What’s Special About Mar 8?
Hachikō
Today is the deathday of one of the most famous dogs in the world — a Japanese dog named Hachikō.
Hachikō (ハチ公, Nov 10, 1923 — Mar 8, 1935) was a Japanese Akita dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno’s death…