Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, an unprecedented political arrangement in the Roman Empire
What happened on March 7, 1530?
English King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by Pope Clement VII
What happened on March 7, 1876?
This history of the telephone chronicles the development of the electrical telephone, and includes a brief overview of its predecessors.
What happened on March 7, 1912?
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen announces his team was the first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911, 34 days before British explorer Robert Falcon Scott
What happened on March 7, 1936?
German dictator Adolf Hitler breaks the Treaty of Versailles by sending troops into the demilitarized Rhineland
Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, an unprecedented political arrangement in the Roman Empire
The Hohenstaufen dynasty, also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of German origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle...
Thomas Aquinas, Dominican dominican theologian and philosopher, known for italian dominican theologian and philosopher, died on 1274-03-07. Thomas Aquinas ( ə-KWY-nəs; Italian: Tommaso d'Aquino, lit.
Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, known for french inventor, was born on 1765-03-07. Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was a French inventor and one of the pioneers of photography.
The Directory (also called Directorate; French: le Directoire [diʁɛktwaʁ] ) was the system of government established by the French Constitution of 1795.
The Royal Institution of Great Britain (often the Royal Institution, abbreviated Ri or RI) is an organisation for scientific education and research, based in the City of Westminster.
Giacomo Meyerbeers opera "Il Crociati in Egitto" (The Crusader in Egypt) premieres at La Fenice in Venice with famous castrato Giovanni Battista Velluti singing
Shrigley Abduction: Ellen Turner, a wealthy heiress in Cheshire, England, is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future politician in colonial New Zealand
Hawaii is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two non-contiguous U.S.
The 1872 Boston Red Stockings season was the second season of the franchise. They won the National Association championship.
Managed by Harry Wright, Boston finished with a record of 39–8 to win the...
Maurice Ravel, French musician, known for french composer, was born on 1875-03-07. Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor.
Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
North Carolina State University was founded by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1887 as a land-grant college under the name North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
In the Battle of Tweebosch or De Klipdrift on 7 March 1902, a Boer commando led by Koos de la Rey defeated a British column under the command of Lieutenant General Lord Methuen during the final...
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen announces his team was the first to reach the South Pole on December 14, 1911, 34 days before British explorer Robert Falcon Scott
During the collapse of the Principality of Albania that began in 1914, there were two pro-Ottoman revolts by Albanian Muslim insurgents.
The first revolt was the Peasant Revolt, also known as the...
First jazz record is released on a 78 by the Original Dixieland Jass Band for the Victor Talking Machine Company ("Dixie Jazz Band One Step" on one side, "Livery Stable Blues" on the other)
The American Negro Labor Congress was established in 1925 by the Communist Party as a vehicle for advancing the rights of African Americans, propagandizing for communism within the black community...
The Ford Hunger March, sometimes called the Ford Massacre, was a demonstration on March 7, 1932, in the United States by at least 3000 unemployed auto workers in Detroit, Michigan during the height...
The Montreal Canadiens (French: Canadiens de Montréal, lit. 'Canadians of Montreal'), officially Club de hockey Canadien (lit. 'Canadian hockey club') and colloquially known as the Habs, are a...
Viv Richards athlete, known for west indian cricketer, was born on 1953-03-07. Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards is a retired Antiguan cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between…
Ivan Lendl, American athlete, known for czech and american tennis player, was born on 1961-03-07. Ivan Lendl is a Czech–American former professional tennis player and coach.
Joe Carter, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1961-03-07. Joseph Chris Carter is an American former professional baseball player.
Wanda Sykes, American comedian and actress, known for american comedian and actress, was born on 1965-03-07. Wanda Yvette Sykes is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer.
The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion...
Luboš Kohoutek was a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets, including Comet Kohoutek which was visible to the naked eye in 1973.
He also discovered a large number of planetary...
USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, becoming the first such ship commissioned by the Navy.
First homicide at Disneyland, 18-year-old Mel Yorba is stabbed to death during a fight with James O'Driscoll after allegedly pinching his girlfriend’s bottom
John Christopher Depp II is an American actor, musician, and filmmaker. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as...
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, simply known as Neymar Júnior (shortened to Neymar Jr) or mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a...
"Crazy Girl" is a song recorded by the Eli Young Band, an American country music group. It was released in March 2011 as the fifth single of their career, and the first from their album Life at Best.
Dame Hilary Mary Mantel was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was released in 1985.
Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (JAS, Arabic: جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, romanised: Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, lit. 'Group of the...
Huawei Corporation (sometimes stylized as HUAWEI; HWAH-way; Chinese: 华为; pinyin: ) is a Chinese multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong.