May 8

Events

 * - summons the
 * - Joan of Arc raises siege of Orleans.
 * - : ishmen revolt against King.
 * - reaches the  and names  it .
 * - Branded a during the  by,   , who was also a  with the , was tried, convicted, and d all on one day in.
 * - : The Greeks defeat the Turks in.
 * - : The –  defeats a  force north of the  in the first major battle of the war.
 * - :, is named the of the.
 * - At in, the first  opens (ends ).
 * -   invents a  beverage that would later be named "".
 * - The first games of the are played.
 * - The in  opens.
 * - In, erupts, destroying the town of  and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
 * - is formed.
 * - first proposed the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate  of, which later resulted in the creation of.
 * - begins a 21-day fast in protest of  oppression in.
 * - : The comes to an end. This is the first time in the naval history where two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.
 * 1942  - : Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the  rebelled in the . Their  was crushed and three of them were executed, the only  soldiers to be executed for  during the.
 * - Hundreds of n civilians are killed by soldiers in the.
 * 1945 - Combat in Europe ends in :  .  forces agree to an.
 * 1945  - End of the, today still celebrated as national holiday in the
 * - The n school girls and  blow up the  memorial that preceded the Bronze Soldier in.
 * - was established at, Zeta Epsilon Chapter.
 * - The  of  is split into three:, , and.
 * - The occurs in the  area of  as  construction workers clash with anti-war demonstrators protesting the.
 * - –   announces his order to place s in major ese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
 * - A 71-day standoff, between federal authorities and the members occupying the  at, ends with the surrender of the militants.
 * - pilot  dies in a crash during practice for the  at.
 * - The announces that it will  the  in.
 * 1984  -   enters the   and opens fire, killing three and wounding 13.,  of the , succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the.
 * - The carries out the.
 * - The Constitutional Assembly of ratifies the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. Considered one of the most liberal Constitutions in the world regarding.
 * - A  crashes on approach into, killing 35 people.
 * - becomes the first female  to graduate from  military college.
 * - The new opens, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of.
 * - A new Executive is formed under the leadership of  of the  as First Minister and  of  as Deputy First Minister.

Births

 * -, queen of France (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Dutch Jesuit (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Swedish statesman (d. )
 * -, Danish admiral (d. )
 * -, German marshal (d. )
 * -, Marshall of France (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, English soldier (d. )
 * - Sir, English painter (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * - Mexican revolutionary  (d. )
 * -, French Catholic priest (d. )
 * -, member of the (d. )
 * -, Indian officer (d. )
 * -, Founder of the ;   (d. )
 * 1828  -, Lebanese monk  (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, French Canadian lyricist (d. )
 * -, Danish physiologist (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, Danish mathematician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * 1893  -,  English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (d. )
 * -, American bishop (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American voice actor (d. )
 * 1899  -,  (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * -, British radio personality (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Italian director (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American animator (d. )
 * -, Polish writer (d. )
 * -, Brazilian industrialist
 * 1916  - Swami, Indian spiritualist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American graphic designer (d. )
 * 1920  -, Finnish fetish artist (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, British producer
 * 1926  -, American comedian
 * -, Spanish film director (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * -, Quebec politician
 * 1929  -, Japanese-born -winning actress (d. )
 * -, Irish singer
 * 1930  -, American poet
 * -, Cuban-Mexican writer (d. )
 * 1932  -, Scottish actress
 * 1932  -, American boxer (d. )
 * -, 7th in the
 * 1935  -, English footballer
 * -, Colombian politician
 * 1937  -, American novelist
 * 1937  -, baseball player
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1940  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1940  -, Canadian politician
 * -, Ethiopian singer
 * 1941  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1941  -, American politician
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * -, American singer
 * 1943  -, British bassist
 * - Captain, American actor
 * 1944  -, English singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, Quebec politician
 * -, English singer
 * 1948  -, baseball player
 * 1948  -, Canadian television producer ()
 * -, American music maker
 * -, American singer
 * 1951  -, American musician
 * -, Dutch drummer
 * 1953  -, American singer and guitarist
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football coach
 * 1957  -, French singer
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1960  -, American bassist
 * -, British actress
 * 1961  -, Canadian film director
 * -, British writer
 * 1963  -, Polish politician
 * 1963  -, Quebec singer and songwriter
 * 1963  -, Australian musician and actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1964  -, American race car driver
 * 1964  -, British musician
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1966  -, Spanish singer
 * -, American porn star
 * 1968  -, Swedish politician
 * 1968  -, Quebec politician
 * -, sumo wrestler
 * -, Spanish football player
 * -, Australian singer
 * 1972  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Japanese artist
 * -, English entertainer
 * 1974  -, American football player (d. )
 * -, Spanish singer
 * 1975  -, Finnish ice hockey player
 * 1975  -, Argentine racing driver
 * -, Canadian musician and songwriter
 * 1976  -, pop singer
 * 1976  -,  racing driver
 * -, Korean singer
 * 1978  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1978  -, American model
 * -, Scottish singer
 * 1980  -, Canadian entertainer
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1981  -, Swedish guitarist
 * 1981  -, Japanese swimmer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, British singer
 * -, 2006 Miss Universe Pageant (Indonesia)
 * -, Japanese actress
 * -, 2006 Miss Universe Pageant (Indonesia)
 * -, Japanese actress

Deaths

 * - Duke (b. )
 * - of China (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English bishop
 * -, Comte de Tréville and French Officer (b. )
 * -, English non-conformist minister (b. )
 * -, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * 1785  -, Venetian painter (b. )
 * -, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. )
 * -, French chemist (executed) (b. )
 * -, King of Hawaii
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Russian general and statesman (b. )
 * -, French explorer (b. )
 * -, Dutch priest (b. )
 * -, English philosopher (b. )
 * -, French novelist (b. )
 * -, Russian-born author (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, German historian and philosopher (b. )
 * -, Polish Resistance Fighter (b. )
 * -, American-born department store founder (b. )
 * -, Burmese politician (b. )
 * -, Brazilian physician (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born film producer (b. )
 * -, British mathematician (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American naturalist (b. )
 * -, President of the International Olympic Committee (b. )
 * -, American record executive (b. )
 * 1982  -, Canadian race car driver (b. )
 * -, American magazine publisher (b. )
 * 1984  -, Brazilian racing driver (b. )
 * -, American science fiction writer (b. )
 * 1985  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, British psychic medium (b. )
 * -, American science fiction writer (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, French composer and pianist (b. )
 * 1991  -, Austrian pianist (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Asian superstar (b. )
 * -, English cyclist (b. )
 * 1996  -, Spanish bullfighter (b. )
 * 1996  -, American illustrator (b. )
 * -, American banker and Watergate figure (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1999  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Mexican poet (b. )
 * 2000  -, Russian-American transhumanist (b. )
 * 2000  -, AIDS activist (b. )
 * -, Argentine racing driver (b. )
 * -,  photographer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Iris feast of the Region of Brussels capital (in Belgium)
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 * Iris feast of the Region of Brussels capital (in Belgium)
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Liturgical feasts

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 * (died 550) of Soissons
 * (died 1012)
 * (died 1012)
 * (died 1012)