Daily Calendar for March 7th, 2021

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

1830s

• Born 1837: Henry Draper (astronomer)

1840s

• 1842: Queen's University held its first classes, Kingston, Ontario

• Born 1849: Luther Burbank (horticulturist)

1870s

• Born 1875: Joseph Maurice Ravel (composer)

• 1876: Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone

• 1878: Toronto Stock Exchange incorporated

1890s

• 1897: Dr. John Kellogg served the world's first cornflakes to his patients at the Battle Creek (MI) Sanitarium

1900s

• Born 1908: Anna Magnani (actress)

1910s

• 1911: First coin-operated locker patented

• 1917: The world's first jazz recording was released by the RCA Victor Company

• 1918: President Woodrow Wilson authorized the Distinguished Service Medal to be given for outstanding service in the U.S. Army

1920s

• Born 1927: James Broderick (actor)

1930s

• Died 1934: The Earl of Aberdeen (Canadian Governor General 1893 - 1898)

• Born 1934: Willard Scott (weatherman)

• Born 1938: Janet Guthrie (first woman to race in the Indy 500)

1940s

• Born 1940: Daniel J. Travanti (actor)

• 1945: U.S. troops captured the key Remagen Bridge across the Rhine (WW II)

• Born 1946: Peter Wolf (musician)

1950s

• Born 1950: Franco Harris (football player)

• Born 1956: Bryan Cranston (actor)

• 1959: Melvin C. Garlow became the first pilot to log more than one million miles in jet airplanes

1960s

• Born 1960: Ivan Lendl (tennis player)

• Born 1964: Wanda Sykes (comedienne & actress)

• 1969: The Who's "Pinball Wizard" was released in Britain. It was the first selection from the rock opera "Tommy" to be publicly aired

• Born 1969: "Tiny" Tymm (21-millionth Canadian)

1970s

• Born 1971: Rachel Weisz (actress)

• 1973: Comet Kohoutek was discovered by Czech astronomer Lubos Kohoutek

• Born 1974: Jenna Fischer (actress)

1980s

• Born 1980: Laura Prepon (actress)

• 1983: Phil Mahre won alpine skiing's World Cup championship. He was the third person to ever win three consecutive titles

• 1985: Major U.S. recording artists combined their talents and released We Are the World. Proceeds from recording sales were to be donated to African famine relief

• 1986: The Violent Femmes (an alternative rock band) played at Carnegie Hall

1990s

• Died 1994: Ray Arcel (boxing trainer)

• Died 1999: Stanley Kubrick (film director)

2000s

• Died 2004: Paul Winfield (actor)

• Died 2005: Debra Hill (producer)

2010s

• 2010: At the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Kathryn Bigelow won the Oscar for Best Director for Hurt Locker. It was the first time a woman won the award.

• 2011: Barefoot water skier, Fernando Reina Iglesias, set a new record. Towed by a helicopter off the coast of Mexico, he reached a speed of 153 mph.