March 8th, 1748

Born on March 8th, 1748

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on March 8th, 1748

58

William V, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange, General Stadtholder of the United Provinces (1748-1806)

*March 8th, 1748, The Hague †April 9th, 1806, Brunswick

66

Daniel Klugkist

German politician (1748-1814)

*March 8th, 1748, Bremen †September 20th, 1814, Bremen

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

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

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

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

42

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

29

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

73

Kenneth Grahame

British novelist

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

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

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

74

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

German composer (1714–1788)

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

69

Friedrich Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German educationist

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

79

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

65

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

48

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

42

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

75

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

79

Gilbert de Riberolles

French politician (1749-1828)

*March 8th, 1749, Thiers †November 26th, 1828, Thiers

32

Joon Wolfsberg

German singer-songwriter

*March 8th, 1992, Cologne

34

Petra Kvitová

Czech tennis player

*March 8th, 1990, Bílovec

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Born in 1748

77

Jacques-Louis David

French painter (1748–1825)

*August 30th, 1748, Paris †December 29th, 1825, City of Brussels

75

Ferdinand Franz Wallraf

German botanist, mathematician, theologian, priest and art collector (1748-1824)

*July 20th, 1748, Cologne †March 18th, 1824, Cologne

45

Olympe de Gouges

French playwright and political activist

*May 7th, 1748, Montauban †November 3rd, 1793, Paris

82

Adam Weishaupt

German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati (1748–1830)

*February 6th, 1748, Ingolstadt †November 18th, 1830, Gotha

88

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

French priest and statesman (1748-1836)

*May 3rd, 1748, Fréjus †June 20th, 1836, Paris

82

Louis Pierre Vieillot

French ornithologist

*May 10th, 1748, Yvetot †August 24th, 1830, Sotteville-lès-Rouen

69

Charles XIII of Sweden

King of Sweden (1809-1818) and King of Norway (1814-1818)

*October 7th, 1748, Stockholm †February 5th, 1818, Stockholm

79

Anne Seymour Damer

British artist (1748–1828)

*November 8th, 1748, Sevenoaks †May 28th, 1828, London

88

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

French botanist (1748-1836)

*April 12th, 1748, Lyon †September 17th, 1836, Paris

70

Charles IV of Spain

King of Spain from 1788 to 1808

*November 11th, 1748, Portici †January 20th, 1819, Rome

84

Adamantios Korais

Greek humanist scholar

*April 27th, 1748, İzmir †April 6th, 1833, Paris

75

Louis-François de Bausset

Catholic cardinal, bishop of Alès, duke-pair of France, Minister of State (1748-1824)

*December 14th, 1748, Pondicherry †June 21st, 1824, Paris

73

Claude Louis Berthollet

French chemist (1748-1822)

*December 9th, 1748, Talloires †November 6th, 1822, Arcueil

80

William Shield

English composer, viola player and song collector

*March 5th, 1748, Swalwell †January 25th, 1829, London

74

Pierre Jean Agier

French jurist and lawyer

*December 28th, 1748, Paris †September 22nd, 1823, Paris

57

Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin

German princess

*August 28th, 1748, Berlin †April 27th, 1806, Münster

71

Charles Blagden

British physician and scientist

*April 17th, 1748, Gloucestershire †March 26th, 1820, Arcueil

45

Philippe-Frédéric de Dietrich

French mineralogist (1748-1793)

*November 14th, 1748, Strasbourg †December 29th, 1793, Paris

55

Dietrich Tiedemann

German philosopher (1748-1803)

*April 3rd, 1748, Bremervörde †May 24th, 1803, Marburg

80

Christian Gottlob Biener

German jurist (1748-1828)

*January 10th, 1748, Zörbig †October 13th, 1828, Leipzig

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.

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Leap year

Yes: 1748 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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