March 7 facts for kids

March 7 is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 299 days remain until the end of the year. Every day is special, and March 7th is no exception! Throughout history, many important events have happened on this day, from new inventions changing the world to famous leaders being born. Let's explore some of the exciting things that have taken place on March 7th.

Events on March 7

Ancient Times and Middle Ages

• 161 – Two new emperors, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, began ruling the Roman Empire together after the death of Antoninus Pius.
• 1138 – Konrad III was chosen to be the King of Germany in a city called Coblenz.
• 1573 – A peace agreement was signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. This ended a war and meant that Cyprus became part of the Ottoman Empire.

From the 17th to 20th Century

• 1799 – Napoleon Bonaparte and his French army captured the city of Jaffa in Palestine.
• 1814 – Emperor Napoleon I of France won an important battle called the Battle of Craonne.
• 1827 – Brazilian soldiers tried to attack a naval base in Carmen de Patagones, Argentina, but they were not successful.
• 1850 – Senator Daniel Webster gave a famous speech called the "Seventh of March" speech. He supported a plan to help prevent a civil war in the United States.
• 1862 – During the American Civil War, soldiers from the Union and Confederate armies fought in the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas.
• 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his amazing new invention: the "telephone"!
• 1900 – The German ship SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse made history by being the first ship to send wireless signals to land.

Modern Day Events

• 1902 – In the Second Boer War, the Boer soldiers, led by Koos de la Rey, won a big victory against the British at Tweebosch.
• 1914 – Prince William of Wied arrived in Albania to start his rule as King.
• 1931 – The Parliament House of Finland was officially opened in Helsinki.
• 1945 – During World War II, American troops captured the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine river in Germany. This was a very important bridge.
• 1951 – In the Korean War, United Nations troops, led by General Matthew Ridgway, began an attack against Chinese forces.
• 1965 – On "Bloody Sunday", a group of 600 civil rights marchers were attacked by police in Selma, Alabama. They were marching for equal rights.
• 1971 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a political leader from what was then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), gave his historic 7th March speech in Dhaka.
• 1986 – After the Challenger Disaster, divers found the crew cabin of the Challenger on the ocean floor.
• 1989 – Iran and the United Kingdom ended their diplomatic relations because of a disagreement over the book The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie.
• 2006 – A terrorist group called Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.
• 2007 – The British House of Commons voted to make the upper part of their parliament, the House of Lords, fully elected by the people.
• 2021 – More than 100 people died and 600 were hurt in explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
• 2024 – Sweden officially joined NATO, becoming its 32nd member country.
• 2024 – Hannah Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins on a movie set. This was the first time someone was found guilty for a death on a movie set.

Famous Births on March 7

Many interesting people were born on March 7th throughout history. Here are a few:

Born Before 1900

• 189 – Publius Septimius Geta, who later became a Roman emperor.
• 1481 – Baldassare Peruzzi, a talented Italian architect and painter.
• 1671 – Rob Roy MacGregor, a famous Scottish outlaw.
• 1693 – Clement XIII, who became a pope in the Catholic Church.
• 1765 – Nicéphore Niépce, a French inventor who created photography.
• 1792 – John Herschel, an English mathematician and astronomer.
• 1849 – Luther Burbank, an American botanist who developed many new plant varieties.
• 1850 – Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, who became the first President of Czechoslovakia.
• 1872 – Piet Mondrian, a famous Dutch-American painter known for his abstract art.
• 1875 – Maurice Ravel, a well-known French pianist and composer.

Born After 1900

• 1908 – Anna Magnani, a famous Italian actress.
• 1917 – Betty Holberton, an American engineer and programmer who helped create early computers.
• 1930 – Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, an English photographer.
• 1938 – David Baltimore, an American biologist who won a Nobel Prize.
• 1942 – Michael Eisner, an American businessman who led The Walt Disney Company.
• 1944 – Ranulph Fiennes, a famous English soldier and explorer.
• 1952 – Viv Richards, a legendary cricketer from Antigua.
• 1956 – Bryan Cranston, a popular American actor, known for his roles in TV shows and movies.
• 1957 – Robert Harris, an English journalist and author.
• 1958 – Rik Mayall, a beloved English comedian and actor.
• 1960 – Ivan Lendl, a famous Czech tennis player and coach.
• 1964 – Wanda Sykes, an American comedian and actress.
• 1970 – Rachel Weisz, an English actress who has won an Academy Award.
• 1974 – Jenna Fischer, an American actress, known for her role in The Office.
• 1998 – Amanda Gorman, a young American poet and activist who read at a presidential inauguration.

Notable Deaths on March 7

March 7th is also a day when many important figures passed away.

Died Before 1900

• 161 – Antoninus Pius, a Roman emperor.
• 1274 – Saint Thomas Aquinas, a very important Italian priest and philosopher.
• 1517 – Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, a queen of Portugal.
• 1724 – Pope Innocent XIII, a pope.
• 1810 – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, a famous English admiral.
• 1897 – Harriet Ann Jacobs, an African American writer and activist who fought against slavery.

Died After 1900

• 1932 – Aristide Briand, a French politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 1954 – Otto Diels, a German chemist who won a Nobel Prize.
• 1967 – Alice B. Toklas, an American writer.
• 1991 – Cool Papa Bell, a legendary American baseball player.
• 1997 – Edward Mills Purcell, an American physicist who won a Nobel Prize.
• 1999 – Stanley Kubrick, a highly respected American director and filmmaker.
• 2006 – Gordon Parks, an American photographer, director, and composer.
• 2013 – Peter Banks, an English guitarist and songwriter.
• 2024 – Steve Lawrence, a well-known American actor and singer.

Holidays and Observances

• Christian feast day:

* Blessed Leonid Feodorov * María Antonia de Paz y Figueroa * Perpetua and Felicity * Siméon-François Berneux (part of The Korean Martyrs) * March 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Maritime Day in Slovenia

See also

In Spanish: 7 de marzo para niños