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March 8 is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 298 days remain until the end of the year.

Events[]

Pre-1600[]

  • 1010Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh.[1]
  • 1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León.[2]
  • 1262Battle of Hausbergen between bourgeois militias and the army of the bishop of Strasbourg.[3]
  • 1558 – The city of Pori (Swedish: Björneborg) was founded by Duke John on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia.[4]

1601–1900[]

  • 1658Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655–1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark–Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden.[5]
  • 1702Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.[6]
  • 1722 – The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad.[7]
  • 1736Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.[8]
  • 1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.[9]
  • 1782Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity, are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes.[10]
  • 1801War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.[11]
  • 1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded.[12]
  • 1844 – King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.[13]
  • 1844 – The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, was reopened after 45 years of closure.[14]
  • 1868Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka.[15]

1901–present[]

  • 1910 – French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.[16]
  • 1916World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.[17]
  • 1917International Women's Day protests in Petrograd mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23 in the Julian calendar).[18]
  • 1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.[19]
  • 1921 – Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while on his way home from the parliament building in Madrid.[20]
  • 1924 – A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.[21]
  • 1936Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.[22]
  • 1937Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.[23]
  • 1942World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army[24]
  • 1942 – World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.[25]
  • 1963 – The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état[26]
  • 1966Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, destroyed by a bomb.[27]
  • 1979Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time.[28]
  • 1983Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire".[29]
  • 1985 – A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills at least 56 and injures 180 others.[30]
  • 2004 – A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.[31]
  • 2014 – In one of aviation's greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.[32] The fate of the flight remains unknown.
  • 2017 – The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather.[33]
  • 2018 – The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) was held being International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then annually held across Pakistan and feminist slogan Mera Jism Meri Marzi (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence came into vogue in Pakistan.[34][35][36]
  • 2021International Women's Day marches in Mexico become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in Mexico City alone.[37]

Births[]

Pre-1600[]

  • 1495John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (d. 1550)[38]

1601–1900[]

  • 1712John Fothergill, English physician and botanist (d. 1780)[39]
  • 1714Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer (d. 1788)[40]
  • 1726Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (d. 1799)[41]
  • 1746André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (d. 1802)[42]
  • 1748William V, Prince of Orange (d. 1806)[43]
  • 1761Jan Potocki, Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author (d. 1815)[44]
  • 1799Simon Cameron, American journalist and politician, United States Secretary of War (d. 1889)[45]
  • 1804Alvan Clark, American astronomer and optician (d. 1887)[46]
  • 1822Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (d. 1882)[47]
  • 1827Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (d. 1875)[48]
  • 1830João de Deus, Portuguese poet and educator (d. 1896)[49]
  • 1836Harriet Samuel, English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel (d. 1908)[50]
  • 1841Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1935)[51]
  • 1856Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1929)[52]
  • 1856 – Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter and academic (d. 1937)[53]
  • 1859Kenneth Grahame, British author (d. 1932)[54]
  • 1865Frederic Goudy, American type designer (d. 1947)[55]
  • 1879Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)[56]
  • 1886Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)[57]
  • 1892Juana de Ibarbourou, Uruguayan poet and author (d. 1979)[58]
  • 1896Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (d. 1975)[59]

1901–present[]

  • 1902Louise Beavers, American actress and singer (d. 1962)[60]
  • 1902 – Jennings Randolph, American journalist and politician (d. 1998)[61]
  • 1907Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, President of Greece (d. 1998)[62]
  • 1909Beatrice Shilling, English motorcycle racer and engineer (d. 1990)[63]
  • 1910Claire Trevor, American actress (d. 2000)[64]
  • 1911Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American pianist and composer (d. 2000)[65]
  • 1912Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003)[66]
  • 1912 – Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001)[67]
  • 1914Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (d. 1987)[68]
  • 1918Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (d. 2008)[69]
  • 1921Alan Hale Jr., American actor and restaurateur (d. 1990)[70]
  • 1922Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (d. 2014)[71]
  • 1922 – Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (d. 2008)[72]
  • 1922 – Carl Furillo, American baseball player (d. 1989)[73]
  • 1922 – Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2015)[74]
  • 1924Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013)[75]
  • 1924 – Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (d. 2003)[76]
  • 1924 – Addie L. Wyatt, American civil rights activist and labor leader (d. 2012)[77]
  • 1925Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (d. 2014)[78]
  • 1926Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001)[79]
  • 1927Ramon Revilla Sr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2020)[80]
  • 1930Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)[81]
  • 1930 – Douglas Hurd, English politician[82]
  • 1931John McPhee, American author and educator[83]
  • 1931 – Neil Postman, American author and social critic (d. 2003)[84]
  • 1931 – Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer[85]
  • 1934Marv Breeding, American baseball player and scout (d. 2006)[86]
  • 1935George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader[87]
  • 1936Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer[88]
  • 1937Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 1966)[89]
  • 1937 – Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, President of Rwanda (d. 1994)[90]
  • 1939Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist (d. 2019)[91]
  • 1939 – Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer[92]
  • 1939 – Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach[93]
  • 1939 – Robert Tear, Welsh tenor and conductor (d. 2011)[94]
  • 1941Norman Stone, British historian, author, and academic (d. 2019)[95]
  • 1942Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor (d. 2020)[96]
  • 1942 – Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper[97]
  • 1943Susan Clark, Canadian actress and producer[98]
  • 1943 – Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (d. 2010)[99]
  • 1944Sergey Nikitin, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist[100]
  • 1945Micky Dolenz, American singer-songwriter and actor[83]
  • 1945 – Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor[101]
  • 1946Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player[102]
  • 1947Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter and painter[83]
  • 1947 – Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (d. 2011)[103]
  • 1948Mel Galley, English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)[104]
  • 1948 – Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar (d. 2020)[105]
  • 1949Teofilo Cubillas, Peruvian footballer[106]
  • 1951Dianne Walker, American tap dancer[107]
  • 1953Jim Rice, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster[83]
  • 1954Steve James, American documentary filmmaker[108]
  • 1954 – David Wilkie, Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer[109]
  • 1956Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (d. 1989)[110]
  • 1956 – David Malpass, American economist and government official[111]
  • 1957Clive Burr, English rock drummer (d. 2013)[112]
  • 1957 – William Edward Childs, American pianist and composer[113]
  • 1957 – Bob Stoddard, American baseball player[114]
  • 1958Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[115]
  • 1959Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor[83]
  • 1960Irek Mukhamedov, Russian ballet dancer[116]
  • 1961Camryn Manheim, American actress[83]
  • 1961 – Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player[117]
  • 1965Kenny Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster[118]
  • 1966Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, English politician[119]
  • 1968Michael Bartels, German race car driver[120]
  • 1970Jason Elam, American football player[121]
  • 1972Lena Sundström, Swedish journalist and author[122]
  • 1976Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player[123]
  • 1976 – Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter[124]
  • 1977James Van Der Beek, American actor[125]
  • 1977 – Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer[126]
  • 1982Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer[127]
  • 1983André Santos, Brazilian footballer[128]
  • 1983 – Mark Worrell, American baseball player[129]
  • 1984Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer[130]
  • 1985Maria Ohisalo, Finnish politician and researcher[131]
  • 1990Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer[132]
  • 1990 – Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player[133]
  • 1991Tom English, Australian rugby player[134]
  • 1994Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer[135]
  • 1996Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer[136]
  • 1997Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player[137]
  • 1998Tali Darsigny, Canadian weightlifter[138]

Deaths[]

Pre-1600[]

1601–1900[]

  • 1619Veit Bach, German baker and miller[145]
  • 1641Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (b. 1587)[146]
  • 1702William III of England (b. 1650)[147]
  • 1717Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (b. 1678)[148]
  • 1723Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St. Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)[149]
  • 1844Charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763)[150]
  • 1869Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1803)[151]
  • 1872Priscilla Susan Bury, British botanist (b. 1799)[152]
  • 1872 – Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (b. 1815)[153]
  • 1874Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, 13th President of the United States (b. 1800)[154]
  • 1887Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and activist (b. 1813)[155]
  • 1887 – James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (b. 1820)[156]
  • 1889John Ericsson, Swedish-American engineer (b. 1803)[157]

1901–present[]

  • 1917Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman (b. 1838)[158]
  • 1923Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1837)[159]
  • 1930William Howard Taft, American politician, 27th President of the United States (b. 1857)[160]
  • 1930 – Edward Terry Sanford, American jurist and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (b. 1865)[161]
  • 1932Minna Craucher, Finnish socialite and spy (b. 1891)[162][163]
  • 1937Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1902)[164]
  • 1941Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1876)[165]
  • 1942José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player (b. 1888)[166]
  • 1944Fredy Hirsch, German Jewish athlete who helped thousands of Jewish children in the Holocaust (b. 1916)[167]
  • 1948Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and scientist (b. 1889)[168]
  • 1957Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (b. 1886)[169]
  • 1961Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (b. 1879)[170]
  • 1971Harold Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1893)[171]
  • 1973Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1945)[172]
  • 1975George Stevens, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)[173]
  • 1983Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1904)[174]
  • 1983 – William Walton, English composer (b. 1902)[175]
  • 1993Billy Eckstine, American trumpet player (b. 1914)[176]
  • 1996Jack Churchill, British colonel (b. 1906)[177]
  • 1998Ray Nitschke, American football player (b. 1936)[178]
  • 1999Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author (b. 1914)[179]
  • 1999 – Peggy Cass, American actress and comedian (b. 1924)[180]
  • 1999 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (b. 1914)[181]
  • 2003Adam Faith, English singer (b. 1940)[182]
  • 2003 – Karen Morley, American actress (b. 1909)[183]
  • 2004Muhammad Zaidan, Syrian terrorist, founded the Palestine Liberation Front[184]
  • 2005César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (b. 1924)[185]
  • 2005 – Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen commander and politician, President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (b. 1951)[186]
  • 2007John Inman, English actor (b. 1935)[187]
  • 2007 – John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach (b. 1947)[188]
  • 2009Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)[189]
  • 2012Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (b. 1921)[190]
  • 2013John O'Connell, Irish and politician, Irish Minister of Health (b. 1927)[191]
  • 2013 – Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, German soldier and publisher (b. 1922)[192]
  • 2014Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American Holocaust survivor and author (b. 1921)[193]
  • 2014 – William Guarnere, American sergeant (b. 1923)[194]
  • 2015Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)[195]
  • 2016George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (b. 1926)[196]
  • 2018Kate Wilhelm, American author (b. 1928)[197]
  • 2019Marshall Brodien, American actor (b. 1934)[198]
  • 2019 – Cedrick Hardman, American football player and actor (b. 1948)[199]
  • 2020Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (b. 1929)[200]

Holidays and observances[]

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