Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: March 8
March 8, 2024 is the 68th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 298 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Pisces is your zodiac sign. Aquamarine is your modern birthstone. Jade is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: March 8
- 1618 –Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- 1722 –The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at The Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.
- 1736 –Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.
- 1817 –The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
- 1862 –American Civil War: The iron-clad Ship CSS (formerly USS Merrimack) is launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
- 1910 –French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot’s license.
- 1957 –Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
- 1957 –Ghana joins the United Nations.
- 1983 –President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an “evil empire”.
- 1985 –A failed assassination attempt on Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, kills at least 45 and injures 175 others.
Who were born on March 8?
- 1910 –Claire Trevor, American actress (d. 2000)
- 1915 –Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, actor, and singer (d. 1979)
- 1939 –Jim Bouton, American baseball player and author
- 1965 –Kenny Smith, American basketball player
- 1972 –Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer
- 1976 –Ryan Freel, American baseball player
- 1978 –Mohammed Bouyeri, Dutch-Moroccan assassin
- 1978 –Nick Zano, American actor
- 1981 –Joost Posthuma, Dutch professional cyclist
- 1984 –Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer
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