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 storm.

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 I proved the existence of volcanoes on Io, 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

94

Joseph Hardy

Film director

*March 8th, 1929, Carlsbad

94

Gotthilf Hempel

German marine biologist

*March 8th, 1929, Göttingen

79

Jonathan Williams

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

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

94

Luis Soriano

Dominican sprinter

*March 8th, 1929, Santo Domingo

77

Daryl Duke

Film director

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

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

90

Ollie Keller

American football player and coach

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 8th?

65

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

78

Micky Dolenz

American actor, musician, television director, radio personality, and theater director

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

44

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

47

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

41

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

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

81

Luca Ronconi

Italian opera director

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

45

Nick Zano

Actor, television producer

*March 8th, 1978, Nutley

91

Angela Stevens

American actress and singer (1925-2016)

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

87

David Cryer

American stage, television and film actor and singer

*March 8th, 1936, Evanston

31

Joon Wolfsberg

German singer-songwriter

*March 8th, 1992, Cologne

67

Walter Chiari

Italian actor (1924-1991)

*March 8th, 1924, Verona †December 20th, 1991, Milan

41

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

74

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

33

Edison Vega

Ecuadorian association football player

*March 8th, 1990, Ibarra

28

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

26

Kris Twardek

Canadian association football player

*March 8th, 1997, Toronto

50

Cameron Brewer

New Zealand politician

*March 8th, 1973, Hāwera

21

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

64

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

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Born in 1929

39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American civil-rights activist and leader, Nobel peace prize laureate (1929–1968)

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

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

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

94

Imelda Marcos

Philippine former First Lady (born 1929)

*July 2nd, 1929, Manila

89

Katherine Helmond

American actress (1929–2019)

*July 5th, 1929, Galveston †February 23rd, 2019, Los Angeles

76

Link Wray

American guitarist (1929–2005)

*May 2nd, 1929, Dunn †November 5th, 2005, Copenhagen

85

Anne Meara

American comedian and actress (1929–2015)

*September 20th, 1929, Brooklyn †May 23rd, 2015, Manhattan

87

Joseph Mascolo

American actor

*March 13th, 1929, West Hartford †December 8th, 2016, Santa Clarita

88

Roger Bannister

English physician and athlete

*March 23rd, 1929, London Borough of Harrow †March 3rd, 2018, Oxford

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

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

92

Alain Tanner

Swiss film director

*December 6th, 1929, Geneva †September 11th, 2022, Geneva

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

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

87

Chuck Barris

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

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

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

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

86

Imre Kertész

Hungarian author

*November 9th, 1929, Budapest †March 31st, 2016, Budapest

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

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

86

Brian Friel

Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015)

*January 9th, 1929, Omagh †October 2nd, 2015, Greencastle

94

Ivar Giaever

Norwegian physicist

*April 5th, 1929, Bergen

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

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

94

Jürgen Habermas

German sociologist and philosopher (born 1929)

*June 18th, 1929, Düsseldorf

86

Pat Harrington Jr.

American Emmy Award-winning stage and television actor (1929–2016)

*August 13th, 1929, Manhattan †January 6th, 2016, Los Angeles

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 .

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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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