March 7 in history — What Happened Today in History
Welcome to March 7 in history! Here you can discover what happened on March 7, including the major events, the famous people born on March 7 and the notable deaths on March 7, with the newest story starting in 2024.
On this page, March 7 in history is arranged as a timeline of major events in reverse order, with birthdays and deaths in their own sections, plus a short FAQ about March 7 in history at the bottom.
Major Events on March 7 in History 26
- 2024
Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member.
- 2024
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust, the first time someone has been found guilty for causing a death on a movie set.
- 2021
At least 108 die and 615 are injured in the 2021 Bata explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
- 2009
Massereene Barracks shooting: The Real Irish Republican Army kills two British soldiers and injures two other soldiers and two civilians at Massereene Barracks, the first British military deaths in Northern Ireland since the end of The Troubles.
- 2007
Reform of the House of Lords: The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected.
- 2007
Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crashes at Adisutjipto International Airport in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing 21 people.
- 2006
The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.
- 1989
Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.
- 1986
Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor.
- 1971
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.
- 1965
Bloody Sunday: A group of 600 civil rights marchers are brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama.
- 1965
Aeroflot Flight 542 crashes in the Yermakovsky District, killing all 31 aboard.
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- 1951
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 307 crashes in Lynnhurst, Minneapolis, killing 15 people.
- 1951
Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.
- 1951
Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, outside a mosque in Tehran.
- 1945
World War II: The American 9th Armored Division unexpectedly captures an intact bridge over the Rhine.
- 1941
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.
- 1931
The Parliament House of Finland is officially inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland.
- 1921
The short-lived socialist Labin Republic is proclaimed.
- 1902
Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, defeat the British at the Battle of Tweebosch.
- 1876
Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for an invention he calls the "telephone".
- 1850
Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
- 1826
Shrigley abduction: 15-year old Ellen Turner is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future figure in the establishment of colonies in South Australia and New Zealand.
- 1814
Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne.
- 1799
Napoleon Bonaparte captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.
- 1573
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.
Famous Birthdays on March 7 in History 25
- 2007
Kiyan Anthony, American basketball player
- 2000
Rasmus Sandin, Swedish ice hockey player
- 2000
Sebastian Schwaighofer, Austrian politician
- 1999
Ronald Araújo, Uruguayan footballer
- 1998
Amanda Gorman, American poet and activist
- 1997
Taher Mohamed, Egyptian footballer
- 1997
Dylan Strome, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1996
Liam Donnelly, Northern Irish footballer
- 1996
Pablo López, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1995
Jerome Binnom-Williams, English footballer
- 1995
Aboubakar Kamara, French footballer
- 1995
Haley Lu Richardson, American actress
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- 1994
Chase Kalisz, American swimmer
- 1994
Jake Layman, American basketball player
- 1994
Jordan Pickford, English footballer
- 1992
Bel Powley, English actress
- 1991
Ian Clark, American basketball player
- 1990
Jeff Withey, American basketball player
- 1987
Niclas Bergfors, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1986
Ryan Ciminelli, American bowler
- 1985
Cameron Prosser, Australian swimmer
- 1984
Steve Burtt Jr., American-Ukrainian basketball player
- 1984
Mathieu Flamini, French footballer
- 1984
Jacob Lillyman, Australian rugby league player
- 1984
Brandon T. Jackson, American actor and comedian
Notable Deaths on March 7 in History 25
- 2026
Jamie Dunn, Australian actor, radio and television host (born 1950)
- 2025
D'Wayne Wiggins, American musical artist (born 1961)
- 2024
Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer (born 1935)
- 2019
Dick Beyer, American professional wrestler (born 1930)
- 2017
Lynne Stewart, American attorney and activist (born 1939)
- 2016
Adrian Hardiman, Irish lawyer and judge (born 1951)
- 2016
Leonard Berney, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp liberator (born 1920)
- 2015
G. Karthikeyan, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1949)
- 2015
F. Ray Keyser, Jr., American lawyer and politician, Governor of Vermont (born 1927)
- 2015
Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Japanese author and illustrator (born 1935)
- 2014
Ned O'Gorman, American poet and educator (born 1929)
- 2013
Peter Banks, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1947)
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- 2013
Damiano Damiani, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1922)
- 2013
Claude King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)
- 2006
Gordon Parks, American photographer, director, and composer (born 1912)
- 2005
John Box, English production designer and art director (born 1920)
- 2005
Debra Hill, American screenwriter and producer (born 1950)
- 2000
Pee Wee King, American singer-songwriter (born 1914)
- 1999
Sidney Gottlieb, American chemist and theorist (born 1918)
- 1999
Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928)
- 1997
Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)
- 1993
Tony Harris, South African cricketer (born 1916)
- 1993
J. Merrill Knapp, American musicologist (born 1914)
- 1993
Martti Larni, Finnish writer (born 1909)
- 1993
Eleanor Sanger, American television producer (born 1929)
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What happened on March 7 in history?
The biggest event on March 7 in history is: 2024 — Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member.. In total, 26 major events are recorded for this day.
Who was born on March 7?
25 famous people were born on March 7 in history, the best known being 2007 — Kiyan Anthony, American basketball player.
Who died on March 7?
25 notable people died on March 7 in history, including 2026 — Jamie Dunn, Australian actor, radio and television host (born 1950).
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