March 8th, 1772

Born on March 8th, 1772

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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 1772

51

David Ricardo

British political economist, broker and politician (1772-1823)

*April 18th, 1772, London †September 11th, 1823, Gatcombe Park

77

Vicente López Portaña

Spanish painter (1772-1850)

*September 19th, 1772, Valencia †July 22nd, 1850, Madrid

61

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

English poet, literary critic and philosopher

*October 21st, 1772, Ottery St Mary †July 25th, 1834, London

47

Manuel Lisa

American fur trader (1772–1820)

*September 8th, 1772, New Orleans †August 12th, 1820, St. Louis

28

Novalis

German poet and writer

*May 2nd, 1772, Wiederstedt †March 25th, 1801, Weißenfels

56

Friedrich Schlegel

German poet, critic and scholar, editor

*March 10th, 1772, Hanover †January 12th, 1829, Dresden

64

Martha Jefferson Randolph

First Lady of the United States from 1801 to 1809

*September 27th, 1772, Monticello †October 10th, 1836, Albemarle County

34

Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily

Last Holy Roman Empress and first Empress of Austria

*June 6th, 1772, Naples †April 13th, 1807, Vienna

84

Manuel José Quintana

Spanish poet (1772-1857)

*April 11th, 1772, Madrid †March 11th, 1857, Madrid

70

David Jewett

American-Argentine military officer (1772-1842)

*June 17th, 1772, New London †July 26th, 1842, Rio de Janeiro

75

Johann Wilhelm Wilms

Dutch composer

*March 30th, 1772, Witzhelden †July 19th, 1847, Amsterdam

91

Luke Howard

British manufacturing chemist (1772-1864)

*November 28th, 1772, London †March 21st, 1864, Tottenham

48

James Burrill Jr.

American politician (1772-1820)

*April 25th, 1772, Providence †December 25th, 1820, Washington, D.C.

31

Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien

Son of Louis Henri, Prince of Condé (1772–1804)

*August 2nd, 1772, Château de Chantilly †March 21st, 1804, Château de Vincennes

62

Johann Heinrich Ferdinand von Autenrieth

Württembergian physician

*October 20th, 1772, Stuttgart †May 2nd, 1835, Tübingen

77

David Ferdinand Howaldt

German goldsmith

*November 8th, 1772, Wrocław †November 5th, 1850, Kiel

69

Wilhelm August Lampadius

German chemist

*August 8th, 1772, Hehlen †April 13th, 1842, Freiberg

75

Johann Heinrich van Ess

German theologian (1772-1847)

*February 15th, 1772, Warburg †October 13th, 1847, Affolderbach

70

Anton Bauer

German jurist (1772-1843)

*August 16th, 1772, Marburg †June 1st, 1843, Göttingen

28

Friedrich Gilly

German architect (1772–1800)

*February 16th, 1772, Szczecin †August 3rd, 1800, Karlovy Vary

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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.

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Leap year

Yes: 1772 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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