March 8th, 1762

Born on March 8th, 1762

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What happened on March 8th?

March 8th, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, with aircraft debris subsequently washing ashore a few years later in the Indian Ocean.

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, 1924

Three violent explosions at a coal mine near Castle Gate, Utah, killed all 171 miners working there.

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 known mention of the Maya ruins of Copán in present-day Honduras.

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

Same year
Born in 1762

51

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762–1814)

*May 19th, 1762, Rammenau †January 27th, 1814, Berlin

80

Constanze Mozart

Austrian singer

*January 5th, 1762, Zell im Wiesental †March 6th, 1842, Salzburg

49

Spencer Perceval

19th-century prime minister of the United Kingdom (1762–1812)

*November 1st, 1762, Mayfair †May 11th, 1812, Palace of Westminster

57

Gia Long

Founder and 1st emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam (r. 1802-04)

*February 8th, 1762, Huế †February 3rd, 1820, Huế

82

Edmund Ignatius Rice

Founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers

*June 1st, 1762, Callan †August 29th, 1844, Waterford

62

Lachlan Macquarie

Scottish British army officer and New South Wales colonial administrator (1762-1824)

*January 31st, 1762, Ulva †July 1st, 1824, London

82

Georg Friedrich Benecke

German philologist and professor

*June 10th, 1762, Mönchsroth †August 21st, 1844, Göttingen

40

Heinrich Harries

German Protestant pastor

*September 9th, 1762, Flensburg †September 28th, 1802, Brügge

52

Giovanni Battista Monteggia

Italian surgeon (1762-1815)

*August 8th, 1762, Laveno-Mombello †January 17th, 1815, Pavia

64

Victor Hugues

French colonial governor

*July 21st, 1762, Marseille †August 12th, 1826, Cayenne

64

Pierre-Édouard Lémontey

French historian, lawyer and politician (1762-1826)

*January 14th, 1762, Lyon †June 26th, 1826, Paris

91

Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine

French architect (1762-1853)

*September 20th, 1762, Pontoise †October 10th, 1853, former 8th arrondissement of Paris

61

Theodorus Frederik van Capellen

Dutch admiral

*September 6th, 1762, Nijmegen †April 15th, 1824, Brussels metropolitan area

67

Marcos Portugal

Portuguese classical composer

*March 24th, 1762, Lisbon †February 17th, 1830, Rio de Janeiro

52

Hermenegildo Galeana

Mexican war hero. Tecpan, 1762 - El Salitral, Coyuca, 1814

*April 13th, 1762, Técpan de Galeana †June 27th, 1814, Coyuca de Benítez

55

Herman Willem Daendels

Dutch politician (1762–1818)

*October 21st, 1762, Hattem †May 2nd, 1818, Elmina

29

Jacob Johan Anckarström

Assassin of Gustav III, military captain

*May 11th, 1762, Roslagen †April 27th, 1792, Stockholm

80

Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny

Belgian composer (1762-1842)

*January 20th, 1762, Philippeville †August 25th, 1842, Saint-Maurice

61

Pierre Flaust

French politician

*October 19th, 1762, Rouen †February 20th, 1824, Saint-Sever-Calvados

54

Theroigne de Mericourt

French revolutionary (1762-1817)

*August 13th, 1762, Marcourt †June 8th, 1817, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1762 is a normal year and no leap year.

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