Famous Birthdays for May 8Miguel Hidalgo 1753 Jean Henri Dunant 1828 Oscar Hammerstein 1847 Harry S. Truman (U.S.) 1884 - 33rd president of the United States Francis Desales Ouimet 1893 Bishop Fulton Sheen 1895 Robert Johnson 1911 - Blues musician, songwriter Lex Barker 1919 Don Rickles 1926 - Comedian David Attenborough 1926 - Environmentalist Sonny Liston 1932 Thomas Pynchon 1937 Ricky Nelson (Eric Hilliard Nelson) 1940 - Musician Peter Benchley 1940 Toni Tennille 1940 - Singer (The Captain and Tennille) James Mitchum 1941 John Fred (John Fred and His Playboy Band) 1941 Paul Samwell-Smith (Yardbirds) 1943 Gary Glitter 1944 - Singer Keith Jarrett 1945 - Pianist Chris Frantz 1951 - Musician (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club) Phillip Bailey 1951 - Singer (Earth, Wind and Fire) Billy Burnette 1954 - Musician (Fleetwood Mac) David Keith 1954 Stephen Furst 1954 Alex Van Halen 1955 - Musician (Van Halen) Ronnie Lott 1959 - Football player Eric Brittingham 1960 - Musician (Cinderella) Melissa Gilbert 1964 - Actress (TV: "Little House on the Prairie") Dave Rowntree (Blur) 1964 Del Gray (Little Texas) 1968 Darren Hayes 1972 - Musician Enrique Iglesias 1975 - Singer Adrian Gonzalez 1982 - Baseball player Joe Bonamassa 1977 - Singer Matt Davis 1978 - Actor Elyes Gabel 1983 - Actor Julia Whelan 1984 - Actor Nora Anezeder 1989 - Actor |
