March 8th, 1966

Born on March 8th, 1966

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What happened on March 8th, 1966?

March 8th, 1966

Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, is destroyed by a bomb.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson's_Pillar

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson's_Pillar

What else 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, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 8th

Born on March 8th, 1966

58

Anne McLaughlin

Scottish politician (born 1966)

*March 8th, 1966, Greenock

58

Anja Feldmann

German computer scientist and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science

*March 8th, 1966, Bielefeld

58

Gregory Barker

British politician (born 1966)

*March 8th, 1966, Worthing

58

Laurent Bezault

French cyclist

*March 8th, 1966, Boulogne-Billancourt

58

Rémy Rebeyrotte

French politician

*March 8th, 1966, Autun

58

Jim Veltman

Lacrosse player

*March 8th, 1966, Brampton

58

Stefano Catenacci

Swedish cook

*March 8th, 1966, Hägersten

58

Kathrin Beck

Ice dancer

*March 8th, 1966, Vienna

58

Leonidas Maleckis

Lithuanian boxer

*March 8th, 1966, Vilnius

58

Laura McCabe

American skier

*March 8th, 1966, Bozeman

58

Khalid Khan

German handball player

*March 8th, 1966, Münster

47

Hervé Boussard

Olympic cyclist

*March 8th, 1966, Pithiviers †June 26th, 2013, Lésigny

58

Jaime Levy

American interface designer and user experience strategists

*March 8th, 1966, Hollywood

58

Matthias Steinmetz

German astronomer

*March 8th, 1966, Saarbrücken

58

Bolesław Witczak

Polish politician

*March 8th, 1966, Szamotuły

58

Kathy Christopherson

American actress

*March 8th, 1966, Chicago

58

Warren Redlich

American politician

*March 8th, 1966, Syosset

58

Wakashoyo Shunichi

Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and rikishi

*March 8th, 1966, Tokyo

58

Neophytos Larkou

Cypriot footballer

*March 8th, 1966, Larnaca

58

David J. Porter

American judge

*March 8th, 1966, Kittanning

58

Enda Gormley

Irish Gaelic footballer

*March 8th, 1966, County Londonderry

58

Andy Garner

English footballer (born 1966)

*March 8th, 1966, Stonebroom

58

Nasrullah Khan Zayray

Politician

*March 8th, 1966, Quetta

58

Ulf Karlsen

Norwegian association football player

*March 8th, 1966, Hemnesberget

58

Danilo Marcelino

Tennis player

*March 8th, 1966, Salvador

58

Kirtana Kumar

Indian actress

*March 8th, 1966, Bengaluru

58

Seyran Caferli

Azerbaijani artist

*March 8th, 1966, Imishli District

58

Joe Foglietta

Italian ice hockey player (1966-)

*March 8th, 1966, Montreal

58

Lim Jong-heon

South Korean association football player

*March 8th, 1966, Busan

56

Ursula Hayden

American professional wrestler, actress and businesswoman

*March 8th, 1966, Santa Monica †December 4th, 2022

58

Colin Savage

British media executive

*March 8th, 1966, Poole

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

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

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

42

Petra Overzier

German badminton player

*March 8th, 1982, Cologne

65

Aidan Quinn

American actor

*March 8th, 1959, Chicago

48

Hines Ward

American football player, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers

*March 8th, 1976, Seoul

29

Sinan Zorlu

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1995, Osmangazi

22

Christo Popov

Badminton player

*March 8th, 2002, Sofia

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

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

42

Marjorie Estiano

Brazilian actress and singer

*March 8th, 1982, Curitiba

51

Cameron Brewer

New Zealand politician

*March 8th, 1973, Hāwera

79

Micky Dolenz

American actor and musician

*March 8th, 1945, Los Angeles

75

Antonello Venditti

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1949-)

*March 8th, 1949, Rome

57

José Luis Aguirre

Basque rower

*March 8th, 1967, Orio

46

Nick Zano

Actor, television producer

*March 8th, 1978, Nutley

43

Timo Boll

German table tennis player

*March 8th, 1981, Erbach

47

Peter Schep

Dutch cyclist

*March 8th, 1977, Lopik

59

Frank Bakke-Jensen

Norwegian politician

*March 8th, 1965, Båtsfjord Municipality

Same year
Born in 1966

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

57

Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

57

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

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Born on March 8th, 1966
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No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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