March 8th, 1929

Born on March 8th, 1929

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, 1929

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

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

95

Gotthilf Hempel

German marine biologist

*March 8th, 1929, Göttingen

95

Joseph Hardy

Film director

*March 8th, 1929, Carlsbad

79

Jonathan Williams

American poet, publisher, essayist and photographer (1929-2008)

*March 8th, 1929, Asheville †March 16th, 2008, Highlands

68

Greta Magnusson

Swedish long jumper and sprinter (1929-1998)

*March 8th, 1929, Vänersborg †January 16th, 1998, Ed

87

Nicodemo Scarfo

American mob boss

*March 8th, 1929, Brooklyn †January 15th, 2017, Granville County

89

Elaine Edwards

American politician (1929-2018)

*March 8th, 1929, Marksville †May 14th, 2018, Denham Springs

50

Manfred Jenning

German writer

*March 8th, 1929, Augsburg †December 7th, 1979

77

Daryl Duke

Film director

*March 8th, 1929, Vancouver †October 21st, 2006, West Vancouver

90

Ollie Keller

American football player and coach

*March 8th, 1929, Blount County †April 21st, 2019

86

Luis Soriano

Dominican sprinter

*March 8th, 1929, Santo Domingo †November 30th, 2015

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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

79

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

42

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

93

Jean-Claude Perrot

French historian

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

88

David Cryer

American stage, television and film actor and singer

*March 8th, 1936, Evanston

75

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

92

Stanisław Kania

Polish politician (1927-2020)

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

29

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

65

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

99

Sergio Onofre Jarpa

Chilean politician

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

48

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

90

Francesco Faggi

Italian rower

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

81

Luca Ronconi

Italian opera director

*March 8th, 1933, Sousse †February 21st, 2015, Milan

66

Bob Grim

American baseball player

*March 8th, 1930, New York City †October 23rd, 1996, Shawnee

83

Areta Koopu

New Zealand social worker and Māori activist

*March 8th, 1941, Gisborne

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39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

86

Mohammad Shafi Qureshi

Founder of the Congress party in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir

*November 24th, 1929, Srinagar †August 28th, 2016, New Delhi

78

Ira Levin

American novelist, playwright (1929–2007)

*August 27th, 1929, The Bronx †November 12th, 2007, Manhattan

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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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Born on March 8th, 1929
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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