births
May 8, 1856
Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician (died 1952)
Pedro Lascuráin
Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the 38th president of Mexico for 45 minutes on 19 February 1913, the shortest presidency in history. The grandson of Mariano Paredes, the 15th president of Mexico, Lascuráin previously served as Mexico's foreign secretary for two terms and was the director of a small law school in Mexico City for 16 years.
May 8
May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 237 days remain until the end of the year.