On this day: March 8
Events
Duchy of Mecklenburg-SchwerinMarch 8, 1701 – 1815 · World History
Queen Anne's WarMarch 8, 1702 – July 13, 1713 · Wars & Conflicts- Kingdom of Spain (1820-1823)March 8, 1820 – August 31, 1823 · World History
February RevolutionMarch 8, 1917 – March 16, 1917 · Wars & Conflicts
Duchy of Courland and SemigalliaMarch 8, 1918 – November 18, 1918 · World History
Franco-Syrian WarMarch 8, 1920 – July 25, 1920 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Royal WeddingMarch 8, 1951 · Film
Syrian Arab RepublicMarch 8, 1963 – December 8, 2024 · World History- Release of Queen IIMarch 8, 1974 · Music
- Release of SuperunknownMarch 8, 1994 · Music
- Release of Goodbye LullabyMarch 8, 2011 · Music
Release of Dragon Age IIMarch 8, 2011 · Gaming- Release of I'm So ExcitedMarch 8, 2013 · Film
- Release of The Next DayMarch 8, 2013 · Music
- Release of What About NowMarch 8, 2013 · Music
- Release of PredestinationMarch 8, 2014 · Film
- Release of The Divergent Series: AllegiantMarch 8, 2016 · Film
Release of Tom Clancy's The DivisionMarch 8, 2016 · Gaming
Release of Devil May Cry 5March 8, 2019 · Gaming
Release of Eternal SunshineMarch 8, 2024 · Music- Release of DamselMarch 8, 2024 · Film
Born on this day
Rosso FiorentinoMarch 8, 1494 – November 14, 1540 · Art
Carlo GesualdoMarch 8, 1566 – September 8, 1613 · Music
Giuseppe BiancaniMarch 8, 1566 – June 7, 1624 · Science
Johann von RistMarch 8, 1607 – August 31, 1667 · Music
Carl Philipp Emanuel BachMarch 8, 1714 – December 14, 1788 · Music
Sir William Hamilton, 9th BaronetMarch 8, 1788 – May 6, 1856 · Culture
Alvan ClarkMarch 8, 1804 – August 19, 1887 · Science
Jean-Delphin AlardMarch 8, 1815 – February 22, 1888 · Music
Johann KölerMarch 8, 1826 – April 22, 1899 · Art
Josephine CochraneMarch 8, 1839 – August 3, 1913 · Technology
James CraftsMarch 8, 1839 – June 20, 1917 · Science
Oliver Wendell HolmesMarch 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935 · Culture
Franco AlfanoMarch 8, 1875 – October 27, 1954 · Music
Otto HahnMarch 8, 1879 – July 28, 1968 · Science
Edward Calvin KendallMarch 8, 1886 – May 4, 1972 · Science
Alexander VertinskyMarch 8, 1889 – May 21, 1957 · Music
Mississippi John HurtMarch 8, 1892 – November 2, 1966 · Music
Wäinö AaltonenMarch 8, 1894 – May 30, 1966 · Art
Howard H. AikenMarch 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973 · Technology
Nikos SkalkottasMarch 8, 1904 – September 19, 1949 · Music
Victor HasselbladMarch 8, 1906 – August 5, 1978 · Technology- Alan HovhanessMarch 8, 1911 – June 21, 2000 · Music
Tapio RautavaaraMarch 8, 1915 – September 25, 1979 · Music
Ernst von GlasersfeldMarch 8, 1917 – November 12, 2010 · Culture- Denys de La PatellièreMarch 8, 1921 – July 21, 2013 · Film
Ralph H. BaerMarch 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014 · Technology
Anthony CaroMarch 8, 1924 – October 23, 2013 · Art
Francisco RabalMarch 8, 1926 – August 29, 2001 · Film
Dick HymanMarch 8, 1927 – present · Music
Martin DavisMarch 8, 1928 – January 1, 2023 · Science
Hebe CamargoMarch 8, 1929 – September 29, 2012 · Music
Gábor SzabóMarch 8, 1936 – February 26, 1982 · Music
Aleksandër MeksiMarch 8, 1939 – present · Culture- Leonid OsykaMarch 8, 1940 – September 16, 2001 · Film
- Anselm KieferMarch 8, 1945 – present · Art
Micky DolenzMarch 8, 1945 – present · Film
Randy MeisnerMarch 8, 1946 – July 26, 2023 · Music- Michael S. HartMarch 8, 1947 – September 6, 2011 · Technology
Jonathan SacksMarch 8, 1948 – November 7, 2020 · Culture
Antonello VendittiMarch 8, 1949 – present · Music- Vladimir VasyutinMarch 8, 1952 – July 19, 2002 · Space
Gary NumanMarch 8, 1958 – present · Music
Alexander TarasovMarch 8, 1958 – present · Culture
Pen-ek RatanaruangMarch 8, 1962 – present · Film
Aslı ErdoğanMarch 8, 1967 – present · Science
Letícia SabatellaMarch 8, 1972 – present · Film
Matthew NableMarch 8, 1972 – present · Film
Anneke van GiersbergenMarch 8, 1973 – present · Music
Sebastián LelioMarch 8, 1974 – present · Film
Tom ChaplinMarch 8, 1979 – present · Music
Roya SadatMarch 8, 1983 – present · Film
JC GonzalezMarch 8, 1990 – present · Music