March 8th Birthdays

American pop singer, Peggy March, was born on this day in 1948 in Lansdale, Pa. She still holds the record of youngest female artist with a No. 1 spot on the Billboard 100 for her 1963 hit record “I Will Follow Him.”

Also born on March 8th:

  • 1927
    Dick Hyman, American pianist and composer
  • 1938
    Pete Dawkins, American football player
  • 1939
    Jim Bouton, American baseball player and author
  • 1940
    Susan Clark, Canadian actress
  • 1942
    Dick Allen, American baseball player
  • 1945
    Bruce Broughton, American composer
    Micky Dolenz, American singer, musician
  • 1946
    Randy Meisner, American musician
  • 1947
    Mike Allsup, American musician
    Carole Bayer Sager, American composer
  • 1953
    Jim Rice, American baseball player
    Don Werner, American baseball player
  • 1954
    Cheryl Baker, British singer
  • 1956
    John Kapelos, Canadian actor
  • 1957
    John Butcher, American baseball player
    Billy Childs, composer/pianist
    Cynthia Rothrock, American actress
    Bob Stoddard, American baseball player
  • 1958
    Nick Capra, American baseball player
    Gary Numan, British singer
  • 1959
    Aidan Quinn, American actor
  • 1960
    Buck Williams, American basketball player
  • 1961
    Camryn Manheim, American actress
    Mark Salas, American baseball player
  • 1962
    Leon Robinson, American actor, producer
  • 1964
    Lance McCullers, American baseball player
  • 1965
    Kenny Smith, American basketball player
  • 1966
    Cheryl James, American performer
  • 1967
    Joel Johnston, American baseball player
  • 1968
    Jim Dougherty, American baseball player
    Rob Dukes, American singer, songwriter
    Shawn Mullins, American musician
  • 1970
    Jason Elam, American football player
  • 1973
    Mark Lukasiewicz, American baseball player
    Justin Thompson, American baseball player
  • 1974
    Mike Moriarty, American baseball player
  • 1976
    Gaz Coombes, English singer
    Juan Encarnacion, American baseball player
    Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor
    Hines Ward, American football player, analyst
  • 1977
    James Van Der Beek, American actor
  • 1978
    Nick Zano, American actor
  • 1979
    Tom Chaplin, English singer
    Andy Ross, American guitarist
  • 1980
    Charli Delaney, Australian singer
  • 1982
    Craig Stansberry, American baseball player
  • 1983
    Mark Worrell, American baseball player
  • 1984
    Dave Moffatt, Canadian musician
  • 1986
    Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, Japanese princess
  • 1989
    Robbie Hummel, American basketball player
  • 1990
    Kristinia DeBarge, American R&B singer
  • 1991
    Devon Werkheiser, American actor
  • 1992
    Charlie Ray, American actress

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Died on March 8th:

  • 1723
    Christopher Wren, English architect (age 90)
  • 1869
    Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor (age 65)
  • 1874
    Millard Fillmore, 13th U.S. President (age 74)
  • 1887
    Henry Ward Beecher, American minister, activist (age 73)
  • 1917
    Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general, businessman (age 78)
  • 1930
    William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. President (age 72)
  • 1961
    Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (age 81)
  • 1971
    Harold Lloyd, American actor, director (age 77)
  • 1975
    George Stevens, American director, screenwriter (age 70)
  • 1985
    Edward Andrews, American actor (age 70)
  • 1993
    Billy Eckstine, American trumpet player (age 78)
  • 1999
    Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian (age 74)
    Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (age 84)
  • 2001
    Edward Winter, American actor (age 63)
  • 2003
    Adam Faith, English singer (age 62)
    Karen Morley, American actress (age 93)
  • 2007
    John Inman, English actor (age 71)
  • 2009
    Hank Locklin, American singer, guitarist (age 91)
  • 2011
    Mike Starr, American bass player (Alice in Chains), (age 44)
  • 2015
    Sam Simon, American director, screenwriter (age 59)
  • 2016
    George Martin, English composer, conductor (age 90)
  • 2019
    Marshall Brodien, American actor (age 84)
  • 2020
    Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (age 90)
  • 2023
    Topol, Israeli actor, singer (age 87)
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