March 8th, 1926

Born on March 8th, 1926

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, 1926

90

Francesco Faggi

Italian rower

*March 8th, 1926, Perledo †June 12th, 2016, Mandello del Lario

89

Giovan Battista Fabbri

Italian former football player and manager. (1926-2015)

*March 8th, 1926, San Pietro in Casale †June 2nd, 2015, Ferrara

75

Francisco Rabal

Spanish actor

*March 8th, 1926, Águilas †August 29th, 2001, Bordeaux

58

Grigori Kromanov

Estonian film director (1926-1984)

*March 8th, 1926, Tallinn †July 18th, 1984, Vihula Rural Municipality

87

Paul Gnaier

German fencer and sport official

*March 8th, 1926, Schnaitheim †November 25th, 2013, Heidenheim an der Brenz

75

Wolfgang Greese

German actor (1926-2001)

*March 8th, 1926, Lübz †May 2nd, 2001, Berlin

87

Henriette Schmidt-Burkhardt

German entrepreneur (1926-2014)

*March 8th, 1926, Nuremberg †February 21st, 2014

98

Nobutoshi Shimamura

Japanese businessman

*March 8th, 1926, Saitama Prefecture

90

Mario Hopenhaym

Uruguayan basketball referee

*March 8th, 1926, Buenos Aires †May 7th, 2016, Montevideo

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83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

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

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

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

92

Stanisław Kania

Polish politician (1927-2020)

*March 8th, 1927, Wrocanka †March 3rd, 2020, Warsaw

79

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

42

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

99

Sergio Onofre Jarpa

Chilean politician

*March 8th, 1921, Rengo †April 19th, 2020, Las Condes

29

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

75

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

65

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

90

Angela Stevens

American actress and singer (1925-2016)

*May 8th, 1925, Eagle Rock †March 17th, 2016, Sun City

88

David Cryer

American stage, television and film actor and singer

*March 8th, 1936, Evanston

87

Cyd Charisse

American dancer and actress

*March 8th, 1921, Amarillo †June 16th, 2008, Los Angeles

48

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

93

Jean-Claude Perrot

French historian

*March 8th, 1928, Antony †December 10th, 2021, 6th arrondissement of Paris

99

Marie-Thérèse Renard

Belgian athletics competitor

*March 8th, 1925, Ghent

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65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

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Born on March 8th, 1926
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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