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March 7

March 7 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 161 and 2024. Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius.

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What happened on March 7?

March 7 is the 66th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 161 and 2024. Famous people born on March 7 include Alessandro Manzoni, Maurice Ravel and Matthew Vaughn.

The shape of the day

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell — March 7 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

Pisces is the sign for March 7 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on March 7

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Nubby's Number Factory
  • Game Rogue: Genesia
  • TV When Life Gives You Tangerines

2024

  • Game Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 161

    Marcus Aurelius

    Marcus Aurelius and L. Commodus (who changes his name to Lucius Verus) become joint emperors of Rome on the death of Antoninus Pius.

  2. 1573

    Ottoman Empire

    A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, ending the Ottoman–Venetian War and leaving Cyprus in Ottoman hands.

  3. 1799

    Napoleon

    Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.

  4. 1850

    United States Senate

    Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.

  5. 1876

    Alexander Graham Bell

    Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".

  6. 1941

    World War II

    World War II: Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappear without a trace.

  7. 1951

    Korean War

    Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.

  8. 1989

    Iran

    Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.

  9. 2021

    2021 Bata explosions

    At least 108 die and 615 are injured in the 2021 Bata explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

  10. 2024

    Sweden

    Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member.

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 7

Alessandro Manzoni

b. 1785

Italian author and poet

Maurice Ravel

b. 1875

French pianist, composer, and conductor

Matthew Vaughn

b. 1971

English director and producer

Betty Holberton

b. 1917

American engineer and programmer

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

b. 1915

French general and politician, Prime Minister of France

John Herschel

b. 1792

English mathematician and astronomer

Bryan Cranston

b. 1956

American actor, director, and producer

Anna Magnani

b. 1908

Italian actress

Deaths

  • 2013Damiano Damiani
  • 1999Stanley Kubrick
  • 1954Otto Diels
  • 1767Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
  • 1274Thomas Aquinas
  • 161Antoninus Pius

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Leonid Feodorov (Russian Greek Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa
  • —Christian feast day: Perpetua and Felicity
  • —Christian feast day: Siméon-François Berneux (part of The Korean Martyrs)
  • —Christian feast day: Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart
  • —Christian feast day: March 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Maritime Day in Slovenia

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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