March 8th, 1946

Born on March 8th, 1946

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, 1946

78

Tonicha

Portuguese singer

*March 8th, 1946, Beja

78

Fam Ekman

Swedish-Norwegian painter and writer

*March 8th, 1946, Stockholm

78

Léonard She Okitundu

Congolese politician

*March 8th, 1946, Belgian Congo

77

Randy Meisner

American musician and founding member of the Eagles

*March 8th, 1946, Scottsbluff †July 26th, 2023, Los Angeles

78

Michel de Rostolan

French politician

*March 8th, 1946, Montargis

78

Louise Brissette

Canadian physiotherapist

*March 8th, 1946, Plessisville

78

Yannis Parios

Greek singer

*March 8th, 1946, Paros

68

José Manuel Lara Bosch

Spanish media executive

*March 8th, 1946, Barcelona †January 31st, 2015, Barcelona

78

Valentyna Evert

Soviet javelin thrower

*March 8th, 1946, Kharkiv

78

Stephanie DeFina

American tennis player

*March 8th, 1946, New York City

78

Jasna Diklić

Bosnia-Herzegovina theatre and film actress

*March 8th, 1946, Sarajevo

78

Best Ramasamy

Indian politician

*March 8th, 1946, Tiruppur

78

Alice Graham Underhill

American politician

*March 8th, 1946, Raleigh

78

Suzana Ardeleanu

Romanian fencer

*March 8th, 1946, Satu Mare

78

Mohammad Nazir

Cricketer

*March 8th, 1946, Rawalpindi

78

Robert Jaworski

Former Philippine senator, basketball coach and basketball player

*March 8th, 1946, Baguio

78

Mac Toole

American politician

*March 8th, 1946, Columbia

Same Day
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

79

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

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

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

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

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

77

Florentino Perez

Spanish businessman, president of Real Madrid

*March 8th, 1947, Madrid

79

Holger Hocke

German coxswain

*March 8th, 1945, Hamburg

65

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

42

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

29

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

83

Areta Koopu

New Zealand social worker and Māori activist

*March 8th, 1941, Gisborne

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

48

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

79

David Ascalon

Israeli-American artist

*March 8th, 1945, Tel Aviv

64

Michael S. Hart

American author, founder of Project Gutenberg (1947–2011)

*March 8th, 1947, Tacoma †September 6th, 2011, Urbana

88

David Cryer

American stage, television and film actor and singer

*March 8th, 1936, Evanston

42

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

Same year
Born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

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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, 1946
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1946 is a normal year and no leap year.

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