A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
March 8: Day of the Week
March 8, 2024 was the 68th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 298 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 8 Historical Event(s)
1775
An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes “African Slavery in America”, the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
1777
Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.
1817
The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
1868
Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai near Osaka.
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.
1920
The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
1957
Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
1974
Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
1983
President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an “evil empire”.
1999
The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing.
Who were born on March 8?
1925
Warren Bennis, American educator and author
1933
Luca Ronconi, Italian theater and opera director
1957
Clive Burr, British musician (Iron Maiden)
1965
Kenny Smith, American basketball player
1972
Angie Hart, Australian pop singer
1975
Mauro Briano, Italian footballer
1977
James Van Der Beek, American actor
1979
Tom Chaplin, English singer (Keane)
1980
Charli Delaney, Australian singer (Hi-5)
1988
Armanti Edwards, American college football player
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