08 March 1825 : George William Martin: Composer
08 March 1815 : Jean Delphin Alard: French violinist / composer
08 March 1799 : Simon Cameron: Secretary of War (Union), died in 1889
08 March 1787 : Karl Ferdinand von Grafe: Help create modern plastic surgery
08 March 1783 : Gottfied Wilhelm Fink: Composer
08 March 1783 : Hannah Hoes Van Buren: New York, United States -- Wife of President Martin (1837-41) (died 1819)
08 March 1778 : Friedrich August Kanne: Composer
08 March 1748 : Willem V Batavus: Prince of Orange-Nassau
08 March 1743 : Bendix Friedrich Zinck: Composer
08 March 1714 : Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: German composer, Son of JS Bach
08 March 1607 : Johann Rist: Composer