March 8th, 1956

Born on March 8th, 1956

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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, 1956

68

David Malpass

American economist

*March 8th, 1956, Petoskey

33

Laurie Cunningham

English footballer (1956–1989)

*March 8th, 1956, Archway district †July 15th, 1989, Madrid

68

Szymon Giżyński

Polish politician

*March 8th, 1956, Częstochowa

68

Ruth Briggs King

American politician

*March 8th, 1956, Milford

68

John Kapelos

Born 1956; Canadian actor

*March 8th, 1956, London

68

Lisa Kishon

Austrian author

*March 8th, 1956, Salzburg

68

Arimasa Osawa

Japanese writer

*March 8th, 1956, Nagoya

68

Patrick B. Byrne

American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer

*March 8th, 1956, London

68

Dorothy Roberts

Public intellectual and social justice advocate

*March 8th, 1956, Chicago

68

Nebojša Bradić

Serbian theatre director

*March 8th, 1956, Trstenik

68

Béatrice Helg

Swiss photographer

*March 8th, 1956, Geneva

68

Lori St John

American lawyer and author

*March 8th, 1956, West Hartford

68

Xhavit Haliti

Albanian politician

*March 8th, 1956, Peć

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

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

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

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

65

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

75

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

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

42

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

79

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

29

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

70

Rainer Wend

German politician

*March 8th, 1954, Gütersloh

48

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

67

Cynthia Rothrock

American actress and martial artist

*March 8th, 1957, Wilmington

42

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

67

Yemi Osinbajo

14th Vice President of Nigeria

*March 8th, 1957, Lagos

71

Michael Wolfgramm

East German rower

*March 8th, 1953, Schwerin

70

Marie-Theres Nadig

Alpine skier

*March 8th, 1954, Flums

69

Francisco José Millán Mon

Member of the European Parliament

*March 8th, 1955, Pontevedra

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Born on March 8th, 1956
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Leap year

Yes: 1956 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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