7th March anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1671
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Robert Roy MacGregor, better known as Rob Roy." more
  • 1875
  • France
  • "Birth of Maurice Ravel, French composer best known for his composition Bolero." more
  • 1908
  • Italy
  • "Birth of Anna Magnani, Italian actress ."
  • 1955
  • India
  • "Birth of Anupam Kher, Indian actor" more
• event
  • 1827
  • Great Britain
  • Ellen Turner was abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield. Known as the Shrigley Abduction Wakefield later went on to have considerable involvement in the colonisation of South Australia and New Zealand. more
  • 1933
  • United States
  • "Monopoly, the popular board game, was created by American salesman Charles Darrow. (Note: it was developed from an existing game rather."
  • 1969
  • Great Britain
  • Victoria Line tube opens in London
  • 1989
  • "Iran, Islamic Republic of"
  • Iran broke off diplomatic relations with Britain as the Government refused to denounce the author Salman Rushdie and his novel The Satanic Verses
  • 1997
  • Great Britain
  • "DNA tests showed that Adrian Targett, a history teacher in Cheddar, Somerset, was a direct descendant of 'Cheddar Man', the oldest complete skeleton ever found in Britain"
• Death
  • 161
  • Italy
  • Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius died after a reign of 23 comparatively peaceful years. more
  • 1274
  • Italy
  • "Death of St Thomas Aquinas, Italian priest, theologian and philosopher." more
  • 1938
  • Greece
  • "Death of Andreas Michalakopoulos, Prime Minister of Greece October 1924 to June 1925." more
  • 1957
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of (Percy) Wyndham Lewis, British artist and writer who founded the Vorticist movement"
  • 1984
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Paul Rotha, British film-maker"
  • 1988
  • United States
  • "Death of Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead), American actor and singer ."