May 8 is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years). There are 237 days remaining.
- 1807 — Johann Oberreiter is born.
- 1908 — Jeanne Weber is apprehended.
- 1922 — J. Frank Hickey died.
- 1950 — Christine Freund (victim) is born.
- 1955 — Danny Barber is born.
- 1966 — Jaroslav Stodola is born.
- 1982 — Bogusława Ludyga is murdered by Joachim Knychała.
- 1983 — Terry Lee Gambrel is murdered by Randy Kraft.
- 1983 — Gary Ridgway's victim, Carol Ann Christensen, is found.
- 1985 — Majid Salek Mahmoudi died.
- 2002 — Yuri Ustimenko is apprehended.