March 8th, 1958

Born on March 8th, 1958

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, 1958

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

66

John Herety

Road racing cyclist

*March 8th, 1958, Cheadle

66

Jacques Le Guen

French politician

*March 8th, 1958, Brest

66

Andy McDonald

British Labour politician

*March 8th, 1958, Middlesbrough

66

Farida Belghoul

French teacher

*March 8th, 1958, Paris

66

Halid Genjac

Bosnia and Herzegovina politician

*March 8th, 1958, Visoko

66

Carmen Santos

Spanish writer

*March 8th, 1958, Valencia

66

Erwin Skamrahl

German sprinter

*March 8th, 1958, Oberg

66

Florian J. Schweigert

German university teacher

*March 8th, 1958, Munich

66

Stefan Ineichen

Swiss writer

*March 8th, 1958, Lucerne

66

Andreas Maurer

German tennis player

*March 8th, 1958, Gelsenkirchen

66

Simon Halsey

British conductor

*March 8th, 1958, Greater London

66

Matthew Sussman

American actor

*March 8th, 1958, New York City

66

Kirk Shelmerdine

American racing driver

*March 8th, 1958, Philadelphia

66

Alexander Tarasov

Russian academic and politician

*March 8th, 1958, Moscow

66

Juan-Carlos Alonso

Spanish bicycle racer

*March 8th, 1958, Durango

66

Mauro Gallegati

Italian economist (1958-)

*March 8th, 1958, Macerata

66

Neil Elshire

American football player

*March 8th, 1958, Salem

66

Ståle Kleiberg

Norwegian classical composer and musicologist

*March 8th, 1958, Stavanger Municipality

66

Wayne Hughes

Association football player (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Port Talbot

66

Antonio García Navajas

Spanish footballer (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Posadas

66

Josef Krečmer

Czech manager and violoncellist

*March 8th, 1958, Vysoké Mýto

66

Raymond Simard

Canadian politician

*March 8th, 1958, Ste. Anne

66

Shūichi Shigeno

Japanese mangaka

*March 8th, 1958, Tokamachi

66

Isidro Lorenzo

Spanish sport shooter

*March 8th, 1958, Villadepera

66

Prem Prakash Pandey

Indian politician

*March 8th, 1958, Uttar Pradesh

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Who's birthday is on March 8th?

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

42

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

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

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

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

63

Kokhir Rasulzoda

Tajikistani politician

*March 8th, 1961, Khistevarz

70

Rainer Wend

German politician

*March 8th, 1954, Gütersloh

64

Jeffrey Eugenides

Novelist, short story writer, academic

*March 8th, 1960, Detroit

63

Camryn Manheim

American actress

*March 8th, 1961, Caldwell

67

Bob Stoddard

American baseball player

*March 8th, 1957, San Jose

Same year
Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

66

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

66

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

65

Andrea Jördens

German papyrologist, classical scholar and historian

*June 27th, 1958, Hildesheim

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Public holidays on March 8th

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Born on March 8th, 1958
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

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