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It happened one 08 May
1902 : Mount Pelee destroyed the city of St. PierreOn May 8, 1902, after several weeks of eruptions and earthquakes, Mount Pelee, stratovolcano on the island of Martinique, exploded into a huge cloud of ash and horizontal pyroclastic flow descends to the town of St. Pierre that it is joined and disappear in minutes. 30,000 people were killed. |
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1945 : Victory in EuropeOn May 8, 1945, U.S. President Truman and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced victory in Europe and celebrate the capitulation of Germany. A huge crowd celebrated the return of peace, especially in England. |
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1945 : An demonstration celebrating the victory degenerates into massacres in AlgeriaOn May 8, 1945 in Algiers, the demonstration celebrating the victory over Germany was used by nationalists chanting slogans. Police on the orders of General de Gaulle, brutally repressed the demonstrators that brought a murderous violence of the rioters against Europeans. The French army and local militias retaliated in a terrifying way and thousands of Algerian civilians were killed in horrific conditions. |
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1984 : USSR boycotted Los Angeles OlympicsOn May 8, 1984, the USSR announced it is boycotting the Olympics in Los Angeles, ostensibly for security reasons and the overmarketing of the games. The countries of the Eastern bloc did likewise. This was actually the answer to boycott of the Moscow Olympics by the Americans in 1980. |
Latest news : 08 May
| Victory in Europe Day On May 8, we celebrate the surrender of Germany in 1945. The act of surrender was signed on May 7 by representatives of the German High Command, and ratified on May 8 by Berlin (May 9, at Moscow). On this day, commemorations and celebrations are held in Europe. |
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| World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day May 8 is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in honor of the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant, founder of the movement. This day highlights the actions of the movement since its creation in the mid 19th century. |
Quote of the day : 08 May
| Harry S. Truman You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog. |
Birthdays : 08 May
| Henry Dunant, Founder of the Red Cross (1828) | |
| Harry Truman, 33rd President of the United States (1884) | |
| Fernandel, French actor (1903) | |
| Roberto Rossellini, Italian director (1906) | |
| Romain Gary, French diplomat, novelist and aviator (1914) | |
| David Attenborough, English naturalist (1926) | |
| Gary Snyder, American poet (1930) | |
| Emilio Delgado, American actor (1940) | |
| Ricky Nelson, American singer (1940) | |
| David Keith, American actor (1954) | |
| Melissa Gilbert, American actress (1964) | |
| Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer (1966) | |
| Luis Enrique Martínez García, Spanish footballer (1970) | |
| Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer (1975) | |
| Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (Lúcio), Brazilian footballer (1978) |
They left us one 08 May
| Kamehameha, King of Hawaii (1819) | |
| Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (1842) | |
| Gustave Flaubert, French writer (1880) | |
| Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian racing driver (1882) | |
| Robert A. Heinlein, American writer (1888) | |
| Paul Gauguin, French painter (1903) | |
| Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish Resistance Fighter (1943) | |
| George Peppard, American actor (1994) | |
| Dirk Bogarde, English actor (1999) | |
| Dana Plato, American actress (1999) |
