Famous Personalities Born In March - 08
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1075 Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on March - 08.
1286 John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) was born on this day in history.
1293 Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) was born on March - 08.
1495 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy) was born on March - 08.
1495 John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.
1514 On this day in history birth of amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562)
1560 Don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613) was born on March - 08.
1607 Johann Rist, composer was born on March - 08.
1659 On March - 08 birth of isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738)
1700 On March - 08 birth of anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782)
1712 John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born on March - 08.
1714 On this day in history birth of carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach
1726 On this day in history birth of richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799)
1743 On March - 08 birth of bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer
1746 André Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802) was born on March - 08.
1748 Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau was born on March - 08.
1748 On this day in history birth of william V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic
1778 On this day in history birth of friedrich August Kanne, composer
1783 On this day in history birth of gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer
1783 On March - 08 birth of hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819)
1787 Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born on March - 08.
1799 Simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889 was born on this day in history.
1814 Ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.
1822 On March - 08 birth of ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882)
1825 George William Martin, composer was born on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875)
1830 On March - 08 birth of joão de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896)
1836 On March - 08 birth of matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army)
1839 James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born on this day in history.
1840 Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor was born on this day in history.
1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32) was born on this day in history.
1843 Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer was born on March - 08.
1847 Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente) was born on this day in history.
1853 Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina) was born on March - 08.