What Happened on May 8, 1899

Historical Events

Ernest Rutherford publishes his discovery of two different kinds of radiation (Alpha and Beta Particles)

Arthur Q Bryan, American voice actor, comedian and radio personality (Beulah, The Devil Bat), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1959)
Jan F van Hall, Dutch sculptor/resistance fighter
[Friedrich] August von Hayek, Aust/British economist (Road to Serfdom)