May 8 Saints o' the Day include SaintVictor Maurus, Saint Acacius (or Agathus)(patron saint invoked to cure headaches), Saint Gibrian, Saint Desideratus, Saint Boniface IV, Saint Dominica, Saint Indract, Saint Aurelian, Saint Ida (or Ita or Iduberga), Saint Benedict II (patron of Europe), Saint Wiro, Saint Plechlem, Saint Otger, and Saint Peter of Tarentaise. *** Harry S Truman was born on this day in 1884.
On
this day in 1902, the volcano Pelee erupted on Martinique killing
approximately 30,000 people.
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