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March 7

A look at March 7 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Alessandro Manzoni and Maurice Ravel, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2024

    Sweden

    Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member.

    Country in northern Europe
  2. 2021

    2021 Bata explosions

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

    Explosions at a military
  3. 1989

    Iran

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

    Country in West Asia
  4. 1951

    Korean War

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

    1950–1953 conflict in Korean
  5. 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.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  6. 1876

    Alexander Graham Bell

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

    Inventor of the telephone
  7. 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.

    Upper house of the
  8. 1799

    Napoleon

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

    French general and emperor
  9. 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.

    Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
  10. 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.

    Stoic philosopher, Roman emperor
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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, Italian director and screenwriter
  • 1999Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1954Otto Diels, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1767Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician, Colonial Governor of Louisiana
  • 1274Thomas Aquinas, Italian priest and philosopher
  • 161Antoninus Pius, Roman emperor

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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