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On This Day · The 66th day of the year

March 7

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.

♓ZodiacPisces ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

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.

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

  2. 1573

    Ottoman Empire

  3. 1799

    Napoleon

  4. 1850

    United States Senate

  5. 1876

    Alexander Graham Bell

  6. 1941

    World War II

  7. 1951

    Korean War

  8. 1989

    Iran

  9. 2021

    2021 Bata explosions

  10. 2024

    Sweden

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 7

Alessandro Manzoni

b. 1785

Maurice Ravel

b. 1875

Matthew Vaughn

b. 1971

Betty Holberton

b. 1917

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

b. 1915

John Herschel

b. 1792

Bryan Cranston

b. 1956

Anna Magnani

b. 1908

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

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