March 8th, 1563

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Born on March 8th, 1563 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on March 8th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on March 8th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (March 1563)

Born on March 8th, 1563

Weekday

Friday

March 8th, 1563 was a Friday.

Age

461

People born on March 8th, 1563 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 461 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

February 20th, 1563 - March 20th, 1563

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 168,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 569 days, exactly on November 20th, 2025, people who were born on March 8th, 1563 will be 169,000 days old!

168,431 Days

24,061 Weeks

5,533 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on March 8th?

March 8th, 2017

The Azure Window, a limestone natural arch in Gozo, Malta, collapsed during a stor

March 8th, 1983

Cold War: In a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, U.S. president Ronald Reagan described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire".

March 8th, 1979

Images taken by Voyager 1 proved the existence of volcanoes on Io (pictured), a moon of Jupiter.

March 8th, 1978

BBC Radio 4 began broadcasting Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science fiction radio series that was later adapted into novels, a television series, and other formats.

March 8th, 1966

Nelson's Pillar, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson in Dublin, Ireland, was severely damaged by a bomb.

March 8th, 1963

The Ba'ath Party came to power in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council for the Revolutionary Command.

March 8th, 1919

During the Egyptian Revolution, British authorities arrested rebel leader Saad Zaghloul and exiled him to Malta.

March 8th, 1910

French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's licence.

March 8th, 1736

Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, was crowned Shah of Iran.

March 8th, 1702

Anne (pictured) became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her brother-in-law William III.

March 8th, 1658

After a devastating defeat in the Second Northern War, King Frederick III of Denmark–Norway was forced to give up nearly half his Danish territory to Sweden to save the remainder.

March 8th, 1655

The court of Northampton County, Virginia, issued a ruling that made John Casor the first person of African descent in the Thirteen Colonies to be declared a slave for life as a result of a civil suit.

March 8th, 1576

A Spanish colonial officer wrote a letter to King Philip II containing the first mention of the Maya ruins of Copán in present-day Honduras.

March 8th, 2018

The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) was held being International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then annually held across Pakistan and feminist slogan Mera Jism Meri Marzi (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence came into vogue in Pakistan.

March 8th, 2017

The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 8th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 8th?

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

Carlo Gesualdo

Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613)

*March 8th, 1566, Venosa †September 8th, 1613, Gesualdo

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

Kenneth Grahame

British novelist

*March 8th, 1859, Edinburgh †July 6th, 1932, Berkshire

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

Friedrich Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German educationist

*March 8th, 1824, Wermelskirchen †October 27th, 1893, Ronsdorf

Joon Wolfsberg

German singer-songwriter

*March 8th, 1992, Cologne

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

German composer (1714–1788)

*March 8th, 1714, Weimar †December 14th, 1788, Hamburg

Petra Kvitová

Czech tennis player

*March 8th, 1990, Bílovec

Same year
Born in 1563

Adam Theodor Siber

German linguist (1563-1616)

*February 6th, 1563, Grimma †January 5th, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Wanli Emperor

Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1563-1620)

*September 4th, 1563, Beijing †August 18th, 1620, Beijing

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

English Earl (1563-1612)

*June 1st, 1563, Westminster †May 24th, 1612, Marlborough

John Albert I of Solms-Braunfels

German Count, steward and secret council of Frederick V of the Palatinate (1563-1623)

*March 5th, 1563, Braunfels †May 14th, 1623, The Hague

Guru Arjan

The fifth Guru of Sikhism (1563-1606)

*April 15th, 1563, Goindwal Sahib †May 30th, 1606, Lahore

Mutio Vitelleschi

Superior General of the Society of Jesus

*December 2nd, 1563, Rome †February 9th, 1645, Rome

Francisco Pacheco

Spanish painter and teacher (1564-1644)

*November 30th, 1563, Sanlúcar de Barrameda †November 30th, 1643, Seville

Abraham Suarinus

*January 1st, 1563, Schkeuditz †January 1st, 1615

Countess Anna of Nassau

Countess of Nassau (1563-1588)

*November 5th, 1563, Breda †June 13th, 1588, Franeker

Sophie of Württemberg

German princess, duchess of Saxe-Weimar (1563-1590)

*November 20th, 1563, Stuttgart †July 21st, 1590, Vacha

Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester

English noble and diplomat (1563-1626)

*November 19th, 1563, Kent †July 13th, 1626, Kent

Francis Caracciolo

Italian Catholic priest

*October 13th, 1563, Villa Santa Maria †June 4th, 1608, Agnone

Orazio Gentileschi

Italian painter (1563-1639)

*July 19th, 1563, Pisa †February 7th, 1639, London

Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Duchess of Hunters Village

*October 30th, 1563, Celle †January 14th, 1639, Nuremberg

Elisabeth of Anhalt

Electress of Brandenburg

*September 15th, 1563, Zerbst †November 8th, 1607, Krosno Odrzańskie

John Christopher of Westerstetten

German bishop (1563-1637)

*January 6th, 1563, Wasseralfingen †July 28th, 1637, Eichstätt

Johann Bacmeister

German physician and university teacher (1563-1631)

*December 14th, 1563, Rostock †December 5th, 1631, Rostock

Dorothea of Saxony

Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1563-1587)

*October 4th, 1563, Dresden †February 13th, 1587, Wolfenbüttel

Jodocus Hondius I

Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer (1563–1612)

*October 24th, 1563, Wakken †February 12th, 1612, Amsterdam

Agnes of Limburg-Styrum

Abbess of Elten, Vreden, Borghorst and Freckenhorst

*September 18th, 1563, Kasteel De Wildenborch †January 2nd, 1645, Vreden

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, International Women's Day, and its related observances) which are celebrated on March 8th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

VIII.III.MDLXIII

8.3.1563

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1563 is a normal year and no leap year.

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March 8th, 1563

Born on March 8th, 1563

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♓

Pisces (The Fish)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 168,000 days old!

168,431 Days

24,061 Weeks

5,533 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on March 8th?

The Azure Window, a limestone natural arch in Gozo, Malta, collapsed during a stor

Cold War: In a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, U.S. president Ronald Reagan described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire".

Images taken by Voyager 1 proved the existence of volcanoes on Io (pictured), a moon of Jupiter.

BBC Radio 4 began broadcasting Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science fiction radio series that was later adapted into novels, a television series, and other formats.

Nelson's Pillar, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson in Dublin, Ireland, was severely damaged by a bomb.

The Ba'ath Party came to power in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council for the Revolutionary Command.

During the Egyptian Revolution, British authorities arrested rebel leader Saad Zaghloul and exiled him to Malta.

French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's licence.

Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, was crowned Shah of Iran.

Anne (pictured) became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her brother-in-law William III.

After a devastating defeat in the Second Northern War, King Frederick III of Denmark–Norway was forced to give up nearly half his Danish territory to Sweden to save the remainder.

The court of Northampton County, Virginia, issued a ruling that made John Casor the first person of African descent in the Thirteen Colonies to be declared a slave for life as a result of a civil suit.

A Spanish colonial officer wrote a letter to King Philip II containing the first mention of the Maya ruins of Copán in present-day Honduras.

The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 8th

Same Day Who's birthday is on March 8th?

Same year Born in 1563

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 8th

Edward King (Church of England)

Felix of Burgundy

John of God

Philemon the actor

March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

International Women's Collaboration Brew Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

8.3.1563

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Age in days, weeks and months
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March 1563

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