March 8th, 1911

Born on March 8th, 1911

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

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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

Born on March 8th, 1911

27

Maria Bonita

Brazilian outlaw

*March 8th, 1911, Bahia †July 28th, 1938, Sergipe

75

Denise Margoni

French painter

*March 8th, 1911, 18th arrondissement of Paris †May 4th, 1986, 4th arrondissement of Paris

73

Wilhelm Sandner

German speed skater (1911-1984)

*March 8th, 1911, Munich †June 1st, 1984, Munich

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Born in 1911

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

98

Freya von Moltke

German writer and scholar

*March 29th, 1911, Cologne †January 1st, 2010, Norwich

99

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, 14th arrondissement of Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

66

Terence Rattigan

British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977)

*June 10th, 1911, London †November 30th, 1977, Hamilton

90

John Gorton

Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)

*September 9th, 1911, Melbourne †May 19th, 2002, Sydney

84

Annie M.G. Schmidt

Dutch writer (1911-1995)

*May 20th, 1911, Kapelle †May 21st, 1995, Amsterdam

109

Renée Simonot

French actress

*September 10th, 1911, Le Havre †July 11th, 2021, 13th arrondissement of Paris

80

Gabriel Celaya

Spanish poet

*March 18th, 1911, Hernani †April 18th, 1991, Madrid

77

Lucille Ball

American actress (1911–1989)

*August 6th, 1911, Jamestown †April 26th, 1989, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

84

Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996)

*November 2nd, 1911, Heraklion †March 18th, 1996, Athens

90

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez

56

Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)

*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland

71

Tennessee Williams

American playwright (1911–1983)

*March 26th, 1911, Columbus †February 25th, 1983, New York City

102

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)

*August 25th, 1911, Lộc Thủy †October 4th, 2013, Hanoi

83

Julio Curatella

Argentine rower (1911–1995)

*February 27th, 1911, Argentina †January 1st, 1995, Buenos Aires

49

Maribel Vinson

Figure skater (1911-1961)

*October 12th, 1911, Winchester †February 15th, 1961, Kampenhout

88

David Merrick

American theatre producer (1911-2000)

*November 27th, 1911, St. Louis †April 25th, 2000, London

94

Anna Russell

British singer and comedian (1911-2006)

*December 27th, 1911, London †October 18th, 2006, Batemans Bay

26

Jean Harlow

American film actress (1911–1937)

*March 3rd, 1911, Kansas City †June 7th, 1937, Los Angeles

94

Susi Lanner

Austrian actress (1911-2006)

*August 27th, 1911, Vienna †March 16th, 2006, Dobbs Ferry

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

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1911 is a normal year and no leap year.

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