Historical Events
- Bombings outside a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, kill at least 50 people, mostly teenage girls, amid growing fears about US military withdrawal
- Indian Medical Association calls for a national lockdown, criticizing President Modi's government's response as recorded COVID-19 deaths pass 4,000 a day
Film & TV History
Tesla chief executive Tesla Elon Musk hosts "Saturday Night Live" in the US
Famous Deaths
- Bo, Obama family's Portuguese water dog and "First Dog" of the White House, dies of cancer
- Curtis Fuller, American jazz trombonist (Yusef Lateef; John Coltrane; Farmer/Golson Jazztet), dies at 88
- Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian soccer centre-back (77 caps; CSKA Sofia, Saint-Étienne), dies from cancer at 62
- Helmut Jahn, German-American architect who designed the O'Hare United Airlines Terminal and the Thompson Center in Chicago and One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, killed when struck by cars while bicycling at 80 [1] [2]
- Pierre S "Pete" Du Pont IV, American attorney and politician (Governor of Delaware, 1977-85), dies at 86
- Spencer Silver, American scientist and inventor of Post-it® Notes, dies at 80 [1]
Died in 2021 2021 Highlights
About May 8, 2021
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 11 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Taurus
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#1 Song: Save Your Tears - The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
#1 Song: Body - Tion Wayne & Russ Millions
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