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Wanda Sykes was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999.
Famous Birthdays on March 7
1964 — Wanda Sykes
American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
March 7 has 145 recorded notable births across history, from 189 to 2007. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on March 7
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- 2007 Reform of the House of Lords: The British House of Commons votes to make the upper chamber, the House of Lords, 100% elected. Source
- 1573 A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, ending the Ottoman–Venetian War and leaving Cyprus in Ottoman hands. Source
- 1965 Bloody Sunday: A group of 600 civil rights marchers are brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama. Source
- 2009 Massereene Barracks shooting: The Real Irish Republican Army kills two British soldiers and injures two other soldiers and two civilians at Massereene Barracks, the first British military deaths in Northern Ireland since the end of The Troubles. Source
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Taylor Dayne is an American singer who rose to fame after her first two albums were both certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Maud Lewis lived most of her life in poverty in a tiny house in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia.
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William Boyd's work is characterised by its narrative vitality and range, earning him numerous accolades including the Whitbread First Novel Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Costa Book Award.
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Heinz Rühmann is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a German film legend.
More major people born on March 7
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1962
Taylor Dayne
American singer-songwriter and actress
Taylor Dayne is an American singer who rose to fame after her first two albums were both certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
1903
Maud Lewis
Canadian folk artist (died 1970)
Maud Kathleen Lewis was a Canadian folk artist from Nova Scotia. She lived most of her life in poverty in a tiny house in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia.
1952
William Boyd
British author and screenwriter
William Andrew Murray Boyd is a British novelist, short story writer screenwriter and film director.
1902
Heinz Rühmann
German actor (died 1994)
Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993.
1943
Billy MacMillan
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2023)
William Stewart MacMillan was a Canadian hockey coach and player. MacMillan played and later coached in the National Hockey League (NHL).
1958
Rick Bass
American author and environmentalist
Rick Bass is an American writer and an environmental activist. He has a Bachelor of Science in geology with a focus in Wildlife from Utah State University.
1858
Cecilie Thoresen Krog
Norwegian women's rights pioneer (died 1911)
Ida Cecilie Thoresen Krog was a Norwegian women's rights pioneer and Liberal Party politician, and the first female university student in Norway.
1888
William L. Laurence
Lithuanian-American journalist (died 1977)
William Leonard Laurence was an American science journalist best known for his work at The New York Times. Born in the Russian Empire, he won two Pulitzer Prizes.
1987
Niclas Bergfors
Swedish ice hockey player
Niclas Bergfors is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Djurgårdens IF then of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
1885
John Tovey
1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (died 1971)
Admiral of the Fleet John Cronyn Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey,, sometimes known as Jack Tovey, was a Royal Navy officer.
1811
Increase A. Lapham
American scientist (died 1875)
Increase Allen Lapham was an American writer, scientist, and naturalist, whose work focused primarily on the what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
1986
Ryan Ciminelli
American bowler
Ryan Ciminelli is a left-handed ten-pin bowler originally from Cheektowaga, New York. Since 2007, he has competed on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour.
1998
Amanda Gorman
American poet and activist
Amanda S. C. Gorman is an American poet, activist, and model. Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora.
1930
Antony Armstrong-Jones
1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and politician (died 2017)
Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, was a British photographer.
1974
Tobias Menzies
English actor
Tobias Simpson Menzies is an English actor. He is known for playing Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in the third and fourth seasons of the series The Crown, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding…
1946
John Heard
American actor and producer (died 2017)
John Matthew Heard Jr. was an American actor. He made his debut appearance in film with the ensemble Between the Lines (1977).
1980
Laura Prepon
American actress
Laura Prepon is an American actress and television director. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006).
1963
E. L. James
English author
Erika Mitchell, known by her pen name E. L. James, is a British author.
1991
Ian Clark
American basketball player
Ian Patrick Clark is an American professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).