Tukuk-OS📅 March 8
15 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 8? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2017 — The Azure Window, a limestone natural arch in Gozo, Malta, collapsed during a stor
- 2014 — Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, with aircraft debris subsequently washing ashore a few years later in the Indian Ocean.
- 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".
Cold WarEvil Empire speechNational Association of Evangelicals
- 1979 — Images taken by Voyager 1 proved the existence of volcanoes on Io (pictured), a moon of Jupiter.
- 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.
BBC Radio 4Douglas AdamsThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
- 1966 — Nelson's Pillar, a large granite pillar topped by a statue of Lord Nelson in Dublin, Ireland, was severely damaged by a bomb.
- 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.
- 1924 — Three violent explosions at a coal mine near Castle Gate, Utah, killed all 171 miners working there.
- 1919 — During the Egyptian Revolution, British authorities arrested rebel leader Saad Zaghloul and exiled him to Malta.
- 1910 — French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's licence.
- 1736 — Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, was crowned Shah of Iran.
- 1702 — Anne (pictured) became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her brother-in-law William III.
- 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.
Northern War of 1655–1660Frederick III of DenmarkTreaty of Roskilde
- 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.
- 1576 — A Spanish colonial officer wrote a letter to King Philip II containing the first known mention of the Maya ruins of Copán in present-day Honduras.
Births
- 2004 — Kit Connor, English actor
- 2003 — Montana Jordan, American actor
- 1999 — Nathan McSweeney, Australian cricketer
- 1997 — Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player
- 1996 — Kyle Allen, American football player
- 1995 — Marko Gudurić, Serbian basketball player
- 1995 — Isaiah Whitehead, American basketball player
- 1994 — Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer
- 1993 — Rui Machida, Japanese basketball player
- 1991 — Yoon Ji-sung, South Korean singer and actor
- 1990 — Kristinia DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1990 — Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer
Deaths
- 2025 — Athol Fugard, South African actor, director, and playwright (born 1932)
- 2020 — Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (born 1929)
- 2019 — Marshall Brodien, American actor (born 1934)
- 2019 — Cedrick Hardman, American football player and actor (born 1948)
- 2018 — Kate Wilhelm, American author (born 1928)
- 2016 — George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (born 1926)
- 2015 — Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955)
- 2014 — Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American Holocaust survivor and author (born 1921)
- 2014 — William Guarnere, American sergeant (born 1923)
- 2013 — John O'Connell, Irish politician, Irish Minister of Health (born 1927)
John O'Connell (Dublin politician)Minister for Health (Ireland)
- 2013 — Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, German soldier and publisher (born 1922)
- 2012 — Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (born 1921)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Edward King (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: Felix of Burgundy
- Christian feast day: John of God
- Christian feast day: Philemon the actor
- Christian feast day: March 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Women's Day, and its related observances: International Women's Collaboration Brew Day
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