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The Roman festival of Vejovis was held on 7 March
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48150390/festival-of-vejovis/

On this day in 321 AD, Roman Emperor Constantine I decreed that dies Solis Invicti (Sun-day) would be a 'day of rest' in the Empire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Invictus



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The Dendera zodiac shows the 7 March 51 BC solar eclipse
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56937480/dendera-zodiac/

A total solar eclipse occurred on March 7, 1598. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_March_7,_1598

The total solar eclipse of March 7, 1970 was visible across all of North America and Central America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_March_7,_1970



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The nuclear age was announced on Tuesday, 7 March 1911
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41495946/the-atomic-age/



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V-2 #21 Rocket launched on March 7, 1947: First Pictures of Earth From 100 Miles in Space
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63313143/v-2-rocket-number-21/

The Orbiting Solar Observatory No. 1 was launched in 1962
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41582514/orbiting-solar-observatory/

The Kepler space observatory was launched on March 7, 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_Mission



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Viktor Petrovich Savinykh (born March 7, 1940) is a former cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Petrovich_Savinykh

Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun (1508 - 1556) was a Mughal Emperor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humayun#Death_and_legacy

Stanley Lloyd Miller (March 7, 1930 - May 20, 2007) was a Jewish-American chemist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Miller

Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas

Johann Bayer (1572 - March 7, 1625) was a German lawyer and uranographer. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Bayer

Alan Hale (March 7, 1958) is an American astronomer, known for his co-discovery of the Comet Hale-Bopp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hale_(astronomer)

Henri Mineur (March 7, 1899 - May 7, 1954) was a French astronomer and mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Mineur

Sir John Frederick William Herschel (7 March 1792 - 11 May 1871), was an English mathematician
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48150291/john-herschel-1792-1871/

Willem Jacob Luyten (March 7, 1899 - November 21, 1994) was a Dutch-American astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Jacob_Luyten

Henry Draper (March 7, 1837 - November 20, 1882) was an American doctor and amateur astronomer. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48150316/henry-draper-1837-1882/

Philip Fox (March 7, 1878 - July 21, 1944) was an American astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Fox_(astronomer)



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John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton.

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http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56940111/john-carter/

Star Trek: "The Savage Curtain" was first broadcast on March 7, 1969
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NGC 2581 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 7th March 1885.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56940069/ngc-2581/

NGC 2657 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 7th March 1885.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56940062/ngc-2657/

NGC 2871 was discovered by Lawrence Parsons on the 7th March 1874.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56940053/ngc-2871/

NGC 2875 was discovered by Lawrence Parsons on the 7th March 1874.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56940041/ngc-2875/

NGC 3211 was discovered by John Herschel on the 7th March 1837.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56940030/ngc-3211/

NGC 3923 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th March 1791
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47134793/ngc-3923/

NGC 4837 was discovered by John Herschel on the 7th March 1831
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56940022/ngc-4837/



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Supernova 1994D in the galaxy NGC 4526 was discovered on the 7th March 1994
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/05900/05946.html#Item2

The first known recorded observation of VY Canis Majoris is in the star catalogue of Jérôme Lalande, on 7 March 1801
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t6597731/vy-canis-majoris/

Kallichore, a natural satellite of Jupiter, was discovered on the 7th March 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallichore_(moon)

Comet Kohoutek was first sighted on 7 March 1973 by Czech astronomer Lubo Kohoutek. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56940217/comet-kohoutek/

On March 7, 2004, the Spirit rover photographed the first Martian meteor
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3118464/mars-meteor/



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Meteorites

The Mangwendi (LL6) meteorite fell in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, on the 7th March, 1934.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48150227/mangwendi-meteorite/



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