161 — Marcus Aurelius succeeds Antoninus Pius as Roman emperor
On March 7, 161, Marcus Aurelius succeeded Antoninus Pius as Roman emperor after Pius died at Lorium, in present-day Italy.
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The published March 7 chronology runs from 161 to 2025, a span of 1,864 years. It contains 147 sourced records across 45 countries and 6 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.
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- Politics & society: Marcus Aurelius succeeds Antoninus Pius as Roman emperor (161) and 2025 Democratic Unionist Party deputy leadership election (2025) appear 1,864 years apart in this collection.
- War & conflict: Battle of Lisbon (1373) (1373) and Kachin offensive (2024–present) (2024) appear 651 years apart in this collection.
- Disasters: Northwest Airlines Flight 307 crashes in Minneapolis (1950) and Ammunition explosions strike Bata (2021) appear 71 years apart in this collection.
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March 7 historical events
1138 — Conrad III is elected King of the Romans at Koblenz
On March 7, 1138, Conrad III was elected king at Koblenz in the presence of the papal legate Theodwin. His coronation followed at Aachen on March 13.
The election and coronation took place on different days.
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1373 — Battle of Lisbon (1373)
The Battle of Lisbon of 1373 took place on 7 March 1373. a Castilian fleet led by Ambrosio Boccanegra defeated a Portuguese fleet at the coast of Lisbon. The victory contributed decisively to Castile's victory in the Second Ferdinand War and it resulted in the capture and sack of the city.
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1573 — Ottomans and Venice sign peace in Istanbul
On March 7, 1573, the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a peace treaty in Istanbul, ending the War of Cyprus. The treaty confirmed Ottoman rule over Cyprus and required Venice to pay 300,000 ducats.
The location is the treaty signing in Istanbul.
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1656 — First War of Villmergen
The First War of Villmergen was a Swiss religious war which lasted from 5 January until 7 March 1656, at the time of the Old Swiss Confederacy. On one side were the Protestant cantons of Zürich and Bern, on the other the Catholic cantons of Central Switzerland. The Protestants tried to break the political hegemony of the Catholics, that had been in existence ever since the Second Kappel Landfrieden of 1531.
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1727 — Battle of Halidzor
The Battle of Halidzor (Armenian: Հալիձորի ճակատամարտ) took place in the spring of 1727 at Halidzor Fortress, in what is now the Syunik region of Armenia, near the modern-day city of Kapan, between the Armenian forces under the leadership of David Bek and the Ottoman army.
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1778 — Battle off Barbados
The Battle off Barbados was fought in March 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. While escorting a fleet of American ships in the West Indies, the frigate USS Randolph was attacked by the British ship-of-the-line HMS Yarmouth. The following action resulted in America's most costly naval defeat, in terms of human lives, until the sinking of USS Arizona in 1941.
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1793 — War of the Pyrenees
The War of the Pyrenees, also known as War of Roussillon or War of the Convention, was the Pyrenean front of the First Coalition's war against the First French Republic. It pitted Revolutionary France against the kingdoms of Spain and Portugal from March 1793 to July 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars. The war was fought in the eastern and western Pyrenees, at the French port of Toulon, and at sea.
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1799 — Siege of Jaffa
The siege of Jaffa was a military engagement between the French Army under Napoleon Bonaparte and Ottoman forces under Ahmed al-Jazzar. On March 3, 1799, the French laid siege to the city of Jaffa, which was under Ottoman control. It was fought from March 3 to 7, when French forces managed to capture the city.
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1809 — Battle of the Monterrey Valley
The Battle of the Monterrey Valley (6 – 7 March 1809) was fought during the Peninsular War outside Monterrei, Orense, in Spain. Resulting in a French victory, it took place in the early stages of Marshal Soult's Second French invasion of Portugal.
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1814 — Battle of Craonne
The Battle of Craonne was fought on 7 March 1814 and resulted in a French victory under Napoleon I against Russians and Prussians under General Blücher. Craonne is a village on the Chemin des Dames, in the département of Aisne. Marshal Blücher had recovered from his earlier setbacks more quickly than Napoleon Bonaparte had hoped, and so the French Emperor was forced to switch his attacks from the Austrian Field Marshal Schwarzenberg back to the Prussian commander. Moving with speed and aggression, the French pushed the Allies over the Aisne river.
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1821 — Battle of Rieti
The Battle of Rieti was fought on March 7, 1821 between Austria and Neapolitan rebels. The Austrians were victorious. General Pepe commanded 10,000 men whilst General Frimont of the Austrian army commanded around 14,500 men.
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1826 — Shrigley abduction: 15-year old Ellen Turner is abducted by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a future figure in the establishment of colonies in South Australia and New Zealand
The Shrigley abduction was an 1826 British case of a forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner of Pott Shrigley. The couple were married in Gretna Green, Scotland, and had travelled to Calais, France, by the time authorities were notified by Turner's father and intervened. The marriage was annulled by Parliament, and Turner was legally married two years later, at the age of 17, to a wealthy neighbour of her class.
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1827 — Battle of Carmen de Patagones
The Battle of Carmen de Patagones was a confrontation that occurred on March 7, 1827 between militias of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and troops from the Imperial Brazilian Navy, during the course of the Cisplatine War. It took place around the town of Carmen de Patagones, in southern Buenos Aires Province, in today's Argentina.
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1850 — Daniel Webster delivers his Seventh of March speech
On March 7, 1850, Senator Daniel Webster delivered his “Constitution and the Union” speech in the U.S. Senate, supporting compromise to preserve the Union. He backed Henry Clay’s proposed settlement of the disputes over slavery and the territories.
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1865 — Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork, also known as the Battle of Kinston, was fought in the Carolinas campaign of the American Civil War, resulting in a Union Army victory.
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1876 — Bell receives U.S. telephone patent 174,465
On March 7, 1876, the U.S. Patent Office granted Alexander Graham Bell patent 174,465 for his telephone invention. The patent was titled “Improvement in Telegraphy” and had been filed on February 14.
This date records the patent grant, not the first successful spoken telephone call.
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1890 — 1890 Stamford by-election
The 1890 Stamford by-election was held on 7 March 1890, when the incumbent Conservative MP John Lawrance resigned after being appointed a Judge of the Queen's Bench division of the High Court of Justice. The by-election was won by the Conservative Party candidate Henry Cust.
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1900 — Battle of Poplar Grove
Battle of Poplar Grove. was an incident on 7 March 1900 during the Second Boer War in South Africa. It followed on from the Relief of Kimberley as the British Army moved to take the Boer capital of Bloemfontein. The Boers were demoralised following the surrender of Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg. General Sir John French's cavalry attacked the Boer force from the rear while mounted infantry and horse artillery attacked from the right flank. The Boers abandoned their positions in panic before the cavalry. The commander-in-chief of the Free State forces, Christiaan de Wet, in his book called the chapter on the subject "Wild Flight from Poplar Grove".
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1902 — Battle of Tweebosch
In the Battle of Tweebosch or De Klipdrift on 7 March 1902, a Boer commando led by Koos de la Rey defeated a British column under the command of Lieutenant General Lord Methuen during the final months of the Second Boer War.
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1909 — Italian general election, 1909
General elections were held in Italy on 7 March 1909, with a second round of voting on 14 March. The "ministerial" left-wing bloc remained the largest in Parliament, winning 329 of the 508 seats.
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1915 — 1915 Chilean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Chile on 7 March 1915. The Conservative Party received the most votes in the Chamber of Deputies elections. The Alianza Liberal - Liberals, Radicals and Democrats - won a majority in the Senate while the Coalicion - Conservatives, Liberal Democrats or Balmacedists, and Nationals – won a majority in the Chamber of Deputies.
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1917 — Ukrainian War of Independence
The Ukrainian War of Independence, also referred to as the Ukrainian–Soviet War in Ukraine, lasted from March 1917 to November 1921 and was part of the wider Russian Civil War. It saw the establishment and development of an independent Ukrainian republic, most of which was absorbed into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic between 1919 and 1920.
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1918 — Konosuke Matsushita establishes Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works
On March 7, 1918, Konosuke Matsushita established Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works in Osaka, Japan. The business began with three people: Matsushita, his wife Mumeno, and her brother Toshio Iue. It later became Panasonic.
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1919 — F. M. G. Ozorio begins a new term on Hong Kong’s Sanitary Board
On March 7, 1919, F. M. G. Ozorio began a new three-year term as an elected member of Hong Kong's Sanitary Board. A government notice declared him duly elected, with his term effective from that day. The election had originally been scheduled for March 10.
This entry records the effective date of the new term, not a poll held on the originally scheduled date.
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1921 — Kilfaul ambush
The Kilfaul ambush was an engagement in the Irish War of Independence. It was the first attack on the British army in Mayo during the War. On Monday 7 March 1921 a Crossley Tender of the 2nd Battalion Border Regiment set out from Ballinrobe towards Castlebar. There were two officers, 15 other ranks and a Royal Army Service Corps driver. They were experienced and well-trained.
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1921 — The short-lived socialist Labin Republic is proclaimed
The Labin Republic or Albona Republic (Croatian: Labinska republika, Italian: Repubblica di Albona) was a short-lived self-governing republic that was proclaimed by miners in the Istrian city of Labin (Albona) on March 7, 1921, during a mining strike. It was created in what has been described as the world's first anti-fascist uprising. On April 8, the Italian authorities suppressed the strike by force.
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1931 — 1931 East Sydney by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of East Sydney on 7 March 1931. This was triggered by the death of Labor MP John West. The by-election was won by Labor candidate Eddie Ward, who was associated with New South Wales Premier Jack Lang's wing of the party. This was the last by-election contested by the Nationalist Party as it would be replaced by the United Australia Party later that year.
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1931 — Finland inaugurates its Parliament House in Helsinki
On March 7, 1931, Finland inaugurated its Parliament House in Helsinki. The building became the seat of the Finnish Parliament.
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1938 — Aragon Offensive
The Aragon Offensive was an important military campaign during the Spanish Civil War, which began after the Battle of Teruel. The offensive, which ran from March 7, 1938, to April 19, 1938, smashed the Republican forces, overran Aragon, and conquered parts of Catalonia and the Levante.
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1939 — 1939 Cartagena uprising
The Cartagena uprising (Spanish: Sublevación de Cartagena) was an uprising that occurred in Cartagena during the Spanish Civil War from 4 to 7 March 1939. Soldiers of the Spanish Republican Army sympathetic to Segismundo Casado launched a rebellion against the Republican government of Juan Negrín in Cartagena, the main base of the Spanish Republican Navy.
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1942 — Battle of Tjiater Pass
The Battle of Tjiater Pass occurred between 5 and 7 March 1942 during the Dutch East Indies campaign between invading Japanese forces and the Dutch colonial forces, supported by warplanes from the Royal Air Force. It was fought over control of the Tjiater Pass (now Ciater, part of Subang Regency), as part of an attempted defense of the city of Bandung.
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1942 — Taukkyan Roadblock
The Taukkyan Roadblock was an engagement in the Burma campaign in World War II. It was an attempt to clear a roadblock held by elements of the Japanese 33rd Division, which was preventing the evacuation of the main force of the Burma Army from Rangoon. After heavy fighting throughout 7 March 1942, and a counterattack that night, the roadblock was taken on the early morning of 8 March, with little resistance.
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1945 — Battle of Cologne (1945)
The Battle of Cologne was part of Operation Lumberjack and refers to the Allied advance that took place from 5 to 7 March 1945, which led to the capture of the western German city of Cologne.
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1946 — 1946 London County Council election
An election to the County Council of London took place on 7 March 1946. The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats. The Labour Party once more made gains, again increasing their majority over the Conservative Party.
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1948 — Linfen Campaign
Linfen Campaign (临汾战役) was a series of battles fought between the communists and the nationalists during the Chinese Civil War to control the city of Linfen, and resulted in the communist victory.
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1950 — Northwest Airlines Flight 307 crashes in Minneapolis
On 7 March 1950, Northwest Airlines Flight 307 crashed near Minneapolis, Minnesota. The aircraft struck a house; all 13 people aboard and two people in the house were killed.
The accident occurred in 1950; the investigation report was adopted and released in December of that year.
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1951 — Operation Ripper
Operation Ripper, also known as the Fourth Battle of Seoul, was a United Nations (UN) military operation conceived by the US Eighth Army, General Matthew Ridgway, during the Korean War. The operation was intended to destroy as much as possible of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA) and Korean People's Army (KPA) forces around Seoul and the towns of Hongch'on, 50 miles (80 km) east of Seoul, and Chuncheon, 15 miles (24 km) further north.
Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.
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1951 — Iranian prime minister Ali Razmara is assassinated by Khalil Tahmasebi, a member of the Islamic fundamentalist Fada'iyan-e Islam, outside a mosque in Tehran
Ali Razmara, also known as Haj Ali Razmara (Persian: علی رزمآرا, romanized: ali Razm-ārā; 30 March 1901 – 7 March 1951), was an Iranian military officer and politician who served as the prime minister of Iran from 1950 to 1951. He was assassinated by 26-year-old Khalil Tahmasebi of the Fada'iyan-e Islam organization outside the Shah Mosque in Tehran at the age of 49.
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1953 — 1953 Queensland state election
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 March 1953 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its eighth continuous term in office since the 1932 election. It was the first electoral test for Vince Gair, who had become Premier of Queensland 14 months earlier after the death of Ned Hanlon.
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1953 — 1953 South Australian state election
State elections were held in South Australia on 7 March 1953. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Mick O'Halloran.
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1956 — Hong Kong municipal election, 1956
The 1955 Urban Council Election was held on 7 March 1956. The elected seats were extended from 4 to 8 seats and the election was for the 6 of the 8 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.
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1959 — 1959 South Australian state election
State elections were held in South Australia on 7 March 1959. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Mick O'Halloran.
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1960 — 1960 Australian Labor Party leadership election
A leadership ballot in the Australian Labor Party, the opposition party in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 7 March 1960. It followed the retirement of previous leader H. V. Evatt. Calwell received 42 votes to Reg Pollard's 30 in a caucus ballot. Future Prime Minister Gough Whitlam would defeat Eddie Ward to become Calwell's deputy.
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1963 — Hong Kong municipal election, 1963
The 1963 Urban Council Election was held on 7 March 1963 for the 4 of the 8 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.
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1965 — 1965 Romanian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 7 March 1965. Voters were presented with a single list from the People's Democratic Front (FDP), which was dominated by the Romanian Workers Party (PMR). The Front won 465 seats in the Great National Assembly.
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1965 — Aeroflot Flight 542
On 7 March 1965, an Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 operating as Aeroflot Flight 542 (Abakan to Kyzyl) crashed shortly after takeoff from Abakan. Approximately 40 minutes after departure, the aircraft banked left and dived into the mountains of the Krasnoyarsk Krai region of the USSR. All 31 passengers and crew died, making it the deadliest known accident involving the Li-2.
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1966 — Operation Utah
Operation Utah was a US Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place northwest of Quảng Ngãi, lasting from 4–7 March 1966, during the Vietnam War.
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1967 — Singaporean by-elections, 1967
The Singaporean by-election of 1967 was triggered by the final batch of mass resignations from Barisan Sosialis (BS)'s elected Members of Parliament who heeded to Lim Huan Boon's call on the grounds that Singapore's independence was "phony" because no discussion of Singapore's separation matter was made in the legislature. The final walkout of BS members were Koo Young, Ms Loh Miaw Gong, Ong Lian Teng, Poh Ber Liak and Tan Cheng Tong and translates into five vacant constituencies namely, Bukit Panjang, Havelock, Jalan Kayu, Tampines and Thomson. As a result, the by election was held on 7 March 1967 with the nomination day set on 24 February 1967.
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1967 — 1967 Orlando mayoral special election
The 1967 Orlando mayoral special election was held on March 7, 1967, following a primary election on February 21, 1967, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Mayor Bob Carr, who was re-elected to his third term in 1964 died on January 29, 1967. Following Carr's death, City Commissioner George Barker served as Mayor Pro Tem until the vacancy was filled at a special election, and Barker declined to contest the election.
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1968 — Battle of Saigon (1968)
The First Battle of Saigon, fought during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War, was the coordinated attack by communist forces, including both the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong (VC), against Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam.
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1969 — 1969 Israeli Labor Party leadership election
The 1969 Israeli Labor Party leadership election was held on 7 March 1969. Held in the aftermath of the death in office of party leader and prime minister Levi Eshkol, it saw the party's Central Committee elect Golda Meir as the party's new leader.
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1970 — 1970 Football League Cup final
The 1970 Football League Cup final took place on 7 March 1970 at Wembley Stadium with an attendance of 97,963. It was the tenth Football League Cup final and the fourth to be played at Wembley. It was contested between Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion, with City winning their first of the two trophies that season; on 29 April they would win the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final against Górnik Zabrze 2–1.
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1971 — 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
The 7th March Speech of Mujib, or the 7/3 Speech (Bengali: সাতই মার্চের ভাষণ, romanized: Sāta'i Mārcēra Bhāṣaṇa), was a public speech given by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh on 7 March 1971 at the Ramna Race Course (now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka to a gathering of over one million (1,000,000) people.
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1971 — 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
The fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971, resulting in a re-election victory for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which had first won under the leadership of C. N. Annadurai in 1967. The main opposition was the Indian National Congress (Organisation) led by K. Kamaraj, while the Indian National Congress (Indira) faction aligned with the DMK.
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1972 — 1972 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
The 1972 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary was held on March 7, 1972, in New Hampshire as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1972 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Richard Nixon faced his first major test in New Hampshire against two minor challengers: liberal anti-Vietnam war candidate Pete McCloskey of California and conservative John Ashbrook of Ohio, who opposed Nixon's détente policies towards China and the Soviet Union.
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1972 — 1972 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
The 1972 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on March 7, 1972, in New Hampshire as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1972 United States presidential election.
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1972 — 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in March 1972 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Sarat Chandra Singha was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam. The number of constituencies was set as 126 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.
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1973 — Bangladeshi general election, 1973
General elections (Bengali: প্রথম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ১৯৭৩) were held in newly independent Bangladesh on 7 March 1973. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, who won 293 of the 300 seats, including eleven constituencies where they were elected unopposed without a vote. Voter turnout was 54.9%.
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1973 — 1973 Hong Kong municipal election
The 1973 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 7 March 1973 for the seven of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Two new elected seats were created in the election. 8,675 eligible voters cast their votes, the turnout rate was 27.64 per cent. The Reform Club of Hong Kong won four of the seven seats and the Hong Kong Civic Association won the other three.
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1977 — Pakistani general election, 1977
Pakistan General elections of 1977 were held in Pakistan on 7 March 1977 to elect the 200 parliamentarians (for both houses (Senate and National Assembly) for the Parliament of Pakistan. The general elections were the second elections held in the history of the country as well as the first after the split of the country.
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1977 — Pakistan holds its 1977 general election in Islamabad
The National Assembly election for Islamabad took place on 7 March 1977. The Pakistan People’s Party won the seat.
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1982 — Guatemalan general election, 1982
General elections were held in Guatemala on 7 March 1982. Ángel Aníbal Guevara, hand-picked successor of previous president Romeo Lucas García, was declared the winner of the presidential election and was scheduled to take office on 1 July. However, the election was widely denounced as fraudulent by elements on both sides of the political spectrum and an army-led coup d'état on 23 March instead installed the three-man junta of General Efraín Ríos Montt, General Horacio Maldonado Schaad, and Colonel Francisco Luis Gordillo Martínez. Voter turnout was 45.83% in the presidential election.
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1983 — Maurene Horder wins the ACT Labor leadership vote
Members of the Australian Capital Territory’s Labor caucus elected Maurene Horder as their leader. She defeated Ken Doyle by five votes to three.
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1985 — The 1985 Central and Western District Board election
Hong Kong's Central and Western District Board election was held on March 7, 1985, covering 13 elected seats on a 19-member board. A coalition formed by five incumbents and seven other candidates won 10 seats. Two seats went to independents and one to the Reform Club of Hong Kong.
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1985 — Wan Chai District Board election, 1985
The 1985 Wan Chai District Board election was held on 7 March 1985 to elect all 10 elected members to the 16-member Wan Chai District Board.
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1985 — Hong Kong local elections, 1985
The 1985 Hong Kong District Board elections were the second district board elections held on 7 March 1985 for the all 19 districts of Hong Kong (original Tsuen Wan District Board was separated into Tsuen Wan District Board and Kwai Tsing District Board).
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1987 — Northern Territory general election, 1987
A general election was held in the Northern Territory, Australia on Saturday 7 March 1987. Although the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP) won a majority under new leader Stephen Hatton, the party's vote was down almost 20 percentage points. At the 1987 election, the CLP faced a challenge from the Northern Territory Nationals, a rebel conservative party led by former CLP Chief Minister Ian Tuxworth that was aligned with then-Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, but not affiliated with the federal National Party of Australia. The NT Nationals took 17.79% of the primary vote, mostly from the CLP, but finished with only one member in the assembly.
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1987 — 1987 Lieyu massacre
The 1987 Lieyu massacre occurred on 7 March 1987 at Donggang Bay, Lieyu Island ("Lesser Kinmen" or "Little Quemoy"), Kinmen, Fuchien, Republic of China (ROC) when soldiers from the ROC Army's 158 Heavy Infantry Division killed 24 Vietnamese refugees on the shoreline of Donggang Bay, including eight children (one baby), five women (one pregnant) and eleven men.
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1989 — Micronesian parliamentary election, 1989
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 1989 alongside a referendum on electing a Constitutional Convention. All candidates for seats in Congress ran as independents. The referendum was held in compliance with article 2, section 9 of the constitution, which specified that there must be a referendum on convening a Constitutional Convention at least every ten years. It was approved by 71% of voters, and the Constitutional Convention election was subsequently held in 1990.
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1989 — Iran breaks diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom
On March 7, 1989, the Iranian government announced that it was breaking diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. The move followed the dispute over Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses and Ayatollah Khomeini’s death threat against the author.
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1991 — Ribble Valley by-election, 1991
The Ribble Valley by-election, in Lancashire, England, took place on 7 March 1991 following the elevation of United Kingdom MP David Waddington to the House of Lords. Michael Carr of the Liberal Democrats won election at his third attempt. The seat, based largely on the market town of Clitheroe, had previously been safely Conservative but at the time the controversial Margaret Thatcher's "Poll Tax" policy was used by opposition parties against the Conservative candidate. The tax was abolished soon afterwards by Thatcher's successor John Major, who had succeeded Thatcher on her resignation in November 1990.
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1994 — 1994 Rizal's 1st congressional district special election
A special election was held for Rizal's 1st district seat to the House of Representatives of the Philippines on March 7, 1994. Gilberto Duavit Sr. won the special election to serve the final 14 months of former representative Manuel Sanchez's term. This was the first competitive special election held under the auspices of the 1987 constitution; the special elections in 1993 were all uncontested.
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1995 — 1995 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election
On March 7, 1995 a mayoral election was held in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Progressive Coalition nominee Peter Clavelle, the former mayor who had lost reelection in the 1993 election, defeated incumbent Republican Mayor Peter Brownell, Democratic nominee Paul Lafayette, and other candidates. Brownell ended the Progressive's control over the mayoralty with his victory in the 1993 election, but during his tenure the Progressives gained control over the city council.
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1995 — 1995 Tampa mayoral election
The 1995 Tampa mayoral election took place on March 7, 1995. Incumbent Mayor Sandra Freedman was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third full consecutive term. Former Mayor Dick A. Greco, who had previously served from 1967 to 1974, and County Commissioner Jan Platt ran to succeed her. Greco defeated Platt by a wide margin, receiving 66 percent of the vote to her 32 percent.
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1997 — Battle of Vavunathivu
The Battle of Vavunathivu took place during the Sri Lankan Civil War. It occurred on 7 March 1997 in which the LTTE militants attacked and overran the Sri Lanka Army military camp at Vavunathivu off Batticaloa.
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1998 — Attack on Prekaz
The Attack on Prekaz, also known as the Prekaz massacre, was an operation led by the Special Anti-Terrorism Unit of Serbia which lasted from 5 to 7 March 1998, whose goal was to eliminate Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) suspects and their families. During the operation, KLA leader Adem Jashari and his brother Hamëz were killed, along with nearly 60 other family members.
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1998 — Baramulla and Anantnag vote in India’s 1998 general election
Voters in the Baramulla and Anantnag constituencies cast ballots for their Lok Sabha representatives in a polling round in Jammu and Kashmir.
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1999 — Estonian parliamentary election, 1999
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 7 March 1999. The elections proved disastrous for the Estonian Coalition Party, which won only seven seats together with two of its smaller allies. The Estonian Country People's Union, which participated the election on its own list, obtained seven seats as well. The programme of Mart Laar’s government was signed by Pro Patria Union, Reform Party, Moderates and People’s Party. The latter two merged soon after, so Mart Laar’s second government is widely known as Kolmikliit, or Tripartite coalition.
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1999 — Rey de Reyes (1999)
The Rey de Reyes 1999 (Spanish for "King of Kings") was the third annual Rey de Reyes professional wrestling tournament and show, produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The event took place on March 7, 1999 in the Toreo de Cuatro Caminos arena in Naucalpan, Mexico State, Mexico. The Rey de Reyes tournament consisted of a semi-final round of four four-man elimination matches and a final match with the winners of each of the semi-finals facing off in an elimination match until one man remained. The final of the 1999 Rey de Reyes tournament pitted Cibernético, Octagón, Latin Lover and Electroshock against each other.
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1999 — Salvadoran presidential election, 1999
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 7 March 1999. The result was a victory for Francisco Flores of the Nationalist Republican Alliance, who won in the first round with 52.0% of the vote.
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1999 — 1998 Chinese Football Super Cup
The 1998 Chinese Football Super Cup (Chinese: 1998年度中国足球超霸杯赛) was the 4th Chinese Football Super Cup, contested by Chinese Jia-A League 1998 winners Dalian Wanda Shide and 1998 Chinese FA Cup winners Shanghai Shenhua. Shanghai Shenhua beat Dalian Wanda Shide 3–0 and won their second Chinese Football Super Cup title.
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2000 — 2000 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Rhode Island primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 33 delegates, of whom 22 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
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2000 — 2000 Missouri Republican presidential primary
The 2000 Missouri Republican presidential primary on March 7, 2000, determined the recipient of the state's 35 delegates to the Republican National Convention in the process to elect the 43rd president of the United States. It was an open primary. The primary marked the end of Missouri's use of the caucus system, which it had used almost exclusively until 2000.
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2000 — 2000 Ohio Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Ohio Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Ohio primary was a semi-open primary and awarded 169 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 146 were pledged delegates allocated based on the results of the primary.
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2000 — 2000 New York Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 New York Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday for the 2000 presidential election. The New York primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 294 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 243 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
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2000 — 2000 California Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 California Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Washington primary the weekend before. It was an open primary, with the state awarding 433 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 367 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
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2000 — 2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Missouri primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 92 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 75 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
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2000 — 2000 California Republican presidential primary
The 2000 California Republican presidential primary was held on March 7, 2000. Governor George W. Bush of Texas won easily over Senator John McCain of Arizona and former Ambassador Alan Keyes. At the time, California had a blanket primary, meaning all candidates of all parties were on the same ballot, but the state parties, exploiting a loophole in the election law, used color-coded ballots so that only votes from party members would count.
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2000 — 2000 Maryland Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Maryland Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the U.S. 2000 presidential election. The Maryland primary was a closed primary, with the state awarding 95 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 68 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
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2000 — 2000 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 15 states and one territory holding primaries on the same day, known as Super Tuesday for the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Connecticut primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 67 delegates, of which 54 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
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2000 — 2000 Maine Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Maine Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Washington primary the week before. The Maine primary, the last in the state until the 2020, was a closed primary, meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this primary.
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2000 — 2000 Vermont Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Vermont Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Washington primary the week before. The Vermont primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 22 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 15 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
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2000 — 2000 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2000 North Dakota Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 14 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries and caucuses in 15 other states. Vice President Al Gore won the contest by taking all the delegates.
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2000 — 2000 Idaho Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2000 Idaho Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 23 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries and caucuses in 15 other states. Vice President Al Gore won the contest by taking all the delegates.
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2000 — 2000 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2000 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 3 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries and caucuses in 15 other states. Vice President Al Gore won by 42% of the delegate votes and 84% of the popular votes also.
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2000 — 2000 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2000 Hawaii Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 33 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries and caucuses in 15 other states. Vice President AI Gore won the contest easily by taking all delegates.
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2000 — 2000 Sacramento mayoral election
The 2000 Sacramento mayoral election was held on March 7, 2000 and November 7, 2000 to elect the mayor of Sacramento, California. It saw the election of Heather Fargo.
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2000 — 2000 Georgia Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Georgia Democratic presidential primary was held on March 7, 2000, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Georgia primary was an open primary, which awarded 93 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 77 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.
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2000 — 2000 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary took place on March 7, as one of 16 contests scheduled on Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the Washington primary the weekend before. The Massachusetts primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 118 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 93 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
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2000 — 2000 Fresno mayoral election
The 2000 Fresno mayoral election was held on March 7, 2000, and November 7, 2000, to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. It saw the election of Alan Autry. Incumbent mayor Jim Patterson was term limited.
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2003 — 2003 Adelaide Film Festival
The inaugural government-funded Adelaide International Film Festival (AIFF) took place in Adelaide, Australia, from 28 February to 7 March 2003, with screenings, special events and forums presented in various cinemas and locations. Established by South Australian Premier Hon. Mike Rann to stimulate the local film industry and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the South Australian Film Corporation, the festival showcases and explores contemporary screen culture with a program of screenings, special events and forum sessions.
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2004 — Greek legislative election, 2004
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 7 March 2004. The New Democracy Party of Kostas Karamanlis won the elections, ending eleven years of rule by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). PASOK was led into the elections by George Papandreou, who succeeded retiring Prime Minister Costas Simitis as party leader in February.
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2004 — 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt
The 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt, also known as the Wonga Coup, failed to replace President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo with exiled opposition politician Severo Moto Nsá. Mercenaries organised by mainly British financiers were arrested in Zimbabwe on 7 March 2004 before they could carry out the plot. Prosecutors alleged that Moto was to be installed as the new president in return for preferential oil rights to corporations affiliated with those involved in the coup.
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2004 — 2004 Carinthian state election
The 2004 Carinthian state election was held on 7 March 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Carinthia, Austria. The election was a victory for the first-term Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) government under Jörg Haider, which repeated its strong performance from the previous election. This came despite difficulties on the federal level and recent defeats in other state elections, as well as a strong challenge from the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ).
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2004 — 2004 Salzburg state election
The 2004 Salzburg state election was held on 7 March 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Salzburg. The result was a historic victory for the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), which became the largest party in the state for the first time in history. The SPÖ achieved a decisive swing of over thirteen percentage points, winning 45.4% of votes cast.
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2006 — 2006 Varanasi bombings
The 2006 Varanasi bombings were a series of bombings that occurred across the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in India on Tuesday, 7 March 2006. At least 28 people are reported to have been killed and as many as 101 others were injured.
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2006 — 2006 Burlington, Vermont mayoral election
On March 7, 2006, a mayoral election was held in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Incumbent Mayor Peter Clavelle declined to seek reelection and Progressive nominee Bob Kiss was elected to succeed him.
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2007 — Garuda Indonesia Flight 200
Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (GA200/GIA200) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Boeing 737-400 operated by Garuda Indonesia between Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The aircraft overran the runway, crashed into a rice field and burst into flames while landing at Adisucipto International Airport on 7 March 2007. Twenty passengers and one flight attendant were killed. Both pilots survived, and were fired shortly after the accident occurred.
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2007 — 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on Wednesday, 7 March 2007. It was the third election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. The election saw endorsement of the St Andrews Agreement and the two largest parties, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin, along with the Alliance Party, increase their support, with falls in support for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP).
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2007 — Commons backs a fully elected House of Lords in an indicative vote
On March 7, 2007, the UK House of Commons voted 337 to 224 in favour of a motion stating that a reformed House of Lords should be fully elected. The vote expressed the House’s opinion and did not itself enact the reform.
This was an opinion motion, not a law changing the chamber’s membership.
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2008 — 2008 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final
The 2008 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final was the 33rd final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 7 March 2008 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq. It was Al-Ettifaq's fourth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's eighth. This was the first meeting between these two clubs in the final.
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2008 — 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis
The 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis was a diplomatic stand-off involving the South American countries of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. It began with an incursion into Ecuadorian territory across the Putumayo River by the Colombian military on March 1, 2008, leading to the deaths of over twenty militants, including Raúl Reyes (nom-de-guerre of Luis Edgar Devia Silva) and sixteen other members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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2008 — China Southern Airlines Flight 6901 incident
An attempted attack aboard China Southern Airlines Flight 6901 led the aircraft to divert to Lanzhou. No injuries were reported.
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2008 — Rising Above (2007) (broadcast)
Rising Above (2007) was the inaugural Rising Above professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on December 29, 2007, from the Manhattan Center in New York, New York and first aired on March 7, 2008.
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2009 — UFC 96
UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). It was held in Columbus, Ohio on March 7, 2009 at Nationwide Arena.
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2009 — Massereene Barracks shooting
On 7 March 2009, two off-duty British soldiers of the 38 Engineer Regiment were shot dead outside Massereene Barracks in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Two other soldiers and two civilian delivery men were also wounded. A dissident Irish republican paramilitary group, the Real IRA, claimed responsibility. The shootings were the first British military fatalities in Northern Ireland since 1997.
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2009 — 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election
The 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Hamilton, from March 6 to 8, 2009 to elect a successor to Howard Hampton as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). On June 15, 2008, Hampton informed the party's provincial council that he would not stand for re-election as leader at the next party convention in a year's time.
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2010 — 2010 Superfinalen
The 2010 Superfinalen was the second edition of Superfinalen, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup competitions. Modeled on the FA Community Shield, the match is intended to be a season opener, with the net proceeds going to charity. It took take place on 7 March 2010, at Color Line Stadion, Ålesund, and was contested by Rosenborg and Aalesund, winners of the 2009 Tippeligaen and 2009 Norwegian Football Cup respectively.
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2012 — Belizean general election, 2012
A legislative election was held in Belize on 7 March 2012 to elect all 31 members of the Belize House of Representatives as well as offices in the various local governments. The election was run by the Elections and Boundaries Commission's Elections and Boundaries Department. Dean Barrow and his United Democratic Party (UDP) were re-elected, but lost eight seats to the opposition People's United Party (PUP) to maintain a slim 17-14 majority in the Belize House. The upper house of the Belize National Assembly, the Senate, was appointed after the election by the UDP-led government in accordance with the Constitution of Belize.
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2013 — Mid Ulster by-election, 2013
A by-election for the UK House of Commons constituency of Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland was held on 7 March 2013. The election was triggered by the resignation of Martin McGuinness, who had been elected to the seat in 1997 as the Sinn Féin candidate. The election was won by Francie Molloy, also of Sinn Féin.
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2014 — 2014 Uzbekistan Super Cup
The 2014 Uzbekistan Super Cup was the second UzPFL-Supercup. It was contested by the winners and runners up of the 2013 Uzbek League. Bunyodkor had also the won 2013 Uzbekistan Cup. The match was contested by Bunyodkor and Lokomotiv Tashkent, at JAR Stadium in Tashkent, on 7 March 2014. Bunyodkor Tashkent won the match 2:1.
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2017 — 2017 Los Angeles elections
Elections were held on March 7, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for May 16, 2017. Eight of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election, as well as the offices of mayor, city attorney and city controller. Four ballot measures were also on the ballot.
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2017 — 2017 Micronesian general election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 2017, alongside a referendum on allowing dual citizenship. Although the proposed constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship was approved by a majority of voters, it did not pass the threshold of 75% voting in favour in at least three of the four states.
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2017 — 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election
The 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election was held on March 7, 2017, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles. Due to a change in the city's election calendar to align mayoral elections with statewide elections, the winner stood to serve a term of five years and six months instead of the usual four years. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.
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2017 — Chattanooga voters re-elect Mayor Andy Berke
Chattanooga voters returned Andy Berke to office for a second term. He defeated three challengers in the municipal election.
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2019 — Battle of Mugi (2019)
The Battle of Mugi was fought between the Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) on 7 March 2019 in Mugi District, Nduga Regency, Papua province, Indonesia. The attack, which killed three Indonesian military personnel and 7-10 TPNPB militants, is the single deadliest military engagement in Indonesia in 2019, and was the deadliest single military engagement in Operation Nemangkawi until surpassed by the 2021 Maybrat attack.
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2020 — UFC 248
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 7, 2020, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
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2020 — 2020 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
The 2020 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election concluded on March 7, 2020, resulting in the election of Steven Del Duca, a former cabinet minister in the government of Kathleen Wynne, as Ontario Liberal Party’s 33rd leader. The leadership election took place following the resignation of Kathleen Wynne after over five years at the helm of the party.
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2020 — 2020 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election
The 2020 Kuomintang chairmanship by-election (Chinese: 2020年中國國民黨主席補選) was held on 7 March 2020. This was the ninth direct election of the party leader in Kuomintang history. All registered, due-paying KMT party members were eligible to vote.
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2021 — 2021 La Paz gubernatorial election
The 2021 La Paz gubernatorial election was held on Sunday, 7 March 2021, with a runoff taking place on 11 April 2021, involving separate contests for governor and all forty-five seats in the Departmental Legislative Assembly. Incumbent governor Félix Patzi unsuccessfully sought reelection to a second term, finishing in fourth place with 4.36 percent of the popular vote.
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2021 — 2021 El Alto municipal election
The 2021 El Alto municipal election was held on Sunday, 7 March 2021, to elect the mayor and eleven councillors to the El Alto Municipal Council. Incumbent Mayor Soledad Chapetón was eligible to seek a second term but declined for personal reasons. Fourteen fronts (seven civic groups and seven political parties) presented candidates.
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2021 — 2021 Beni gubernatorial election
The 2021 Beni gubernatorial election was held on Sunday, 7 March 2021, to elect the governor of Beni, Bolivia. Alex Ferrier, the incumbent governor after the 2015 gubernatorial election but who resigned during the 2019 political crisis, ran to return to office for a second term.
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2021 — First round of Bolivia’s 2021 regional elections
The first round of Bolivia’s 2021 regional elections was held on 7 March across the country’s nine departments and municipalities. A runoff took place on 11 April.
This entry records the first round only; runoff voting followed on 11 April 2021.
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2021 — 2021 La Paz municipal election
The 2021 La Paz municipal election was held in La Paz, Bolivia on Sunday, 7 March 2021, involving separate contests for mayor and all eleven municipal council seats. Incumbent mayor Luis Revilla was eligible to seek a third term but declined, leaving the mayoralty an open contest. The election was won by former minister of public works Iván Arias of the Somos Pueblo alliance, who attained a near absolute majority of 49.52 percent against a field of ten other candidates.
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2021 — 2021 FC Barcelona presidential election
The 2021 FC Barcelona presidential election took place on 7 March 2021 for electing the 41st President of the club.
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2021 — Ammunition explosions strike Bata
Explosions at a military complex in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, killed more than 100 people and damaged homes and a hospital.
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2022 — Uttar Pradesh completes its 2022 assembly election voting
Voters in 54 constituencies took part in the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Votes from all seven phases were counted on March 10.
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2023 — 2023 Micronesian general election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 2023 to elect the fourteen members of the Congress: ten representatives of the districts, and four senators each representing one of the four states.
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2023 — 2023 Tampa mayoral election
The 2023 Tampa mayoral election was held on March 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Tampa, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Jane Castor ran for re-election to a second term in office. Castor was the only candidate on the ballot, as the only other person who qualified for the race was a write-in candidate. Castor easily won a second term, receiving more than 80% of the vote.
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2023 — NXT Roadblock (2023)
The 2023 NXT Roadblock was the fourth Roadblock professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It was primarily for wrestlers from the NXT brand division. Like the previous Roadblock event, NXT Roadblock aired as a special episode of NXT on the USA Network. The television special took place on March 7, 2023, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
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2023 — 2023 St. Louis aldermanic elections
The 2023 St. Louis aldermanic elections were held in two rounds, with nonpartisan blanket approval voting primaries on March 7 and general elections on April 4. All 14 members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen and the President of the Board of Aldermen were elected. These were the first elections held after Proposition R (2012) came into effect, reducing the number of alderpersons from 28 to 14.
This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.
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2024 — Progress Chapter 165: Diamond Dust
The Progress Chapter 165: Diamond Dust was a professional wrestling event produced by Progress Wrestling. It took place on 7 March 2024, in London, England at The Dome. Eight matches were contested at the event. The main event saw Kid Lykos defeat Lio Rush to retain the PROGRESS World Championship.
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2024 — PFL Europe 1 (2024)
PFL Europe 1 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on March 7, 2024, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.
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2024 — Kachin offensive (2024–present)
The Kachin Independence Army's (KIA) offensive in Kachin State, known unofficially as Operation 0307 (after the date it began), is an ongoing military operation against the Tatmadaw military junta of Myanmar which began on 7 March 2024. Primarily centred along the road connecting Myitkyina to Bhamo, Operation 0307 was launched to capture junta bases which could threaten Laiza, the headquarters of the KIA.
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2025 — 2025 Democratic Unionist Party deputy leadership election
The 2025 Democratic Unionist Party deputy leadership election was held on 7 March 2025 to fill the Deputy Leader position within the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) which had been vacant since May 2024. Strangford MLA Michelle McIlveen was elected unopposed.
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2025 — Dynamite Fighting Show 26 takes place in Râmnicu Vâlcea
On March 7, 2025, Dynamite Fighting Show 26: Vengeance Day, a kickboxing and boxing event, took place at the Traian Arena in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania.
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