March 8th (1947) was a Saturday. It's the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 298 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 8th March, 1947
» Thirteen thousand troops sent by the Kuomintang government of Republic of China or China arrive in Taiwan after the 228 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan indepe
Famous Birthdays on March 8 in 1947
» Michael Allsup, American guitarist (Three Dog Night)
» Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter and painter
» Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (d. 2011)
» Vladimír Mišík, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Matadors, Blue Effect, Flamengo (Czech band) called Flamengo, and Etc...)
» Florentino Pérez, Spanish businessman and engineer
March 8th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» John of God
» Philemon the actor
» Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, Edward King (bishop of Lincoln) named Edward King, Felix of Burgundy (Church of England)
» Earliest day on which Canberra Day can fall, while March 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in March (Australian Capital Territory)
» Earliest day on which Commonwealth Day can fall, while March 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in March (Commonwealth of Nations)
» Earliest day on which Passion Sunday can fall, while April 17 is the latest; observed on the fifth Sunday of Lent (Christianity)