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View Historical Events by Day: What Happened on March 7 in History?

Explore the historical events that shaped our world on March 7th. From major milestones to cultural achievements, see what happened on this day in history. Dates for earlier events may be approximate.

303 CE, March 7

Roman Emperor Diocletian orders the persecution of Christians.

589 CE, March 7

Reccared I, Visigothic King of Hispania, converts to Catholicism from Arianism, leading to the conversion of the Visigothic nobility.

1080 CE, March 7

King Harald III of Denmark dies at the Battle of St. Alban's Priory.

1099 CE, March 7

Crusaders begin the siege of Jerusalem, part of the First Crusade.

1111 CE, March 7

Pope Paschal II crowns Henry V as Holy Roman Emperor.

1153 CE, March 7

Stephen, King of England, agrees to the Treaty of Winchester, naming Henry Plantagenet as his heir.

1167 CE, March 7

Battle of El-Babein: A Crusader force led by King Amalric of Jerusalem defeats the Fatimids.

1253 CE, March 7

William of Rubruck departs on his journey to the Mongol Empire.

1425 CE, March 7

The Siege of Stirling Castle in Scotland begins, part of the ongoing conflicts between England and Scotland.

1658 CE, March 7

Louis XIV is crowned King of France.

1936 CE, March 7

German troops re-occupied the Rhineland, a de-militarized zone in Germany according to the Treaty of Versailles that bordered on France. This action was directly against the terms which Germany had accepted after the First World War. Hitler argue that it was done in response to France and the USSR signing a treaty of friendship and mutual support, saying it was a hostile move against Germany, and the area of the Rhineland could in turn be used by France to invade Germany. More

1945 CE, March 7

U.S. troops capture the strategic bridge of Remagen in Germany during World War II.

1965 CE, March 7

Civil rights marchers, including John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr., are attacked by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in what becomes known as "Bloody Sunday." More

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