Friday March 08, 2019: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

US date format: 3/8/2019, UK date format: 8/3/2019

March 8th, 2019 was the 67th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Pisces. The day of the week was Friday.

Richard Jewell, directed by Clint Eastwood, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2019 while Educated by Tara Westover was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching The Enemy Within.

The US president was Donald John Trump (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Theresa May (Conservative), Pope Francis was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

You can also have a look at March 08 across the years or at March 2019 calendar.

March 08, 2019 Events

What happened on March 08, 2019?

Historical Events

Venezuelan crisis: Venezuelan blackout 2019: Venezuela's national power blackout enters its second-day. Jorge Rodriguez, Information Minister, and Vladimir Padrino Lopez, Defense Minister, claim that Venezuela is the victim of cyberattacks designed to "derail the entire system". Juan Guaido, Venezuela's Acting President, stated that state corruption and mismanagement had left the electrical grid in chaos.
Venezuelan blackout 2019: Venezuela's second-day power blackout. Jorge Rodriguez, Information Minister, and Vladimir Padrino Lopez, Defense Minister, claim that Venezuela is the victim of cyberattacks designed to "derail the entire system". Juan Guaido, Venezuela's Acting President, stated that state corruption and mismanagement had left the electrical grid in chaos.
Venezuela's second-ever nationwide power blackout begins. Jorge Rodriguez, Information Minister, and Vladimir Padrino Lopez, Defense Minister, claim that Venezuela is the victim of cyberattacks designed to "derail the entire system". Juan Guaido, Venezuela's Acting President, stated that state corruption and mismanagement had left the electrical grid in chaos.
A truck crashes on a Mexican highway, killing 25 Central American migrants hiding in it.
Shoreham Airshow crash: Pilot Andy Hill was acquitted on eleven counts of manslaughter stemming from the 2015 accident in which a plane flown by Hill collided with a road in Shoreham.
Pilot Andy Hill was acquitted on 11 counts of manslaughter stemming from the 2015 accident in which a plane flown by Hill collided with a road in Shoreham.
Chelsea Manning was sentenced to prison for refusing to answer questions of a federal grand jury in Virginia investigating the release documents to WikiLeaks.
Actor Jussie Stullett was indicted for 16 felonies of disorderly conduct after he allegedly filed a false hate crime report in January in Chicago.
Politics in Finland: After failing to deliver on healthcare reform, the entire coalition government of Finland was forced to resign a month before the country's general elections. The coalition of the Centre Party's Juha Sipila, the National Coalition Party, and the Eurosceptic Blue Reform Party was unable to reach an agreement on a package which would have slowed the country's healthcare spending for the next ten years. The government will remain in place until April elections.
After failing to deliver on healthcare reform one month before the country's general elections, the entire Finnish coalition government resigned. The coalition of the Centre Party's Juha Sipila, the conservative National Coalition Party, and the Eurosceptic Blue Reform Party was unable to agree upon a package that would have slowed the country's healthcare spending for the next ten years. The government will remain in place until April elections.
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March 08, 2019 Famous Birthdays

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Kat Von D
Mexican-born tattoo artist.
Freddie Jr Prinze
Tom Chaplin
English singer (Keane).
Mouloud Feraoun

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If March 08, 2019 is your birthday you are 4 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on March 08.