Historical Events - March 8.
1534: Bahadur Shah of Gujarat looted Chittorgarh.
1702: Queen Anne assumed power after the death of King William III of England.
1817: Establishment of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
1911: International Women’s Day celebrated for the first time.
1942: World War II- Japan conquered Rangoon, the capital city of Myanmar.
1948: Indian airline Air India International began its overseas service.
1948: Phaltan State merged with the Republic of India.
1957: Ghana joined the United Nations.
1979: Philips launched the first compact disc.
Famous birthdays and birth anniversaries– March 8
1886: Edward Calvin Kendall, an American chemist.
1921: Sahir Ludhianvi, an Indian poet and film song lyricist.
1931: Manohari Singh, an Indian saxophonist.
1932: Sudhira Das, an Indian engineer. She was the first female engineer from the state of Odisha.
1953: Vasundhara Raje Scindia, an Indian politician.
1954: Digambar Kamat, an Indian politician.
1989: Harmanpreet Kaur, an Indian cricketer.
Death anniversaries -March 8
1535:Rani Karmavati, wife of Rana Sanga of Chittorgarh, the capital of Mewar Kingdom.
1702: William III, King of England.
1957: Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, the first chief minister of Bombay State.
1988: Amar Singh Chamkila, a popular Punjabi singer.
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