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7 March 2029
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2021 - A series of four explosions at a military barracks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea caused at least 107 deaths.Explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea
Anniversary
2009 - The Kepler space telescope (depicted), designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars, was launched.NASA space telescope for exoplanetology (2009–2018)
Anniversary
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.1994–present republican insurgency in Northern Ireland
Anniversary
1990 - Teachers in West Virginia began a labor strike that involved several thousand educators across the state.U.S. state
Anniversary
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.Release of a song for a specific charitable cause
Historical events
History
2024 - Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member.Country in northern Europe
History
2024 - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust, the first time someone has been found guilty for causing a death on a movie set.2021 manslaughter on a film set
History
2021 - At least 108 die and 615 are injured in the 2021 Bata explosions in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.Explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea
History
2009 - Massereene Barracks shooting: The Real Irish Republican Army kills two British soldiers and injures two other soldiers and two civilians at Massereene Barracks, the first British military deaths in Northern Ireland since the end of The Troubles.2009 shooting in Northern Ireland
History
2007 - Reform of the House of Lords: The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected.Proposed reforms to the upper house of the British Parliament
History
2007 - Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 crashes at Adisutjipto International Airport in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing 21 people.2007 aircraft accident in Indonesia
History
2006 - The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.Islamist-Jihadist Pakistani militant organisation
History
1989 - Iran and the United Kingdom break diplomatic relations after a fight over Salman Rushdie and his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.Country in West Asia
History
1986 - Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor.1986 breakup of American orbiter
History
1971 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.Bangladeshi revolutionary and statesman (1920–1975)
Notable births
Born
2007 - Kiyan Anthony, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2007)
Born
2000 - Rasmus Sandin, Swedish ice hockey playerSwedish ice hockey player (born 2000)
Born
2000 - Sebastian Schwaighofer, Austrian politicianAustrian politician (born 2000)
Born
1998 - Amanda Gorman, American poet and activistAmerican poet and activist (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Dylan Strome, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Liam Donnelly, Northern Irish footballerNorthern Irish footballer (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Pablo López, Venezuelan baseball playerVenezuelan baseball player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Jamie Dunn, Australian actor, radio and television host (born 1950)Australian television and radio personality (1950–2026)
Died
2025 - D'Wayne Wiggins, American musical artist (born 1961)American musical artist (1961–2025)
Died
2024 - Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer (born 1935)American singer and actor (1935–2024)
Died
2019 - Dick Beyer, American professional wrestler (born 1930)American professional wrestler (1930–2019)
Died
2017 - Lynne Stewart, American attorney and activist (born 1939)American lawyer
Died
2016 - Adrian Hardiman, Irish lawyer and judge (born 1951)Irish supreme court judge (1951–2016)
Died
2016 - Leonard Berney, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp liberator (born 1920)British soldier (1920–2016)
Died
2015 - G. Karthikeyan, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1949)Indian politician (1949–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
54.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 21.7 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
17.20 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
19.34 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.