March 8


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Events

 * - discovers the.


 * - Very unexpectedly,, the sister of the childless , becomes of ,  and  after the death of.


 * - 's "African Slavery in America" was published. It was the first article in the United States calling for the emancipation of all slaves and the abolition of slavery.


 * - : Almost 100 s in, had their s crushed with s by n men.


 * - The is founded.
 * -  ascends to the throne of.


 * - : The iron-clad (formerly ) is launched at,.


 * - is celebrated for the first time.
 * -   is assassinated while exiting the  building in.
 * - kills 172 coal miners near
 * - The first race is held in.
 * - : The surrender to ese forces on.


 * 1942  - World War II:  captures,.
 * - World War II: troops counter-attack  forces on  in  in a battle that will last five days.


 * - The allies send large numbers of troops across the Rhine significantly reinforcing and expanding the tenuous at the captured railway  allowing them to push some armor across the  and better secure the nascent.


 * - The claims to have an.
 * - re-opens the.
 * 1957  - The, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th & 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.


 * - The comes to power in  in a  by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council of the Revolutionary Command.


 * - : 3,500 arrive in, becoming the first  combat troops in.


 * - : announces it is going to substantially increase its number of troops in.


 * 1966  - A bomb planted by young  protesters destroys  in.


 * - opens in,.
 * - The first-ever radio episode of , by, is transmitted on.


 * - kicks off in the


 * -  calls the  an.


 * - A failed assassination attempt on in a   kills 85 people and injures 175.
 * Two U.S. Army helicopters collide in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, killing 17 servicemen.


 * - : the upholds the murder convictions of.


 * - A new is signed by.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, queen of Portugal (d. )
 * -, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. )
 * -, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, French Protestant pastor (d. )
 * -, English physician (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, British admiral (d. )
 * -, French botanist (d. )
 * -, of the Dutch Republic
 * -, wife of American president (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Hungarian dramatist (d. )
 * -, Polish inventor (d. )
 * -, German linguist (d. )
 * -, Portuguese poet (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, the 2nd General of (d. )
 * 1856  -, Australian artist (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, American type designer (d. )
 * -, Polish-born actress and singer (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, American chemist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American blues singer and guitarist (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician, Mayor of Ottawa (d. )
 * -, Firearms enthusiast and Author (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Greek politician, President of (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Governor of Texas (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * -, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (d. )
 * -, American economist and  pioneer (d. )
 * -, American actress and dancer
 * 1921  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Japanese soldier and
 * 1922  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American educator and author
 * -, Spanish actor (d. )
 * -, American pianist, conductor, and composer
 * -, Canadian engineer (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American writer and professor
 * 1931  -, American cultural critic (d. )
 * -, Italian actor, theater and opera director
 * -, Hungarian guitarist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * -, baseball player, author, and entrepreneur
 * 1939  -, Russian skater
 * 1939  -, Welsh tenor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, British athlete
 * 1942  -, baseball player
 * -, English actress
 * -, Russian composer
 * 1944  -, Spanish guitarist
 * 1944  -, Argentine singer and actor
 * -, American politician
 * 1945  -, American musician
 * 1945  -, German painter
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * 1947  -, American composer
 * 1947  -, former President of Real Madrid
 * -, American pop singer
 * -, Former U.S. Senator from Virginia
 * -, musician
 * 1953  -, baseball player
 * -, British singer
 * 1954  -, Scottish swimmer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1956  -, English former footballer (d. )
 * -, British musician, former drummer for
 * 1957  -, American actress and martial artist
 * -, British singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Australian swimmer
 * -, American actress
 * 1961  -, Canadian  player
 * -, American fetish model and photographer
 * 1963  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Portuguese fashion designer
 * -, German race car driver
 * 1968  -, American musician
 * -, American actress, ballet dancer
 * -, American football player
 * -, Welsh footballer
 * -, Australian pop singer
 * 1972  -, Irish snooker player
 * 1972  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Dutch singer
 * 1973  -, Austrian model
 * 1973  -, Belgian racing car driver
 * -, Indian actor
 * 1975  -, Greek singer
 * -, English singer
 * 1976  -, baseball player
 * 1976  -, American football player
 * 1976  -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1977  -, Swiss footballer
 * -, English singer
 * 1979  -, American guitarist
 * 1979  -, American actor
 * -, Australian footballer
 * 1981  -, American porn actress
 * 1981  -, American musician  (d. )
 * -, Romanian gymnast
 * 1982  -, race car driver
 * 1982  -, Greek footballer
 * -, American Actor
 * -, American actress

Deaths
-, English composer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Polish chronicler (b. )
 * -, a saint (b. )
 * -, Chinese adventurer (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Czech sculptor (b. )
 * -, Scottish classical scholar (b. )
 * -, French-born sculptor (b. )
 * -, doctor, officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Infamous member of New York City's gang (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Canadian painter (b. )
 * -, 13th (b. )
 * -, American clergyman (b. )
 * 1887  -, American engineer (b. )
 * -, Swedish inventor (b. )
 * -, German aircraft manufacturer (b. )
 * -, Dutch laureate (b. )
 * 1923  -, Latvian writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Cuban chess player (b. )
 * -, English conductor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Nazi official (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American director (b. )
 * -, Estonian military commander (b. )
 * -, American director (b. )
 * -, Estonian military commander (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Punjabi folk singer (b. )
 * 1988  -, Polish-born violinist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, German drummer (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * -, American actress and comedian (b. )
 * 1999  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1999  -, Argentinean writer (b.)
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English singer and actor (b. )
 * 2003  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, founder of the (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Chechen leader (b. )
 * 2005  -, Brazilian physicist (b. )
 * -, New Zealand heart surgeon (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * 2007  -, American baseball player and coach (b. )

Holidays and observances

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Liturgical feasts

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