Did you know
Millard Fillmore was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853.
Notable Deaths on March 8
1874 — Millard Fillmore
American lawyer and politician, 13th President of the United States (born 1800)
March 8 has 65 recorded notable deaths across history, from 1126 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
65 source records
1126 – 2025
Today in history
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
Did you know
Max von Sydow had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages.
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Sir George Henry Martin was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.
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Bayezid I, also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402.
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Adela of Normandy later became the countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux by marriage to Stephen II of Blois.
More major people who died on March 8
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2020
Max von Sydow
Swedish actor (born 1929)
Max von Sydow was a Swedish and French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television series in multiple languages.
2016
George Martin
English composer, conductor, and producer (born 1926)
Sir George Henry Martin was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.
1403
Bayezid I
Ottoman sultan (born 1360)
Bayezid I, also known as Bayezid the Thunderbolt, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402. He adopted the title of Sultan-i Rûm, Rûm being the Arabic name for the Eastern Roman Empire.
1137
Adela of Normandy
by marriage countess of Blois (born c. 1067)
Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England, also known as Saint Adela in the Catholic Church, was a daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders.
1993
Billy Eckstine
American jazz singer (born 1914)
William Clarence Eckstine was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice.
2025
Athol Fugard
South African actor, director, and playwright (born 1932)
Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director.
2009
Hank Locklin
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1918)
Lawrence Hankins Locklin was an American country music singer and songwriter. He had 70 chart singles, including two number-one hits on Billboard's country chart.
1937
Howie Morenz
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902)
Howard William Morenz was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
1930
Edward Terry Sanford
American jurist and politician, United States Assistant Attorney General (born 1865)
Edward Terry Sanford was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1923 until his death in 1930.
2019
Cedrick Hardman
American football player and actor (born 1948)
Cedrick Ward Hardman was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders, then played in the United States Football…
1641
Xu Xiake
Chinese geographer and explorer (born 1587)
Xu Xiake, born Xu Hongzu (徐弘祖), courtesy name Zhenzhi (振之), was a Chinese explorer, geographer, and travel writer of the Ming dynasty, known best for his famous geographical treatise, and noted for his bravery and…
2003
Adam Faith
English singer (born 1940)
Terence Nelhams Wright, known professionally as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. As a British rock and roll teen idol, he scored consecutive No.
1717
Abraham Darby I
English blacksmith (born 1678)
Abraham Darby, in his later life called Abraham Darby the Elder, now sometimes known for convenience as Abraham Darby I, was an English ironmaster and foundryman.
2013
Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin
German soldier and publisher (born 1922)
Ewald-Heinrich Hermann Konrad Oskar Ulrich Wolf Alfred von Kleist-Schmenzin was a German publisher and convenor of the Munich Conference on Security Policy until 1998.
2013
John O'Connell
Irish politician, Irish Minister of Health (born 1927)
John Francis O'Connell was an Irish politician who served as Minister for Health from 1992 to 1993 and Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1981 to 1982.
1702
William III of England (born 1650)
William III and II, also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of…
2007
John Vukovich
American baseball player and coach (born 1947)
John Christopher Vukovich, nicknamed "Vuk" or "Johnny Vuk", was an American professional baseball utility infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball, best known for his years with the Philadelphia Phillies.
1872
Cornelius Krieghoff
Dutch-Canadian painter (born 1815)
Cornelius David Krieghoff was a Dutch-born Canadian-American painter of the 19th century.
1932
Minna Craucher
Finnish socialite and spy (born 1891)
Minna Craucher was the pseudonym of Maria Vilhelmiina Lindell, a Finnish socialite and spy. Her home was a noted salon for various writers and artists.