Today's Holidays in March 8

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2014 — Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. ↗
• 2004 — A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. ↗
• 1985 — A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills at least 45 and... ↗
• 1983 — While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". ↗
• 1979 — Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1996 — Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer
• 1996 — Emil Imre, Romanian short track speed skater
• 1994 — Pablo Dyego, Brazilian footballer
• 1994 — Dylan Tombides, Australian footballer (d. 2014)
• 1992 — Uki Satake, Japanese singer, actress, and radio host