08 March - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on March 08, the day number in a year is 67 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 68. March 08 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
March 08 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1534 | Bahadur Shah of Gujarat looted Chittorgarh. |
| 1576 | A letter to King Philip II of Spain contained the first European mention of the Mayan ruins of Copán in modern Honduras. |
| 1618 | German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler discoveredthe third law of planetary motion. |
| 1655 | The court of Northampton County, Colony of Virginia, made JohnCasor the first legally recognized slave in England's North Americancolonies. |
| 1658 | After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars, King Frederick III of Denmark–Norway was forced to give up nearly half his Danish territory to Sweden to save the rest. |
| 1702 | Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway became the Queen ofEngland, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding William III. |
| 1702 | Mehrani Anne assumed power after the death of King William III of England. |
| 1706 | The princely state of Catalonia formed its mini-parliament and was presided over by King Carlos III of Spain. |
| 1736 | Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, was crowned Shah of Iran. |
| 1777 | The regiments of Eggbach and Beirut were sent to the city of Oxenfurt to support Great Britain in an uprising in the American Revolutionary War. |
| 1838 | American mint operation started in New Orleans. |
| 1855 | Bates College was founded in Louisston, Maine by abolitionists. |
| 1875 | The famous poet Mirza Salamat Ali Dabir of Urdu died. |
| 1890 | North Dakota State University founded in Fargo. |
| 1910 | French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman toreceive a pilot's licence. |
| 1911 | International Women's Day was celebrated for the first time in Europe. |
| 1919 | During the Egyptian Revolution of 1919, British authoritiesarrested Saad Zaghloul and two others, exiling them to Malta. |
| 1921 | Famous film lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi was born. |
| 1921 | President Edwardo Dato was killed while exiting Parliament in the Spanish capital Madrid. |
| 1924 | Three violent explosions at a coal mine near Castle Gate, Utah, US, killed all 171 miners working there. |
| 1924 | 172 coal minerals died in the United States of Castle Gate city of Utah. |
| 1930 | Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement. |
| 1942 | The Rangoon army entered Japan. |
| 1948 | Air India International was established. |
| 1953 | Vasundhara Raje Scindia, the first woman Chief Minister of Rajasthan, was born. |
| 1963 | The Ba'ath Party came to power in Syria in a coup d'état by aclique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves theNational Council of the Revolutionary Command. |
| 1972 | A plane bomb exploded at Las Vegas airport in the United States. |
| 1974 | Charles de Gaulle Airport is open in Paris, France. |
| 1975 | The United States declared International Women's Day. |
| 1977 | The Australian Parliament was opened by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. |
| 1978 | BBC Radio 4 transmitted the first episode of English author anddramatist Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a sciencefiction radio series that was later adapted into novels, a televisionseries, and other media formats. |
| 1979 | Philips first made the compact disc public. |
| 1983 | The Cold War: During a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Ronald Reagan described the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire'. |
| 1985 | A car bomb blast in Beirut killed 80 people and injured more than 175 people. |
| 1989 | A new theatre named ‘Plymouth Theatre’ was opened by ‘Heidi Chronicles’ to perform 621 performances at the New York. |
| 1991 | The United States of America has made a nuclear test at ‘Nevada Test Site’ |
| 1993 | A well known famous singer named Fela Kuti of Nigeria was arrested by the police as they found him the suspicion of the murder. |
| 1994 | Two flights named B737 and Ilyushin-86 crashed with each other which lead to 8 deaths and a large number of injured people in New Delhi. |
| 1995 | The new President of Greece is Costis Stephanopoulos. |
| 2003 | Malta approved to join the European Union in a referendum. |
| 2006 | Russia withdrew its proposal on the Iran case. |
| 2009 | India's leading golf player Jyoti Randhawa won the Thailand Open title. |
| 2010 | The French navy caught 35 suspected pirates in the off coast of Somalia. It was the most successful mission of European Union’s. |
| 2011 | California authorities investigated about a large number of fish killing at the King Harbor Marino in the Redond Beach, USA. |
| 2013 | Former President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez died. Vice President Nicolas Maduro became the interim President. |
| 2014 | 1,29,000 jobs have been added in January in the payrolls of U.S.A and 1,75,000 jobs added in February, being a difficult winter weather. |
| 2014 | International Women’s Day has been celebrated by the UNO. The theme of the celebration is ‘Equality for Women is progress for all’. |
| 2014 | Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from KualaLumpur to Beijing, prompting the most expensive search in aviationhistory. |
Famous Birthdays of March 08:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1990 | Kristinia DeBarge / Writer / United States of America |
| 1830 | João de Deus / Poet / Portugal |
| 1726 | Richard Howe / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Jason Elam / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1822 | Ignacy Łukasiewicz / Business Man / Poland |
| 1984 | Rafik Djebbour / Footballer / Algeria |
| 1987 | Jonathan Wright / Rugby Player / Australia |
| 1976 | Freddie Prinze / Actor / United States of America |
| 1912 | Meldrim Thomson / Politician / United States of America |
| 1939 | Robert Tear / Tenor / United Kingdom |
| 1960 | Jeffrey Eugenides / Author / United States of America |
| 1989 | Harmanpreet Kaur / Player / India |
| 1954 | Digambar Kamat / Politician / India |
| 1939 | Lynn Seymour / Choreographer / Canada |
| 1991 | Miriam Bryant / Singer / Sweden |
| 1714 | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach / Pianist / Germany |
| 1979 | Apathy / Producer / United States of America |
| 1983 | André Santos / Footballer / Brazil |
| 1926 | Francisco Rabal / Actor / Spain |
| 1958 | Andy McDonald / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1712 | John Fothergill / Physician / United Kingdom |
| 1896 | Charlotte Whitton / Politician / Canada |
| 1937 | Juvénal Habyarimana / Politician / Rwanda |
| 1914 | Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich / Astronomer / Russia |
| 1968 | Michael Bartels / Racing Car Driver / Germany |
| 1920 | Douglass Wallop / Author / United States of America |
| 1899 | Elmer Keith / Author / United States of America |
| 1550 | William Drury / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1997 | Jurina Matsui / Actress / Japan |
| 1957 | William Edward Childs / Composer / United States of America |
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Read in Hindi : 08 मार्च की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं