March 8

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on March 8. From 1900 until now. March 8 is under the sign of Pisces. Famous birthdays on this day include Kat Von D (1982), Freddie Jr Prinze (1976) and Tom Chaplin (1979). Several movies were released around March 8 over the years, such as The Godfather in 1972 directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Noises Off... in 1992 directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
But much more happened on March 8 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Saint Philemon (d. 305)
Albania, Romania - Mother's Day.
Catholicism Saint John of God.
Hudson's Birthday - The Second Coming Of Christmas.
Saint Humfried of Terwaan
Saint Cyrillus of Africa
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Events

2019 Crisis in Venezuela: 2019 Venezuelan blackout: A nationwide power blackout enters its second day in Venezuela. Information Minister Jorge Rodríguez and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López claim the country appears to be the victim of a cyberattack intended to "derail the whole system". Venezuelan National Assembly-declared Acting President Juan Guaidó stated that "state corruption and mismanagement (...) have left the electrical grid in shambles". (AP) (Forbes)
2018 Turkish military operation in Afrin: The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army seizes control of Jindires in Syria's Afrin District from the Kurdish YPG. The town is extensively destroyed by Turkish airstrikes, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Reuters) (France 24)
2017 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): March 2017 Kabul attack: A suicide bomber and unidentified gunmen dressed as doctors attack a military hospital in Kabul, killing at least 38 people and wounding dozens more. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack. (The Guardian)
2016 Spillover of the Syrian Civil War: Mortar shells fired from Syria kill at least one person and injure another in the Turkish border town of Kilis. (Reuters)
2015 Boko Haram: Forces from Niger and Chad launch a ground and air offensive against Boko Haram Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria. (BBC)
2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Malaysia Airlines loses contact with a Boeing 777-200ER passenger plane carrying 239 people from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China. (BBC)
2013 Piracy in Somalia:: The Greek-owned oil tanker MT Smyrni is released along with its 26 crew members for a reported ransom of $9.5 million after being held hostage for 10 months. (Reuters)
2012 2011–2012 Syrian uprising:
2011 2011 Libyan civil war:
2010 The stolen body of Tassos Papadopoulos, fifth President of Cyprus, is discovered in a cemetery near the capital.
2009 Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav will be charged with rape and indecent assault. (Bloomberg)
2008 Debut of The Spectacular Spider-Man on TV in the US and Canada.
2007 Georgia increases the size of its contingent in the multinational force in Iraq from 850 to 2000. (Fox News)
2006 The world's biggest Expo on information technology, CeBIT, opens in Hanover, Germany. (news.com)
2005 The People's Republic of China ratifies an anti-secession law, aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independence.{{cite web|url=
2004 A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.
2003 An oil refinery and an oil pipeline are attacked in the northeastern Indian province of Assam. The United Liberation Front of Asom separatist group claims responsibility and according to regional newspapers threatens more such attacks.
2001 Died: Ninette de Valoisnbsp– founder of Royal Ballet, London
2000 Tokyo train disaster: A sideswipe collision of 2 Tokyo Metro trains kills 5 people.
1999 The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing.
1996 The People's Republic of China begins surface-to-surface missile testing and military exercises off Taiwanese coastal areas. The United States government condemns the act as provocation, and the Taiwanese government warns of retaliation.
1995 Costis Stephanopoulos becomes President of Greece.
1994 Radio host Jack Spector suffers a fatal heart attack while broadcasting popular music on WHLI in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA.
1993 Katharine Hepburn released from the hospital after exhaustion
1992 22nd Easter Seal Telethon
1991 Harry Hamlin and Nicollette Sheridan wed
1990 New York City's Zodiac killer shoots first victim, Mario Orosco.
1989 Heidi Chronicles opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 621 performances
1988 U.S. presidential candidate George Herbert Walker Bush defeats Robert Dole in numerous Republican primaries and caucuses on "Super Tuesday."
1987 Jane Geddes wins LPGA GNA / Glendale Federal Golf Classic
1986 Martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn US$10 million.
1985 Ice Dance Championship at Tokyo won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS)
1983 IBM releases PC DOS version 2.0
1981 Dennis Lillee ct by Queensland 12th man Dennis Lillie in Shield game
1980 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1979 Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale.
1978 The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.
1977 Henry L Marsh III elected Mayor of Richmond
1975 Royal Canadian Mint announces branch mint opening in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1974 Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
1973 Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/US longest, opens.
1972 1st flight of the Goodyear blimp
1971 Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record).
1970 WTCI TV channel 45 in Chattanooga, TN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1969 Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo
1968 Fillmore East opens
1967 New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold first day).
1966 Golden Boy closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 569 performances
1965 First US combat forces arrive in South Vietnam (3,500 Marines).
1964 Malcolm X leaves Black Muslim Movement
1963 Syrian Arab Republic Revolution Day: Military coup in Syria.
1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1961 US nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours.
1960 Greenwillow opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 95 performances
1959 KUAT TV channel 6 in Tucson, AZ (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by three at Santa Anita.
1957 Israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships.
1953 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
1952 Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis
1951 International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel).
1950 1st woman medical officer assigned to naval vessel (BR Walters)
1949 WAGA TV channel 5 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 US Supreme Court rules relgious instruction in public schools is unconstitutional.
1946 1st helicopter licensed for coml use (NYC)
1945 Kiss Me Kate opens in Britain
1944 US resumes bombing Berlin, Germany.
1943 Limited gambling legalized in Mexico.
1942 Japanese forces captures Rangoon Burma
1941 1st baseball player drafted into WWII (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies)
1937 Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
1936 Daytona Beach Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
1935 Hachikō, the loyal dog who was remembered for his loyalty to his owner, even many years after his owners death, passes away on the very same spot he had waited for over nine years.
1934 Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars.
1930 Babe Ruth signs two-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankees general manager Ed Barrow; Barrow wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth".
1929 US worker union commission reports of slavery in Liberia.
1927 Pan American Airlines incorporates.
1924 The Castle Gate mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
1921 Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.
1920 Denmark and Cuba join the League of Nations.
1917 The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
1916 US invades Cuba for third time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime.
1913 Internal Revenue Service begins to levy and collect income taxes.
1911 International Women's Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women's Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany.
1910 Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris France becomes first licensed female pilot.
1908 Collingwood Elementary (Cleveland) burns, kills 173 kids and two teachers.
1906 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Smiths Falls (Ontario) in two games.
1900 Londoners celebrate as Queen Victoria makes a rare visit to the city.
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