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March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 298 days remain until the end of the year.

Events
Pre-16001010Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh. • 1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León. • 1262Battle of Hausbergen between bourgeois militias and the army of the bishop of Strasbourg. • 1558 – The city of Pori () is founded by Duke John on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia. 1601–19001658Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655–1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark–Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden. • 1702Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland. • 1722 – The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad. • 1736Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran. • 1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery. • 1782Gnadenhutten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity, are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indian tribes. • 1801War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. • 1844 – King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway. • 1844 – The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, is reopened after 45 years of closure. • 1868Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai, Osaka. 1901–present1910 – French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license. • 1916World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila. • 1917International Women's Day protests in Petrograd mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23 in the Julian calendar). • 1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. • 1921 – Spanish Prime Minister Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while on his way home from the parliament building in Madrid. • 1924A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah. • 1936Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race. • 1937Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins. • 1942World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army. • 1942 – World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces capture Rangoon, Burma from the British. • 1949President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-Vietnamese emperor Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam. • 1950 – The iconic Volkswagen Type 2 "Bus" begins production. • 1962 – A Turkish Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes into Mount Medetsiz in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey, killing all 11 people on board. • 1963 – The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état. • 1965Vietnam War: US Marines arrive at Da Nang. • 1965 – Aeroflot Flight 513 crashes during takeoff from Kuybyshev Airport, killing 30 and injuring 9. • 1966Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, is destroyed by a bomb. • 1979Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. • 1979 – Images taken by Voyager 1 prove the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter. • 1983Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". • 1985 – A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills 80 and injures 200 others. • 1988Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union. • 1994A collision at Indira Gandhi International Airport kills 9 people. • 2001Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-102, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the International Space Station. • 2004 – A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. • 2010 – Headlined by Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, TNA Wrestling moves its flagship program, TNA Impact!, to Monday night. This effort to go "big time live" failed but is notable in the history of professional wrestling television. • 2014 – In one of aviation's greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown. • 2017 – The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather. • 2018 – The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) is held on International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then held annually across Pakistan, and the 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. • 2021International Women's Day marches in Mexico become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in Mexico City alone. • 2021 – Twenty-eight political institutions in Myanmar establish the National Unity Consultative Council, a historic alliance of ethnic armed organizations and democratically elected leaders, in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. ==Births==
Births
Pre-16001495John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (died 1550) 1601–19001712John Fothergill, English physician and botanist (died 1780) • 1714Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer (died 1788) • 1726Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (died 1799) • 1746André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (died 1802) • 1748William V, Prince of Orange (died 1806) • 1761Jan Potocki, Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author (died 1815) • 1799Simon Cameron, American journalist and politician, United States Secretary of War (died 1889) • 1804Alvan Clark, American astronomer and telescope maker (died 1887) • 1822Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (died 1882) • 1827Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (died 1875) • 1830João de Deus, Portuguese poet and educator (died 1896) • 1836Harriet Samuel, English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel (died 1908) • 1841Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., American lawyer and jurist (died 1935) • 1851Frank Avery Hutchins, American librarian and educator (died 1914) • 1856Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (died 1929) • 1856 – Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter and academic (died 1937) • 1858Ida Hunt Udall, American diarist and homesteader (died 1915) • 1859Kenneth Grahame, British author (died 1932) • 1865Frederic Goudy, American type designer (died 1947) • 1879Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968) • 1886Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1972) • 1892Juana de Ibarbourou, Uruguayan poet and author (died 1979) • 1896Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (died 1975) 1901–present1902Louise Beavers, American actress and singer (died 1962) • 1902 – Jennings Randolph, American journalist and politician (died 1998) • 1907Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, President of Greece (died 1998) • 1909Beatrice Shilling, English motorcycle racer and engineer (died 1990) • 1910Claire Trevor, American actress (died 2000) • 1911Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American pianist and composer (died 2000) • 1912Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, Governor of Texas (died 2003) • 1912 – Meldrim Thomson Jr., American publisher and politician, Governor of New Hampshire (died 2001) • 1914Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (died 1987) • 1918Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (died 2008) • 1921Alan Hale Jr., American actor and restaurateur (died 1990) • 1922Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (died 2014) • 1922 – Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (died 2008) • 1922 – Carl Furillo, American baseball player (died 1989) • 1922 – Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (died 2015) • 1924Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (died 2013) • 1924 – Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (died 2003) • 1924 – Addie L. Wyatt, American civil rights activist and labor leader (died 2012) • 1925Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (died 2014) • 1926Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2001) • 1927Ramon Revilla Sr., Filipino actor and politician (died 2020) • 1928Lore Segal, American novelist (died 2024) • 1930Bob Grim, American baseball player (died 1996) • 1930 – Douglas Hurd, English politician • 1931Neil Adcock, South African cricketer (died 2013) • 1931 – John McPhee, American author and educator • 1931 – Neil Postman, American author and social critic (died 2003) • 1931 – Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer (died 2022) • 1934Marv Breeding, American baseball player and scout (died 2006) • 1935George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader • 1936Panditrao Agashe, Indian businessman (died 1986) • 1936 – Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer • 1937Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author (died 1966) • 1937 – Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, President of Rwanda (died 1994) • 1939Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist (died 2019) • 1939 – Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer (died 2023) • 1939 – Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach • 1939 – Robert Tear, Welsh tenor and conductor (died 2011) • 1941Norman Stone, British historian, author, and academic (died 2019) • 1942Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor (died 2020) • 1942 – Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper • 1943Susan Clark, Canadian actress and producer • 1943 – Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (died 2010) • 1944Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter • 1945Micky Dolenz, American singer-songwriter and actor • 1946Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2023) • 1947Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (died 2011) • 1948Mel Galley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008) • 1948 – Peggy March, American singer-songwriter • 1949Teofilo Cubillas, Peruvian footballer • 1951Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer • 1951 – Dianne Walker, American tap dancer • 1953Jim Rice, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster • 1954 – David Wilkie, Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer (died 2024) • 1956Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (died 1989) • 1956 – David Malpass, American economist and government official • 1957Clive Burr, English rock drummer (died 2013) • 1957 – Billy Childs, American pianist and composer • 1958Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer • 1959Lester Holt, American journalist • 1959 – Aidan Quinn, American actor • 1960 – Buck Williams, American basketball player and coach • 1961Camryn Manheim, American actress • 1962Leon Robinson, American actor • 1965Kenny Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster • 1966Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, English politician • 1968Michael 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 • 1973Boris Kodjoe, Austrian-German actor • 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 (died 2026) • 1977 – Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer • 1978Nick Zano, American actor • 1982 – Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer • 1982 – Keemstar, American YouTuber • 1982 – Kat Von D, American tattoo artist and model • 1983André Santos, Brazilian footballer • 1983 – Mark Worrell, American baseball player • 1984Yoshihisa Hirano, Japanese baseball player • 1984 – Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer • 1984 – Sasha Vujačić, Slovenian basketball player • 1985Maria Ohisalo, Finnish politician and researcher • 1986Chad 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 • 1989Robbie Hummel, American basketball player and sportscaster • 1990Kristinia DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and actress • 1990 – Brandon Kozun, American-Canadian ice hockey player • 1990 – Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player • 1990 – Kevin Zeitler, American football player • 1991Yoon Ji-sung, South Korean singer and actor • 1993Rui Machida, Japanese basketball player • 1994Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer • 1995Marko Gudurić, Serbian basketball player • 1995 – Isaiah Whitehead, American basketball player • 1996Kyle Allen, American football player • 1997Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player • 1999Nathan McSweeney, Australian cricketer • 2003Montana Jordan, American actor • 2004Kit Connor, English actor ==Deaths==
Deaths
Pre-16001126Urraca of León and Castile (born 1079) • 1137Adela of Normandy, by marriage countess of Blois (born ) • 1144Pope Celestine II1403Bayezid I, Ottoman sultan (born 1360) • 1466Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (born 1401) • 1550John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (born 1495) • 1641Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (born 1587) • 1702William III of England (born 1650) • 1717Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (born 1678) • 1723Povel Juel, Norwegian civil servant (born c.1673) • 1723 – Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St. Paul's Cathedral (born 1632) • 1844Charles XIV John of Sweden (born 1763) • 1869Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (born 1803) • 1872Priscilla Susan Bury, British botanist (born 1799) • 1872 – Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (born 1815) • 1874Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, 13th President of the United States (born 1800) • 1887Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and activist (born 1813) • 1887 – James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (born 1820) • 1889John Ericsson, Swedish-American engineer (born 1803) 1901–present1917Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman (born 1838) • 1923Johannes Diderik van der Waals, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1837) • 1930William Howard Taft, American politician, 27th President of the United States (born 1857) • 1930 – Edward Terry Sanford, American jurist and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (born 1865) • 1932Minna Craucher, Finnish socialite and spy (born 1891) • 1937Howie Morenz, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902) • 1941Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (born 1876) • 1942José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban chess player (born 1888) • 1943Cipto Mangunkusumo, Indonesian independence leader (born 1886) • 1944Fredy Hirsch, German Jewish athlete who helped thousands of Jewish children in the Holocaust (born 1916) • 1948Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and scientist (born 1889) • 1957Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (born 1886) • 1961Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (born 1879) • 1971Harold Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer (born 1893) • 1973Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American keyboard player and songwriter (born 1945) • 1975George Stevens, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904) • 1982Hatem Ali Jamadar, Bengali politician (born 1872) • 1983Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician (born 1904) • 1983 – William Walton, English composer (born 1902) • 1993Billy Eckstine, American jazz singer (born 1914) • 1996Jack Churchill, British colonel (born 1906) • 1998Ray Nitschke, American football player (born 1936) • 1999Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author (born 1914) • 1999 – Peggy Cass, American actress and comedian (born 1924) • 1999 – Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach (born 1914) • 2003Adam Faith, English singer (born 1940) • 2003 – Karen Morley, American actress (born 1909) • 2004Muhammad Zaidan, Syrian militant, founded the Palestinian Liberation Front (born 1948) • 2005César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (born 1924) • 2005 – Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen commander and politician, President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (born 1951) • 2007John Inman, English actor (born 1935) • 2007 – John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach (born 1947) • 2009Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1918) • 2012Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (born 1921) • 2013John O'Connell, Irish politician, Irish Minister of Health (born 1927) • 2013 – Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, German soldier and publisher (born 1922) • 2014Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American Holocaust survivor and author (born 1921) • 2014 – William Guarnere, American sergeant (born 1923) • 2015Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955) • 2016George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (born 1926) • 2018Kate Wilhelm, American author (born 1928) • 2019Marshall Brodien, American actor (born 1934) • 2019 – Cedrick Hardman, American football player and actor (born 1948) • 2020Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (born 1929) • 2025Athol Fugard, South African actor, director, and playwright (born 1932) ==Holidays and observances==
Holidays and observances
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