March 8th, 1945

Born on March 8th, 1945

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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, 1945

79

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

79

Holger Hocke

German coxswain

*March 8th, 1945, Hamburg

79

David Ascalon

Israeli-American artist

*March 8th, 1945, Tel Aviv

79

Ladislav Žižka

Czechoslovakian biathlete

*March 8th, 1945, Dvůr Králové nad Labem

79

Robert T. Anderson

Teacher, legislator, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, and founder of organizations promoting peace and development

*March 8th, 1945, Newton

79

Jim Chapman

American politician

*March 8th, 1945, Washington, D.C.

79

Anselm Kiefer

German painter and sculptor

*March 8th, 1945, Donaueschingen

79

Bruce Broughton

American composer

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

79

Giedrė Purvaneckienė

Lithuanian physicist and university teacher

*March 8th, 1945, Kaunas

79

Sylvia Wiegand

Professor of Mathematics

*March 8th, 1945, Cape Town

79

Carol Moseke

American discus thrower

*March 8th, 1945, Cedar Rapids

79

Monique Iborra

French politician

*March 8th, 1945, El Harrach

79

Atar Arad

Israeli musician

*March 8th, 1945, Tel Aviv

79

Geoffrey K. Pullum

British-American linguist

*March 8th, 1945, Irvine

71

Janet Wright

Canadian actress (1945-2016)

*March 8th, 1945, England †November 14th, 2016, Vancouver

79

Robert Dow

American fencer

*March 8th, 1945, New York City

79

Ken Dancyger

Film historian

*March 8th, 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

79

J. Anita Stup

American politician

*March 8th, 1945, Washington, D.C.

79

Andrzej Marian Bartczak

Polish artist

*March 8th, 1945, Kutno

79

Nasos Vagenas

Greek poet

*March 8th, 1945, Drama

79

Christine Walevska

American classical cellist

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

79

Sophia Grojsman

Perfumer

*March 8th, 1945, Liubča

79

Lilia Ann Abron

American chemical engineer

*March 8th, 1945, Memphis

79

Jürgen Haase

Film producer

*March 8th, 1945, Berlin

75

Graeme Watson

Australian sportsman (1945-2020)

*March 8th, 1945, Kew †April 24th, 2020, Burradoo

57

Christine Noonan

British actress (1945-2003)

*March 8th, 1945, Stepney †November 30th, 2002, United Kingdom

70

Eduardo García

Uruguayan association football player (1945-2016)

*March 8th, 1945, Colonia del Sacramento †February 26th, 2016, Guayaquil

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Who's birthday is on March 8th?

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

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

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

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

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

75

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

65

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

42

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

77

Florentino Perez

Spanish businessman, president of Real Madrid

*March 8th, 1947, Madrid

83

Areta Koopu

New Zealand social worker and Māori activist

*March 8th, 1941, Gisborne

29

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

80

Pepe Romero

Spanish musician

*March 8th, 1944, Málaga

48

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

88

David Cryer

American stage, television and film actor and singer

*March 8th, 1936, Evanston

84

Susan Clark

Actress from Canada

*March 8th, 1940, Sarnia

42

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

78

Tonicha

Portuguese singer

*March 8th, 1946, Beja

81

Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Italian writer and archaeologist (born 1943)

*March 8th, 1943, Castelfranco Emilia

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Born in 1945

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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No: With 365 days 1945 is a normal year and no leap year.

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