Every yearMarch 8
Everything March 8 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for March 8 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | International Women's DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | Commonwealth Day | Community | |
| 03 | Girls Write Now Day | Books | |
| 04 | National Peanut Cluster Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Proofreading Day | Books | |
| 06 | Fun Facts About Names Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on March 8 in some years.
Born on March 8
Historic figures
- Otto Hahn1879–1968German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach1714–1788German pianist and composer
- Cyd Charisse1922–2008American actress and dancer
- Juvénal Habyarimana1937–1994Rwandan politician, President of Rwanda
- Edward Calvin Kendall1886–1972American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- James Van Der Beek1977–2026American actor
- Kenneth Grahame1859–1932British author
- Claire Trevor1910–2000American actress
- Lynn Redgrave1943–2010English-American actress and singer
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.1841–1935American lawyer and jurist
Celebrities & public figures
- Freddie Prinze Jr.b. 1976American actor
- Aidan Quinnb. 1959American actor
- Benny Blancob. 1988American record producer
- Petra Kvitováb. 1990Czech tennis player
- Kit Connorb. 2004English actor
- Gary Numanb. 1958English singer-songwriter
- Camryn Manheimb. 1961American actress
- Anselm Kieferb. 1945German painter and sculptor
- Micky Dolenzb. 1945American singer-songwriter and actor
- Montana Jordanb. 2003American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers March 8 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see March 8, 2027.
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