Famous people born on March 7 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is March 7, you share it with Luther Burbank, Bryan Cranston, Rachel Weisz — and you were born under Pisces, the sign of the imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
Birthday basics for March 7
Pisces ♓
Zodiac sign
Aquamarine
Birthstone
Daffodil
Birth flower
66th
Day of the year
March 7 is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years), with 299 days still to come.
Famous people born on March 7
Luther Burbank — American botanist who developed hundreds of new plant varieties (born 1849).
Bryan Cranston — Actor known for Breaking Bad and Malcolm in the Middle (born 1956).
Rachel Weisz — Oscar-winning actress known for The Mummy and The Constant Gardener (born 1970).
Also sharing the day:
Piet Mondrian (b. 1872) — Dutch painter famous for his grids of primary colors and black lines.
Maurice Ravel (b. 1875) — French composer best known for the hypnotic orchestral piece Boléro.
Wanda Sykes (b. 1964) — American comedian, actress, and Emmy-winning writer.
March 7 in history
1876 — Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for his invention, the telephone.
1965 — Civil rights marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on "Bloody Sunday," a turning point for voting rights.
2024 — Sweden officially joined NATO as its 32nd member.
1912 — Roald Amundsen, arriving in Hobart, Australia, announced to the world that he had reached the South Pole.
1985 — The charity single "We Are the World" was released, eventually raising over $60 million for famine relief.
2010 — Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director, for The Hurt Locker.
March 7 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is March 7?
Anyone born on March 7 is a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
What is the birthstone for March 7?
The birthstone for a March 7 birthday is Aquamarine, and the birth flower is the Daffodil.
Who is the most famous person born on March 7?
Luther Burbank is among the best known — American botanist who developed hundreds of new plant varieties (born 1849).
What happened on March 7?
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for his invention, the telephone.
What day of the year is March 7?
March 7 is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years), with 299 days still to come.
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