International On This Day - March 7, 2026

International observance days, weeks, and months for March 7, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.

2026

International observance days on March 7, 2026

No international day observances are listed for this date.

Historical Events on March 7

Events that occurred on March 7 throughout history

1876

The U.S. Patent Office issues patent no. 174,465 to Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone.

1965

As American civil rights activists campaigning for voting rights march across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on their way to the state capitol, state troopers and local police use nightsticks and teargas to turn them back. The day became known as Bloody Sunday and a turning point in the Civil Rights movement.

1983

The Songwriter's Hall of Fame honored 10 new inductees during a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Inductees included Fred Ebb, musical lyricist known for the Broadway hits "Cabaret" and "Chicago," and piano players Stevie Wonder and Neil Sedaka.

2010

The Academy Award for Best Director goes to Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker. It's the first time a woman wins Best Director honors.

Born on March 7

People born on March 7

1934

Willard Scott

1846

 Whitcomb Judson

1925

Rene Gagnon

1849

Luther Burbank

1938

Janet Guthrie

1917

Janet Collins

1811

Increase A. Lapham

1837

Henry Draper

1827

Henry DeLamar Clayton

1956

Bryan Cranston

1917

Betty Holberton

1998

Amanda Gorman