March 8th, 1756

Born on March 8th, 1756

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

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

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

74

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

German composer (1714–1788)

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

75

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

42

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

54

Jan Potocki

Polish nobleman, writer (creating in French), traveler, politician and historian

*March 8th, 1761, Pykiv †December 2nd, 1815, Uladivka

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

32

Joon Wolfsberg

German singer-songwriter

*March 8th, 1992, Cologne

Same year
Born in 1756

35

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

*January 27th, 1756, Salzburg †December 5th, 1791, Vienna

58

Angelica Schuyler Church

American socialite and eldest daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler (1756-1814)

*February 20th, 1756, Albany †March 6th, 1814, New York City

80

Aaron Burr

Vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, lived (1756–1836)

*February 6th, 1756, Newark †September 14th, 1836, Port Richmond

80

William Godwin

English journalist, political philosopher and novelist

*March 3rd, 1756, Wisbech †April 7th, 1836, London

62

Henry Lee III

American politician, governor, and representative (1756–1818)

*January 29th, 1756, Dumfries †March 25th, 1818, Cumberland Island

69

François Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas

French politician (1756-1826)

*December 8th, 1756, Saint-Jean-Chambre †October 20th, 1826, Paris

85

Claude François Chauveau-Lagarde

French lawyer

*January 21st, 1756, Chartres †February 20th, 1841, Paris

68

Bernard Germain de Lacépède

French naturalist (1756-1825)

*December 26th, 1756, Agen †October 6th, 1825, Épinay-sur-Seine

77

Jean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny

French politician and diplomat (1756-1834)

*August 4th, 1756, Roanne †July 3rd, 1834, Paris

74

Jan Śniadecki

Mathematician, philosopher and astronomer (1756-1830)

*August 29th, 1756, Żnin †November 9th, 1830, Jašiūnai

85

Martin-Michel-Charles Gaudin

French statesman (1756-1841)

*January 19th, 1756, Saint-Denis †November 5th, 1841, Gennevilliers

76

Jean-Antoine Chaptal

French chemist and statesman (1756-1832)

*June 4th, 1756, Badaroux †July 29th, 1832, Paris

70

William Tilghman

American judge (1756–1827)

*August 12th, 1756, Talbot County †April 29th, 1827, Philadelphia

56

Vincenzo Righini

Italian composer, singer and kapellmeister

*January 22nd, 1756, Bologna †August 19th, 1812, Bologna

75

Jonathan Mason

American politician (1756-1831)

*September 12th, 1756, Boston †November 1st, 1831, Boston

80

Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

German Grand Duke

*December 10th, 1756, Schwerin †February 1st, 1837, Ludwigslust

59

Hartwig Johann Christoph von Hedemann

(1756-1816)

*October 24th, 1756, Schleswig †August 18th, 1816, Hanover

82

Aaron Ogden

American soldier, lawyer and politician (1756–1839)

*December 3rd, 1756, Elizabeth †April 19th, 1839, Jersey City

35

Francesca Lebrun

German singer and composer

*March 24th, 1756, Mannheim †May 14th, 1791, Berlin

70

Benjamin Smith

Governor of North Carolina (1756-1826)

*January 10th, 1756, Brunswick County †January 26th, 1826, Southport

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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

Leap year

Yes: 1756 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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