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| May 8th, 2006 (May 08 2006) | Death | Iain Macmillan, Abbey Road photographer (born in 1938) | |
| May 8th, 1996 (May 08 1996) | Death | Beryl Burton, English cyclist (born in 1937) | |
| May 8th, 1996 (May 08 1996) | Death | Dominguin, Spanish bullfighter (born in 1926) | |
| May 8th, 1996 (May 08 1996) | Death | Garth Williams, American illustrator (born in 1912) | |
| May 8th, 1986 (May 08 1986) | Birth | Marvell Wynne, American soccer player | |
| May 8th, 1976 (May 08 1976) | Birth | Martha Wainwright, Canadian musician and songwriter | |
| May 8th, 1976 (May 08 1976) | Birth | Ian "H" Watkins, pop singer (Steps) | |
| May 8th, 1966 (May 08 1966) | Birth | Claudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer | |
| May 8th, 1966 (May 08 1966) | Birth | Marta Sanchez, Spanish singer | |
| May 8th, 1946 (May 08 1946) | Event | The Estonian school girls Aili Jogi and Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial that preceded the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn. | |
| May 8th, 1946 (May 08 1946) | Birth | Andre Boulerice, Quebec politician | |
| May 8th, 1936 (May 08 1936) | Death | Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (born in 1880) | Philo Quotes |
| May 8th, 1926 (May 08 1926) | Birth | David Attenborough, English naturalist | |
| May 8th, 1926 (May 08 1926) | Birth | Don Rickles, American comedian | |
| May 8th, 1916 (May 08 1916) | Birth | Joao Havelange, Brazilian industrialist | |
| May 8th, 1916 (May 08 1916) | Birth | Swami Chinmayananda, Indian spiritualist (died in 1993) | |
| May 8th, 1906 (May 08 1906) | Birth | Roberto Rossellini, Italian director (died in 1977) | |
| May 8th, 1886 (May 08 1886) | Event | Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton invents a carbonated beverage that would later be named "Coca-Cola". | |
| May 8th, 1846 (May 08 1846) | Event | Mexican-American War: The Battle of Palo Alto - Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war. | Zachary Taylor Quotes |
| May 8th, 1786 (May 08 1786) | Birth | Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (died in 1859) | |
| May 8th, 1766 (May 08 1766) | Death | Samuel Chandler, English non-conformist minister (born in 1693) | |
| May 8th, 1326 (May 08 1326) | Birth | Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (died in 1360) | |
