8 May
Notable Births
Oliver Bearman
b. 2005
British racing driver (born 2005)
Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco
b. 2003
Crown Prince of Morocco (born 2003)
Jordyn Huitema
b. 2001
Canadian soccer player (born 2001)
6ix9ine
b. 1996
American rapper (born 1996)
Pat Cummins
b. 1993
Australian cricketer (born 1993)
Olivia Culpo
b. 1992
American model (born 1992)
Kevin Hayes
b. 1992
American ice hockey player (born 1992)
Lane Johnson
b. 1990
American football player (born 1990)
Iyo Sky
b. 1990
Japanese professional wrestler (born 1990)
Kemba Walker
b. 1990
American basketball player (born 1990)
Lars Eller
b. 1989
Danish ice hockey player (born 1989)
Trisha Paytas
b. 1988
American actress, singer, and YouTuber
Felix Jones
b. 1987
American football player (born 1987)
Mark Noble
b. 1987
English footballer (born 1987)
Kurt Tippett
b. 1987
Australian rules footballer
Galen Rupp
b. 1986
American long-distance runner (born 1986)
Tommaso Ciampa
b. 1985
American professional wrestler
David Attenborough
b. 1926
English broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
Don Rickles
b. 1926
American comedian and actor (1926–2017)
Bob Clampett
b. 1913
American animator (1913–1984)
Notable Deaths
Simon Mann
d. 2025
British Army officer and mercenary (1952–2025)
Chris Cannon
d. 2024
American politician (1950–2024)
Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)
d. 2024
American football player (1938–2024)
Pete McCloskey
d. 2024
American politician (1927–2024)
Ramón Fonseca Mora
d. 2024
Panamanian novelist and lawyer (1952–2024)
Robert Gillmor
d. 2022
English painter (1936–2022)
Dennis Waterman
d. 2022
English actor and singer (1948–2022)
Helmut Jahn
d. 2021
German and American architect (1940–2021)
Sprent Dabwido
d. 2019
President of Nauru from 2011 to 2013
Big Bully Busick
d. 2018
American professional wrestler, powerlifter
Anne V. Coates
d. 2018
British film editor (1925–2018)
William Schallert
d. 2016
American actor (1922-2016)
Zeki Alasya
d. 2015
Turkish actor and film director
Roger L. Easton
d. 2014
American physicist and GPS inventor (1921–2014)
Nancy Malone
d. 2014
American actress and director (1935–2014)
Jair Rodrigues
d. 2014
Musical artist
Joseph P. Teasdale
d. 2014
American politician (1936–2014)
Jeanne Cooper
d. 2013
American actress (1928–2013)
Bryan Forbes
d. 2013
English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013)
Maurice Sendak
d. 2012
American children's book author and illustrator (1928–2012)