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Historical events on this date (May 8) ...

Birth of Nathaniel Dance, painter (1735)
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Captain James Cook
Stamp issued: 1978.04.26

Birth of Adolphe-Basile Routhier (wrote French lyrics of O Canada) (1839)
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O Canada Centenary
Stamp issued: 1980.06.06

End of the Battle of the Atlantic (1945)
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Second World War - 1943
Stamp issued: 1993.11.08

End of the Battle of the Atlantic (1945)
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Battle fo the Atlantic
Stamp issued: 2005.04.29

End of The Holocaust (1945)
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The Holocaust
Stamp issued: 1995.11.09

End of the Italian Campaign (1945)
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Second World War - 1943
Stamp issued: 1993.11.08

Death of Gilles Villeneuve (1982)
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Gilles Villeneuve
Stamp issued: 1997.06.12

Death of Gilles Villeneuve (1982)
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Gilles Villeneuve
Stamp issued: 1997.06.12

Death of Gilles Villeneuve (1982)
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Formula I in Canada
Stamp issued: 2017.05.16

SA Death of Gilles Villeneuve (1982)
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Formula I in Canada
Stamp issued: 2017.05.16

SA Opening of Canadian War Museum (2005)
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Canadian War Museum
Stamp issued: 2005.04.29

  • Stamps issued on: 05.08

    4 stamp(s) found.

    Centenary of British Columbia
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    5c blue green
    1958.05.08

    [British Columbia 1858-1958 Colombie-Britannique]

    International Hydrological Decade
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    5c multicoloured
    1968.05.08

    [International Hydrological Decade / 1965-1974 / Decennie Hydrologique Internationale]

    Aids Awareness
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    45c multicoloured
    1996.05.08

    [AIDS / SIDA / One World, One Hope. / Unis dans l'espair.]

    University of Prince Edward Island
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    49c multicoloured
    2004.05.08

    [University of Prince Edward Island / Universite de l'Ile-du-Prince-Edouard / 1804-2004 / Faith Knowledge / Service]

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