Historical Events
- 1st transatlantic flight take-off by a navy seaplane
- Appingedam soccer team forms
End of World War I
Edward George Honey first proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate The Armistice of World War I, leads to the creation of Remembrance Day
Famous Birthdays
- Leon Festinger, American psychologist, born in New York (d. 1989)
- Lex Barker, American actor (Tarzan of the Apes; Treasure of the Silver Lake), born in Rye, New York (d. 1973)
Mordecai Anielewicz (1919-1943)
Jewish commander of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, born in Wyszków, Second Polish Republic
- Soltan Hajibeyov, Azerbaijani composer and People's Artist of the USSR, born in Shusha, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (d. 1974)
About May 8, 1919
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 104 years, 11 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Taurus
