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.

March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 298 days remain until the end of the year.