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1902 : Mount Pelee destroyed the city of St. Pierre


On 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.

1945 : Victory in Europe


On 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.

1945 : An demonstration celebrating the victory degenerates into massacres in Algeria


On 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.

1984 : USSR boycotted Los Angeles Olympics


On 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.

Novità del giorno : 08 Maggio

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.
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.

Citazione del giorno : 08 Maggio

Harry S. Truman
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Compleanni : 08 Maggio

Henry Dunant, Fondatore della Croce Rossa (1828)
Harry Truman, 33o presidente degli Stati Uniti (1884)
Fernandel, Attore francese (1903)
Roberto Rossellini, Regista italiano (1906)
Romain Gary, Diplomatico, scrittore e aviatore francese (1914)
David Attenborough, Naturalista inglese (1926)
Gary Snyder, Poeta americano (1930)
Ricky Nelson, Cantante americano (1940)
Emilio Delgado, Attore americano (1940)
David Keith, Attore americano (1954)
Melissa Gilbert, Attrice americana (1964)
Cláudio Taffarel, Calciatore brasiliano (1966)
Luis Enrique Martínez García, Calciatore spagnolo (1970)
Enrique Iglesias, Cantante spagnolo (1975)
Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (Lúcio), Calciatore brasiliano (1978)

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Kamehameha, Re de Hawaii (1819)
Jules Dumont d'Urville, Esploratore francese (1842)
Gustave Flaubert, Scrittore francese (1880)
Gilles Villeneuve, Pilota canadese (1882)
Robert A. Heinlein, Scrittore americano (1888)
Paul Gauguin, Pittore francese (1903)
Mordechai Anielewicz, Combattente polacco della Resistenza (1943)
George Peppard, Attore americano (1994)
Dirk Bogarde, Attore inglese (1999)
Dana Plato, Attrice americana (1999)
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