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The total eclipse of 1910 May 8
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1908MNRAS..68..664D/0000664.000.html



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On May 8, 1902, Ascension Day, a volcanic eruption destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pel%C3%A9e



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German submarine U-110 was captured by the Royal Navy on 9 May 1941
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-110_(1940)

The White Bird (L'Oiseau Blanc or The White Dove) was a French biplane which disappeared in 1927
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42726236/the-white-bird-biplane/



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Unsuccessful Maiden flight of the Centaur rocket on the 8th May, 1962.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/history/centaur.html

Mars Global Surveyor imaged the Earth and Moon on May 8, 2003 13:00 UTC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_and_Moon_from_Mars_PIA04531.jpg



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James H. "Dutch" Kindelberger (May 8, 1895 - July 27, 1962) was an American pioneer of aviation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Kindelberger

Sir David Frederick Attenborough (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster and naturalist.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49054663/sir-david-attenborough/

Mary-Ann Ochota (born 8 May 1981) is a British broadcaster and anthropologist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary-Ann_Ochota

Andrew Sherratt (8 May 1946 - 24 February 2006) was an English archaeologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sherratt

Robin F. Heath (born 8 May 1948) is a British historian, astro-archaeologist and author. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Heath

Ron Miller (born May 8, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an artist and author 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Miller_(artist_and_author)

On this day in 1794, French chemist Antoine Lavoisier is tried, convicted, and guillotined all on the same day in Paris
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42726205/antoine-laurent-de-lavoisier-1743-1794/

Eugene Karl Rabe (May 8, 1911 - 1974) was a German-American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Rabe



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Otto von Guericke's Magdeburg hemispheres demonstration was performed on 8 May 1654 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdeburg_hemispheres#Demonstrations



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NGC 2298 was discovered by James Dunlop on the 8th May 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57698261/ngc-2298/

NGC 3114 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 8th May 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53226622/ngc-3114/

NGC 3840 was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 8th May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57507302/ngc-3840/

NGC 3844 was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 8th May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57507295/ngc-3844/

NGC 3855 was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 8th May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57507290/ngc-3855/

NGC 3873 was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 8th May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57507282/ngc-3873/

NGC 3986 was rediscovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 8th May 1864
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57507275/ngc-3986/

NGC 5291 was discovered by John Herschel on the 8th May 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63460716/ngc-5291/

NGC 6067 was discovered by James Dunlop on the 8th May 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63424304/ngc-6067/

NGC 6766 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering on the 8th May 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57507268/ngc-6766/

NGC 6833 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering on the 8th May 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57507244/ngc-6833/

NGC 6879 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering on the 8th May 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57507226/ngc-6879/



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GRB 970508 was a gamma-ray burst (GRB) detected on May 8, 1997
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRB_970508

A near discovery of Neptune on 8 May 1795
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Lalande#Near_discovery_of_Neptune

An extremely brilliant and noisy fireball appeared over western Oregon May 8, 1936
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1936PA.....44..505P/0000505.000.html



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Meteorites

The Forsyth (L6) meteorite fell in Georgia, USA, on the 8th May, 1829.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49054613/forsyth-meteorite/

The Monte Milone (L5) meteorite fell in Marche, Italy, on the 8th May, 1846.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49054618/monte-milone-meteorite/

The Dyalpur (Ureilite) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 8th May, 1872.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49054631/dyalpur-meteorite/

The Mardan (H5) meteorite fell in North-west Frontier, Pakistan, on the 8th May, 1948.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49054636/mardan-meteorite/



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