On This Day — March 8

🕰️ Notable Events on March 8

• 2014 — Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills at least 45 and injures 175 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — The Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds via unanimous decision. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, destroyed by a bomb. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Thirty-five hundred United States Marines are the first American land combat forces committed during the Vietnam War. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is condemned to prison for treason. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-emperor of Annam Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces gave ultimatum to Dutch East Indies Governor General Jonkheer Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer and KNIL Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Hein Ter Poorten, to unconditionally surrender. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar). Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — French aviator Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license. Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: The Naval Battle of Hampton Roads begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1817 — The New York Stock Exchange is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1801 — War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1782 — Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1777 — Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery. Wikipedia ↗
• 1736 — Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran. Wikipedia ↗
• 1722 — The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1702 — Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1658 — Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655-1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark-Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest. Wikipedia ↗
• 1655 — John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1618 — Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Wikipedia ↗
• 1576 — Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán. Wikipedia ↗
• 1262 — Battle of Hausbergen between bourgeois militias and the army of the bishop of Strasbourg. Wikipedia ↗
• 1126 — Following the death of his mother Urraca, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of Castile and León. Wikipedia ↗
• 1010 — Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 8

• 1996 — Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Emil Imre, Romanian short track speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Pablo Dyego, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Dylan Tombides, Australian footballer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Uki Satake, Japanese singer, actress, and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Miriam Bryant, Swedish-Finnish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Tom English, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Nico Salva, Filipino basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Ben Tozer, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Benny Blanco, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jonathan Wright, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Rafik Djebbour, Algerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Sasha Vujačić, Slovenian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Mark Worrell, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Kat Von D, Tattoo Artist and Reality TV Star Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — André Santos, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Nicolas Armindo, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Isak Strand, Norwegian drummer, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Michael Beauchamp, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Timothy Jordan II, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Joost Posthuma, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Stephen Milne, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Apathy, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Tom Chaplin, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Andy Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Nick Zano, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — James Van Der Beek, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Gaz Coombes, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Freddie Prinze, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Mauro Briano, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Boris Kodjoe, Austria-born American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Matthew Nable, Australian rugby player and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Lena Sundström, Swedish journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Kit Symons, English-Welsh footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Jason Elam, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Michael Bartels, German race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Shawn Mullins, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Joel Johnston, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jaime Levy, American computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Kenny Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Kate Betts, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Leon Robinson, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Camryn Manheim, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jeffrey Eugenides, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Irek Mukhamedov, Russian ballet dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Buck Williams, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Andy McDonald, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Clive Burr, English rock drummer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — William Edward Childs, American pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Bob Stoddard, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — John Kapelos, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — David Wilkie, Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Jim Rice, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — George Allen, American lawyer and politician, 67th Governor of Virginia Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Teofilo Cubillas, Peruvian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Robert W. Boyd, American physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Gyles Brandreth, German-English actor, screenwriter, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Mel Galley, English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Sam Lacey, American basketball player (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Peggy March, American pop singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Vladimír Mišík, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Florentino Pérez, Spanish engineer and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Robert Jaworski, Filipino basketball player, coach, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jim Chapman, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Micky Dolenz, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Sylvia Wiegand, American mathematician Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Sergey Nikitin, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Susan Clark, Canadian actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Michael Grade, English businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Dionysis Simopoulos, Greek physicist and astronomer Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Norman Stone, Scottish-English historian, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Robert Tear, Welsh tenor and conductor (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Pete Dawkins, American football player, colonel, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, 3rd President of Rwanda (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Gábor Szabó, Hungarian guitarist and composer (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Marv Breeding, American baseball player and scout (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Neil Adcock, South African cricketer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — John McPhee, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Neil Postman, American author and critic (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Douglas Hurd, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Hebe Camargo, Brazilian actress and singer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Carl Furillo, American baseball player (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Yevgeny Matveyev, Russian actor and director (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Alan Hale, Jr., American actor (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Sahir Ludhianvi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Douglass Wallop, American author and playwright (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Texas (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Meldrim Thomson, Jr., American publisher and politician, 73rd Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American pianist and composer (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Claire Trevor, American actress (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Beatrice Shilling, English motorcycle racer and engineer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Paula Strasberg, American actress and acting coach (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Greece (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Louise Beavers, American actress and singer (d. 1962) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Jennings Randolph, American journalist and politician (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Howard H. Aiken, American physicist and computer scientist, created the Harvard Mark I (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Elmer Keith, American gun designer and author (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Juana de Ibarbourou, Uruguayan poet and author (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1865 — Frederic Goudy, American type designer, created Copperplate Gothic and Goudy Old Style (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English banker and author (d. 1932) Wikipedia ↗
• 1856 — Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1929) Wikipedia ↗
• 1856 — Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter and academic (d. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
• 1848 — LaMarcus Adna Thompson, American engineer and businessman, developed the roller coaster (d. 1917) Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (d. 1935) Wikipedia ↗
• 1839 — Josephine Cochrane, American inventor (d. 1913) Wikipedia ↗
• 1830 — João de Deus, Portuguese poet and educator (d. 1896) Wikipedia ↗
• 1827 — Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (d. 1875) Wikipedia ↗
• 1826 — Johann Köler, Estonian painter and academic (d. 1899) Wikipedia ↗
• 1822 — Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (d. 1882) Wikipedia ↗
• 1804 — Alvan Clark, American astronomer and optician (d. 1887) Wikipedia ↗
• 1799 — Simon Cameron, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Secretary of War (d. 1889) Wikipedia ↗

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