Check out below about Today in History India 7 March in Indian history or March 7 special day in India. Looking for information about today special day in India? If yes, check out below. On this Special day today 7 March in Indian history, falls the birthdays and death anniversaries of various well-known people of India. You would also find out about events that happened that make it to the list of today special day in India.
Today’s Historical Events on March 7
1835, 7th March: Proposal introduced to promote the propagation of European literature and science in India.
1876, 7th March: Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for a telephone.
1936, 7th March: World War II, Germany invaded the Rhineland, breaking the Treaty of Versailles.
1987, 7th March: Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar became the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs in Tests.
2006, 7th March: The Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist organization carried out a bomb blast in Varanasi, India.
Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on March 7
1734: Mir Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, the 2nd Nizam of Hyderabad State.
1765: Nicephore Niepce, a French inventor.
1792: Sir John Herschel, an English polymath.
1849: Luther Burbank, an American botanist, horticulturist, and pioneer in agricultural science.
1911: Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, an Indian writer, poet, and novelist.
1934: Nari Contractor, a former cricket player.
1945: T. V. Sankaranarayanan, a Carnatic vocalist.
1949: Ghulam Nabi Azad, an Indian politician.
1952: Sir Vivian Richards, West Indies cricketer.
1955: Anupam Kher, an Indian actor.
1969: Sadhana Sargam, an Indian singer.
1973: Arnab Goswami, an Indian journalist, who is the managing director and editor-in-chief of the Republic Media Network.
Death Anniversaries of famous people on March 7
1647: Dadoji Konddev, He was the teacher of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
1952: Paramahansa Yogananda, an Indian monk, yogi and guru.
1961: Govind Ballabh Pant, an Indian freedom fighter and one of the architects of modern India.
1974: T. T. Krishnamachari, former Indian Finance Minister.
1993: Ezra Mir, an Indian film-maker, known for his documentary films.
2012: Ravi Shankar Sharma, an Indian music director.