March 7: Feast day of Saints Perpetua and Felicity (Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism)Police attacking civil rights activists outside Selma, Alabama1573 A peace treaty brought the OttomanVenetian War to an end, ceding Cyprus from the Republic of Venice to the Ottoman Empire.1871 Jos Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, began a four-year premiership as Prime Minister of the Empire of Brazil, the longest in the state's history.1941 The German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World WarII, disappeared with 45 men on board.1965 Unarmed civil rights activists marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, were attacked by police (pictured) on "Bloody Sunday".2021 A series of four explosions at a military barracks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea caused at least 107 deaths.Maurice Ravel (b.1875)Masako Katsura (b.1913)Mochtar Lubis (b.1922)Divine (d.1988)More anniversaries: March 6March 7March 8ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout