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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)
1010
Ferdowsi completes his Shāhnāmeh.
1722
The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at The Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.
1862
American Civil War: The iron-clad Ship CSS (formerly USS Merrimack) is launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
1949
Mildred Gillars (“Axis Sally”) is condemned to prison for treason
1957
Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
1957
Ghana joins the United Nations.
1957
The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, 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.
1966
A bomb planted by young Irish protesters destroys Nelson’s Pillar in Dublin.
1985
A failed assassination attempt on Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, kills at least 45 and injures 175 others.
2004
A new constitution is signed by Iraq’s Governing Council.
Who were born on March 8?
1859
Kenneth Grahame, English author (d. 1932)
1922
Yevgeny Matveyev, Russian actor and film director (d. 2003)
1931
Neil Adcock, South African Cricket player
1941
Andrei Mironov, Soviet actor (d. 1987)
1945
Jim Chapman, American politician
1964
Kate Betts, American fashion editor
1973
Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch singer (The Gathering)
1980
Charli Delaney, Australian singer (Hi-5)
1988
Armanti Edwards, American college football player
1991
Devon Werkheiser, American actor
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IGOSTMZEOQP? Check your answers here: Word scramble IGOSTMZEOQP. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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