March 8
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1979
Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time.
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Images taken by Voyager 1 prove the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter.
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Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire".
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A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills 80 and injures 200 others.
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Aeroflot Flight 3379 is hijacked by the Ovechkin family and diverted to Veshchevo in the Soviet Union.
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A collision at Indira Gandhi International Airport kills 9 people.
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Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-102, carrying the Expedition 2 crew to the International Space Station.
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Headlined by Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, TNA Wrestling moves its flagship program, TNA Impact!, to Monday night. This effort to go "big time live" failed but is notable in the history of professional wrestling television.
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In one of aviation's greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown.
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The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather.
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The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) is held on International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then held annually across Pakistan, and the feminist slogan "Mera Jism Meri Marzi" (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence, came into vogue in Pakistan.
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International Women's Day marches in Mexico become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in Mexico City alone.
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2004Kit Connor, English actor
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2003Montana Jordan, American actor
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1999Nathan McSweeney, Australian cricketer
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1997Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player
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1996Kyle Allen, American football player
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1995Marko Gudurić, Serbian basketball player
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1995Isaiah Whitehead, American basketball player
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1994Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer
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1993Rui Machida, Japanese basketball player
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1991Yoon Ji-sung, South Korean singer and actor
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1990Kristinia DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and actress
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1990Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer
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