Notable Birthdays for March 7
Increase A. Lapham (1811-1875) - Founder of the Wisconsin Natural History Association.
Henry DeLamar Clayton (1827-1889) - Major General for the Confederate Army.
Luther Burbank (1849-1926) - Botanist who developed over 800 strains and varieties of plants, including fruits, flowers, and vegetables.
Henry Draper (1837-1882) - Astronomer who was/is a leading pioneer astrophotography (images of space).
Whitcomb Judson (1846-1909) - Inventor of the zipper.
Janet Collins (1917-2003) - Prima ballerina who was one of the few classically trained ballerinas of her time.
Betty Holberton (1917-2001) - Engineer who was one of the six original programmers of the first Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer.
Rene Gagnon (1925-1979) - Marine who was photographed raising the flag at Iwo Jima.
Willard Scott (1934-2021) - Fondly remembered as the weatherman for NBC who celebrated centenarian birthdays and notable anniversaries.
Janet Guthrie (1938-Still Living) - First female auto racer in the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500.
Bryan Cranston (1956-Still Living) - Actor who played Walter White in the t.v. series Breaking Bad.
Amanda Gorman (1998-Still Living) - Poet who delivered the poem The Hill We Climb at President Biden's inauguration.
Memorable Events for March 7
1778 - Captain James Cook sees the Oregon coast for the first time.
1801 - Massachusetts enacts first voter registration law.
1876 - Alexander Graham Bell is granted a patent for his telephone.
1929 - The first nonstop flight from America to Asia across the Bering Strait is made by Noel Wien and Calvin Cripe.
1945 - The 9th Armoured Division attacks Remagen Germany and crosses Rhine.
