Daily Calendar for Saturday, March 7, 2026
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Saturday, March 7, 2026
Born
- Henry Draper (astronomer) –
- Luther Burbank (botanist and horticulturist; born in Lancaster, Massachusetts) –
- Joseph Maurice Ravel (composer) –
- Anna Magnani (actress) –
- James Broderick (actor) –
- Willard Scott (weatherman) –
- Janet Guthrie (first woman to race in the Indy 500) –
- Daniel J. Travanti (actor) –
- Peter Wolf (musician) –
- Franco Harris (football player) –
- Bryan Cranston (actor) –
- Ivan Lendl (tennis player) –
- Wanda Sykes (comedienne & actress) –
- Tiny Tymm (21-millionth Canadian) –
- Rachel Weisz (actress) –
- Jenna Fischer (actress) –
- Laura Prepon (actress) –
Died
- The Earl of Aberdeen (Canadian Governor General 1893 - 1898) –
- Ray Arcel (boxing trainer) –
- Stanley Kubrick (film director) –
- Paul Winfield (actor) –
- Debra Hill (producer) –
Events
- Queen’s University held its first classes, Kingston, Ontario –
- Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone –
- Toronto Stock Exchange incorporated –
- Dr. John Kellogg served the world’s first cornflakes to his patients at the Battle Creek (MI) Sanitarium –
- First coin-operated locker patented –
- The world’s first jazz recording was released by the RCA Victor Company –
- President Woodrow Wilson authorized the Distinguished Service Medal to be given for outstanding service in the U.S. Army –
- U.S. troops captured the key Remagen Bridge across the Rhine (WW II) –
- Melvin C. Garlow became the first pilot to log more than one million miles in jet airplanes –
- The Who’s “Pinball Wizard” was released in Britain. It was the first selection from the rock opera “Tommy” to be publicly aired –
- Comet Kohoutek was discovered by Czech astronomer Lubos Kohoutek –
- Phil Mahre won alpine skiing’s World Cup championship. He was the third person to ever win three consecutive titles –
- 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 –
- The Violent Femmes (an alternative rock band) played at Carnegie Hall –
- First Hubble Telescope photos of Pluto’s surface are released –
- 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. –
- 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. –
Weather
- Brilliant nationwide aurora borealis –
- This day was a day Iowans won’t soon forget. A major ice storm coated much of the state with two to three inches of ice. Seventy-eight downed utility towers along one 17-mile stretch cost three electric companies $15 million. The total damage from the storm was over $50 million. –