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Happy Birthday To:
* 1326 – Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)
* 1460 – Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)
* 1521 – Petrus Canisius, Dutch Jesuit (d. 1597)
* 1587 – Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)
* 1622 – Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)
* 1668 – Alain-René Lesage, French writer (d. 1747)
* 1735 – Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. 1811)
* 1786 – Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859)
* 1828 – Jean Henri Dunant, Founder of the Red Cross; Nobel laureate (d. 1910)
* 1829 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American musician (d. 1869)
* 1835 – Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter (d. 1910)
* 1839 – Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French Canadian lyricist
* 1842 – Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist (d. 1909)
* 1847 – Oscar Hammerstein I, American theater producer and impresario (d. 1919)
* 1850 – Ross Barnes, baseball player (d. 1915)
* 1853 – Dan Brouthers, baseball player (d. 1932)
* 1858 – John Meade Falkner, English novelist (d. 1932)
* 1859 – Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician (d. 1925)
* 1884 – Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (d. 1972)
* 1893 – Edd Roush, baseball player (d. 1988)
* 1893 – Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (d. 1963)
* 1893 – Francis Ouimet, American golfer and businessman (d. 1967)
* 1895 – James H. “Dutch” Kindelberger, American aerospace pioneer (d. 1962)
* 1895 – Fulton J. Sheen, American bishop (d. 1979)
* 1895 – Edmund Wilson, American writer (d. 1972)
* 1899 – Arthur Q. Bryan, American voice actor (d. 1959)
* 1899 – Friedrich Hayek, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)
* 1901 – Turkey Stearnes, baseball player (d. 1979)
* 1902 – Andre Michael Lwoff, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
* 1903 – Fernandel, French actor (d. 1971)
* 1904 – John Snagge, British radio personality (d. 1996)
* 1905 – Red Nichols, American musician (d. 1965)
* 1906 – Roberto Rossellini, Italian director (d. 1977)
* 1910 – Andrew E. Svenson, American children’s book author and publisher (d. 1975)
* 1910 – Mary Lou Williams, American singer (d. 1981)
* 1911 – Robert Johnson, American blues musician (d. 1938)
* 1913 – Bob Clampett, American animator (d. 1984)
* 1914 – Romain Gary, Polish writer (d. 1980)
* 1915 – Milton Meltzer, American writer
* 1916 – João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist
* 1916 – Swami Chinmayananda, Indian spiritualist (d. 1993)
* 1919 – Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973)
* 1920 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer (d. 1996)
* 1920 – Sloan Wilson, American author (d. 2003)
* 1925 – Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of Tanzania
* 1926 – David Attenborough, English naturalist
* 1926 – Don Rickles, American comedian
* 1927 – Chumy Chúmez, Spanish film director (d. 2003)
* 1928 – Theodore Sorenson, American writer
* 1929 – Claude Castonguay, Quebec politician
* 1929 – Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born Oscar-winning actress (d. 2007)
* 1930 – Heather Harper, Irish singer
* 1930 – Gary Snyder, American poet
* 1932 – Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican writer (d. 2007)
* 1932 – Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
* 1932 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (d. 1970)
* 1935 – Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, 7th in the Line of succession to the Danish Throne
* 1935 – Jack Charlton, English footballer
* 1937 – Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian politician
* 1937 – Thomas Pynchon, American novelist
* 1937 – Mike Cuellar, baseball player (d. 2010)
* 1940 – Peter Benchley, American author (d. 2006)
* 1940 – Irwin Cotler, Canadian politician
* 1940 – Ricky Nelson, American singer (d. 1985)
* 1940 – Toni Tennille, American singer
* 1940 – Emilio Delgado, American actor
* 1941 – Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer
* 1941 – John Fred, American singer (d. 2005)
* 1941 – Bill Lockyer, American politician
* 1942 – Terry Neill, Northern Irish footballer
* 1943 – Paul Samwell-Smith, British bassist (The Yardbirds)
* 1944 – Gary Glitter, English singer
* 1945 – Keith Jarrett, American musician
* 1946 – André Boulerice, Quebec politician
* 1947 – H. Robert Horvitz, Nobel laureate
* 1948 – Felicity Lott, English singer
* 1948 – Steve Braun, baseball player
* 1948 – Stephen Stohn, Canadian television producer (Degrassi)
* 1950 – Robert Mugge, American music documentary film maker
* 1951 – Philip Bailey, American singer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
* 1951 – Mike D’Antoni, NBA coach (New York Knicks)
* 1951 – Chris Frantz, American musician (Talking Heads)
* 1953 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch drummer (Van Halen)
* 1953 – Billy Burnette, American singer and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
* 1954 – Stephen Furst, American actor
* 1954 – David Keith, American actor
* 1956 – Jeff Wincott, Canadian actor
* 1957 – Bill Cowher, American football coach
* 1957 – Marie Myriam, French singer
* 1958 – Lovie Smith, American football coach
* 1959 – Ronnie Lott, American football player
* 1960 – Franco Baresi, Italian footballer
* 1960 – Eric Brittingham, American bassist
* 1961 – Janet McTeer, British actress
* 1961 – David Winning, Canadian film director
* 1961 – Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler
* 1963 – Terry Christian, British radio presenter
* 1963 – Sylvain Cossette, Quebec singer and songwriter
* 1963 – Anthony Field, Australian musician and actor
* 1963 – Robin Jarvis, British writer
* 1963 – Izabela Kloc, Polish politician
* 1964 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress
* 1964 – Bobby Labonte, American race car driver
* 1964 – Dave Rowntree, British musician (Blur)
* 1965 – Shalom Tikva, Israeli football player
* 1966 – Claudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer
* 1966 – Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer
* 1968 – Johan Pehrson, Swedish politician
* 1968 – Nathalie Normandeau, Quebec politician
* 1969 – Akebono Taro, sumo wrestler
* 1970 – Luis Enrique, Spanish football player
* 1972 – Darren Hayes, Australian singer
* 1972 – Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1973 – Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese artist
* 1973 – Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian
* 1973 – Kris Hudson-Lee, English musician
* 1974 – Jon Tickle, English entertainer
* 1974 – Korey Stringer, American football player (d. 2001)
* 1975 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer
* 1975 – Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
* 1975 – Gastón Mazzacane, Argentine racing driver
* 1976 – Martha Wainwright, Canadian musician and songwriter
* 1976 – Ian “H” Watkins, pop singer (Steps)
* 1977 – Theodoros Papaloukas, Greek basketball player
* 1977 – Jennifer Walcott, American glamor model
* 1978 – Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer
* 1978 – Matthew Davis, American actor
* 1978 – Lúcio, Brazilian footballer
* 1978 – Josie Maran, American model
* 1980 – Panayiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player
* 1980 – Michelle McManus, Scottish singer
* 1980 – Benny Yau, Canadian entertainer
* 1981 – Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer
* 1981 – Björn Dixgård, Swedish guitarist, singer, songwriter
* 1981 – Yasuko Tajima, Japanese swimmer
* 1981 – John Maine, American baseball player
* 1982 – Adrian Gonzalez, American baseball player
* 1983 – Matt Willis, British singer (Busted)
* 1984 – Nadine Chandrawinata, Indonesian beauty pageant contestant
* 1985 – Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress
* 1986 – Marvell Wynne, American footballer
* 1987 – Felix Jones, American football player
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_8
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