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May 8, 1979 Jayna Cronin Geneva, New York, dance skater, & Dreger-1997 Natl-13th May 8, 1978 Cindy Parlow, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer forward 1996 Olympics May 8, 1978 Sandra Kleinova, Prague, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Turku-FIN May 8, 1978 Josie Maran, American Model May 8, 1976 Oleg Tverdovsky, Donetsk Ukr, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets May 8, 1975 Enrique Iglesias, Spanish Musician May 8, 1974 Calvin Branch, cornerback for the Oakland Raiders May 8, 1974 Colin Daynes, Windsor, Ontario, 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics May 8, 1974 Korey Stringer, NFL tackle for the Minnesota Vikings May 8, 1973 Wolf Wigo, Abington Penn, water polo driver 1996 Olympics May 8, 1972 Chris Sanders, NFL wide receiver, Tennessee/Houston Oilers May 8, 1972 Keelin Curnuck, Miss New York USA 1996 /Ms Venus Swimwear, 1994 May 8, 1971 Carlos Brooks, NFL cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals May 8, 1971 Chris Wolf, actor/musician, Guys Next Door May 8, 1971 Stephen Ingram, NFL tackle and guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers May 8, 1970 Christine Stark, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer 1996 Olympics May 8, 1970 Marco Heering, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles May 8, 1970 Michael Bevan, cricketer, dashing NSW and Australian lefty bat May 8, 1969 Brad Culpepper, NFL defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers May 8, 1969 Duane Forde, CFL fullback for the Calgary Stampeders May 8, 1969 Swift Burch, CFL defensive end, Montreal Alouettes May 8, 1968 Franklin Langham, Augusta, Georgia, Nike golfer, 1993 Permian Basin Open May 8, 1968 John Johnson, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints May 8, 1968 Omar Camporese, Italy, tennis star May 8, 1966 Eddie Brown, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos May 8, 1964 Cheryl Richardson, Palo Alto, California, actress, Jennie-General Hospital May 8, 1964 Eric Brittingham, rocker, Cinderella-Heartbreak Station May 8, 1964 Melissa Gilbert Brinkman, Louisiana, actress, Little House on the Prairie May 8, 1964 Melissa Gilbert, American Actress May 8, 1963 Clemens Lothaller, Austria, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-13 backup May 8, 1962 Terry Baker, CFL kicker, Montreal Alouettes May 8, 1961 Riaz Poonawalla, cricketer, Indian 12th man/UAE bat 1994 ICC Trophy May 8, 1959 Ronnie Lott, Albuquerque, New Mexico, NFL defensive back, SF 49er May 8, 1957 Deana Deardruff, U.S., 4 x 100m swimmer, Olympics gold 1972 May 8, 1957 Jeff Wincott, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Night Heat May 8, 1956 Gary Wilmot, British? entertainer May 8, 1956 Jeff Madrigali, Walnut Creek California, soling yachter, Olymp-bronze-96 May 8, 1955 Alex Van Halen, Nijmegen Neth, rock drummer, Van Halen-1984, Jump May 8, 1955 Stephen Furst, born in Norfolk, Virginia, actor, Animal House, Elliot-St. Elsewhere May 8, 1954 David Keith, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actor, Back Roads, Firestarter May 8, 1954 Pat Meyers, LPGA golfer May 8, 1952 Beth Henley, Jackson, Mississippi, actress/playwright, Miss Firecracker May 8, 1952 Charles J. Camarda, New York City, PhD/astronaut May 8, 1951 Chris Frantz, Kentucky, rock drummer, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club May 8, 1951 Deborah Harmon, actress, Ted Knight Show, M*A*S*H, Just the 10 of Us May 8, 1951 Philip Bailey, rocker, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover May 8, 1948 John Reid, MP May 8, 1948 Maurizio Nichetti, actor, Icicle Thief, Volcano May 8, 1947 Felicity Lott, English soprano, We come to the river May 8, 1947 Phil Sawyer, rocker, Spencer Davis Group May 8, 1947 Rick Zehringer, Ohio, rocker, McCoys May 8, 1945 Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, jurist, Holland's secret service May 8, 1945 Keith Jarrett, jazz musician/film composer, Nachtfahrer May 8, 1944 Gary Glitter, [Paul Gadd], England, rocker, Rock and Roll Part II May 8, 1943 Paul Samwell-Smith, rocker, Yardbirds-For Your Love May 8, 1943 Rick Samwell-Smith, rocker, Yardbirds-For Your Love May 8, 1943 Toni Tennille, Montgomery, Alabama, female Beachboy, Capt and Tennille May 8, 1942 Euclid "Motorhead" Sherwood, rocker, Mothers Of Invention May 8, 1942 Norman Lamont, MP/Chancellor of Exchequer May 8, 1942 Robin Hobbs, cricketer, England leg-spinner 1967-71 May 8, 1942 Ruth Holland, journalist May 8, 1942 Angel Cordero, Jr., Athlete May 8, 1941 James A. Traficant, Jr., Rep-D-OH, 1985- May 8, 1941 Jim Mitchum, Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, Blackout, Invincible 6 May 8, 1941 John Fred, rocker May 8, 1940 James Blyth, CEO, Boots May 8, 1940 Peter Benchley, New York City, novelist, Jaws, The Deep May 8, 1940 Ricky Nelson, New Jersey, rock star, Hello Mary Lou, It's Late, Garden Party May 8, 1939 Otis Paul Drayton, Glen Cove, New York, 4x100m runner 1964 Olympic gold May 8, 1938 Javed Burki, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1960-69 May 8, 1938 Pierre Lucien Claverie, bishop of Oran May 8, 1937 Daniel Robberechts, Belgian writer, Labia Majora May 8, 1937 Dennis DeConcini, Sen-D-AZ, 1977- May 8, 1937 Michael Simmons, Air Marshal, British Ministry of Defense May 8, 1937 Thomas Pynchon, novelist, V May 8, 1936 James Darren, actor, Time Tunnel May 8, 1936 Neville Purvis, British vice Admiral, Chief of Fleet Support May 8, 1935 Jack Charlton, soccer manager, Rep of Ireland May 8, 1935 Salome Jens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, From Here to Eternity May 8, 1935 Viscount Falkland, British peer, Lib-Dem May 8, 1934 Leonard Hoffmann, high court judge May 8, 1934 Roger Kendrick, governor, Dartmoor Prison May 8, 1934 Sonny Liston, U.S. heavyweight boxing chmap, 1962-64 May 8, 1933 Alistair Service, writer/publisher May 8, 1931 Charles M Wilson, composer May 8, 1930 Doug Atkins, Humbolt, Tennessee, NFL hall of famer, Browns, Bears, Saints May 8, 1930 Gary Snyder, [Japhy Ryder], beat poet, Rip Rap and Cold Mountain Poems May 8, 1930 Heather Harper, soprano May 8, 1929 V N M Korte-van Hemel, Dutch Secretary of Justice, CDA May 8, 1928 Theodore Sorenson, presidential advisor, John F. Kennedy, /author, 1000 Days May 8, 1928 William Jay Sydeman, composer May 8, 1928 Theodore C. Sorensen, American Lawyer May 8, 1927 Ian Denholm, CEO, Murray Investment Trust May 8, 1927 Philip Wilkinson, deputy chairman, National Westminster Bank May 8, 1926 David Attenborough, producer/TV host/scientist May 8, 1926 David Attenborough, naturalist May 8, 1926 Don Rickles, Queens, New York, comedian, Don Rickles Show, CPO Sharkey May 8, 1926 Erico Menczer, Fiume, Italy, cinematographer, Chosen, Miranda May 8, 1926 Richard F. Attenborough, environmentalist/zoologist, BBC May 8, 1926 Ronald Waterhouse, high court judge May 8, 1925 Ali Hassan Mwinyi, president of Tanzania, 1985- May 8, 1925 Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, lord of appeal in ordinary May 8, 1924 Tristan Jones, sailor May 8, 1922 Brian Kellett, CEO, Port of London Authority May 8, 1922 Friedrich Doppe, writer May 8, 1921 Graham Leonard, bishop of London May 8, 1921 Saul Bass, designer May 8, 1920 Maurice Cranston, political scientist May 8, 1920 Sloan Wilson, Norwalk, Conn, novelist (Man in the Gray Flannal May 8, 1919 Sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer May 8, 1916 Gordon Scarrott, engineer May 8, 1915 John Archer, Osceola Nebraska, actor, Destination: Moon May 8, 1914 Lord Murton, of Lindisfrarne, deputy chairman, Comm House of Lords May 8, 1914 Romain Gary, Russian Novelist May 8, 1913 Sidney James, [Cohen], Johannesburg, actor, Carry On May 8, 1912 George Woodcock, author May 8, 1912 Gertrud Fussenegger, [Dorn], Austrian writer, Mohrenlegende May 8, 1911 Robert Johnson, blues singer, King of Delta Blues Singer May 8, 1911 Wilhelm F de Gaay Fortman, Dutch lawyer/foreign minister May 8, 1910 Mary Lou Williams, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, Zodiac Suite May 8, 1910 Ronald Russell, actor/manager, We are Angels, Little Dorrit May 8, 1909 Guy Kawasaki, American Businessman May 8, 1909 Rick Warren, American Writer May 8, 1909 Tom Cora, American Musician May 8, 1908 Arturo De Cordova, [Rodriguez], Merida Mexico, actor, Medal for Benny May 8, 1906 David Van Vactor, Plymouth Indiana, composer, Chaconne May 8, 1906 Roberto Rossellini, Rome, Italy, director, Open City May 8, 1905 Inglis Gundry, composer May 8, 1904 John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, bBC news announcer/commentator May 8, 1904 John Snagge, commentator, BBC May 8, 1903 Fernandel, [Fernand JD Contandin], French actor, Paris Holiday May 8, 1903 Joseph Desire Fernandel, Marseilles France, comedian, Grand Chef May 8, 1902 Andre Michel Lwoff, physiologist May 8, 1902 Milford "Curly" Page, cricketer, NZ bat early 1930's, All Black half May 8, 1899 Jan F van Hall, Dutch sculptor/resistance fighter May 8, 1899 [Friedrich] August von Hayek, Aust/British economist, Road to Serfdom May 8, 1899 Friedrich August von Hayek, Austrian Economist May 8, 1895 Edmund Wilson, American critic/writer, Patriotic Gore May 8, 1895 Fulton J Sheen, El Paso, Illinois, bishop, Life is Worth Living May 8, 1895 Jose Gomez, [Joselito el Gallo], bullfighter May 8, 1895 Fulton J. Sheen, American Clergyman May 8, 1893 Francis Quimet, Mass shop asst who won golf's U.S. Open, 1913 May 8, 1892 Ezio Pinza, Rome, Italy, bass singer, South Pacific, RCA Victor Show May 8, 1891 Chet "Red" Hoff, pitcher, New York Yankees 1911-15, lived to 103+ May 8, 1886 Jef van Hoof, composer May 8, 1884 Harry S Truman, Lamar Missouri, 33rd U.S. President, D, 1945-1953 May 8, 1884 Harry S. Truman, American President May 8, 1882 Philips C. Visser, Dutch explorer/diplomat May 8, 1873 Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer, England capt 1909-10 later official May 8, 1871 [Emile M] Louis Madelin, French historian, French revolutionary May 8, 1858 John Meade Falkner, novelist, Moonfleet May 8, 1857 Frits [Frederik H] Tartaud, Dutch actor/husband of Alida Klein May 8, 1853 Charles Lee Williams, composer May 8, 1846 Oscar Hammerstein, Germany, opera/playwright, Kohinoor May 8, 1844 Hermann Gradener, composer May 8, 1842 Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist May 8, 1839 Francis W. Warre-Cornish, English vice-provost of Eton/writer May 8, 1836 Bryan Morel Thomas, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1905 May 8, 1833 Frank Wheaton, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1903 May 8, 1829 Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1st internationally recognized U.S. pianist May 8, 1828 Jean Henri Dunant, Switz, writer/founder, Red Cross, YMCA, Nobel 1901 May 8, 1824 William Walker, filibuster/president of Nicaragua, 1856-57 May 8, 1814 Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin, anarchist May 8, 1810 James Cooper, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1863 May 8, 1806 Jan Bedrich Kittl, composer May 8, 1803 Joseph Napoleon Ney Moskova, composer May 8, 1786 Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry May 8, 1778 Johann Gansbacher, composer May 8, 1763 John Goldberg, Dutch patriot/statesman May 8, 1753 Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican independence May 8, 1750 Elias Mann, composer May 8, 1745 Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer May 8, 1742 Johann Baptist Krumpholtz, composer May 8, 1737 Edward Gibbon, England, historian, Decline and Fall of Roman Empire May 8, 1731 Beilby Porteus, British Clergyman May 8, 1703 Gottlob Harrer, composer May 8, 1673 Johann Valentin Eckelt, composer May 8, 1668 Alain R Lesage, French author, Turcaret ou le Financier May 8, 1641 Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor, Amsterdam May 8, 1629 Niels Juel, Danish Admiral, Oland, Moen, Kjogebocht May 8, 1592 Francis Quarles, English poet, Argalus and Parthenia, Emblems May 8, 1527 Johann Walter, composer May 8, 1521 Peter Canisius, [Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs], jesuit/saint May 8, 1492 Andreas Alciatus, [Giovanni Andrea-Alciato], Italian lawyer |