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Births on May 8

1934May, 8

David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton

David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton, English soldier and politician
David Francis Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton (8 May 1934 – 30 August 2015) was a senior British and European civil servant, as well as a member of the House of Lords.

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    Bonnie and Clyde

    Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
  • 2Aug

    Adolf Hitler

    Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
  • 26Sep

    RMS Queen Mary

    Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.
  • 9Oct

    Alexander I of Yugoslavia

    Regicide at Marseille: The assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France.
  • 6Nov

    Tennessee Valley Authority

    Memphis, Tennessee becomes the first major city to join the Tennessee Valley Authority.