英语维基百科新闻动态、历史上的今天，2022-3-8
In the news
Shane WarneAustralian cricketer Shane Warne (pictured) dies at the age of 52.An attack at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 63 people and injures more than 190 others.The Winter Paralympics open in Beijing, China.Russia's invasion of Ukraine is condemned by the United Nations General Assembly.An earthquake in West Sumatra, Indonesia, leaves fourteen people dead.Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemicRecent deaths: Iwan EdwardsLynda BaronBrian FawcettOleksandr OksanchenkoFarrah ForkeKim Jung-ju
On this day
March 8: International Women's Day; Aurat March in Pakistan
Anne of Great Britain1702 – Anne (pictured) became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her brother-in-law William III.1736 – Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, was crowned Shah of Iran.1919 – During the Egyptian Revolution, British authorities arrested rebel leader Saad Zaghloul and exiled him to Malta.1978 – BBC Radio 4 began broadcasting Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science fiction radio series that was later adapted into novels, a television series, and other formats.1983 – Cold War: In a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida, U.S. president Ronald Reagan described the Soviet Union as an "evil empire".2017 – The Azure Window, a limestone natural arch in Gozo, Malta, collapsed during a storm.Beatrice of Castile (b. 1293)Frederic Goudy (b. 1865)José Raúl Capablanca (d. 1942)More anniversaries: March 7March 8March 9ArchiveBy emailList of days of the year