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March 8 in recent years

March 8 is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 298 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

  • 1495 – John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (d. 1550)

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1902Louise Beavers, American actress and singer (d. 1962)
  • 1902 – Jennings Randolph, American journalist and politician (d. 1998)
  • 1907Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, President of Greece (d. 1998)
  • 1909Beatrice Shilling, English motorcycle racer and engineer (d. 1990)
  • 1910Claire Trevor, American actress (d. 2000)
  • 1911Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American pianist and composer (d. 2000)
  • 1912Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (d. 2003)
  • 1912 – Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001)
  • 1914Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (d. 1987)
  • 1918Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (d. 2008)
  • 1921Alan Hale Jr., American actor and restaurateur (d. 1990)
  • 1922Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (d. 2014)
  • 1922 – Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (d. 2008)
  • 1922 – Carl Furillo, American baseball player (d. 1989)
  • 1922 – Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2015)
  • 1924Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013)
  • 1924 – Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (d. 2003)
  • 1924 – Addie L. Wyatt, American civil rights activist and labor leader (d. 2012)
  • 1925Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (d. 2014)
  • 1926Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
  • 1927Ramon Revilla Sr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2020)
  • 1930Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)
  • 1930 – Douglas Hurd, English politician
  • 1931 – John McPhee, American author and educator
  • 1931 – Neil Postman, American author and social critic (d. 2003)
  • 1931 – Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer (d. 2022)
  • 1934 – Marv Breeding, American baseball player and scout (d. 2006)
  • 1935George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
  • 1936Panditrao Agashe, Indian businessman (d. 1986)
  • 1936 – Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer
  • 1937 – Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 1966)
  • 1937 – Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, President of Rwanda (d. 1994)
  • 1939Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist (d. 2019)
  • 1939 – Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2023)
  • 1939 – Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach
  • 1939 – Robert Tear, Welsh tenor and conductor (d. 2011)
  • 1941 – Norman Stone, British historian, author, and academic (d. 2019)
  • 1942Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor (d. 2020)
  • 1942 – Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper
  • 1943Susan Clark, Canadian actress and producer
  • 1943 – Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (d. 2010)
  • 1944Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter
  • 1944 – Sergey Nikitin, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1945Micky Dolenz, American singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1945 – Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor
  • 1946Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2023)
  • 1947Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (d. 2011)
  • 1948Mel Galley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
  • 1948 – Peggy March, American singer-songwriter
  • 1948 – Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar (d. 2020)
  • 1949Teofilo Cubillas, Peruvian footballer
  • 1951Dianne Walker, American tap dancer
  • 1953Jim Rice, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
  • 1954 – Steve James, American documentary filmmaker
  • 1954 – David Wilkie, Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer
  • 1956Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (d. 1989)
  • 1956 – David Malpass, American economist and government official
  • 1957 – Clive Burr, English rock drummer (d. 2013)
  • 1957 – Billy Childs, American pianist and composer
  • 1958 – Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1959Lester Holt, American journalist
  • 1959 – Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor
  • 1960 – Irek Mukhamedov, Russian ballet dancer
  • 1960 – Buck Williams, American basketball player and coach
  • 1961Camryn Manheim, American actress
  • 1961 – Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1965Kenny Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1966 – Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, English politician
  • 1968 – Michael Bartels, German race car driver
  • 1968 – Shawn Mullins, American singer-songwriter
  • 1970Jason Elam, American football player
  • 1970 – Andrea Parker, American actress
  • 1972 – Lena Sundström, Swedish journalist and author
  • 1973 – Boris Kodjoe, Austrian-German actor
  • 1976 – Chris Clark, American ice hockey player
  • 1976 – Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player
  • 1976 – Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1976 – Hines Ward, Korean-American football player
  • 1977James Van Der Beek, American actor
  • 1977 – Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer
  • 1978 – Nick Zano, American actor
  • 1979Tom Chaplin, English singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1982 – Erik Ersberg, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1982 – Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer
  • 1982 – Keemstar, American YouTuber
  • 1982 – Kat Von D, American tattoo artist and model
  • 1983 – André Santos, Brazilian footballer
  • 1983 – Mark Worrell, American baseball player
  • 1984 – Yoshihisa Hirano, Japanese baseball player
  • 1984 – Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer
  • 1984 – Sasha Vujačić, Slovenian basketball player
  • 1985 – Maria Ohisalo, Finnish politician and researcher
  • 1986 – Chad Gable, American wrestler
  • 1986 – Thomas Morstead, American football player
  • 1987Milana Vayntrub, Uzbekistani-American actress and comedian
  • 1988Benny Blanco, American record producer
  • 1988 – Tommy Pham, American baseball player
  • 1989 – Robbie Hummel, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1990Kristinia DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1990 – Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer
  • 1990 – Brandon Kozun, American-Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1990 – Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player
  • 1990 – Kevin Zeitler, American football player
  • 1991 – Yoon Ji-sung, South Korean singer and actor
  • 1993 – Rui Machida, Japanese basketball player
  • 1994 – Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer
  • 1995 – Marko Gudurić, Serbian basketball player
  • 1995 – Isaiah Whitehead, American basketball player
  • 1996 – Kyle Allen, American football player
  • 1997Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player
  • 2003 – Montana Jordan, American actor
  • 2004Kit Connor, English actor

Deaths

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1601–1900

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Holidays and observances

See also

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