Historical Events
- Lenore Coffee & William Joyce Cowan's "Family Portrait" premieres
Famous Birthdays
- George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist (Dark Sky Legacy)
Jim Bouton (1939-2019)
American baseball pitcher, 1962-70 and 1978 (New York Yankees and 3 other teams; All-Star, 1969), author ("Ball Four"), and broadcaster, born in Newark, New Jersey
- Lydia Skoblikova, USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64)
- Lynn Seymour [Berta Lynn Springbett], Canadian-English ballerina (Royal Ballet, 1962-78), choreographer, and director, born in Wainwright, Alberta (d. 2023)
- Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), born in St. John, Washington (d. 2017)
- Robert Tear, Welsh tenor (Welsh National Opera, 1970), born in Barry, Wales
- Yannis Vlachopoulos, Greek composer (Morphes), born in Piraeus, Greece
About March 8, 1939
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 85 years, 1 month and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Pisces
