On this day: 7 March

Selected events and births on 7 March, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 321 – Emperor Constantine I decreed that Sunday, the day honoring the sun god Sol Invictus (disc pictured), would be the Roman day of rest. Read more: Constantine the Great Sol Invictus
• 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. Read more: José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco Empire of Brazil
• 1900 – The German ocean liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse became the first ship to send a wireless telegraph message to an onshore receiver. Read more: Ocean liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Wireless telegraphy
• 1985 – The charity single "We Are the World" by the supergroup USA for Africa was released, and went on to sell more than 20 million copies. Read more: Charity record We Are the World
• 1990 – Teachers in West Virginia began a labor strike that involved several thousand educators across the state. Read more: West Virginia 1990 West Virginia teachers' strike
• 2009 – The Kepler space telescope, designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars, was launched. Read more: Kepler space telescope Terrestrial planet

Born on this day

• 1995 – Jerome Binnom-Williams, English footballer Read more: Jerome Binnom-Williams
• 1995 – Aboubakar Kamara, French footballer Read more: Aboubakar Kamara
• 1995 – Haley Lu Richardson, American actress Read more: Haley Lu Richardson
• 1996 – Liam Donnelly, Northern Irish footballer Read more: Liam Donnelly (footballer)
• 1996 – Pablo López, Venezuelan baseball player Read more: Pablo López (baseball)
• 1997 – Taher Mohamed, Egyptian footballer Read more: Taher Mohamed
• 1997 – Dylan Strome, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Dylan Strome
• 1998 – Amanda Gorman, American poet and activist Read more: Amanda Gorman
• 1999 – Ronald Araújo, Uruguayan footballer Read more: Ronald Araújo
• 2000 – Rasmus Sandin, Swedish ice hockey player Read more: Rasmus Sandin
• 2000 – Sebastian Schwaighofer, Austrian politician Read more: Sebastian Schwaighofer
• 2007 – Kiyan Anthony, American basketball player Read more: Kiyan Anthony

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