March 8th, 1957

Born on March 8th, 1957

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, 1957

67

Cynthia Rothrock

American actress and martial artist

*March 8th, 1957, Wilmington

67

Yemi Osinbajo

14th Vice President of Nigeria

*March 8th, 1957, Lagos

67

Bob Stoddard

American baseball player

*March 8th, 1957, San Jose

67

Zé Sérgio

Brazilian association football player and manager

*March 8th, 1957, São Paulo

67

Jaap Smit

Dutch politician of the CDA and King's Commissioner in the Province of Zuid-Holland since January 1, 2014

*March 8th, 1957, Doornspijk

67

Helga Schauerte-Maubouet

Franco-German musician

*March 8th, 1957, Lennestadt

67

Billy Childs

American jazz pianist

*March 8th, 1957, Los Angeles

67

Zhao Leji

Chinese Communist Party official (born 1957)

*March 8th, 1957, Xining

67

Wolfgang Zwickel

German archaeologist and theologian

*March 8th, 1957, Munich

67

Peter Wittmann

Austrian politician

*March 8th, 1957, Wiener Neustadt

67

Marion Winkel-Wergen

German ceramist and artist

*March 8th, 1957, Heimbach

67

Kathleen Ferrier

Dutch politician and development aid worker (*1957)

*March 8th, 1957, Paramaribo

67

Joris Dudli

Swiss drummer

*March 8th, 1957, Frauenfeld

67

Helmut Daucher

Austrian photographer

*March 8th, 1957, Reichraming

67

Axel A. Weber

German economist and bank manager

*March 8th, 1957, Kusel

67

Teresa Ceglecka-Zielonka

Polish politician

*March 8th, 1957, Namysłów

67

Herbert Pöck

Austrian ice hockey player

*March 8th, 1957, Klagenfurt

67

Mitsuko Horie

Japanese singer, voice actress

*March 8th, 1957, Yamato

67

Nick Wilton

Actor and Scriptwriter

*March 8th, 1957, Stalham

56

Clive Burr

English drummer (1957–2013)

*March 8th, 1957, London Borough of Newham †March 12th, 2013, London

67

Ruth Wysocki

American middle distance runner

*March 8th, 1957, Alhambra

67

Kanti Singh

Indian politician

*March 8th, 1957, Bihar

67

Ali Rıza Alaboyun

Turkish politician

*March 8th, 1957, Aksaray

67

Ervin McSweeney

New Zealand cricketer

*March 8th, 1957, Wellington

67

Stephen Broughton

Australian rugby league footballer

*March 8th, 1957, Sydney

67

Peter Paul

American bodybuilder and actor

*March 8th, 1957, Hartford

67

Adi Carauleanu

Romanian actor

*March 8th, 1957, Calafat

67

Syed Mohammad Ahmed

Pakistani screenwriter, lyricist, actor and director

*March 8th, 1957, Karachi

67

Hla Thein Swe

Burmese military officer

*March 8th, 1957, Myanmar

67

Gustavo da Conceição

Angolan basketball player

*March 8th, 1957, Luanda

67

Neil Prosser

Footballer (born 1957)

*March 8th, 1957, Edmonton

62

David Paul

American actor (1957–2020)

*March 8th, 1957, Hartford †March 6th, 2020, United States of America

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

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

65

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

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

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

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

75

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

79

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

29

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

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

70

Rainer Wend

German politician

*March 8th, 1954, Gütersloh

42

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

68

David Malpass

American economist

*March 8th, 1956, Petoskey

46

Nick Zano

Actor, television producer

*March 8th, 1978, Nutley

71

Michael Wolfgramm

East German rower

*March 8th, 1953, Schwerin

70

Marie-Theres Nadig

Alpine skier

*March 8th, 1954, Flums

63

Kokhir Rasulzoda

Tajikistani politician

*March 8th, 1961, Khistevarz

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

67

John Turturro

American actor (born 1957)

*February 28th, 1957, Brooklyn

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Public holidays on March 8th

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Born on March 8th, 1957
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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