deaths
March 8, 1869
Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (born 1803)
Hector Berlioz
Louis-Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les Troyens and Béatrice et Bénédict, and works of hybrid genres such as the "dramatic symphony" Roméo et Juliette and the "dramatic legend" La Damnation de Faust.
March 8
March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 298 days remain until the end of the year.