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Freddie Prinze Jr. is the only child of actor and comedian Freddie Prinze.
Famous Birthdays on March 8
1976 — Freddie Prinze Jr.
American actor, producer, and screenwriter
March 8 has 143 recorded notable births across history, from 1495 to 2004. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on March 8
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- 1775 An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery. Source
- 2021 Twenty-eight political institutions in Myanmar establish the National Unity Consultative Council, a historic alliance of ethnic armed organizations and democratically elected leaders, in response to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. Source
- 1949 President of France Vincent Auriol and ex-Vietnamese emperor Bảo Đại sign the Élysée Accords, giving Vietnam greater independence from France and creating the State of Vietnam to oppose Viet Minh-led Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Source
- 1983 Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". Source
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The band's second and final album, 1979's Replicas, reached No.
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In May 2021, Kat Von D released her first single "Exorcism" from her album Love Made Me Do It.
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Hillingsbrook on 90210, and Johnny on 2 Broke Girls.
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Holmes retired from the Court at the age of 90, an unbeaten record for oldest justice on the Supreme Court.
More major people born on March 8
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1958
Gary Numan
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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1982
Kat Von D
American tattoo artist and model
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1978
Nick Zano
American actor
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1841
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
American lawyer and jurist (died 1935)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932.
1859
Kenneth Grahame
British author (died 1932)
Kenneth Grahame was a Scottish writer. He is best remembered for the classic of children's literature The Wind in the Willows (1908).
1954
David Wilkie
Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer (died 2024)
David Andrew Wilkie was a Scottish swimmer who was the Olympic 200m breaststroke champion in 1976, the first British swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal since Anita Lonsbrough in 1960, and the first British man to do…
1948
Jonathan Sacks
English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar (died 2020)
Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013.
1984
Ross Taylor
New Zealand cricketer
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1961
Larry Murphy
Canadian ice hockey player
Lawrence Thomas Murphy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
1939
Lidiya Skoblikova
Russian speed skater and coach
Lidiya Pavlovna Skoblikova is a retired Russian speed skater and coach.
1827
Wilhelm Bleek
German linguist and anthropologist (died 1875)
Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek was a German linguist who lived in the Cape Colony and developed a particular interest for the languages and culture of the San peoples.
1956
David Malpass
American economist and government official
David Robert Malpass is an American economic analyst and former government official who served as President of the World Bank Group from 2019 to 2023.
1879
Otto Hahn
German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)
Otto Hahn was a German chemist who was a pioneer in the field of radiochemistry.
1949
Teofilo Cubillas
Peruvian footballer
Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is considered Peru's greatest ever player and one of the best in the history of South America.
1959
Aidan Quinn
American actor
Aidan Quinn is an American actor. He made his film debut in Reckless (1984), and has starred in over 80 feature films, including Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), The Mission (1986), Stakeout (1987), All My Sons (1987),…
1943
Susan Clark
Canadian actress and producer
Susan Clark is a retired Canadian actress. She made her big screen debut in the 1967 drama film Banning and the following year played the female lead in the crime thriller Coogan's Bluff.
1931
Neil Postman
American author and social critic (died 2003)
Neil Postman was an American author, educator, media theorist, and cultural critic who eschewed digital technology, including personal computers and mobile devices, and was critical of the use of personal computers in…
1959
Lester Holt
American journalist
Lester Don Holt Jr. is an American journalist who was the news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and is currently news anchor for Dateline NBC.
1931
John McPhee
American author and educator
John Angus McPhee is an American author. He is considered one of the pioneers of creative nonfiction.