Famous Personalities Born In March - 08
Monday, 30 June 2025
1075 Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1495 On this day in history birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)
1495 On this day in history birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)
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 On March - 08 birth of johann Rist, composer
1659 Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (d. 1738) was born on March - 08.
1700 On this day in history birth of anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782)
1712 John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.
1714 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of JS Bach was born on March - 08.
1726 On March - 08 birth of richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799)
1743 Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer was born on this day in history.
1746 André Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802) was born on this day in history.
1748 On March - 08 birth of willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau
1748 William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic was born on this day in history.
1778 Friedrich August Kanne, composer was born on this day in history.
1783 Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, composer was born on March - 08.
1783 On March - 08 birth of hannah Hoes Van Buren, NY, wife of pres Martin (1837-41) (died 1819)
1787 On March - 08 birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery
1799 On this day in history birth of simon Cameron, Secy War (Union), died in 1889
1814 On this day in history birth of ede Szigligeti, Hungarian dramatist (d. 1878)
1822 Ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882) was born on March - 08.
1825 On March - 08 birth of george William Martin, composer
1827 Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.
1830 On March - 08 birth of joão de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896)
1836 Matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1839 On this day in history birth of james Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)
1840 Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor was born on March - 08.
1841 On March - 08 birth of oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32)
1843 Per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer was born on this day in history.
1847 On March - 08 birth of karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente)
1853 On March - 08 birth of edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina)