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| May 8th, 2007 (May 08 2007) | Event | A new Northern Ireland Executive is formed under the leadership of Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party as First Minister and Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein as Deputy First Minister. | |
| May 8th, 1997 (May 08 1997) | Event | A China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 crashes on approach into Shenzhen s Huangtian Airport, killing 35 people. | |
| May 8th, 1987 (May 08 1987) | Event | The Loughgall ambush: The SAS kill 8 IRA members and 1 civilian, in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. | |
| May 8th, 1987 (May 08 1987) | Birth | Felix Jones, American football player | |
| May 8th, 1987 (May 08 1987) | Death | Doris Stokes, British psychic medium (born in 1920) | |
| May 8th, 1977 (May 08 1977) | Birth | Jennifer Walcott, American Playboy Playmate | |
| May 8th, 1967 (May 08 1967) | Event | The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. | |
| May 8th, 1967 (May 08 1967) | Death | LaVerne Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters) (born in 1911) | |
| May 8th, 1957 (May 08 1957) | Birth | Bill Cowher, American football coach | |
| May 8th, 1957 (May 08 1957) | Birth | Marie Myriam, French singer | |
| May 8th, 1947 (May 08 1947) | Birth | H. Robert Horvitz, Nobel laureate | |
| May 8th, 1947 (May 08 1947) | Death | Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-born department store founder (born in 1858) | |
| May 8th, 1937 (May 08 1937) | Birth | Carlos Gaviria Diaz, Colombian politician | |
| May 8th, 1937 (May 08 1937) | Birth | Thomas Pynchon, American novelist | Thomas Pynchon Quotes |
| May 8th, 1937 (May 08 1937) | Birth | Mike Cuellar, baseball player | |
| May 8th, 1927 (May 08 1927) | Birth | Chumy Chumez, Spanish film director (died in 2003) | |
| May 8th, 1877 (May 08 1877) | Event | At Gilmore s Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens (ends May 11). | |
| May 8th, 1847 (May 08 1847) | Birth | Oscar Hammerstein I, American theater producer and impresario (died in 1919) | |
| May 8th, 1837 (May 08 1837) | Death | Alexander Balashov, Russian general and statesman (born in 1770) | |
| May 8th, 1587 (May 08 1587) | Birth | Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (died in 1637) | |
