Famous people born on March 8 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is March 8, you share it with Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Lester Holt, Freddie Prinze Jr. — and you were born under Pisces, the sign of the imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
Birthday basics for March 8
Pisces ♓
Zodiac sign
Aquamarine
Birthstone
Daffodil
Birth flower
67th
Day of the year
March 8 is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years), with 298 days still to come.
Famous people born on March 8
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. — Influential U.S. Supreme Court justice who served for nearly 30 years (born 1841).
Lester Holt — Journalist and longtime anchor of NBC Nightly News (born 1959).
Freddie Prinze Jr. — Actor known for She's All That and Scooby-Doo (born 1976).
Also sharing the day:
Kenneth Grahame (b. 1859) — Scottish author of the children's classic The Wind in the Willows.
Cyd Charisse (b. 1922) — American dancer and actress who starred in Singin' in the Rain.
James Van Der Beek (b. 1977) — American actor who played the title role in Dawson's Creek.
March 8 in history
1910 — French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman in the world to earn a pilot's license.
1950 — The iconic Volkswagen "Bus" began production.
1979 — Philips publicly demonstrated the compact disc for the first time.
1817 — The New York Stock Exchange was formally organized when brokers adopted its first constitution.
1971 — Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden in boxing's "Fight of the Century."
1976 — The largest observed stony meteorite fall on record showered fragments near Jilin, China.
March 8 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is March 8?
Anyone born on March 8 is a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
What is the birthstone for March 8?
The birthstone for a March 8 birthday is Aquamarine, and the birth flower is the Daffodil.
Who is the most famous person born on March 8?
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. is among the best known — Influential U.S. Supreme Court justice who served for nearly 30 years (born 1841).
What happened on March 8?
In 1910, French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman in the world to earn a pilot's license.
What day of the year is March 8?
March 8 is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years), with 298 days still to come.
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