Norman Lamont

British politician (born 1942).

Born May 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Shetland Islands.

Pepper Keenan

American guitarist and vocalist.

Born May 8th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Oxford.

Bob Clampett

American animator (1913–1984).

Born May 8th, 1913 in San Diego.

Died May 4th, 1984 at 70 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).

Mary Lou Williams

American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981).

Born May 8th, 1910 in Atlanta. ^[ref]

Died May 28th, 1981 at 71 years old in Durham (bladder cancer).

Michelle McManus

Scottish singer-songwriter, columnist, and actress.

Born May 8th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Glasgow.

Micah Christenson

American volleyball player.

Born May 8th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Honolulu.

Micah Sloat

American actor.

Born May 8th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Westport. ^[ref]

Marissa Neitling

American actress.

Born May 8th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Lake Oswego.

Danny Whitten

American guitarist (1943–1972).

Born May 8th, 1943 in Columbus.

Died November 18th, 1972 at 29 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).

Juan Manuel Bellón López

Spanish chess player.

Born May 8th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Valencia.

Cindy Burbridge

Thai model, actress, and beauty contest winner.

Born May 8th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Bangkok.

Ali Hassan Mwinyi

Tanzanian statesman (1925–2024).

Born May 8th, 1925 in Unguja.

Died February 29th, 2024 at 98 years old in Dar es Salaam (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Lee Deok-hwa

South korean actor.

Born May 8th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Seoul.

Jeff Wincott

Canadian actor.

Born May 8th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Scarborough.

Stanisław Sosabowski

Polish general (1892-1967).

Born May 8th, 1892 in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Died September 25th, 1967 at 75 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.

Matt Martin

Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Born May 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Windsor.

Pedro Lascuráin

President of mexico for 45 minutes in 1913.

Born May 8th, 1856 in Mexico City.

Died July 21st, 1952 at 96 years old in Mexico City.

Edmund Wilson

American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters (1895-1972).

Born May 8th, 1895 in Red Bank.

Died June 12th, 1972 at 77 years old in Talcottville (cardiovascular disease).

Jane Roberts

American writer and poet (1929–1984).

Born May 8th, 1929 in Albany.

Died September 5th, 1984 at 55 years old in Elmira (arthritis).

Sasha Kaun

Russian basketball player.

Born May 8th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Tomsk.

Maxime Cressy

American tennis player.

Born May 8th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Paris.

Satomi Satō

Japanese voice actress and singer.

Born May 8th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Sendai.

Aloysius Stepinac

Croatian roman catholic cardinal, archbishop of zagreb (1898-1960) and blessed.

Born May 8th, 1898 in Brezarić.

Died February 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Krašić (thrombosis).

Gerda Weissmann Klein

Author, historian, speaker and holocaust survivor (1924–2022).

Born May 8th, 1924 in Bielsko.

Died April 3rd, 2022 at 97 years old in Phoenix. ^[ref]

Vern Buchanan

U.s. representative from florida.

Born May 8th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Detroit.