Who Was Born Today – May 8 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on May 8 | ||
1668 | Alain Rene Lesage, French writer (The Adventures of Gil Blas, Turcaret). | |
1753 | Miguel Hidalgo, Mexican nationalist. | |
1828 | Jean Henri Dunant, Swiss philanthropist, founder of the Red Cross and YMCA, first recipient (jointly) of the Nobel Peace Prize. | |
1829 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist. | |
1884 | Harry S Truman, 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953). | |
1895 | Edmund Wilson, American critic and essayist. | |
1906 | Roberto Rossellini, Italian film director. | |
1910 | Mary Lou Williams, jazz pianist and composer. | |
1920 | Sloan Wilson, American author (The man in the Gray Flannel Suit, A Summer Place). | |
1928 | Theodore Sorenson, advisor to John F. Kennedy. | |
1930 | Gary Snyder, beat poet. | |
1937 | Thomas Pynchon, novelist (Gravity’s Rainbow). | |
1940 | Peter Benchley, novelist (Jaws, The Deep). | |
1952 | Beth Henley, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (Crimes of the Heart). |