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March 8 is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 298 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Johannes Kepler (ˈkɛplɚ ( December 27 1571 &ndash November 15 1630) was a German Mathematician, Astronomer In Astronomy, Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion are three mathematical laws that describe the motion of Planets in the Solar System.
• 1702 - Anne Stuart, the sister of the childless Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the death of William III of Orange. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of Mary II (30 April 1662 &ndash 28 December 1694 reigned as Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until her death List of current queens regnant A queen regnant (plural "queens regnant" is qualifying reference to a female Monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal The Kingdom of England was a State (927-1707 located in Western Europe dating from the ninth or tenth century to the early eighteenth century when it was legally The Kingdom of Scotland ( Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h-Alba, Scots: Kinrick o Scotland) was a State in northwest Europe The Kingdom of Ireland (Ríocht na hÉireann was the name given to the Irish state from 1541 by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 of the Parliament of Ireland. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy"
• 1765 - The British House of Lords passes the Stamp Act to tax the American colonies. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" A stamp act is a law enacted by a government that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1775 - Thomas Paine's African Slavery in America was published. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Paine (January 29 1737 &ndash June 8 1809 was an English Pamphleteer, Revolutionary, radical, Inventor, and Intellectual It was the first article in the United States calling for the emancipation of all slaves and the abolition of slavery. Emancipation is a term used to describe various efforts to obtain Political rights or equality, often for a specifically Disenfranchised group or more
• 1782 - Gnadenhütten massacre: Some 90 Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity were killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indians. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Gnadenhutten massacre, also known as the Moravian massacre, was the killing on March 8, 1782, of ninety-six Christian American Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Gnadenhutten is a village located on the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service
• 1817 - The New York Stock Exchange is founded. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City.
• 1844 - King Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden-Norway. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm The Union between Sweden and Norway (Unionen mellan Sverige och Norge Unionen mellom Norge og Sverige or the Swedish-Norwegian Kingdom was the union of the kingdoms of
• 1854 - U. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry makes his second landing in Japan, where he would conclude a treaty with the Japanese within a month. Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1861 - St. Augustine, Florida, surrenders to Union forces. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
• 1862 - American Civil War: The iron-clad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) is launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South USS Merrimack becomes CSS Virginia When the Commonwealth of Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861 one of the important federal military bases threatened Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the USA. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
• 1884 - Susan B. Anthony addresses the U.S. House Judiciary Committee arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Susan Brownell Anthony ( February 15, 1820 &ndash March 13, 1906) was a prominent American Civil rights leader who played United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary US House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly the House Judiciary Committee, is a Standing committee of The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. Anthony's argument came 16 years after legislators had first introduced a federal women's suffrage amendment.
• 1894 - The state of New York enacts the nation's first dog-licensing law. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1911 - International Women's Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women's Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year International Women's Day ( IWD) is marked on March 8 every year Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Clara Zetkin, maiden name Eissner ( 5 July 1857 - 20 June 1933) was an influential socialist German politician Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1913 - The Internal Revenue Service begins to levy and collect federal income taxes, as provided for under the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. Federal income taxes had previously been collected from 1864-1872.
• 1917 - Riots and strikes break out in St. Petersburg, Russia, marking the start of the Russian Revolution. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River The February Revolution (Февральская революция in 1917 in Russia was the first stage of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
• 1917 - The U.S. Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives A filibuster, or "talking out a bill", is a form of obstruction in a Legislature or other decision-making body In Parliamentary procedure, cloture (ˈkloʊtʃɝ KLO-cher (also called closure, and sometimes a guillotine) is a motion or process aimed at
• 1918 - The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish flu) was an Influenza Pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world
• 1921 - Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Prime Minister of Spain, (officially the President of the Government, Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno) is the Spanish Head of government The Cortes Generales ( Spanish for General Courts or Cortes Españolas, Spanish Courts) is the Legislature of Spain. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain.
• 1924 - The Castle Gate mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Castle Gate mine disaster occurred on March 8, 1924, in a Coal mine near the town of Castle Gate Utah (now dismantled located approximately Castle Gate is a Ghost town located in Carbon County in eastern Utah, USA
• 1930 - Mahatma Gandhi starts civil disobedience in India. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1934 - A photograph by astronomer Edwin Hubble shows there are as many galaxies in the universe as there are stars in the Milky Way. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin Powell Hubble ( November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Γαλαξίας (Galaxias sometimes referred to simply
• 1936 - The first stock car race is held in Daytona Beach, Florida. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain
• 1942 - World War II: The Dutch surrender to Japanese forces on Java. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta.
• 1942 - World War II: Japan captures Rangoon, Burma. Yangon (also known as Rangoon) is the largest city and a former capital of Burma. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.
• 1942 - World War II: British bombers begin a new style of air raid, using incendiary bombs to light the way for a nighttime attack on the Krupp armament works in Essen. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are Bombs designed to start Fires or destroy sensitive equipment using materials such as Napalm, Thermite The Krupp family, a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their Steel production and for their manufacture of Essen (ˈɛsən is a City in the center of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The long series of attacks reduce the city to ruins.
• 1943 - World War II: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on Hill 700 in Bougainville in a battle that would last five days. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bougainville is part of Papua New Guinea. Geographically, Bougainville is included in the chain of islands known as the Solomon Islands in Melanesia
• 1945 - Allied forces move large numbers of troops across the Rhine River to significantly reinforce and expand their tenuous hold on the captured Ludendorff Bridge (Bridge at Remagen), allowing them to push armor across the river and better secure the nascent lodgement. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge History The bridge was built by Grün & Bilfinger between 1916 and 1919 to connect the Right Rhine Railway, the Left Rhine Railway and the History The bridge was built by Grün & Bilfinger between 1916 and 1919 to connect the Right Rhine Railway, the Left Rhine Railway and the A lodgement is an enclave made by increasing the size of a Bridgehead, Beachhead or Airhead.
• 1957 - Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh
• 1957 - The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th & 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the state of Georgia. The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress is a joint resolution by the legislature of the state of Georgia, and approved by the Governor on March 8 1957 urging the Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule
• 1963 - The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a Coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council of the Revolutionary Command. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Arab Socialist Ba'th Party (also spelled Baath or Ba'ath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي was founded in Damascus Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
• 1965 - Vietnam War: 3,500 United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam, becoming the first American combat troops in Vietnam. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• 1966 - Vietnam War: Australia announces it is going to substantially increase its number of troops in Vietnam. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1966 - A bomb planted by young Irish protesters destroys Nelson's Pillar in Dublin. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Nelson Pillar (Colún Nelson known generally in Dublin as Nelson's Pillar or simply The Pillar, was a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Horatio Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
• 1971 - Joe Frazier becomes the undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion by winning a unanimous 15-round decision over Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. For the Major League Baseball player and manager see Joe Frazier (baseball. Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The City of New York
• 1974 - Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French in the Paris area is Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1979 - The first extraterrestrial volcano is discovered on Io, a satellite of the planet Jupiter. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the
• 1980 - The first festival of rock music kicks off in the Soviet Union. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The "Spring Rhythms Tbilisi-80" (Весенние ритмы
• 1983 - President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an "evil empire. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The phrase evil empire was applied to the Soviet Union by US President Ronald Reagan and American conservatives, who took an aggressive "
• 1983 - The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee endorses a nuclear weapons freeze with the Soviet Union, a move denounced by President Ronald Reagan. The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• 1985 - A failed assassination attempt on Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in a car-bombing in Beirut kills 85 people and injures 175. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadl-Allāh (محمد حسين فضل الله (also Muhammad Husayn Fadl-Allāh or Sayyed Muhammad Hussein On 8 March 1985, a Car bomb exploded 9-45 metres from the house of Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut,
• 1991 - The first U. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. S. troops arrive home from the Gulf War; Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and two American soldiers it had captured. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• 1999 - The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Timothy James McVeigh ( April 23, 1968 &ndash June 11, 2001) was a United States Army veteran and security guard who bombed The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U
• 2004 - A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period (also called the transitional administrative law or TAL) the Iraqi provisional For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC was the provisional government of Iraq from July 13, 2003 to June 1,
• 2008 - In Malaysian general elections, the Barisan Nasional, despite its largest loss of seats in 40 years, maintains a majority in the parliament. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Barisan Nasional ( National Front or BN) is a major political Coalition in Malaysia. The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election Kedah, Penang, Perak, and Selangor fall to the Barisan Alternatif. Kedah ( Jawi: قدح pop 1778188 is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia Perak is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is the second largest state in Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Selangor ( Jawi script: سلاڠور population 72 million is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. Barisan Alternatif ( BA, Alternative Front in Malay) was a coalition of Malaysian opposition parties formed as a counterweight to the ruling

Births

• 1286 - John III, Duke of Brittany (d. John III the Good (in Breton Yann III, in French Jean III) ( March 8 1286 &ndash 1341)
• 1293 - Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. Beatrice of Castile ( 8 March, 1293 – 25 October, 1359) was the youngest daughter of Sancho IV of Castile and his Queen consort 1359)
• 1495 - John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. This article is about the Iberian saint for the Portuguese poet see João de Deus; for the Brazilian medium see João de Deus (medium. 1550)
• 1514 - Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. was a powerful warlord in Chūgoku region, Japan. He is the second son of Amago Masahisa. 1562)
• 1560 - Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. This article is about the composer for the Italian town see Gesualdo (town. 1613)
• 1659 - Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. Isaac de Beausobre ( March 8, 1659 - June 5, 1738) was a French Protestant churchman now best known for his history of 1738)
• 1712 - John Fothergill, English physician (d. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap For other people called "John Fothergill" see John Fothergill. 1780)
• 1714 - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ( March 8, 1714 &ndash December 14, 1788) was a German musician and composer the second of five sons 1788)
• 1726 - Richard Howe, British admiral (d. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe KG ( 8 March, 1726 &ndash 5 August, 1799) was a British Admiral, notable in particular 1799)
• 1746 - André Michaux, French botanist (d. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a André Michaux (8 March 1746&ndashprobably 11 October 1802 was a French botanist and Explorer. 1802)
• 1748 - William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic
• 1783 - Hannah Van Buren, wife of Martin Van Buren (d. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William V Batavus Prince of Orange and Nassau ( March 8, 1748 &ndash April 9, 1806) was the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic A Stadtholder ( Dutch: stadhouder, " steward " or literally "place-keeper" or "stead-holder" in older Dutch in the Low Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Hannah Hoes Van Buren ( March 8, 1783 &ndash February 5, 1819) born Hannah Hoes, was the wife of the eighth United States Martin Van Buren (December 5 1782 July 24 1862 was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841 1819)
• 1799 - Simon Cameron, U.S. Secretary of War (d. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Simon Cameron ( March 8, 1799 &ndash June 26, 1889) was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington 's administration 1889)
• 1814 - Ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ede Szigligeti ( 8 March 1814 &ndash 1878 was a Hungarian Dramatist. 1878)
• 1822 - Ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Jan Józef Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822 - 1882 was a Polish Pharmacist of Armenian descent who devised the first method of distilling Kerosene 1882)
• 1827 - Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek ( March 8, 1827 - August 17, 1875) was a German linguist. 1875)
• 1830 - João de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display This article is about the Portuguese poet for the Brazilian psychic see João de Deus (medium; for the Saint see John of God. 1896)
• 1841 - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr ( March 8, 1841 &ndash March 6, 1935) was an American Jurist who served on the Supreme The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. 1935)
• 1856 - Bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 1929)
• 1856 - Tom Roberts, Australian artist (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas William Roberts ( 9 March 1856 &ndash 14 September 1931) usually known simply as Tom was a famous Australian artist and a key 1931)
• 1859 - Kenneth Grahame, English author (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kenneth Grahame ( March 8, 1859 – July 6, 1932) was a British Writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows 1932)
• 1865 - Frederic Goudy, American type designer (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frederic W Goudy (1865&ndash1947 was a prolific American Type designer whose fonts include Copperplate Gothic, Kennerley and Goudy Old Style. 1947)
• 1872 - Anna Held, Polish-born actress and singer (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Helene Anna Held ( March 8, 1872 &ndash August 12, 1918) was a Polish -born stage performer most often associated with Impresario 1918)
• 1879 - Otto Hahn, German Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otto Hahn (8 March 1879 &ndash 28 July 1968 was a German Chemist who received the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering Nuclear fission The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1968)
• 1886 - Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Calvin Kendall ( March 8, 1886, South Norwalk, Connecticut &ndash May 4, 1972, Princeton New Jersey) The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1972)
• 1891 - Sam Jaffe, American actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sam Jaffe ( March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor teacher and engineer 1984)
• 1892 - Mississippi John Hurt, American blues singer and guitarist (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year "Mississippi" John Smith Hurt ( July 3 1893 or March 8, 1892, Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi - November 1966)
• 1896 - Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Charlotte Whitton, OBE, OC ( March 8, 1896 in Renfrew Ontario – January 25, 1975) was a Canadian 1975)
• 1899 - Elmer Keith, Firearms enthusiast and Author (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elmer Keith ( March 8, 1899 &ndash February 12, 1984) was an Idaho rancher highly influential Firearms enthusiast and author 1984)
• 1902 - Louise Beavers, American actress (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Louise Beavers ( March 8, 1902 - October 26, 1962) was an American Film Actress. 1962)
• 1902 - Jennings Randolph, U. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jennings Randolph ( March 8 1902 &ndash May 8 1998) was an American politician from West Virginia. S. Senator from West Virginia (d. 1998)
• 1907 - Constantine Karamanlis, Greek politician, President of Greece (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 1998)
• 1910 - Bernard Benjamin, statistician, actuary and demographer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Bernard Benjamin ( 8 March 1910 – 15 May 2002) was a noted British health Statistician, Actuary and Demographer 2002)
• 1910 - Claire Trevor, American actress (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Claire Trevor ( March 8, 1910 - April 8, 2000) was an Academy Award -winning American actress 2000)
• 1911 - Alan Hovhaness, American composer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alan Hovhaness (Ալան Հովհանես ( March 8, 1911 &ndash June 21, 2000) was an American Composer of Armenian 2000)
• 1912 - Preston Smith, Governor of Texas (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Preston Earnest Smith ( March 8, 1912 October 18, 2003) was a Democratic Governor of Texas from 1969-1973 2003)
• 1914 - Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Russian physicist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich (Яков Борисович Зельдович ( March 8, 1914 &ndash December 2, 1987) was a prolific Soviet 1987)
• 1915 - Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kaj Tapio (”Tapsa” Rautavaara ( March 8, 1915 in Northern Pirkkala, Finland &ndash September 25, 1979 in 1979)
• 1916 - John Seybold, American economist and computer typesetting pioneer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Seybold may refer to John Seybold (criminal (aka Frank Hohimer (born 1919 former jewel thief and author John States Seybold A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Typesetting involves the presentation of textual material in graphic form on Paper or some other medium. 2004)
• 1920 - Douglass Wallop, American novelist and playwright (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar John Douglass Wallop III ( 8 March 1920 in Washington DC - 1 April 1985 in Georgetown District of Columbia) was an 1985)
• 1921 - Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer
• 1921 - Alan Hale, Jr., American actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Cyd Charisse ( March 8, 1922 &ndash June 17, 2008) was an American Dancer and actress. Alan Hale Jr (born Alan Hale Mackahan, March 8 1921 &ndash January 2 1990 was an American movie and television Actor, best known for his role 1990)
• 1922 - Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese soldier and Mangaka
• 1922 - Carl Furillo, American baseball player (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. born March 8, 1922 in Sakaiminato Tottori, is a Japanese manga author, most known for his Shōnen Japanese horror manga is the Japanese word for a comic artist or Cartoonist. Outside of Japan, Manga usually refers to a Japanese Comic book and mangaka Carl Anthony Furillo ( March 8 1922 - January 21 1989) nicknamed "The Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj" was a Right fielder 1989)
• 1922 - Ralph Baer, Creator of the first video game console
• 1925 - Warren Bennis, American educator and author
• 1926 - Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ralph H Baer (born March 8, 1922) is a German -born American Inventor, noted for his many contributions to Games and the Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warren Gamaliel Bennis (born March 8, 1925) is an American scholar organizational consultant and author who is widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francisco Rabal ( March 8 1926 - August 29 2001) perhaps better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor born in Águilas 2001)
• 1927 - Dick Hyman, American pianist, conductor, and composer
• 1930 - Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dick Hyman (born March 8, 1927, New York City) is an American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer best known for his versatility with jazz piano styles Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Grim may refer to Bob Grim (baseball, Major League Baseball player Bob Grim (American football, American football player 1996)
• 1931 - John McPhee, American writer and professor
• 1931 - Neil Postman, American cultural critic (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning writer widely considered one of the pioneers of narrative nonfiction Neil Postman ( March 8, 1931 - October 5, 2003) was an American professor media theorist, and cultural critic who is best 2003)
• 1933 - Luca Ronconi, Italian actor, theater and opera director
• 1934 - Marv Breeding, American baseball player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luca Ronconi (born 8 March 1933 in Sousse, Tunisia) is an Italian actor theater director and Opera director Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marvin Eugene Breeding ( March 8, 1934 - December 31, 2006) was an Infielder who played in Major League Baseball from through 2006)
• 1936 - Gábor Szabó, Hungarian guitarist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gábor Szabó ( March 8, 1936 - February 26, 1982) was a Jazz Guitarist, one of the most original 1960s guitarists mixing 1982)
• 1937 - Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Juvénal Habyarimana ( March 8, 1937 &ndash April 6, 1994) was a Rwandan Hutu politician who was president of This page contains a list of presidents of Rwanda. See also List of incumbents, List of Prime Ministers of Rwanda, List of Kings of Rwanda. 1994)
• 1938 - Pete Dawkins, American football player
• 1939 - Jim Bouton, American baseball player and author
• 1939 - Lidia Skoblikova, Russian skater
• 1939 - Robert Tear, Welsh tenor
• 1940 - Susan Clark, Canadian actress
• 1941 - Andrei Mironov, Soviet actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Miller Dawkins (b March 8 1938, Royal Oak Michigan) is a former Heisman Trophy winner Rhodes Scholar, U Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Alan Bouton (born March 8, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey, United States) is a former Major League Baseball player and Lidia Pavlovna Skoblikova (Ли́дия Па́вловна Ско́бликова (born 8 March 1939) is the most successful Olympic speed skater Robert Tear (born March 8, 1939) is a Welsh Tenor and conductor Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Clark (born March 8, 1940) is a Canadian actress known as Katherine Papadapolis in the TV sitcom Webster Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrei Alexandrovich Mironov ( Андрей Александрович Миронов; March 8 1941 – August 16 1987) was a much 1987)
• 1942 - Ann Packer, British athlete
• 1942 - Dick Allen, American baseball player
• 1943 - Lynn Redgrave, English actress
• 1944 - Buzz Hargrove, Canadian labour leader
• 1944 - Sergey Nikitin, Russian composer
• 1944 - Pepé Romero, Spanish guitarist
• 1944 - Palito Ortega, Argentine singer and actor
• 1945 - Bruce Broughton, American composer
• 1945 - Jim Chapman, American politician
• 1945 - Anselm Kiefer, German painter
• 1945 - Micky Dolenz, American musician (The Monkees)
• 1946 - Randy Meisner, American musician (The Eagles)
• 1947 - Mike Allsup, American musician (Three Dog Night)
• 1947 - Carole Bayer Sager, American composer
• 1947 - Florentino Pérez, Spanish football executive
• 1948 - Peggy March, American pop singer
• 1952 - George Felix Allen, American politician
• 1953 - Bob Brozman, American musician
• 1953 - Jim Rice, American baseball player
• 1953 - Don Werner, American baseball player
• 1954 - Cheryl Baker, British singer (Bucks Fizz)
• 1954 - David Wilkie, Scottish swimmer
• 1955 - Don Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Elizabeth Packer MBE (born 8 March 1942 in Moulsford, Oxfordshire, UK) is a former British For others with the same name see Richard Allen. Richard Anthony Allen (born March 8 1942, in Wampum Pennsylvania Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (born 8 March, 1943) is two-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning English Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Basil Eldon "Buzz" Hargrove (born March 8, 1944, Bath New Brunswick, Canada) is the former National President of the Canadian Ramón Bautista Ortega (born March 8, 1941 in Tucumán, Argentina) is a famous Argentine singer and actor who is much better known as Palito Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Bruce Broughton (born March 8, 1945 in Los Angeles California, U James Louis "Jim" Chapman (born March 8, 1945 in Washington D Anselm Kiefer (born March 8, 1945, Donaueschingen) is a German painter and Sculptor. George Michael Dolenz Jr (born March 8, 1945) is an American Actor, Musician, Television director and theatre For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randy Herman Meisner (born 8 March 1946 in Scottsbluff Nebraska, U Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Rand Allsup, (born March 8, 1947 in Oakdale California) is a Guitarist best known for his contribution Three Dog Night is an American Rock band, best known for their music from 1968&ndash1975 but still making live appearances as of 2008 Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8 1947) is an American Lyricist, Songwriter and Singer. Florentino Pérez (born March 8, 1947 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish business man former politician and former President of Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peggy March (born Margaret Annemarie Battavio on March 8, 1948, Lansdale Pennsylvania) is an American pop music Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Felix Allen (born March 8 1952 is a former Republican United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the son of former Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Brozman (born 1954 is an American Guitarist and Ethnomusicologist. James Edward Rice (born March 8 1953) is a former Left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the American League 's Donald Paul Werner (born March 8, 1953 in Appleton Wisconsin) is a retired Major League Baseball Catcher. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Cheryl Baker (born Rita Maria Crudgington, on 8 March 1954, in Bethnal Green, London) is an English Television presenter Bucks Fizz are a British pop group formed in 1981 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest that year David Andrew Wilkie MBE (born 8 March 1954) is a Scottish former swimmer, who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Donald Allan Ashby ( March 8, 1955 - May 30, 1981) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey centre who played 1981)
• 1956 - John Kapelos, Canadian actor
• 1956 - Laurie Cunningham, English former footballer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Kapelos (born March 8, 1956) is a Canadian Actor. He is best known for his portrayal of the janitor Carl in The Breakfast Club Laurence Paul " Laurie " Cunningham ( 8 March 1956 &ndash 15 July 1989) was an England international 1989)
• 1957 - Clive Burr, British musician (Iron Maiden)
• 1957 - Cynthia Rothrock, American actress
• 1957 - Bob Stoddard, American baseball player
• 1957 - John Butcher, American baseball player
• 1958 - Gary Numan, British singer
• 1958 - Nick Capra, American baseball player
• 1959 - Aidan Quinn, American actor
• 1960 - Max Metzker, Australian swimmer
• 1961 - Camryn Manheim, American actress
• 1961 - Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 - Mark Salas, American baseball player
• 1963 - Lorelei, American fetish model and photographer
• 1963 - Mike Lalor, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1964 - Lance McCullers, American baseball player
• 1964 - Thomas Bezucha, American screenwriter and director
• 1965 - Fátima Lopes, Portuguese fashion designer
• 1967 - Joel Johnston, American baseball player
• 1968 - Michael Bartels, German race car driver
• 1968 - Shawn Mullins, American musician
• 1968 - Jim Dougherty, American baseball player
• 1969 - Andrea Parker, American actress, ballet dancer
• 1970 - Jason Elam, American football player
• 1971 - Kit Symons, Welsh footballer
• 1972 - Angie Hart, Australian pop singer
• 1972 - Fergal O'Brien, Irish snooker player
• 1972 - Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer
• 1973 - Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch singer (The Gathering)
• 1973 - Boris Kodjoe, Austrian model
• 1973 - Kurt Mollekens, Belgian racing car driver
• 1973 - Justin Thompson, American baseball player
• 1973 - Mark Lukasiewicz, American baseball player
• 1974 - Mike Moriarty, American baseball player
• 1975 - Fardeen Khan, Indian actor
• 1975 - Peggy Zina, Greek singer
• 1976 - Gaz Coombes, English singer (Supergrass)
• 1976 - Juan Encarnacion, American baseball player
• 1976 - Ryan Freel, American baseball player
• 1976 - Hines Ward, American football player
• 1976 - Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor
• 1977 - James Van Der Beek, American actor
• 1977 - Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer
• 1979 - Tom Chaplin, English singer (Keane)
• 1979 - Andy Ross, American guitarist (OK Go)
• 1979 - Nick Zano, American actor
• 1981 - Michael Beauchamp, Australian footballer
• 1981 - Jessica Jaymes, American porn actress
• 1981 - Timothy Jordan II, American musician (The All American Rejects, Jonezetta) (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Clive Burr (born March 8 1957, East Ham, East London) was the Drummer in the British band Iron Maiden. For other uses see Iron maiden. Cynthia Rothrock ( born March 8 1957, is an American actress specializing in Martial arts films She was born in Wilmington Robert Lyle Stoddard is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners Detroit Tigers San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals John Butcher may refer to John Butcher 1st Baron Danesfort (1853-1935 British lawyer John C Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958 is an English singer composer and musician Nick Lee Capra (born March 8, 1958 in Denver Colorado) is a retired Major League Baseball Outfielder and the current manager of the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aidan Quinn ( Irish: Aodhán Ó Cuinn born March 8 1959) is an Irish American Actor. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maxwell ("Max" Raymond Metzker (born 8 March 1960 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa) was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Camryn Manheim (born March 8, 1961) is an American Emmy Award - and Golden Globe Award -winning Actress known primarily Larry Murphy can refer to Larry Murphy (baseball (1857-1911 former MLB outfielder Larry Murphy (actor (born 1972 actor and comedian Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Mark Salas (born March 8, 1961 in Montebello California) is a former professional Catcher who played in Major League Baseball from Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorelei Mike Lalor (born March 8, 1963 in Fort Erie, Ontario) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey defenceman. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Lance McCullers (born March 8, 1964) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. Thomas Gordon Bezucha (born 8 March 1964) is an American Screenwriter and director. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Fátima Lopes, ComIH (born March 8 1965) is a Portuguese Fashion designer. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Joel Raymond Johnston (born March 8, 1967 in West Chester Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Bartels (born March 8, 1968 in Plettenberg, Germany) is a professional Racing driver. Shawn Mullins (born March 8, 1968 in Atlanta Georgia) is a singer- Songwriter who specializes in Folk rock, Instrumental rock For other uses see Jim Dougherty (disambiguation. James E (Jim Dougherty (born March 8, 1968 in Brentwood New York Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrea Nicole Parker (born March 8, 1970 in Monterey County, California) is an American Actress and former Ballet Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Elam (born March 8, 1970 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida) is an American football Placekicker for the Atlanta Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Christopher "Kit" Symons (born March 8, 1971, in Basingstoke, England) is a former Welsh Footballer, and currently Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Angie Hart (born on 8 March 1972 is an Australian Pop singer best known for her role as lead vocalist in the band Frente!. Fergal O'Brien (born March 8, 1972) and growing up in Bayside, Dublin is an Irish professional Snooker player Georgios Georgiadis (Γιώργος Χ Γεωργιάδης is a former Greek football (soccer player who last played for PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Anneke van Giersbergen (born March 8, 1973) is the former Singer of the Dutch band The Gathering, now involved in The Gathering is a Dutch band which came to fame in the second half of 1990s with vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. Boris Kodjoe (born 8 March 1973 is American actor Biography Early life Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Ursula a Kurt Mollekens (born March 8, 1973) is a Belgian Race car driver and team owner Justin Willard Thompson (born March 8, 1973, in San Antonio Texas) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Mark Lukasiewicz (born March 8, 1973, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a former professional Baseball player who played two seasons Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Michael Thomas Moriarty (born March 8, 1974 in Camden New Jersey) is a retired Major League Baseball Shortstop and Second baseman Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fardeen Khan ( Hindi: फ़र्दीन ख़ान Urdu: فردین خان born 8 March 1974) is a popular Indian Kalliopi Zina (born March 8 1975) known professionally as Peggy Zina, is a Greek singer-songwriter who gained prominence in 1995 Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gaz Coombes (born Gareth Michael Coombes, 8 March 1976 in Oxford) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter Supergrass are an English Alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consists of brothers Gaz ( Guitar and Lead vocals Juan De Dios Encarnación (born March 8 1976 in Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder with the Ryan Paul Freel (born March 8, 1976 in Jacksonville Florida) is a professional Baseball player who plays Major League Baseball for Hines E Ward Jr ( Korean: /Kim Hyun-ae (born March 8, 1976 in Seoul, South Korea) is a multiracial (African American & Korean Freddie James Prinze Jr (born March 8, 1976) is an American Actor and contributing member of World Wrestling Entertainment 's Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays James William Van Der Beek Jr (born March 8, 1977) is an American television and film Actor, known for his role as Dawson Leery Johann Louis Francois Vogel (born March 8, 1977 in Geneva) is a Swiss footballer. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Oliver Chaplin (born March 8, 1979) is the lead singer of the English piano - rock band, Keane. Keane (kiːn are an English Piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, and taking their current Andy Ross (born March 8, 1979) is the guitarist keyboardist and backing vocalist for the American rock band OK Go OK Go is a rock band originally from Atlanta, now residing in Los Angeles. Nick Zano (born Nicholas Crapanzano; March 8 1978 is an American actor based in Los Angeles. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Michael Beauchamp (born March 8 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer Jessica Jaymes (born March 8, 1981) is an American pornographic actress. Timothy (Tim Anderson Jordan II ( March 8, 1981 – December 13, 2005) was an American Keyboardist, Guitarist, and The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler Jonezetta is an indie band from Clinton Mississippi, which has released an EP and two full-length albums since their formation in 2002 2005)
• 1982 - Nicoleta Onel, Romanian gymnast
• 1982 - Kat Von D, Mexican-American tattoo artist
• 1982 - Nicolas Armindo, race car driver
• 1982 - Leonidas Kabantais, Greek footballer
• 1982 - Craig Stansberry, American baseball player
• 1983 - Mark Worrell, American baseball player. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Nicoleta Raluca Onel (born March 8, 1982) is regarded as one of the most talented former Romanian gymnasts. Kat Von D (born Katherine Von Drachenberg on March 8, 1982) is a Mexican-American Tattoo artist and television personality Nicolas Armindo (born 8 March 1982) is a Race car driver born in Colmar, France. Leonidas Kampantais (born in March 8, 1982 in Athens, Greece is a Greek footballer, currently playing for Arminia Bielefeld Craig Leo Stansberry (born March 8, 1982 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Mark Robert Worrell (born March 8, 1983 in Palm Beach Gardens Florida) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the
• 1984 - Dave Moffatt, Canadian musician
• 1985 - Ewa Sonnet, Polish model and pop singer
• 1988 - Armanti Edwards, American college football player
• 1990 - Ben Tozer, English footballer
• 1991 - Devon Werkheiser, American actor
• 1992 - Charlie Ray, American actress
• 1996 - Lorna Fitzgerald, English actress

Deaths

• 1126 - Urraca of Castile (b. David Michael William Moffatt was born March 8, 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia to Frank and Darlana Moffatt Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Ewa Sonnet (born March 8, 1985 in Rybnik, Poland) is a Polish Adult model and pop Singer. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Armanti Fredrico Edwards (born March 8, 1988, in Greenwood South Carolina) is the starting Quarterback for the Appalachian State Mountaineers Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Ben Peter Anthony Tozer (born March 1, 1990 in Plymouth) is an English football player who is currently playing for Newcastle Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Devon Joseph Werkheiser (born March 8, 1991) is an American actor best known for his starring role as Ned Bigby Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Charlotte "Charlie" Ray Rosenberg (born March 8, 1992) is an American Actress. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Lorna Katie Fitzgerald (born March 8 1996) is a British child actress from Northampton. Urraca of Castile (1082 &ndash March 8 1126) was Queen of Castile and León from 1109 to her death 1082)
• 1144 - Pope Celestine II
• 1202 - Sverre of Norway
• 1223 - Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish chronicler (b. Pope Celestine II (died March 8, 1144) born Guido di Castello, was Pope from 1143 to 1144 Sverre Sigurdsson ( Sverrir Sigurðarson, c 1145/1151 &ndash 9 March 1202) was King of Norway from 1184 to 1202 Blessed Wincenty Kadłubek (1161 &ndash March 8, 1223) also known as Vincent Kadlubek Vincent Kadlubo Vincent Kadlubko Vincent of Kraków, Master 1161)
• 1550 - Saint John of God, a saint (b. This article is about the Iberian saint for the Portuguese poet see João de Deus; for the Brazilian medium see João de Deus (medium. 1495)
• 1641 - Xu Xiake, Chinese adventurer (b. Xu Xiake ( January 5 1587 — March 8 1641) born Xu Hongzu (徐弘祖 Courtesy name Zhenzhi (振之 1587)
• 1674 - Charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny, French writer (b. Charles Sorel sieur de Souvigny (c 1602 &ndash March 7, 1674) was a French novelist and miscellaneous writer 1597)
• 1702 - William III of England (b. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" 1650)
• 1731 - Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ferdinand Maxmilian Brokoff ( Czech: Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff, 12 September, 1688 in Červený Hrádek near Chomutov, 1688)
• 1757 - Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Blackwell ( 4 August 1701 &ndash 8 March 1757) was a Scottish classical scholar 1701)
• 1771 - Louis August le Clerc, French-born sculptor (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis August le Clerc ( 1688 - March 8, 1771) also known as Louis-Augustin le Clerc, was a French-born sculptor working in Denmark. 1688)
• 1819 - Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge (1739–1819 of South Hadley Massachusetts, practiced medicine and law was a colonel in the Massachusetts militia during the Militia of the Colony and later Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1739)
• 1844 - Charles XIV John of Sweden (b. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Charles XIV John ( Karl XIV Johan) born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, later renamed Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte (26 January 1763 &ndash 8 March 1844 1763)
• 1855 - William Poole, Infamous member of New York City's Bowery Boys gang (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year William Poole ( July 24, 1821 &ndash March 8, 1855) also known as Bill the Butcher, was a member of the New York City The Bowery Boys were a nativist, Anti-Catholic, and anti-Irish Gang based North of the Five Points district of New York City 1821)
• 1869 - Hector Berlioz, French composer (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1803)
• 1872 - Cornelius Krieghoff, Canadian painter (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Cornelius David Krieghoff ( June 19, 1815 &ndash March 8, 1872) is probably the most popular Canadian painter of the 19th 1815)
• 1874 - Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Millard Fillmore ( January 7 1800 &ndash March 8 1874 was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853 and the last member of the Whig The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1800)
• 1887 - Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This is an article about Henry Beecher the American clergyman 1813)
• 1887 - James Buchanan Eads, American engineer (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Buchanan Eads ( May 23 1820 &ndash March 8 1887) was an American Structural engineer and Inventor. 1820)
• 1889 - John Ericsson, Swedish inventor (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about John Ericsson the Swedish-American inventor 1803)
• 1917 - Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German aircraft manufacturer (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf von Zeppelin mostly called Count Zeppelin) ( July 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917) was a 1838)
• 1923 - Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johannes Diderik van der Waals ( November 23, 1837 &ndash March 8, 1923) was a Dutch Scientist and Thermodynamicist The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1837)
• 1923 - Krišjānis Barons, Latvian writer (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Krišjānis Barons (born October 31 1835 in Strutele, Latvia, died March 8 1923 in Riga) is known as the 1835)
• 1930 - William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice 1857)
• 1930 - Edward Terry Sanford, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Terry Sanford ( July 23, 1865 &ndash March 8, 1930) was an American Jurist who served on the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States 1865)
• 1937 - Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard William "Howie" Morenz, ( June 21, 1902 – March 8, 1937 was a Canadian professional Ice hockey player in the 1902)
• 1941 - Sherwood Anderson, American author (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sherwood Anderson (September 13 1876 &ndash March 8 1941 was an American writer mainly of short stories, most notably the collection Winesburg Ohio 1876)
• 1942 - José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1888)
• 1961 - Thomas Beecham, English conductor (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Thomas Beecham 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April 1879 &ndash 8 March 1961 was a British conductor and Impresario. 1879)
• 1971 - Harold Lloyd, American actor (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer 1893)
• 1972 - Erich von dem Bach, Nazi official (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erich Julius Eberhard von Zalewski and also known as Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski (1 March 1899 - 8 March 1972 was a Nazi official and a member of the 1899)
• 1973 - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American musician (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ronald C "Pigpen" McKernan ( September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973) was a founding member of the band Grateful Dead. 1945)
• 1975 - George Stevens, American director (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Stevens ( December 18, 1904 - March 8, 1975) was an Academy Award -winning American motion picture 1904)
• 1976 - Alfons Rebane, Estonian military commander (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfons Vilhelm Robert Rebane ( June 24, 1908 &ndash March 8, 1976) was an Estonian military commander 1908)
• 1983 - William Walton, English composer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Sir William Turner Walton, OM ( March 29, 1902 &ndash March 8, 1983) was a British Composer and 1902)
• 1985 - Edward Andrews, American actor (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Edward Andrews ( October 9, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1985) was an American actor one of the most recognizable Character actors on television 1914)
• 1988 - Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjabi folk singer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Amar Singh Chamkila (ਅਮਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਚਮਕੀਲਾ ( July 21, 1961 – March 8, 1988) was a high-profile Punjabi 1961)
• 1988 - Werner Hartmann, German physicist (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Werner Hartmann ( 30 January 1912 in Berlin -Friedenau &ndash 8 March 1988) was a German Physicist who introduced 1912)
• 1988 - Henryk Szeryng, Polish-born violinist (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Henryk Szeryng ( September 22, 1918 &ndash March 8, 1988) was a Violin Virtuoso of Polish and Jewish 1918)
• 1993 - Billy Eckstine, American musician (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Billy Eckstine ( 8 July, 1914 &ndash 8 March, 1993) born William Clarence Eckstein in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh 1914)
• 1995 - Ingo Schwichtenberg, German drummer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Ingo Schwichtenberg ( May 18, 1965 - March 8, 1995) was one of the founding members of German Power metal band Helloween 1965)
• 1998 - Ray Nitschke, American football player (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke ( December 29, 1936 – March 8, 1998) was a professional football player who played middle 1936)
• 1999 - Peggy Cass, American actress and comedian (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Mary Margaret “Peggy” Cass ( May 21 1924 &ndash March 8 1999) was an American award-winning actress, Comedian, 1924)
• 1999 - Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe 1914)
• 1999 - Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinean writer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Adolfo Bioy Casares (September 15 1914 – March 8 1999 was an Argentine fiction writer 1914)
• 2001 - Edward Winter, American actor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Edward Winter is a name shared by the following individuals Edward Winter (British administrator (1622&ndash1686 English royal administrator in British 1937)
• 2003 - Adam Faith, English singer and actor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Terence (Terry Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (23 June 1940 East Acton, London &mdash 8 March 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 1940)
• 2003 - Karen Morley, American actress (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karen Morley ( December 12, 1909 - March 8, 2003) was an American Film actress. 1909)
• 2004 - Abu Abbas, founder of the Palestine Liberation Front (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Muhammad Zaydan ( December 10, 1948, Safed, Israel - March 8, 2004, Iraq) also known as Abū The Palestine Liberation Front (PLF (جبهة التحرير الفلسطينية is a Palestinian militant group which is designated as a Terrorist organization 1948)
• 2004 - Robert Pastorelli, American actor (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Pastorelli ( June 21, 1954 &ndash March 8, 2004) was an American actor 1954)
• 2005 - Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen leader (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aslan (Khalid Aliyevich Maskhadov ( Chechen: Масхадан Али кант Аслан Latin Masxadan Ali kant Aslan Russian: Аслан Алиевич Масхадов 1951)
• 2005 - César Lattes, Brazilian physicist (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Cesare Mansueto Giulio Lattes (b July 11, 1924, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, d 1924)
• 2006 - Brian Barratt-Boyes, New Zealand heart surgeon (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Brian Gerald Barratt-Boyes KBE ( January 13, 1924 - March 8, 2006) was a pioneering heart surgeon from New Zealand 1924)
• 2007 - John Inman, English actor (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See also John Inman (golfer. Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 &ndash 8 March 2007 was an English Actor who was best known 1935)
• 2007 - Viky Vanita, Greek actress (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Viky Vanita (Βίκυ Βανίτα (1948? – March 8 2007 was a Greek actress. 1948)
• 2007 - John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Christopher Vukovich ( July 31 1947 – March 8 2007) was an American Third baseman and coach in . (b. 1947)
• 2008 - Carol Barnes, former ITV news presenter (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Carol Lesley Barnes (13 September 1944 &ndash 8 March 2008 was a British Television newsreader and broadcaster. 1944)

Holidays and observances

• Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, etc. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian - Mother's Day. Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world
• International Women's Day (United Nations)
• Catholicism
  • Saint John of God. International Women's Day ( IWD) is marked on March 8 every year The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described This article is about the Iberian saint for the Portuguese poet see João de Deus; for the Brazilian medium see João de Deus (medium.
  • Saint Philemon (d. Saint Philemon (d305 was an Actor at Antinopolis who was Converted by saint Appolonius. 305)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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