March 7th, 1917

Born on March 7th, 1917

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 876 days, exactly on September 11th, 2026, people who were born on March 7th, 1917 will be 40,000 days old!

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What happened on March 7th?

March 7th, 2009

Dissident Irish republican campaign: Two off-duty British Army soldiers were shot dead by Real IRA paramilitaries outside Massereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland.

March 7th, 1968

Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam began Operation Truong Cong Dinh to sweep the area surrounding the Mekong Delta town of Mỹ Tho to root out Viet Cong forces in the area.

March 7th, 1965

Unarmed civil rights activists marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, were attacked by police (pictured) on "Bloody Sunday".

March 7th, 1945

World War II: At the beginning of the Battle of Remagen, Allied forces unexpectedly captured the Ludendorff Bridge, which possibly hastened the war's conclusion.

March 7th, 1941

The German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappeared with 45 men on board.

March 7th, 1936

Nazi German forces re-occupied the demilitarized Rhineland, violating both the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties that were signed after World War I.

March 7th, 1900

The German ocean liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse became the first ship to send a wireless telegraph message to an onshore receiver.

March 7th, 1871

José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, began a four-year premiership as Prime Minister of the Empire of Brazil, the longest in the state's history.

March 7th, 1850

United States senator Daniel Webster delivered a speech advocating compromise on slavery, which proved to be unpopular with abolitionists in his home state.

March 7th, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: Napoleon's army forced Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov's Russian troops to withdraw from the Chemin des Dames, but French casualties exceeded Russian losses.

March 7th, 1573

A peace treaty brought the Ottoman–Venetian War to an end, ceding Cyprus from the Republic of Venice to the Ottoman Empire.

March 7th, 0321

Emperor Constantine I decreed that Sunday, the day honoring the sun god Sol Invictus (disc pictured), would be the Roman day of rest.

March 7th, 2007

Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crashes at Adisutjipto International Airport in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing 21 people.

March 7th, 2006

The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.

March 7th, 1993

The tugboat Thomas Hebert sank off the coast of New Jersey, USA.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 7th

Born on March 7th, 1917

84

Betty Holberton

American computer programmer

*March 7th, 1917, Philadelphia †December 8th, 2001, Rockville

86

Janet Collins

American dancer

*March 7th, 1917, New Orleans †May 28th, 2003, Fort Worth

103

Ruth Dayan

Israeli activist

*March 7th, 1917, Haifa †February 5th, 2021, Tel Aviv

61

Reginald Maudling

British politician (1917–1979)

*March 7th, 1917, London †February 14th, 1979, Hampstead

89

Mostefa Lacheraf

Algerian journalist and sociologist (1917-2007)

*March 7th, 1917, Médéa Province †January 13th, 2007, Algiers

80

Robert Erickson

American composer, author, and educator (1917-1997)

*March 7th, 1917, Marquette †April 24th, 1997, San Diego

76

Davis Roberts

American actor (1917-1993)

*March 7th, 1917, Alabama †July 18th, 1993, Chicago

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 7th?

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

27

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

94

Elin Reimer

Danish actress (1928-2022)

*March 7th, 1928, Frederiksberg †September 17th, 2022, Virum

29

Fajar Alfian

Indonesian badminton player

*March 7th, 1995, Bandung City

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

89

Franz Mack

German entrepreneur

*March 7th, 1921, Waldkirch †October 3rd, 2010, Rust

64

Ivanna Lie

Indonesian badminton player

*March 7th, 1960, Bandung City

54

Rachel Weisz

British actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

68

Hannelore Kohl

Wife of German chancellor Helmut Kohl

*March 7th, 1933, Berlin †July 5th, 2001, Ludwigshafen

74

Karl von den Steinen

German explorer

*March 7th, 1855, Mülheim an der Ruhr †November 4th, 1929, Kronberg im Taunus

46

Rebecca Bellingham

New Zealand badminton player

*March 7th, 1978, Auckland

82

Michael Eisner

American business executive

*March 7th, 1942, New York City

38

Kowi Chandra

Badminton player

*March 7th, 1986, Palembang

65

Donna Murphy

American actress, singer

*March 7th, 1959, New York City

80

Michael Rosbash

American geneticist and chronobiologist

*March 7th, 1944, Kansas City

63

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan

French politician (born 1961)

*March 7th, 1961, 15th arrondissement of Paris

38

Reinhard Heydrich

German Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide (1904-1942)

*March 7th, 1904, Halle (Saale) †June 4th, 1942, Prague

80

Ranulph Fiennes

British explorer (born 1944)

*March 7th, 1944, Windsor

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Born in 1917

46

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

66

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)

*November 19th, 1917, Prayagraj †October 31st, 1984, New Delhi

72

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

*September 11th, 1917, Sarrat †September 28th, 1989, Honolulu

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

84

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001)

*June 16th, 1917, New York City †July 17th, 2001, Boise

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

90

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

67

Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

49

William Tracy

American actor (1917-1967)

*December 1st, 1917, Pittsburgh †July 18th, 1967, Hollywood

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

92

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009)

*September 27th, 1917, Chicago †November 3rd, 2009, Hollywood Hills

87

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director (1917-2005)

*December 29th, 1917, Lahore †December 12th, 2005, Mumbai

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

91

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 7th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 7th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1917 is a normal year and no leap year.

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