Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.

March 8th

Pisces Water · Daffodil birth flower · Aquamarine birthstone · More...

🎉 Holiday on this date

♀️

International Women's Day

Global observance celebrating women's social, economic, cultural, and political achievements; a call to action for gender equality.

international Observed March 8 each year.

All holidays on this date  »

614 Notable birthdays

Rodolfo Quezada Toruño

Catholic cardinal (1932-2012).

Born March 8th, 1932 in Guatemala City.

Died June 4th, 2012 at 80 years old in Guatemala City. [ref]

Selma Barkham

Canadian historian and geoographer.

Born March 8th, 1927 in London.

Died May 3rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Chichester. [ref]

Paride Tumburus

Italian footballer (1939-2015).

Born March 8th, 1939 in Aquileia.

Died October 24th, 2015 at 76 years old in Aquileia (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Alexander Foliforov

Russian cyclist.

Born March 8th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Kovrov. [ref]

Stacey-Ann Williams

Jamaican sprinter.

Born March 8th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Kingston. [ref]

Jovita Feitosa

Military heroine (1848-1867).

Born March 8th, 1848 in Tauá.

Died October 9th, 1867 at 19 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stabbing).

Jasna Diklić

Bosnia-herzegovina theatre and film actress.

Born March 8th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Sarajevo.

João Batista da Silva

Brazilian footballer.

Born March 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Porto Alegre.

Jacques Baratier

French film director (1918–2009).

Born March 8th, 1918 in Montpellier. [ref]

Died November 27th, 2009 at 91 years old in Antony. [ref]

Hermann Winkelmann

German heldentenor (1847-1912).

Born March 8th, 1849 in Brunswick.

Died January 18th, 1912 at 62 years old in Vienna.

Jeroen Delmee

Dutch field hockey player.

Born March 8th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Boxtel.

Peter Persidis

Austrian footballer (1947-2009).

Born March 8th, 1947 in Vienna.

Died January 21st, 2009 at 61 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]

Fanny Horn Birkeland

Biathlete.

Born March 8th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Oslo.

Frederick Manson Bailey

Australian botanist (1827-1915).

Born March 8th, 1827 in London.

Died June 25th, 1915 at 88 years old in Brisbane.

Nadia Al-Sakkaf

Former government minister in yemen; editor-in-chief of the yemen times.

Born March 8th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Yemen.

Selma Irmak

Turkish statesperson (born 1971).

Born March 8th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Kızıltepe. [ref]

Emily Stang Sando

Norwegian handball player.

Born March 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Tønsberg.

Koen Daerden

Belgian association football player.

Born March 8th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Tongeren.

Cesareo Guillermo

President of the dominican republic (1847-1885).

Born March 8th, 1847 in Hato Mayor Province.

Died November 8th, 1885 at 38 years old in Azua Province.

Ed Podivinsky

Alpine skier.

Born March 8th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Toronto.

Manuel Amechazurra

Spanish association football player.

Born March 8th, 1888 in La Carlota. [ref]

Died February 13th, 1965 at 76 years old in Barcelona.

Atilio Cremaschi

Chilean footballer (1923-2007).

Born March 8th, 1923 in Punta Arenas.

Died September 3rd, 2007 at 84 years old in Santiago.

Gabriel Scott

Norwegian writer (1874–1958).

Born March 8th, 1874 in Leith.

Died July 9th, 1958 at 84 years old in Arendal.

Piet Steenkamp

Dutch politician and university professor (1925-2016).

Born March 8th, 1925 in Uithoorn. [ref]

Died January 8th, 2016 at 90 years old in Eindhoven. [ref]

Fabrizio Barca

Italian politician.

Born March 8th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Turin.

Birthdays 451 to 475 of 614

« 03/07
/
03/09 »

Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons. Stephen Chbosky