derails and catches fire]] in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Mexican–American War]]: American forces led by Zachary Taylor [[Battle of Palo Alto|defeat]] a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
*[[1877]] &ndash; At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first [[Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show]] opens.
*[[1886]] &ndash; Pharmacist [[John Pemberton]] first sells a carbonated beverage named "[[Coca-Cola]]" as a patent medicine.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lussier|first=Robert N.|title=Management Fundamentals: Concepts, Applications, Skill Development|location=Mason, Ohio|publisher=South-Western/Cengage Learning|date=2008|isbn=9781111577537|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F1c3wHNDF-wC|page=113}}</ref>
*[[1898]] &ndash; The first games of the [[Italian football league system]] are played.
*[[1899]] &ndash; The [[Irish Literary Theatre]] in Dublin produced its first play.

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; In Martinique, [[Mount Pelée]] erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Edward George Honey]] proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the [[Armistice of 11 November 1918]] which ended World War I.
*[[1921]] &ndash; The creation of the [[Romanian Communist Party|Communist Party of Romania]].
*[[1924]] &ndash; The [[Klaipėda Convention]] is signed formally incorporating [[Klaipėda Region]] (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
*[[1927]] &ndash; Attempting to make the first non-stop [[transatlantic flight]] from Paris to New York, French war heroes [[Charles Nungesser]] and [[François Coli]] disappear after taking off aboard ''[[The White Bird]]'' biplane.
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mohandas Gandhi]] begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The German Luftwaffe launches a [[Nottingham Blitz|bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby]].
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: The German [[11th Army (Wehrmacht)|11th Army]] begins [[Battle of the Kerch Peninsula|Operation Trappenjagd]] (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula.
*  1942   &ndash; World War II: The [[Battle of the Coral Sea]] comes to an end with [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] [[aircraft carrier]] aircraft attacking and sinking the [[United States Navy]] aircraft carrier {{USS|Lexington|CV-2|6}}.
*  1942   &ndash; World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the [[Cocos Islands]] rebel in the [[Cocos Islands Mutiny]]. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth]] soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: The [[German Instrument of Surrender]] signed at [[Karlshorst|Berlin-Karlshorst]] comes into effect. 
*  1945   &ndash; End of the [[Prague uprising]], celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic.
*  1945   &ndash; Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the [[Sétif massacre]].
*  1945   &ndash; The [[Halifax riot]] starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia.
*[[1946]] &ndash; Estonian schoolgirls [[Aili Jõgi]] and [[Ageeda Paavel]] blow up the Soviet memorial which preceded the [[Bronze Soldier of Tallinn]].
*[[1950]] &ndash; The [[Tollund Man]] was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.<ref name="lib">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tollundman.dk/et-lig-dukker-op.asp|title=A Body Appears|work=The Tollund Man—A Face from Prehistoric Denmark|access-date=22 September 2007|publisher=Silkeborg Public Library|year=2004|author1=Silkeborg Public Library|author2=Silkeborg Museum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209034959/http://tollundman.dk/et-lig-dukker-op.asp|archive-date=9 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; South Vietnamese President [[Ngo Dinh Diem]] began a [[Ngo Dinh Diem presidential visit to the United States|state visit]] to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.<ref>{{cite book| first=Seth |last=Jacobs| year=2006| title=Cold War Mandarin: Ngo Dinh Diem and the Origins of America's War in Vietnam, 1950&ndash;1963| publisher=Rowman & Littlefield| isbn=0-7425-4447-8|location=Lanham, Maryland}}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem [[Huế Phật Đản shootings|open fire on Buddhists]] defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on [[Vesākha|Vesak]], killing nine and sparking the [[Buddhist crisis]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; The Philippine province of [[Davao (province)|Davao]] is split into three: [[Davao del Norte]], [[Davao del Sur]], and [[Davao Oriental]].
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[The Beatles]] release their 12th and final studio album ''[[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Let It Be {{!}} The Beatles |url=https://www.thebeatles.com/let-it-be-0 |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=www.thebeatles.com}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to [[Operation Pocket Money|place naval mines]] in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
*[[1973]] &ndash; A [[Wounded Knee incident|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.
*[[1976]] &ndash; The rollercoaster [[The New Revolution (roller coaster)|The New Revolution]], the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]].
*[[1978]] &ndash; The first ascent of [[Mount Everest]] without supplemental oxygen, by [[Reinhold Messner]] and [[Peter Habeler]].
*[[1980]] &ndash; The [[World Health Organization]] confirms the eradication of [[smallpox]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Strassburg|first=M.A.|title=The Global Eradication of Smallpox|journal=American Journal of Infection Control|date=May 1982|volume=10|issue=2|pages=53–59|doi=10.1016/0196-6553(82)90003-7|pmid=7044193}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; Corporal [[Denis Lortie]] enters the [[National Assembly of Quebec|Quebec National Assembly]] and opens fire, killing three people 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 (Canada)|Cross of Valour]].
*  1984   &ndash; The [[Soviet Union]] announces a [[1984 Summer Olympics boycott|boycott upon the]] [[1984 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics at Los Angeles]], later joined by 14 other countries.<ref name="NYT9May1984">{{cite news |last=Burns |first=John F. |date=May 9, 1984 |title=Moscow Will Keep Its Team From Los Angeles Olympics |volume=133 |work=The New York Times |issue=46039 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/09/world/moscow-will-keep-its-team-los-angeles-olympics-tass-cites-peril-us-denies-it.html}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; The [[Thames Barrier]] is officially opened, preventing the [[floodplain]] of most of [[Greater London]] from being flooded except under extreme circumstances.<ref>{{cite news|last=Booth|first=Cathy|title=Queen dedicates Thames Barrier to save London from floods|work=UPI|date=8 May 1984|access-date=8 May 2019|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/05/08/Queen-dedicates-Thames-Barrier-to-save-London-from-floods/7766452836800/}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; The [[Special Air Service|SAS]] kills eight [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] volunteers and a civilian during an [[Loughgall ambush|ambush]] in [[Loughgall]], Northern Ireland.
*[[1988]] &ndash; A fire at [[Illinois Bell]]'s Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended [[1AESS]] network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history".
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[China Southern Airlines Flight 3456]] crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.
*[[2019]] &ndash; British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified [[phage therapy]] to treat a [[Antimicrobial resistance|drug-resistant infection]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Teenager recovers from near death in world-first GM virus treatment |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/08/teenager-recovers-from-near-death-in-world-first-gm-virus-treatment |date=8 May 2019 |work=The Guardian |access-date=9 May 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Phage therapy: 'Viral cocktail saved my daughter's life' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48199915 |date=8 May 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=9 May 2019 }}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; A car bomb explodes in front of a school in [[Kabul]], capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding over 150.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-08|title=Car bombing at Afghan school in Kabul kills 55, injures over 150|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blast-near-afghan-school-kabul-kills-10-injures-dozens-security-official-2021-05-08/|access-date=2021-05-09|website=Reuters}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; The [[2025 papal conclave]] elects Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost taking the name [[Pope Leo XIV]] as the [[List of popes|267th Pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].<ref>{{cite web |title=USA Cardinal Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/usa-cardinal-prevost-elected-pope-leo-xiv-2025-05-08/ |website=Reuters |access-date=8 May 2025}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1326]] &ndash; [[Joan I, Countess of Auvergne]] (d. 1360)<ref>{{cite book | first=Anne | last=Commire | title=Women in World History | location=Detroit | publisher=Gale Group | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-78764-066-8 | page=608}}</ref>
*[[1427]] &ndash; [[John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester]], Lord High Treasurer (d. 1470)
*[[1460]] &ndash; [[Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach]] (d. 1536)
*[[1492]] &ndash; [[Andrea Alciato]], Italian jurist and writer (d. 1550)
*[[1508]] &ndash; [[Charles Wriothesley]], English Officer of Arms (d. 1562)
*[[1521]] &ndash; [[Peter Canisius]], Dutch-Swiss priest and saint (d. 1597)
*[[1551]] &ndash; [[Thomas Drury (1551–1603)|Thomas Drury]], English government informer and swindler (d. 1603)
*[[1587]] &ndash; [[Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy]] (d. 1637)
===1601–1900===
*[[1622]] &ndash; [[Claes Rålamb]], Swedish politician (d. 1698)
*[[1628]] &ndash; [[Angelo Italia]], Sicilian Jesuit and architect (d. 1700)
*[[1629]] &ndash; [[Niels Juel]], Norwegian-Danish admiral (d. 1697)
*[[1632]] &ndash; [[Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming]], German field marshal and politician (d. 1706)
*[[1639]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Battista Gaulli]], Italian artist (d. 1709)
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Nicolaes Witsen]], Mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1717)
*[[1653]] &ndash; [[Claude Louis Hector de Villars]], French general and politician, [[Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of Defence]] (d. 1734)
*[[1670]] &ndash; [[Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire]] (d. 1726)
*[[1698]] &ndash; [[Henry Baker (naturalist)|Henry Baker]], English naturalist (d. 1774)
*[[1720]] &ndash; [[William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (d. 1764)
*[[1735]] &ndash; [[Nathaniel Dance-Holland]], English painter and politician (d. 1811)
*[[1737]] &ndash; [[Edward Gibbon]], English historian and politician (d. 1794)
*[[1745]] &ndash; [[Carl Stamitz]], German violinist and composer (d. 1801)
*[[1753]] &ndash; [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]], Mexican priest and rebel leader (d. 1811)
*[[1786]] &ndash; [[John Vianney]], French priest and saint (d. 1859)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Edward Tompkins]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1872)
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Samuel Leonard Tilley]], Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd [[List of premiers of New Brunswick|Premier of New Brunswick]] (d. 1896)
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[William Henry Vanderbilt]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1885)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[William Walker (filibuster)|William Walker]], American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (d. 1860)
*[[1825]] &ndash; [[George Bruce Malleson]], English-Indian colonel and author (d. 1898)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Henry Dunant]], Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the [[Red Cross]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1910)
*  1828   &ndash; [[Charbel Makhluf]], Lebanese monk and saint (d. 1898)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Louis Moreau Gottschalk]], American pianist and composer (d. 1869)
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Bertalan Székely]], Hungarian painter and academic (d. 1910)
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Adolphe-Basile Routhier]], Canadian judge, author, and songwriter (d. 1920)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Emil Christian Hansen]], Danish physiologist and mycologist (d. 1909)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Oscar Hammerstein I]], American businessman and composer (d. 1919)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Ross Barnes]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1915)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Dan Brouthers]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1932)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Pedro Lascuráin]], Mexican politician (d. 1952)<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.milenio.com/cultura/presidente-mexico-duro-45-minutos-cargo|newspaper=Milenio|location=Mexico City|date=February 19, 2018|access-date=May 28, 2019|title=El presidente de México que duró 45 minutos en el cargo|language=es|trans-title=The President of Mexico who lasted 45 minutes}}</ref>
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Berté]], Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1924)
*  1858   &ndash; [[J. Meade Falkner]], English author and poet (d. 1932)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Johan Jensen (mathematician)|Johan Jensen]], Danish mathematician and engineer (d. 1925)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Margarete Böhme]], German novelist (d. 1939)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Ludvig Karsten]], Norwegian painter (d. 1926)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ludvig Karsten |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 23 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Ludvig_Karsten |language=no|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Wesley Coe]], American shot putter, discus thrower, and [[tug of war]] competitor (d. 1926)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Harry S. Truman]], American colonel and politician, 33rd [[President of the United States]] (d. 1972)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Thomas B. Costain]], Canadian journalist and author (d. 1965)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Adriaan Pelt]], Dutch journalist and diplomat (d. 1981)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Francis Ouimet]], American golfer (d. 1967)
*  1893   &ndash; [[Edd Roush]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
*  1893   &ndash; [[Teddy Wakelam]], English rugby player and sportscaster (d. 1963)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[James H. Kindelberger]], American businessman (d. 1962)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Fulton J. Sheen]], American archbishop (d. 1979)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Edmund Wilson]], American critic, essayist, and editor (d. 1972)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Aloysius Stepinac]], Croatian cardinal (d. 1960)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Arthur Q. Bryan]], American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality (d. 1959)
*  1899   &ndash; [[Friedrich Hayek]], Austrian economist and philosopher, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1992)
*  1899   &ndash; [[Jacques Heim]], French fashion designer (d. 1967)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Turkey Stearnes]], American baseball player (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Beatrice |title=Norman Thomas "Turkey" Stearnes (1901-1979) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/norman-thomas-turkey-stearnes-1901-1979/ |website=blackpast.org |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=7 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[André Michel Lwoff]], French microbiologist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1965 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1965/lwoff/biographical/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref>
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Fernandel]], French actor and singer (d. 1971)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[John Snagge]], English journalist (d. 1996)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Red Nichols]], American cornet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1965)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Roberto Rossellini]], Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Mary Lou Williams]], American pianist and composer (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Klein |first1=Alexander |title=Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/williams-mary-lou-1910-1981/ |website=Blackpast.org |access-date=9 May 2023 |date=1 April 2011}}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman]], Dutch jurist and politician, [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Dutch Minister of The Interior]] (d. 1997)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Robert Johnson (singer)|Robert Johnson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1938)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[George Woodcock]], Canadian author and poet (d. 1995)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Bob Clampett]], American animator, director, and producer (d. 1984)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Sid James]], South African-English actor and singer (d. 1976)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[João Havelange]], Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Chinmayananda Saraswati]], Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Lex Barker]], American actor (d. 1973)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Saul Bass]], American graphic designer and director (d. 1996)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Barbara Howard (athlete)|Barbara Howard]], Canadian sprinter and educator (d. 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marshall|first=Tabitha|date=January 26, 2018|title=Barbara Howard|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/barbara-howard|access-date=2021-04-19|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia}}</ref>
*  1920   &ndash; [[Tom of Finland]], Finnish illustrator (d. 1991)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Gordon McClymont]], Australian ecologist and academic (d. 2000)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Ali Hassan Mwinyi]], Tanzanian politician, 2nd [[President of Tanzania]] (d. 2024)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[David Attenborough]], English environmentalist and television host
*  1926   &ndash; [[David Hurst]], German actor (d. 2019)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Don Rickles]], American comedian and actor (d. 2017)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Ted Sorensen]], American lawyer, 8th [[White House Counsel]] (d. 2010)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[John C. Bogle]], American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=John C. Bogle, Founder of Financial Giant Vanguard, Is Dead at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/obituaries/john-bogle-vanguard-dead.html |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 16, 2019 |access-date=November 14, 2021}}</ref>
*  1929   &ndash; [[Miyoshi Umeki]], Japanese-American actress and singer (d. 2007)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Heather Harper]], Northern Irish soprano (d. 2019)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Doug Atkins]], American football player (d. 2015)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Gary Snyder]], American poet, essayist, and translator
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Phyllida Law]], Scottish actress
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann]], South African-English lawyer and judge
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Jack Charlton]], English footballer and manager (d. 2020)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Mike Cuellar]], Cuban-American baseball player (d. 2010)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Thomas Pynchon]], American novelist
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Jean Giraud]], French author and illustrator (d. 2012)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Peter Benchley]], American author and screenwriter (d. 2006)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Irwin Cotler]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]]
*  1940   &ndash; [[Emilio Delgado]], Mexican-American actor (d. 2022)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Ricky Nelson]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Toni Tennille]], American singer-songwriter and keyboard player 
*  1940   &ndash; [[William B. Jordan]], American art historian (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Jordan Obituary |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dallas-tx/william-jordan-9521545 |website=Dignity Memorial |publisher=[[Service Corporation International]]|location=Houston |access-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130095759/https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dallas-tx/william-jordan-9521545 |archive-date=November 30, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Bill Lockyer]], American academic and politician, 30th [[Attorney General of California]]
*  1941   &ndash; [[James Traficant]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Norman Lamont]], Scottish banker and politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
*  1942   &ndash; [[Terry Neill]], Irish footballer and manager (d. 2022)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Pat Barker]], English author
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Gary Glitter]], English singer-songwriter
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Keith Jarrett]], American pianist and composer
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[H. Robert Horvitz]], American biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1947   &ndash; [[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan]], Scottish historian and politician, [[Secretary of State for Defence]]
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Philip Bailey]], American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor
*  1951   &ndash; [[Mike D'Antoni]], American basketball player and coach
*  1951   &ndash; [[Chris Frantz]], American drummer and producer 
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Peter McNab]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/us-hockey-hall-of-fame-inductee-peter-mcnab-dies-at-70/c-337290468|title=McNab dies at 70, was 2021 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee|last=Myers|first=Tracey|date=November 6, 2022|publisher=NHL.com|access-date=November 6, 2011}}</ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Alex Van Halen]], Dutch-American drummer
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[David L. Keith|David Keith]], American actor and director
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Pat Hanrahan|Patrick Hanrahan]], American computer graphics researcher <ref>{{Cite web |title=A.M. Turing Award |url=https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/hanrahan_4652251.cfm}}</ref>
*1955 &ndash; [[Mladen Markač]], Croatian general
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Jeff Wincott]], Canadian actor and martial artist
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Bill Cowher]], American football player, coach, and analyst 
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Roddy Doyle]], Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter
*  1958   &ndash; [[Brooks Newmark]], American-English businessman and politician, [[Lord of the Treasury]]
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Ronnie Lott]], American football player and sportscaster
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Franco Baresi]], Italian footballer and coach
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Bill de Blasio]], American politician, 109th [[Mayor of New York City]]
*  1961   &ndash; [[David Winning]], Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Anthony Field]], Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor 
*  1963   &ndash; [[Michel Gondry]], French director and screenwriter
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Melissa Gilbert]], American actress and director
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Cláudio Taffarel]], Brazilian footballer and coach
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Viviana Durante]], Italian ballerina and actress
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Akebono Tarō]], American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th [[Yokozuna]] (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=元横綱曙の亡くなられた日付について (''Moto-yokozuna Akebono no naku narareta hizuke ni tsuite'') |language=Japanese |magazine=相撲 (Sumō) |publisher=BBM Sports |publication-date=4 July 2024 |volume=73 |issue=10 |page=62}}</ref>
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Michael Bevan]], Australian cricketer and coach
*  1970   &ndash; [[Naomi Klein]], Canadian author and activist<ref>{{cite web |title=Naomi Klein |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/naomi-klein |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=27 July 2021 |language=en |date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Luis Enrique (footballer)|Luis Enrique]], Spanish footballer and manager
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Candice Night]], American singer-songwriter 
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Darren Hayes]], Australian singer-songwriter 
*  1972   &ndash; [[Ray Whitney (ice hockey)|Ray Whitney]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Jesús Arellano]], Mexican footballer 
*  1973   &ndash; [[Marcus Brigstocke]], English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Korey Stringer]], American football player (d. 2001)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Enrique Iglesias]], Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Martha Wainwright]], Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Joe Bonamassa]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1977   &ndash; [[Bad News Brown (musician)|Bad News Brown]], Canadian rapper, harmonica player, and actor (d. 2011)
*  1977   &ndash; [[Theodoros Papaloukas]], Greek basketball player
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Lúcio]], Brazilian footballer 
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Evgeny Lebedev]], Russian-English publisher and philanthropist
*  1980   &ndash; [[Michelle McManus]], Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Stephen Amell]], Canadian actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Chase's Calendar of Events, 2018|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|date=2017|isbn=9781598889253|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GAY3DwAAQBAJ|page=266}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Andrea Barzagli]], Italian footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Buakaw Banchamek]], Thai kick-boxer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Adrián González]], American baseball player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Tommaso Ciampa]], American wrestler 
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Galen Rupp]], American runner
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Felix Jones]], American football player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Mark Noble]], English footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Kurt Tippett]], Australian footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Trisha Paytas]], American media personality<ref>{{cite Instagram|title=Happy Birthday to Me|postid=CdTYdoCrqUN|date=May 8, 2022|last=Paytas|first=Trisha|user=trishapaytasbackup|access-date=September 13, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Lars Eller]], Danish ice hockey player
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Lane Johnson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lane Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnLa01.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Iyo Sky]], Japanese wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Iyo Sky |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/34585722/wwe-superstar-profile-iyo-sky |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 May 2023 |date=13 September 2022}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Kemba Walker]], American basketball player
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Olivia Culpo]], American model and actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hendricks |first1=Jaclyn |title=Olivia Culpo twirls on pole during 30th birthday with Christian McCaffrey |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/09/olivia-culpo-celebrates-30th-birthday-with-christian-mccaffrey/ |publisher=[[New York Post]] |access-date=2 May 2023 |date=9 May 2022}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Kevin Hayes (ice hockey)|Kevin Hayes]], American ice hockey player
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Pat Cummins]], Australian cricketer
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[6ix9ine]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nguyen |first1=Jimmy |title=Tekashi 6ix9ine Before He Was Famous |url=https://channel933.iheart.com/content/tekashi-6ix9ine-before-he-was-famous/ |access-date=8 May 2019 |archive-date=18 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918214313/https://channel933.iheart.com/content/tekashi-6ix9ine-before-he-was-famous/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Jordyn Huitema]], Canadian soccer player
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 2003 |title=The Royal Family and the Moroccan people celebrate the birth of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay Hassan |language=fr |work=Le Matin |location=Rabat |url=http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=110&id=28827 |url-status=dead |access-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055154/http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=110&id=28827 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Oliver Bearman]], English racing driver<ref>{{cite web |title=Oliver Bearman - F1 Driver for Haas |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/oliver-bearman |website=Formula 1 |access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[535]] &ndash; [[Pope John II]]<ref>{{cite web |title=John II {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-II-pope |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[615]] &ndash; [[Pope Boniface IV]] (b. 550)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095517217 |title=St Boniface IV |encyclopedia=A Dictionary of Popes |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref>
* [[685]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict II]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Benedict II {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Benedict-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[997]] &ndash; [[Emperor Taizong of Song|Tai Zong]], Chinese emperor (b. 939)
*[[1157]] &ndash; [[Ahmed Sanjar]], Seljuk sultan (b. 1086)
*[[1192]] &ndash; [[Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria|Ottokar IV]], duke of Styria (b. 1163)
*[[1220]] &ndash; [[Rikissa of Denmark]], queen of Sweden
*[[1278]] &ndash; [[Emperor Duanzong|Duan Zong]], Chinese emperor (b. 1269)
*[[1319]] &ndash; [[Haakon V of Norway|Haakon V]], king of Norway (b. 1270)
*[[1473]] &ndash; [[John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire]], English politician (b. 1420)
*[[1538]] &ndash; [[Edward Foxe]], English bishop and academic (b. 1496)
*[[1551]] &ndash; [[Barbara Radziwiłł]], queen of Poland (b. 1520)
===1601–1900===
*[[1668]] &ndash; [[Catherine of St. Augustine]], French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632)
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Samuel Chandler]], English minister and author (b. 1693)
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[Ali Bey al-Kabir]], Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[Richard Jago]], English priest and poet (b. 1715)
*[[1782]] &ndash; [[Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal]], Portuguese politician, [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (b. 1699)
*[[1785]] &ndash; [[Étienne François, duc de Choiseul]], French general and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1719)
*  1785   &ndash; [[Pietro Longhi]], Italian painter (b. 1701)
*[[1788]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Antonio Scopoli]], Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Antoine Lavoisier]], French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Kamehameha I]], king of the Hawaiian Islands (b. 1738)
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[John Stark]], American general (b. 1728)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Stark {{!}} American general |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Stark |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=23 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Mauro Giuliani]], Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Alexander Balashov]], Russian general and politician, [[Ministry of Police of the Russian Empire|Russian Minister of Police]] (b. 1770)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Jules Dumont d'Urville]], French admiral and explorer (b. 1790)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Jan Roothaan]], Dutch priest, 21st [[Superior General of the Society of Jesus]] (b. 1785)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Gustave Flaubert]], French novelist (b. 1821)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Helena Blavatsky]], Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
*  1891   &ndash; [[John Robertson (New South Wales Premier)|John Robertson]], English-Australian politician, 5th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1816)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Manuel González Flores]], Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10094/Manuel%20del%20Refugio%20Gonzalez%20Flores|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=es|title=Manuel del Refugio González Flores}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Paul Gauguin]], French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Edmund G. Ross]], American soldier and politician, 13th [[Governor of New Mexico Territory]] (b. 1826)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[John Beresford (polo player)|John Beresford]], Irish polo player (b. 1847)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Oswald Spengler]], German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Natalie of Serbia|Natalie]], queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Tore Svennberg]], Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Reek]], Estonian general and politician, 11th [[Minister of Defence (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of War]] (b. 1890)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Mordechai Anielewicz]], Polish commander (b. 1919)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Themistoklis Diakidis]], Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Frank Bourne]], British soldier, last survivor of the [[Battle of Rorke's Drift]] (b. 1854)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Julius Hirsch]], German footballer (b. 1892)<ref>Ernst Otto Bräunche (2006). [https://books.google.com/books?id=7N1B-sMuXJ4C&dq=Julius+Hirsch+7+April+1892&pg=PA186 ''Sport in Karlsruhe; von den Anfängen bis heute'']</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/25/imperishable-story-julius-hirsch-great-goalscorer-murdered-auschwitz/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/25/imperishable-story-julius-hirsch-great-goalscorer-murdered-auschwitz/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The imperishable story of Julius Hirsch: the great goalscorer murdered at Auschwitz who adorns Stamford Bridge mural|first=Sam|last=Wallace|date=January 25, 2020|newspaper=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*  1945   &ndash; [[Wilhelm Rediess]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1900)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Bernhard Rust]], German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Josef Terboven]], German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Harry Gordon Selfridge]], American-English businessman, founded [[Selfridges]] (b. 1858)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[U Saw]], Burmese politician, [[Prime Minister of Burma]] (b. 1900)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Vital Brazil]], Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]], Austrian businessman, founded [[Fox Theatres]] (b. 1879)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[John Fraser (Canadian soccer)|John Fraser]], Canadian soccer player (b. 1881)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[J. H. C. Whitehead]], Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Wally Hardinge]], English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Remington Kellogg]], American zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1892)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Pandurang Vaman Kane]], Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, [[Bharat Ratna]] awardee (b. 1880)
*  1972   &ndash; [[Beatrice Helen Worsley]], Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (b. 1921)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Avery Brundage]], American businessman and art collector (b. 1887)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Geoffrey Baker (British Army officer)|Geoffrey Baker]], English [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] and [[Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the General Staff]] of the [[British Army]] (b. 1920)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Uri Zvi Greenberg]], Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1896)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Neil Bogart]], American record producer, co-founded [[Casablanca Records]] (b. 1943)
*  1982   &ndash; [[Gilles Villeneuve]], Canadian race car driver (b. 1950)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[John Fante]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1909)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Lila Bell Wallace]], American publisher, co-founded ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' (b. 1890)
*  1984   &ndash; [[Gino Bianco]], Italian-Brazilian race car driver (b. 1916)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Robert Halperin]], American yachtsman (b. 1908)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Halperin |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62256 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=20 March 2024 }}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Karl Marx (composer)|Karl Marx]], German conductor and composer (b. 1897)
*  1985   &ndash; [[Theodore Sturgeon]], American author and critic (b. 1918)
*  1985   &ndash; [[Dolph Sweet]], American actor (b. 1920)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Ernle Bradford]], English historian and author (b. 1922)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Doris Stokes]], English psychic and author (b. 1920)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Robert A. Heinlein]],  American science fiction writer and screenwriter (b. 1907)<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/FAQrah.html | title= FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Robert A. Heinlein, the person | publisher= The Heinlein Society | year= 2003 | last= Houdek | first= D. A. | access-date= January 23, 2007 | archive-date= April 3, 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120403204313/http://www.heinleinsociety.org/rah/FAQrah.html | url-status= dead }}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Luigi Nono]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1924)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Jean Langlais]], French pianist and composer (b. 1907)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Rudolf Serkin]], Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (b. 1903)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Joyce Ricketts]], American baseball player (b. 1933)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Avram Davidson]], American soldier and author (b. 1923)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[George Peppard]], American actor and producer (b. 1928)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Teresa Teng]], Taiwanese singer (b. 1953)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Beryl Burton]], English cyclist (b. 1937)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Luis Miguel Dominguín]], Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Larry Levis]], American poet, author, and critic (b. 1946)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Garth Williams]], American illustrator (b. 1912)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Johannes Kotkas]], Estonian wrestler (b. 1915)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Charles Rebozo]], American banker and businessman (b. 1912)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Dirk Bogarde]], English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Ed Gilbert]], American actor (b. 1931)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Dana Plato]], American actress (b. 1964)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Soeman Hs]], Indonesian author and educator (b. 1904)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Pita Amor]], Mexican poet and author (b. 1918)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Dédé Fortin]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Henry Nicols]], American activist (b. 1973)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Elvira Pagã]], Brazilian [[Vedette (cabaret)|vedette]], singer, and artist (b. 1920)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Jean Carrière]], French author (b. 1928)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Nicolás Vuyovich]], Argentinian race car driver (b. 1981)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Iain Macmillan]], Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Philip R. Craig]], American author and poet (b. 1933)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Carson Whitsett]], American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1945)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Eddy Arnold]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918)
*  2008   &ndash; [[François Sterchele]], Belgian footballer (b. 1982)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Dom DiMaggio]], American baseball player (b. 1917)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Lionel Rose]], Australian boxer (b. 1948)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Maurice Sendak]], American author and illustrator (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/books/maurice-sendak-childrens-author-dies-at-83.html |title=Maurice Sendak, Children's Author Who Upended Tradition, Dies at 83 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=February 29, 2016 |date=May 8, 2012 |author=Fox, Margalit}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ampon Tangnoppakul]], Thai criminal (b. 1948)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Roman Totenberg]], Polish-American violinist and educator (b. 1911)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Cooper]], American actress (b. 1928)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bryan Forbes]], English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Juan José Muñoz]], Argentinian businessman (b. 1950)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Hugh J. Silverman]], American philosopher and theorist (b. 1945)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Roger L. Easton]], American scientist, co-invented the [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] (b. 1921)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Nancy Malone]], American actress, director, and producer (b. 1935)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Jair Rodrigues]], Brazilian singer (b. 1939)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Joseph P. Teasdale]], American lawyer and politician, 48th [[Governor of Missouri]] (b. 1936)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Zeki Alasya]], Turkish actor and director (b. 1943)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Mwepu Ilunga]], Congolese footballer (b. 1949)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Juan Schwanner]], Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1921)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Atanas Semerdzhiev]], Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st [[Vice President of Bulgaria]] (b. 1924)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[William Schallert]], American actor; president (1979–81) of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] (b. 1922)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Big Bully Busick]], American professional wrestler (b. 1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/05/09/22777868.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180515073724/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/05/09/22777868.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 15, 2018|title=In his final years, 'Big Bully' Nick Busick gave hope and inspiration|date=May 9, 2018|last=Leturgey|first=Tom|access-date=May 9, 2018|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> 
*  2018   &ndash; [[Anne V. Coates]], British film editor (''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'', ''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]'', ''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]''), [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Oscar]] winner ([[35th Academy Awards|1963]]) (b. 1925)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anne-v-coates-dead-lawrence-of-arabia-film-editor-was-92-908441|title=Anne V. Coates, Oscar-Winning Film Editor on 'Lawrence of Arabia,' Dies at 92 {{pipe}} Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=9 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Sprent Dabwido]], President of [[Nauru]] from 2011 to 2013 (b. 1972)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/former-nauru-president-sprent-dabwido-dies-aged-46|title=Former Nauru president Sprent Dabwido dies aged 46|website=SBS News|access-date=2019-05-11}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Helmut Jahn]], German-American architect (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-11|title=Helmut Jahn obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/may/11/helmut-jahn-obituary|access-date=2021-05-15|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Robert Gillmor]], British wildlife artist and illustrator (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Avery |first1=Mark |title=Robert Gillmor – 1936 – 2022 |author-link1=Mark Avery |url=https://markavery.info/2022/05/09/robert-gillmor-1936-2022/ |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
*  2022 &ndash; [[Dennis Waterman]], English actor and singer (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Dennis Waterman obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/may/09/dennis-waterman-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Chris Cannon]], American politician (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beal-Cvetko |first=Bridger |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Former Utah Rep. Chris Cannon dies at age 73 |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51008078/former-utah-rep-chris-cannon-dies-at-age-73 |access-date=May 9, 2024 |website=www.ksl.com |language=en}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)|Jimmy Johnson]], American football player (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=Hall of Famer Johnson, star 49ers DB, dies at 86 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40114091/hall-fame-defensive-back-jimmy-johnson-dies-age-86 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Pete McCloskey]], American politician (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |date=2024-05-08 |title=Pete McCloskey, Republican Who Tried to Unseat Nixon, Is Dead at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/politics/pete-mccloskey-dead.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Ramón Fonseca Mora]], Panamanian novelist and lawyer (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Leila |date=2024-05-09 |title=Ramón Fonseca, Cofounder of Law Firm at Center of Panama Papers, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/world/americas/ramon-fonseca-panama-papers-dies.html |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  [[2025]] – [[Simon Mann]], British military officer and mercenary (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Obituaries |first=Telegraph |date=2025-05-09 |title=Simon Mann, mercenary who was jailed for leading an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/05/09/simon-mann-mercenary-coup-equatorial-guinea-died-obituary/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Amato Ronconi]] 
**[[Michael (archangel)#Christianity 2|Apparition of Saint Michael]]
**[[Arsenius the Great]] 
**[[Desideratus]]
** Blessed [[Catherine of St. Augustine]]
**[[Julian of Norwich]] ([[Anglican]], [[Lutheran]])
**[[Magdalene of Canossa]]
**[[Our Lady of Luján]]
**[[Peter II of Tarentaise]]
**Blessed [[Teresa Demjanovich]] ([[Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church|Ruthenian Catholic Church]])
**[[19 martyrs of Algeria|19 Martyrs of Algeria]]<ref>{{cite web |title=May 8, liturgical feast of the Martyrs of Algeria : Ordre Cistercien de la Stricte Observance: OCSO |url=https://ocso.org/2021/04/29/may-8-liturgical-feast-of-the-martyrs-of-algeria/ |website=ocso.org |publisher=Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>
**[[May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Emancipation Day]] ([[Columbus, Mississippi]])
*[[Furry Dance]] ([[Helston]], UK)
*[[Liberation Day]] ([[Czech Republic]])
*[[Miguel Hidalgo's birthday]] (Mexico)
*[[Parents' Day]] (South Korea)
*[[Truman Day]] ([[Missouri]])
*[[Veterans Day (Norway)]]
*[[Victory in Europe Day]], and its related observances (Europe):
**[[Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War]], continues to May 9<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
**[[Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945]] ([[Ukraine]])
*[[White Lotus Day]] ([[Theosophy (Blavatskian)|Theosophy]])
*[[World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day]] ([[International observance|International]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/8 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=8}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/8 Historical Events on May 8]

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[[Category:Days of May]]