Week 19, May 2026

What happened on Friday, May 8?

1
Friday

8
May

Day 128 of the year. 236 days left before January 1, 2027.

2Top story, birth

Jean Giraud (Moebius)

Born on May 8, 1938.

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88years
3Death, 1880

Gustave Flaubert

Died aged 58, 146 years ago.

146years
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4Birth, 1963

63years

Michel Gondry

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5Culture, 1992

Basic Instinct

The release of the film Basic Instinct in France (1992)

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6History, 1898

Création de la LDH

128 years ago.

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All of May 8

Births

1938
Jean Giraud (Moebius)Would have turned 88. Source
1963
Michel GondryTurns 63 today. Source
1970
Naomi KleinTurns 56 today.

Deaths

1880
Gustave FlaubertDied aged 58, 146 years ago. Source
1903
Paul GauguinDied aged 54, 123 years ago. Source

Culture and history

1992
Basic InstinctThe release of the film Basic Instinct in France (1992) Source
1898
Création de la LDH128 years ago. Source
1945
Capitulation de l'Allemagne nazie81 years ago. Source

Today's code

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Born: May 8, 1938.