Famous Personalities Born In March - 08
Wednesday, 01 October 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 On March - 08 birth of juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder (Brothers of Mercy)
1495 On March - 08 birth of john of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550)
1514 Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1562) was born on March - 08.
1560 On March - 08 birth of don Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (d. 1613)
1607 Johann Rist, composer was born on this day in history.
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 Richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799) was born on March - 08.
1743 Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer was born on this day in history.
1746 André Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802) was born on March - 08.
1748 Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau was born on this day in history.
1748 On March - 08 birth of william V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic
1778 Friedrich August Kanne, composer was born on March - 08.
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 this day in history.
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 Ignacy Lukasiewicz, Polish inventor (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.
1825 George William Martin, composer was born on March - 08.
1827 On March - 08 birth of wilhelm Bleek, German linguist (d. 1875)
1830 João de Deus, Portuguese poet (d. 1896) was born on March - 08.
1836 Matthew Calbraith Butler, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1839 James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born on this day in history.
1840 On March - 08 birth of franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor
1841 On this day in history birth of oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32)
1843 On March - 08 birth of per Jonas Fredrik Vilhelm Svedbom, composer
1847 Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente) was born on March - 08.
1853 Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina) was born on March - 08.