March 8
Appearance
March 8is the 67th day of the year (68th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar.There are 298 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 1010-PersianpoetFerdowsicompletes his epic poemShahnameh.
- 1576– Spanish explorer Diego Garcia de Palacio sights theruinsof the ancientMayancity of Copan.
- 1618–Johannes Keplerdiscovers thethird law of planetary motion(he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but later onMay 15confirms the discovery).
- 1655-John Casorbecomes the first legally-recognizedslaveinNorth America.
- 1658-Swedenreaches its greatest extent after thePeaceofRoskilde.
- 1669–Mount EtnaonSicilyerupts untilJuly 11,destroying several towns.
- 1702– Very unexpectedly,Anne Stuart,the sister of the childlessMary II,becomes Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland after the death ofWilliam III of Orangefrom injuries he suffered in a fall from his horse.
- 1736–Nader Shahof the Afsharid Dynasty becomes theShah(ruler) ofPersia.
- 1775- An anonymous letter, thought by some to have been written byThomas Paine,calls for the end ofslaveryin the North American colonies.
- 1782–Gnadenhütten massacre:Almost 100Native AmericansinGnadenhutten,Ohiohad theirskullscrushed with amalletbyPennsylvanianmilitiamenin amass murder.
- 1817– TheNew York Stock Exchangeis founded.
- 1844– KingOscar Iascends to the throne ofSweden-Norway
- 1862–American Civil War:The iron-cladCSSVirginia(formerlyUSSMerrimack) is launched atHampton Roads,Virginia.
- 1868- Sakai incident:Japanesesamuraikill 11 French sailors in the port ofSakai,nearOsaka.
- 1884–Susan B. Anthonytestified before theJudiciary Committeeof theHouse of Representativesarguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote.
1901 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1906–Moro Crater Massacre:US troops occupying thePhilippinesmassacre about 600 men, women and children taking refuge in a crater.
- 1910-Raymonde de LarocheofFrancebecomes the firstwomanto be given apilot's license.
- 1911–International Women's Dayis celebrated for the first time.
- 1917– TheFebruary Revolutionbreaks out in Russia (February 23O.S.).
- 1917– TheUnited States Senateadopts the cloture rule in order to limitfilibusters.
- 1918– The first case ofSpanish fluoccurs, the start of a devastating pandemic.
- 1920- TheArabKingdomofSyriais created.
- 1921– Spanish PremierEduardo Datois assassinated while exiting the parliament building inMadrid.
- 1924– The Castle Gateminingdisaster inUtahkills 172coalminers.
- 1935-Hachiko,a JapaneseAkitadogrevered for its loyalty, is found dead inTokyo.
- 1936– The firststock carrace is held inDaytona Beach,Florida.
- 1937-Spanish Civil War:TheBattle of Guadalajarabegins.
- 1942–World War II:TheDutchsurrender toJapaneseforces onJava.
- 1942– World War II:JapancapturesRangoon,Burma.
- 1943– World War II: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on Hill 700 on the island ofBougainvillein a battle that will last five days.
- 1948– TheUnited States Supreme Courtrules that religious instruction in public schools violated theConstitution.
- 1950– TheSoviet Unionclaims to have anatomic bomb.
- 1952–Antoine Pinaybecomes Prime Minister ofFrance
- 1957–Egyptre-opens theSuez Canal.
- 1957–Ghanajoins theUN.
- 1958-South Yemenjoins theUnited Arab Republic.
- 1959– Last television appearance ofThe Marx Brothers,inThe Incredible Jewel Robbery
- 1961–Max Conradcircumnavigates the earth in eight days, 18 hours and 49 minutes setting a new world record.
- 1963- TheBa'ath Partytakes power in a coup inSyria.
- 1965–Vietnam War:3,500United States Marinesarrive inSouth Vietnam,becoming the first American combat troops inVietnam.
- 1966– Vietnam War:Australiaannounces it is going to substantially increase its number of troops inVietnam.
- 1966– A bomb planted by young Irish protesters destroysNelson's PillarinDublin.
- 1968–SovietU-boat K-129 sinks in thePacific Ocean,killing 86 people on board.
- 1971–Joe FrazierdefeatsMuhammad Aliin the first of three epic bouts. Frazier defends the worldHeavyweighttitle in a star-studdedMadison Square Garden.
- 1972– TheGoodyearblimpflies for the first time.
- 1974–Charles de Gaulle Airportopens inParis,France.
- 1978– The first ever radio episode ofThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,byDouglas Adamsis transmitted onBBC Radio 4.
- 1983–PresidentRonald Reagancalls theSoviet Unionanevil empire.
- 1985–1985 Beirut Car Bombingis made in front of the mosque killing 45 people and injuring 175.
- 1988– TwoUnited States Armyhelicopters collide inFort Campbell,Kentuckykilling 17 servicemen.
- 1999–Oklahoma City bombing:TheSupreme Court of the United Statesupholds the murder convictions ofTimothy McVeigh.
- 2000–A collisionbetween twoTokyo Metrotrains kills 5 people.
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2003- AreferendumonEUmembership is held inMalta,with a narrow majority supporting the proposal.
- 2004– A new constitution is signed byIraq'sGoverning Council.
- 2011- Observances are held to work the 100th anniversary ofInternational Women's Day.
- 2014-Malaysia Airlines Flight 370,travelling fromKuala LumpurtoBeijing,goes missing in theGulf of Thailandwith 239 people on board.
- 2017- The famous "Azure Window" feature on the coast of theMalteseisland ofGozocollapses into the sea.
- 2017- A bomb attack on amilitaryhospitalinKabul,Afghanistan,kills at least 49 people.
- 2017- At least 30 people are killed in a bomb attack inTikrit,Iraq.
- 2017-FC Barcelonacome back from a 4-0 deficit from the first leg of theirUEFA Champions Leaguetie againstParis Saint-Germain F.C.to win 6-1 on the night and 6-5 overall.
- 2018- US PresidentDonald Trumpagrees to hold talks withNorth KoreanleaderKim Jong-un.
Births
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 1286–John III, Duke of Brittany(d.1341)
- 1293–Beatrice of Castile,Queen ofPortugal(d.1359)
- 1495–John of God,Portuguese-born friar andsaint(d.1550)
- 1514-Amago Haruhisa,Japanesesamuraiand warlord (d.1562)
- 1566-Carlo Gesualdo,Italian composer (d.1613)
- 1617-Tito Livio Burattini,Italianarchitect,historianandengineer(d.1681)
- 1702–Anne Bonny,Irish-American pirate (d.1782)
- 1712–John Fothergill,Englishphysician(d.1780)
- 1714–Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach,Germancomposer(d.1788)
- 1746-André Michaux,Frenchbotanist(d.1802)
- 1748–William V of Orange,Dutch ruler (d.1806)
- 1761-Jan Potocki,Polishhistorian,diplomatandexplorer(d.1815)
- 1783–Hannah Van Buren,wife ofMartin Van Buren(d.1819)
- 1799-Simon Cameron,26thUnited States Secretary of War(d.1889)
- 1804-Alvan Clark,Americantelescopemaker andastronomer(d.1887)
- 1822–Ignacy Lukasiewicz,Polish inventor (d.1882)
- 1825-Jules Barbier,Frenchpoet,writerandoperalibrettist (d.1901)
- 1827-Wilhelm Bleek,Germanlinguist(d.1875)
- 1830-Joao de Deus,Portuguesepoet(d.1896)
- 1839-Josephine Cochrane,American inventor (d.1913)
- 1841–Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.,American jurist (d.1935)
- 1847–John Lister,British politician (d.1933)
- 1848-LaMarcus Adna Thompson,American developer of theroller coaster(d.1917)
- 1856-Bramwell Booth,2ndGeneralof theSalvation Army(d.1929)
- 1859–Kenneth Grahame,British writer (d.1932)
- 1865-Frederic Goudy,Americantypedesigner (d.1947)
- 1872–Anna Held,Polish actress and singer (d.1918)
- 1879–Otto Hahn,Germanchemist(d.1968)
- 1886–Edward Calvin Kendall,Americanchemist(d.1972)
- 1891-Sam Jaffe,American actor (d.1984)
- 1892–Mississippi John Hurt,Americanbluessinger andguitarist(d.1966)
- 1892–Juana de Ibarbourou,Uruguayanpoet(d.1979)
- 1896-Charlotte Whitton,46thMayorofOttawa(d.1975)
- 1899-Eric Linklater,Scottish writer (d.1974)
- 1900–Howard H. Aitken,Americancomputerpioneer (d.1973)
- 1900-Henry Abel Smith,BritishGovernorofQueensland,Australia(d.1993)
1901 – 1925
[change|change source]- 1902–Jennings Randolph,American politician (d.1998)
- 1907–Konstantinos Karamanlis,Greek politician (d.1998)
- 1911–Alan Hovhaness,American composer (d.2000)
- 1912–Preston Smith,American politician and 40thGovernorofTexas(d.2003)
- 1912-Meldrim Thomson, Jr.,American politician and 73rdGovernorofNew Hampshire(d.2001)
- 1914-Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich,Russianphysicist(d.1987)
- 1915–Tapio Rautavaara,Finnishathlete(d.1979)
- 1916–John W. Seybold,American businessman (d.2004)
- 1917-Leslie Fiedler,American literary critic (d.2003)
- 1917-Ernst von Glasersfeld,German-born Americanphilosopher(d.2010)
- 1918-Jacques Baratier,Frenchdirectorandscreenwriter(d.2009)
- 1921–Alan Hale, Jr.,American actor (d.1990)
- 1921–Cyd Charisse,American actress and dancer (d.2008)
- 1922-Yevgeny Matveyev,Russian actor and movie director (d.2003)
- 1922–Shigeru Mizuki,Japanesemangaartist(d.2015)
- 1923-Ralph H. Baer,German-American video game designer (d.2014)
- 1923-Walter Jens,German writer andphilologist(d.2013)
- 1924–Anthony Caro,British abstractsculptor(d.2013)
- 1924–Georges Charpak,Polish-born Frenchphysicist(d.2010)
- 1925-Warren Bennis,American scholar and writer (d.2014)
1926 – 1950
[change|change source]- 1926-Francisco Rabal,Spanish actor (d.2001)
- 1927-Dick Hyman,Americanjazzpianist
- 1927-Irene Tinker,Americaneconomist
- 1929-Hebe Camargo,Brazilianactress,singerandtelevisionpresenter (d.2012)
- 1930-Yuri Rytkheu,Russian writer (d.2008)
- 1930-Pyotr Bolotnikov,Russian long-distance runner
- 1930-Douglas Hurd,English politician
- 1931-Neil Adcock,South Africancricketer(d.2013)
- 1931-Heinz Mack,German artist
- 1931-John McPhee,American writer andprofessor
- 1931-Gerald Potterton,British-Canadian director, producer and animator
- 1933–Luca Ronconi,Italiantheatreandoperadirector (d.2015)
- 1933-Evelyn Ay Sempier,American model (d.2008)
- 1935-Akira Kitaguchi,Japanesefootballer
- 1935-George Coleman,Americanjazzmusician
- 1936-Gabor Szabo,Hungarianjazzguitarist(d.1982)
- 1936-Sue Ane Langdon,Americanactressandsinger
- 1937–Juvénal Habyarimana,PresidentofRwanda(d.1994)
- 1938-Giorgio Puia,Italianfootballer
- 1939-Peter Nicholls,Australian writer (d.2018)
- 1939-Paride Tumburus,Italianfootballer(d.2015)
- 1939–Robert Tear,Welshoperatictenor(d.2011)
- 1939-Lidiya Skoblikova,Russian speed skater and coach
- 1940-Susan Clark,Canadian actress
- 1941-Alexei Mishin,Russian figure skater
- 1941-Wilfrid Napier,South Africancardinal
- 1941-Norman Stone,British historian and educator
- 1942–Jan Vyčítal,Czech musician
- 1942-Ann Packer,British athlete
- 1943–Lynn Redgrave,Britishactress(d.2010)
- 1943-Michael Grade,British television executive
- 1944–Sergey Nikitin,Russian composer
- 1944-Pepe Romero,Spanish classicalguitarist
- 1945–Anselm Kiefer,German painter
- 1945–Micky Dolenz,American musician (The Monkees)
- 1946-José Manuel Lara Bosch,Spanish businessman (d.2015)
- 1946–Randy Meisner,American musician
- 1947–Carole Bayer Sager,American composer
- 1947-Florentino Pérez,Spanish businessman,PresidentofReal Madrid C.F.
- 1948–Peggy March,American singer
- 1948-Gyles Brandreth,British broadcaster and former politician
- 1948-Mel Galley,Britishrock musician(d.2008)
- 1948-Jonathan Sacks,former ChiefRabbiof the United Hebrew Congregations of theCommonwealth of Nations
- 1948-Sam Lacey,Americanbasketballplayer (d.2014)
- 1949-Natalia Kruchinskaya,Soviet-Russian gymnast
- 1949-Antonello Venditti,Italiansinger-songwriter
- 1949–Teófilo Cubillas,Peruvianfootballer
- 1949-Cho Yang-ho,South Korean businessman (d.2019)
1951 – 1975
[change|change source]- 1952-George Felix Allen,67thGovernorofVirginia
- 1954-David Wilkie,Scottish swimmer
- 1954–Cheryl Baker,British singer
- 1955-Don Ashby,Canadianice hockeyplayer
- 1956-Laurie Cunningham,Englishfootballer(d.1989)
- 1957–Clive Burr,British musician (d.2013)
- 1957-Zé Sérgio,Brazilianfootballer
- 1958–Gary Numan,British singer and musician
- 1959–Aidan Quinn,American actor
- 1959-Brian McGee,Scottish musician
- 1961-Camryn Manheim,American actress
- 1961-Larry Murphy,Canadianice hockeyplayer
- 1962-Mitsunori Yoshida,Japanesefootballer
- 1963–Mike Lalor,Canadianice hockeyplayer
- 1963-Julio Cesar Silva,Brazilianfootballer
- 1963-Sasha Waltz,Germanchoreographer,dancerandoperadirector
- 1964-Yasuharu Sorimachi,Japanesefootballer
- 1964–Peter Gill,British musician
- 1964-Kate Betts,Americanfashioneditor
- 1964-Thomas Bezucha,Americanscreenwriterandmovie director
- 1964-Mark Oaten,British politician
- 1965-Satoru Akahori,Japanesewriter
- 1966-Cheryl James,American singer and rapper
- 1966-Anne McLaughlin,Scottish politician
- 1968–Michael Bartels,German racing driver
- 1970-Andrea Parker,American actress
- 1972–Fergal O'Brien,Irishsnookerplayer
- 1973–Mark Lukasiewicz,Americanbaseballplayer
From 1976
[change|change source]- 1976–Freddie Prinze, Jr.,American actor
- 1977–James Van Der Beek,American actor
- 1977–Johann Vogel,Swissfootballer
- 1979–Tom Chaplin,English singer (Keane)
- 1979-Andy Ross,Americanguitarist
- 1981–Michael Beauchamp,Australianfootballer
- 1981-Timo Boll,Germantennisplayer
- 1981-Laura Main,Scottish actress
- 1982-Kat Von D,Americantattooartist
- 1982-Marjorie Estiano,Brazilianactressandsinger
- 1983–Andre Santos,Brazilianfootballer
- 1984–György Garics,Austrianfootballer
- 1984-Rafik Djebbour,Algerianfootballer
- 1984-Sasha Vujacic,Slovenianbasketballplayer
- 1985-Maria Ohisalo,Finnish politician and researcher
- 1986-Lassad Nouioui,French-Tunisianfootballer
- 1986–Princess Tsuguko of TakamadoofJapan
- 1987-Devon Graye,American actor
- 1988-Laura Unsworth,Britishfield hockeyplayer
- 1989-Robbie Hummel,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1990–Petra Kvitova,Czechtennisplayer
- 1990-Kristinia DeBarge,Americansinger-songwriter,dancerandactress
- 1991-Miriam Bryant,Swedishsinger-songwriter
- 1991-Devon Werkheiser,Americanactorandsinger
- 1991-Alan Pulido,Mexicanfootballer
- 1992-Charlie Ray,American actress
- 1994-Dylan Tombides,Australianfootballer(d.2014)
- 1997-Jurina Matsui,Japanese singer (AKB48)
- 1997-Sam Vanderpump,English former race kart driver, businessman and television personality
Deaths
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 1126–Urraca of Leon(b.1082)
- 1144–Pope Celestine II
- 1550–John of God,Portuguese-born friar andsaint(b.1495)
- 1641-Xu Xiake,Chinese adventurer (b.1587)
- 1702–William III of England(b.1650)
- 1757–Thomas Blackwell,Scottish classical scholar (b.1701)
- 1771-Louis August le Clerc,French-Danishsculptor(b.1688)
- 1819-Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge,Americancolonelandpolitician(b.1739)
- 1844– KingCharles XIV John of Sweden(b.1763)
- 1869–Hector Berlioz,French composer (b.1803)
- 1874–Millard Fillmore,13thPresident of the United States(b.1800)
- 1876-Louise Colet,Frenchpoet(b.1810)
- 1887–Henry Ward Beecher,American clergyman (b.1813)
- 1887-James Buchanan Eads,Americanengineer(b.1820)
- 1889–John Ericsson,Swedishengineerandinventor(b.1803)
1901 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1906-Suzanne Manet,Frenchpianistand wife of the painterEdouard Manet(b.1829)
- 1907-Marynos Antypas,Greeklawyerandjournalist(b.1872)
- 1917–Ferdinand von Zeppelin,Germanaircraftmanufacturer (b.1838)
- 1921–Eduardo Dato,Spanish Premier
- 1921-Andrew Watson,Scottishfootballer(b.1856)
- 1923–Krisjanis Barons,Latvian writer (b.1837)
- 1923–Johannes Diderik van der Waals,Dutchphysicist(b.1837)
- 1925-Juliette Wytsman,Belgian painter (b.1866)
- 1930–William Howard Taft,27thPresident of the United States(b.1857)
- 1935-Ruan Lingyu,Chinese actress (b.1910)
- 1935–Hachiko,JapaneseAkitadogknown for its loyalty (b.1923)
- 1941–Sherwood Anderson,American writer (b.1876)
- 1942–José Raul Capablanca,Cubanchessplayer anddiplomat(b.1888)
- 1961–Thomas Beecham,Englishconductor(b.1879)
- 1971-Harold Lloyd,American actor (b.1893)
- 1972-Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski,GermanSSofficer (b.1899)
- 1973-Ron "Pigpen" McKernan,American musician (b.1945)
- 1975-Joseph Bech,Prime MinisterofLuxembourg(b.1887)
- 1975-Georg Faehlmann,Estoniansailor (b.1895)
- 1975-George Stevens,Americandirector,screenwriterandproducer(b.1904)
- 1982-Rab Butler,British politician (b.1902)
- 1983-Chabuca Granda,Peruvian-Americansinger-songwriter(b.1920)
- 1983-Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton,Englishpolitician(b.1904)
- 1983-William Walton,Englishpolitician(b.1902)
- 1985-Kim Yong-Sik,Koreanfootballer(b.1910)
- 1988–Werner Hartmann,Germanphysicist(b.1912)
- 1993-Billy Eckstine,American singer (b.1914)
- 1999–Adolfo Bioy Casares,Argentine writer (b.1914)
- 1999–Joe DiMaggio,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1914)
- 1999-William Wrigley III,American businessman (b.1933)
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2003–Adam Faith,English singer and actor (b.1940)
- 2004–Abu Abbas,founder of thePalestinian Liberation Organisation(b.1948)
- 2005-Aslan Maskhadov,Chechenpolitician (b.1951)
- 2007–John Inman,English actor (b.1935)
- 2007-John Vukovich,Americanbaseballplayer and coach (b.1947)
- 2011–Mike Starr,American musician (b.1966)
- 2013-Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin,Germanarmyofficer and publisher (b.1922)
- 2014-Victor Shem-Tov,Bulgarian-Israeli politician (b.1915)
- 2014-William Guarnere,Americansergeant(b.1923)
- 2014-Park Eun-ji,South Koreanpolitician(b.1979)
- 2014-Wendy Hughes,Australianactress(b.1952)
- 2014-Leo Bretholz,Austrian-AmericanHolocaustsurvivor (b.1921)
- 2015-Sam Simon,Americanproducerandwriter(b.1955)
- 2015-Gerardo Sofovich,Argentineactor,directorandtelevisionpresenter (b.1937)
- 2015-Lew Soloff,Americanjazztrumpeter(b.1944)
- 2015-Inezita Barroso,Brazilianfolksinger(b.1925)
- 2016-Richard Davalos,American actor (b.1930)
- 2016-Aldo Ferrer,Argentine economist (b.1927)
- 2016-David S. Johnson,Americancomputerscientist(b.1945)
- 2016-George Martin,Englishmusician,composer,soundengineerandproducer(b.1926)
- 2016-Alfred E. Senn,American historian and academic (b.1932)
- 2017-Li Yuan-tsu,Vice PresidentofTaiwan(b.1923)
- 2017-George Andrew Olah,Hungarian-Americanchemist(b.1927)
- 2017-Dave Valentin,Americanjazzflutist(b.1952)
- 2018-Ron Franklin,American jockey (b.1959)
- 2018-Wilson Harris,Guyanese writer (b.1921)
- 2018-Milko Kelemen,Croatian composer (b.1924)
- 2018-Peter Temple,Australian writer (b.1946)
- 2018-Togo D. West, Jr.,American politician (b.1942)
- 2018-Kate Wilhelm,American writer (b.1928)
- 2019-Kelly Catlin,American cyclist (b.1995)
- 2019-Michael Gielen,Austrian conductor (b.1927)
- 2019-Cedrick Hardman,American football player (b.1948)
- 2019-Ian Lawrence,Australian-New Zealand politician,MayorofWellington(b.1937)