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What happened in history on this day: May 8?
On May 8 in ...
- 1966 - In Canada, CBC TV airs the final installation of news show This Hour has Seven Days.
- 1987 - Pam Ewing (Victoria Principal) character on TV show Dallas, is killed off.
- 1994 - 500th commentary by Andy Rooney on TV show 60 Minutes.
- 1998 - Paramount releases the film Deep Impact to theaters.
Births on May 8
- 1903 - Birth of Fernandel AKA Fernand Joseph Desire Contandin; French actor (Paris Holiday).
- 1906 - Birth of David Van Vactor in Plymouth, Indiana, USA; composer (Chaconne).
- 1908 - Birth of Arturo De Cordova [Rodriguez] in Merida, México; actor (Medal for Benny).
- 1910 - Birth of Ronald Russell; actor/manager (We are Angels, Little Dorrit).
- 1913 - Birth of Sidney James [Cohen] in Johannesburg, South Africa; actor (Carry On).
- 1915 - Birth of John Archer in Osceola, Nebraska, USA; actor (Destination: Moon).
- 1935 - Birth of Salome Jens in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actress (From Here to Eternity).
- 1936 - Birth of James Darren; actor (Time Tunnel).
- 1941 - Birth of Jim Mitchum in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; actor (Blackout, Invincible Six).
- 1948 - Birth of Maurizio Nichetti; actor (Icicle Thief, Volcano).
- 1951 - Birth of Deborah Harmon; actress (Ted Knight Show, MASH, Just the 10 of Us).
- 1952 - Birth of Beth Henley in Jackson, Mississippi, USA; actress/playwright (Miss Firecracker).
- 1954 - Birth of David Keith in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Back Roads, Firestarter).
- 1955 - Birth of Stephen Furst in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; actor (Animal House, Elliot - St Elsewhere).
- 1957 - Birth of Jeff Wincott in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Night Heat).
- 1964 - Birth of Cheryl Richardson in Palo Alto, California, USA; actress (Jennie - General Hospital).
- 1964 - Birth of Melissa Gilbert [Boxleitner/Brinkman] in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Little House on the Prairie).
- 1971 - Birth of Chris Wolf; actor/musician (Guys Next Door).
Deaths on May 8
- 1961 - James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at age 63.
- 1967 - Barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at age 39.
- 1981 - Margaret Lindsay, actress (G Men, Lady Killer, Jezebel), dies from emphysema at age 40.
- 1985 - Dolph Sweet, actor (Gimme a Break, Gil McGowan - Another World), dies of cancer at age 64.
- 1992 - Richard Derr, actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at age 74 of cancer.
- 1994 - George Peppard, American actor (Breakfast at Tiffanys, The A-Team), dies at age 65 (born 1928).
- 1994 - Steven Keats, actor (Death Wish), dies of apparent suicide at age 48.
- 1999 - Death of Dana Plato at age 34 by suicide drug overdose; actress (Kimberly Diff'rent Strokes).
- 2022 - Death of Fred Ward at age 79; boxer, lumberjack, actor (Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins movie (1985), Gus Grissom - The Right Stuff movie (1983), Escape from Alcatraz movie (1979), Tremors movie (1990)).
- 2022 - Death of Dennis Waterman at age 74; British actor (George Carter - The Sweeney TV show, Minder and New Tricks TV show).
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