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Events 2008   Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 
Events in May 2008

May 1 Nirmala Deshpande (79), renowned Gandhian, social activist at her residence in New Delhi. Full Story
Irena Sendler (98), who saved some 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazi Holocaust during World War II, in Warsaw. Full Story
Robert Rauschenberg (82), one of the foremost American artists of the 20th century at his home on Captiva Island, Florida of heart failure.
May 19 Vijay Tendulkar (80), noted Marathi playwright in Pune. His Ghasiram Kotwal (Ghasiram the Constable) is billed as one of the longest-running plays in the world. Full Story
May 26 Sydney Pollack (73), Hollywood producer and director of movies such as The Way We Were, Tootsie and Out of Africa, in Los Angeles of cancer. Full Story

Events 2008   Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 

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