Almanac for May 8th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for May 8th: https://ko-fi.com/post/May-8-L4L41EMSM5

Bummer May 8th

May 8, 1794: French chemist Antoine Lavoisier, who works as a tax collector, is tried and convicted of treason during the French Revolution. He is executed by guillotine the same day.

May 8, 1902: In the deadliest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, Mount Pelée erupts and destroys the town of Saint-Pierre, killing between 29,000 and 30,000 people and leaving only a handful of survivors.

May 8, 1974: 36-year-old blues-rock musician Graham Bond dies, crushed under the wheels of a Tube train at Finsbury Park Station in London. Most authorities agree that the manner of his death was suicide. Bond had financial and creative problems prior to his death and was known to experience severe depression.

May 8, 2012: Children’s book illustrator and author Maurice Sendak dies in the hospital of complications from a stroke.