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Today In History Basic Datebook-May 8th

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People on May 8th: birthdates

Sir David Attenborough: 1926 (is 83 in 2009, 84 in 2010)
TV Producer, TV Host, Scientist, Author, Naturalist, English, Environmentalist
Philip Bailey: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Percussionist, Music Producer, Songwriter, b. in Denver, Co.; Conga; co-lead with Earth Wind & Fire, soloist
Lily Pearl Black: 2001 (is 8 in 2009, 9 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Lisa Hartman and Clint's daughter
Jack Blanchard: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)?
Country Singer, Saxophonist, Keyboardist, Songwriter, duo with Misty Morgan; some say b. May 8, 1941 (is 68 in 2009)
Mark Blankfield: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Comedian, Actor, Fridays reg
Eric Brittingham: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Cinderella; b. 1964?
Billy Burnette: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, John's son; of Fleetwood Mac; some also say b. May 6 or 7 or 1954
Chris Frantz: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Drummer, Songwriter, b. in New York, NY; of Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club; FN:Charlton Christopher; some say May 9
Stephen Furst: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
Actor, St. Elsewhere's Dr. Elliot Axelrod, Delta House's Flounder, Babylon 5's Vir
Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
TV/Stage Actress, b. in Los Angeles; Little House on the Prarie's Laura Ingalls Wilder, Sweet Justice's Kate Delacroy; comedian Paul's daughter, Sara's sister, Bo Brinkman's ex-wife
Gary Glitter: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Stage Actor, Songwriter, English, King of Glam Rock mid-70s; RN:Paul Francis Gadd; Rock and Roll (part 2); some say 1944
Del Gray: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer
Deborah Harmon: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
TV Actress, Ted Knight Show, Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills, Just The Ten Of Us' Elizabeth Lubbock, MASH's various nurses
Darren Hayes: 1972 (is 37 in 2009, 38 in 2010)
Pop Singer, of Savage Garden
Beth Henley: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Actress, Dramatist/Playwright
Kam Heskin: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Sunset Beach's Caitlin Deschanel, Passions' Sheridan Crane Boothe
Enrique Iglesias: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
Singer, Julio's son
Keith Jarrett: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
Jazz Pianist, Composer, technically phenomenal; some say b. Mar
David Keith: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Flesh and Blood
Ana Maria Lombo: 1978 (is 31 in 2009, 32 in 2010)
Pop Singer, of Eden's Crush
Aiden Marshall Marshall: 2004 (is 5 in 2009, 6 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Tracey Gold and Roby's son
Janet McTeer: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Movie Actress, Tumbleweeds
Jim Mitchum: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Entertainment Figure, Robert's son
Julianne Mooris: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Greta
Julianne Morris: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Greta; Young & the Restless' Amy Wilson
Luciaia "Lucie" Madeline Puleo: 2005 (is 4 in 2009, 5 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Nancy St. Alban and Chris' daughter
Thomas Pynchon: 1937 (is 72 in 2009, 73 in 2010)
Novelist
Cheryl Richardson: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's Jenny Eckert Ashton
Don Rickles: 1926 (is 83 in 2009, 84 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, TV Host, Cartoon Voicist, b. in Long Island, NY; Don Rickles Shows, CPO Sharkey's CPO Otto Sharkey, Foulups-Bleeps-and Blunders, Daddy Dearest's Al Mitchell, Toy Story's Mr. Potato Head; Roast telecasts fave
Michael E. Rodgers: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
Actor, As the World Turns' Neal
Dave Rowntree: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Blur; AP spells it this way
Paul Samwell-Smith: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Bassist, Music Producer, Songwriter, British, of The Yardbirds
Phil Sawyer: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Spencer Davis Group
Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of the Mothers Of Invention
Gary Snyder: 1930 (is 79 in 2009, 80 in 2010)
Poet, [Japhy Ryder], beat poet (Rip Rap & Cold Mountain Poems)
Theodore Sorensen: 1928 (is 81 in 2009, 82 in 2010)
Author, Presidential Aide, under JFK
Toni Tennille: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Pop Singer, TV Talk Show Hostess, Songwriter, Variety Show Hostess, b. in Montgomery, Al.; own TV show '76; lead of The Captain (her hubby) and Tennille
Alex Van Halen: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Heavy Metal Drummer, Songwriter, Netherlands, of Van Halen; Eddie's brother; some say June 8, 1950, or 1955
Julia Whelan: 1985 (is 24 in 2009, 25 in 2010)
Actress, Once and Again's Grace Manning
Chance Connor Willey: 1995 (is 14 in 2009, 15 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Marie Bartels and Walt's son
Jeff Wincott: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Actor, Night Heat's Det. Frank Giambone

People on May 8th: birth anniversaries

John Archer: 1915=d.Dec 5, 1999 (was 84)
Movie Actor, Radio announcer who introduced "The Shadow"; Anne's dad
Lex Barker: 1919=d.Apr 11, 1973 (was 53)
Movie Actor, RN:Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr.; Tarzan 1949-53
Saul Bass: 1920=d.Apr 25, 1996 (was 75)
Producer/Director, Animator, American, pioneered a revolution in feature film credits sequences, incorporating innovative graphic design and animation.
Peter Bradford Benchley: 1940=d.Feb 11, 2006 (was 65)
Novelist, Journalist, b. in New York City; Jaws, The Deep
Arthur Q. Bryan: 1900=d.Nov 30, 1959 (was 59)
TV/Radio Actor, Cartoon Voicist, TV Host, Elmer Fudd voice, Fibber McGee & Molly, Major Hoople
Bob Clampett: 1913=d.May 4, 1984 (was 70)
Animator, Director, created Beany & Cecil, Tweety, Porky Pig, & Bugs Bunny; d. May 2?
Jean Henri Dunant: 1828=d.Oct 30, 1910 (was 82)
Author, Philanthropist, Swiss, founder of the Red Cross Movement; shared 1st Nobel Peace Prize
Fernandel: 1903=d.Feb 26, 1971 (was 67)
Movie Actor, Comedian, French, RN:Fernand Joseph Desire Contandin
John Fred: 1941=d.Apr 15, 2005 (was 63)
Pop Singer, Music Producer, Songwriter, LN:Gourrier; did Judy In Disguise, leader of his Playboy Band
John "Bet A Million" Gates: 1855=d.Aug 9, 1911 (was 56)
Inventor, Promoter; Speculator; barbed wire manufacturer which became the American Steel & Wire Co.
Edward Gibbon: 1737=d.Jan 16, 1794 (was 56)
Author, Historian, English, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon: 1737 N.S.=d.Dec 20, 1794 (was 57)
Historian, Author, German, The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire; d. 1834? d. 1-6-1794?; other style says b. Apr 27, 1737 O.S.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: 1829=d.Dec 18, 1869 (was 40)
Pianist, Composer, the first internationally recognized U.S. pianist
Oscar Hammerstein: 1847=d.Aug 1, 1919 (was 72)
Inventor, Scientist, German, Cigar maker, opera impresario & theater builder; Oscar II's granddad
Thomas Hancock: 1786=d.Mar 26, 1865 (was 78)
Inventor, Merchant, English, rubber patents, founded a British rubber industry
Robert Johnson: 1911=d.Aug 16, 1938 (was 27)
HALL OF FAMER, Folk Singer, Blues Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Father of Folk Blues
Sonny Liston: 1932=d.Dec 30, 1970 (was 38)
Boxer, Movie Actor, heavyweight boxer champ (1962-64)
Benny Martin: 1928=d.Mar 13, 2001 (was 72)
Country Singer, Fiddler
Ricky Nelson: 1940=d.Dec 31, 1985 (was 45)
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Radio Actor, Country-Pop Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Music Producer, Composer, b. in Teaneck, NJ; Ozzie & Harriet's son, David's brother, Tracy's dad, Kris Harmon's husband; RN:Eric Hilliard Nelson; Adv's of Ozzie & Harriet's himself
"Red" Nichols: 1905=d.Jun 28, 1965 (was 60)
Bandleader, Cornetist, Jazz Performer, Trumpeter, RN:Ernest Loring
Ezio Pinza: 1892=d.May 9, 1957 (was 65)
Opera Singer, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Bass Singer/Basso, Italian, NY Metropolitan Opera basso, South Pacific, RCA Victor Show, Bonino star
Roberto Rossellini: 1906=d.Jun 4, 1977 (was 71)
Movie Director, Italian, Ingrid Bergman's ex-; d. June 3?
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen: 1895=d.Dec 10, 1979 (was 84)
TV Host, Religious Leader, Author, RFN:Peter; Roman Catholic priest; Life Is Worth Living, Bishop Sheen Program; d. Dec 9?
Harry S Truman: 1884=d.Dec 26, 1972 (was 88)
President/V.Prez, b. in Lamar, Mo.; 33rd U.S. President (1945-1952); 34th U.S. Vice President; The 'S' doesn't stand for anything (thus no period); d. in Kansas City, MO
Miyoshi Umeki: 1929=d.Aug 28, 2007 (was 78)
TV/Movie Actress, Singer, Japanese, Courtship of Eddie's Father's Mrs. Livingston, Sayonara, Arthur Godfrey
William Henry Vanderbilt: 1821=d.Dec 8, 1885 (was 64)
Philanthropist, railroad magnate who nearly doubled the Vanderbilt family fortune established and in large part bequeathed to him by his father, Cornelius; father of Cornelius II.
Mary Lou Williams: 1910=d.May 28, 1981 (was 71)
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Arranger

People on May 8th: death anniversaries

La Verne Andrews: 1967 (was 51)/b.Jul 6, 1915
Singer, of Andrews Sisters; Maxine & Patty's sis; d. June 8?; some say b. June 16 or 1913
Eddy Arnold: 2008 (was 89)/b.May 15, 1918
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer/Guitarist, Variety Show Host, Songwriter, b. in Henderson, TX; RFMN:Richard Edward; NN:The Tennessee Plawboy, Country Crosby; own TV show
George Baker: 1975 (was 59)/b.May 22, 1915
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Animator, The Sad Sack
John Barbour: 2004 (was 75)/b.Apr 24, 1929
TV Host, Screen/Scriptwriter, Comedian, TV Producer, Canadian, Real People reg
Sir Dirk Bogarde: 1999 (was 79)/b.Mar 28, 1920
Movie Actor, Movie Director, English, b. in London; RN:Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven Van Den Bogaerde; some say b. 1921
Neil Bogart: 1982 (was 39)/b.Feb 3, 1943
Producer, Executive, Casablanca & Boardwalk President who guided Donna Summer and the Village People, among others, to success
Graham Bond: 1974 (was 36)/b.Oct 28, 1937
Saxophonist, Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter, English
James Fairfax: 1961 (was 63)/b.1897
Actor, Ramar of the Jungle, Gale Storm Show's Cedric
Gustave Flaubert: 1880 (was 58)/b.Dec 12, 1821
Novelist, French
William Fox: 1952 (was 73)/b.Jan 1, 1879
Movie Producer, Hungarian, founder of the Fox Film Corp.
Paul Gauguin: 1903 (was 55)?/b.Jun 7, 1848
Painter, French, b. in Paris; FN:Eugene Henri; post impressionist; some say d. May 9, 1903 (was 55)
Robert A. Heinlein: 1988 (was 80)/b.Jul 7, 1907
Sci-fi Writer, author who helped develop Science Fiction as a sophisticated mode of literary expression (4 Hugos, Red Planet)
King Kamehameha I Of Hawaii: 1819/b.1758
King
Rollin Kirby: 1952 (was 76)/b.Sep 4, 1875
Editorial Cartoonist, political cartoonist who gave modern cartooning decisive impetus in the direction of graphic simplicity and high symbolic value.
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier: 1794 (was 50)/b.Aug 26, 1743?
Chemist, Scientist, French, Father of Modern Chemistry; some say b. Aug 16, 1743
John Stuart Mill: 1873 (was 66)/b.May 20, 1806
Philosopher, Economist, English, political; Utilitarian
Robert Morris: 1806 (was 72)/b.Jan 31, 1734
Merchant, banker who came to be known as the financier of the U.S. War of Independence (1775-83).
Edward Muybridge: 1904 (was 74)/b.Apr 9, 1830
Photographer, Inventor, English, pioneered the study of motion in photography.
Barbara Payton: 1967 (was 39)/b.Nov 16, 1927
Actress
George Peppard: 1994 (was 65)/b.Oct 1, 1928
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Detroit, MI; Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dynasty pilot episode, Banacek's Thomas Banacek, Dr.'s Hospital, The A-Team's Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith; 2x Elizabeth Ashley's hubby
Dana Plato: 1999 (was 34)/b.Nov 7, 1964
Actress, b. in Maywood, CA; Diff'rent Strokes' Kimberly Drummond
Elmer Rice: 1967 (was 74)/b.Sep 28, 1892
Dramatist/Playwright, Novelist, Producer, RMLN:Leopold Reizenstein
Rudolf Serkin: 1991 (was 88)/b.Mar 28, 1903
Pianist, Czech, a 20th century great
Oswald Spengler: 1936 (was 55)/b.May 29, 1880
Philosopher, Historian, German, The Decline of the West
John Stark: 1822 (was 93)/b.Aug 28, 1728
Revolutionary, General, U.S. War of Independence; led attacks that cost the British nearly 1,000 men and contributed to the surrender of the British general John Burgoyne at Saratoga by blocking his retreat line across the Hudson River (1777).
Dolph Sweet: 1985 (was 64)/b.Jul 18, 1920
TV/Stage Actor, Soap Actor, Edge of Night, Another World, Gimme a Break's Chief Carl Kanisky
Lila Bell Acheson Wallace: 1984 (was 94)/b.Dec 25, 1889
Philanthropist, Publisher, Editor, Canadian, Founded Readers Digest with hubby Dewitt
Garth Williams: 1996 (was 84)/b.Apr 16, 1912
Children's Author, Illustrator, Charlotte's Web, Little House On The Prarie
Edward Winslow: 1655 (was 59)/b.Oct 18, 1595
Governor, English, founder of the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts.
Horace Wyman: 1915 (was 87)/b.Nov 27, 1827
Inventor, 260 patents related to looms & textile machinery

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