May, 7th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Tuesday 07, 2002:
A China Southern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea killing 112 people.

Friday 07, 1999:
In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.

Thursday 07, 1998:
Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.

Thursday 07, 1992:
Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first fast-food murder in Canada.

Saturday 07, 1960:
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.

Friday 07, 1954:
Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat (the battle began on March 13).

Wednesday 07, 1952:
The concept for the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer.

Friday 07, 1948:
The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.

Wednesday 07, 1947:
Kraft Television Theater debuts, running for the next 11 years.

Tuesday 07, 1946:
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with about 20 employees.

Monday 07, 1945:
World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document will take effect the next day.

Friday 07, 1937:
Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrive in Spain to assist Franco's forces.

Friday 07, 1920:
Polish-Bolshevik War: Polish-Ukrainian troops captured Kyiv during the Kiev Offensive.

Friday 07, 1915:
World War I: a German U-boat sinks the RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people.

Thursday 07, 1896:
H. H. Holmes is hanged in Philadelphia.

Tuesday 07, 1895:
1895 ? In Saint Petersburg a russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrated an invention which became the prototipe of radio. In the former Soviet Union this day was selebrated as Day of Radio.

Saturday 07, 1864:
American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.

Friday 07, 1847:
In Philadelphia, the American Medical Association (AMA) is founded.

Thursday 07, 1840:
The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi, killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in U.S. history.

Monday 07, 1832:
Greece was recognised independent by the Treaty of London. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria is chosen King.

Friday 07, 1824:
Ludwig van Beethoven, completely deaf, conducts the debut of his Ninth Symphony in Vienna.

Saturday 07, 1763:
Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.

Tuesday 07, 1697:
Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed in a huge fire (in the 18th century, it is replaced with the current Royal Palace).

Monday 07, 1274:
In France, the Second Council of Lyons opens to regulate the election of the Pope.

Thursday 07, 1429:
Joan of Arc leads a French attack on English bridgeheads on the south side of the Loire River.

Sunday 07, 558:
In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/07-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 07

1980:
Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer (b: May 7, 1980) (Biography of Johan Kenkhuis)

1969:
Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish musician (b: May 7, 1969) (Biography of Eagle Eye Cherry)

1968:
Traci Lords, American actress (b: May 7, 1968) (Biography of Traci Lords)

1965:
Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (b: May 7, 1965 ; d: May 24, 1999) (Biography of Owen Hart)

1956:
Anne Dudley, musician (b: May 7, 1956) (Biography of Anne Dudley)
Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b: May 7, 1956) (Biography of Jan Peter Balkenende)

1954:
Amy Heckerling, American director (b: May 7, 1954) (Biography of Amy Heckerling)

1951:
Janis Ian, American singer and songwriter (b: May 7, 1951) (Biography of Janis Ian)

1950:
Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor (b: May 7, 1950) (Biography of Randall 'Tex' Cobb)
Tim Russert, American television host (b: May 7, 1950) (Biography of Tim Russert)

1946:
Thelma Houston, American singer (b: May 7, 1946) (Biography of Thelma Houston)
Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead) (b: May 7, 1946) (Biography of Bill Kreutzmann)

1943:
Harvey Andrews, English singer and songwriter (b: May 7, 1943) (Biography of Harvey Andrews)

1940:
Angela Carter, English novelist and journalist (b: May 7, 1940 ; d: February 16, 1992) (Biography of Angela Carter)

1939:
Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b: May 7, 1939) (Biography of Ruud Lubbers)
Jimmy Ruffin, American singer (b: May 7, 1939) (Biography of Jimmy Ruffin)

1933:
Johnny Unitas, American football player (b: May 7, 1933 ; d: September 11, 2002) (Biography of Johnny Unitas)

1931:
Teresa Brewer, American singer (b: May 7, 1931) (Biography of Teresa Brewer)

1930:
Totie Fields, American comedienne (b: May 7, 1930) (Biography of Totie Fields)

1927:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German screenwriter (b: May 7, 1927) (Biography of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala)

1923:
Anne Baxter, American actress (b: May 7, 1923) (Biography of Anne Baxter)

1922:
Darren McGavin, American actor (b: May 7, 1922) (Biography of Darren McGavin)

1919:
Eva Peron, wife of Argentine President Juan Peron (b: May 7, 1919 ; d: July 26, 1952) (Biography of Eva Peron)

1911:
Ishiro Honda, Japanese film director (b: May 7, 1911) (Biography of Ishiro Honda)

1909:
Edwin H. Land, American inventor (b: May 7, 1909 ; d: March 1, 1991) (Biography of Edwin H. Land)

1901:
Gary Cooper, American actor (b: May 7, 1901 ; d: May 13, 1961) (Biography of Gary Cooper)

1892:
Archibald MacLeish, American poet and Librarian of Congress (b: May 7, 1892 ; d: April 20, 1982) (Biography of Archibald MacLeish)
Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (b: May 7, 1892 ; d: May 4, 1980) (Biography of Josip Broz Tito)

1885:
George 'Gabby' Hayes, American actor (b: May 7, 1885) (Biography of George 'Gabby' Hayes)

1882:
Willem Elsschot, Flemish writer (b: May 7, 1882 ; d: May 31, 1960) (Biography of Willem Elsschot)

1861:
Rabindranath Tagore, Indian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b: May 7, 1861 ; d: August 7, 1941) (Biography of Rabindranath Tagore)

1857:
William A. MacCorkle, Governor of West Virginia (b: May 7, 1857 ; d: September 24, 1930) (Biography of William A. MacCorkle)

1847:
Archibald Primrose, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b: May 7, 1847 ; d: May 21, 1929) (Biography of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery)

1840:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (b: May 7, 1840) (Biography of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

1833:
Johannes Brahms, German composer (b: May 7, 1833 ; d: April 3, 1897) (Biography of Johannes Brahms)

1812:
Robert Browning, English poet (b: May 7, 1812 ; d: December 12, 1889) (Biography of Robert Browning)

1763:
Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince and Marshal of France (b: May 7, 1763 ; d: October 19, 1813) (Biography of Józef Antoni Poniatowski)

1711:
David Hume, English philosopher (b: May 7, 1711) (Biography of David Hume)

1700:
Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-born physician (b: May 7, 1700 ; d: June 18, 1772) (Biography of Gerard van Swieten)

1643:
Stephanus Van Cortlandt, first native Mayor of New York (b: May 7, 1643 ; d: November 25, 1700) (Biography of Stephanus Van Cortlandt)

1530:
Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French Huguenot general (b: May 7, 1530 ; d: March 13, 1569) (Biography of Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/07-may/births.html

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People who died on May 07

2004:
Waldemar Milewicz (d: May 7, 2004) (Biography of Waldemar Milewicz)

2000:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American actor (b: December 9, 1909 ; d: May 7, 2000) (Biography of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.)

1998:
Eddie Rabbitt, American singer (b: November 27, 1941 ; d: May 7, 1998) (Biography of Eddie Rabbitt)

1951:
Warner Baxter, American actor (b: March 29, 1889 ; d: May 7, 1951) (Biography of Warner Baxter)

1942:
Felix Weingartner, Yugoslavian conductor (b: June 2, 1863 ; d: May 7, 1942) (Biography of Felix Weingartner)

1896:
H. H. Holmes (d: May 7, 1896) (Biography of H. H. Holmes)

1868:
Henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b: September 19, 1778 ; d: May 7, 1868) (Biography of Henry Peter Brougham)

1840:
Caspar David Friedrich, German artist (b: September 5, 1774 ; d: May 7, 1840) (Biography of Caspar David Friedrich)

1825:
Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (b: August 18, 1750 ; d: May 7, 1825) (Biography of Antonio Salieri)

1800:
Niccola Piccinni, Italian composer (b: January 16, 1728 ; d: May 7, 1800) (Biography of Niccola Piccinni)

1718:
Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (b: October 5, 1658 ; d: May 7, 1718) (Biography of Mary of Modena)

1682:
Tsar Feodor III of Russia (b: June 9, 1661 ; d: May 7, 1682) (Biography of Feodor III of Russia)

1667:
Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (b: May 18, 1616 ; d: May 7, 1667) (Biography of Johann Jakob Froberger)

1617:
David Fabricius, German astronomer (b: March 9, 1564 ; d: May 7, 1617) (Biography of David Fabricius)

1615:
Sanada Yukimura (d: May 7, 1615) (Biography of Sanada Yukimura)

1539:
Guru Nanak Dev, first Sikh Guru (b: October 20, 1469 ; d: May 7, 1539) (Biography of Guru Nanak Dev)
Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (b: June 18, 1466 ; d: May 7, 1539) (Biography of Ottaviano Petrucci)

1523:
Franz von Sickingen (d: May 7, 1523) (Biography of Franz von Sickingen)

973:
Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (b: November 23, 912 ; d: May 7, 973) (Biography of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/07-may/deaths.html