Historical Events In May - 07

0558  In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt.   

0973  The Holy Roman Emperor Otto I dies May 7 at age 60 after an 11-year reign   

1274  2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens   

1355  1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara   

1416  Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay   

1429  English siege of Orléans broken by Joan of Arc   

1429  English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc   

1579  Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands   

1624  Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru   

1638  Cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited)   

1657  Louis XlV prohibits the sale of liquor to Indians   

1328  Louis vi the roman: Duke of bavaria   

1530  Louis i condé: French prince/leader of hugenots   

1574  Innocent x: [giambattista pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)   

1643  Stephanus van cortlandt: American politician   

1700  Gerard van swieten: Dutch botanist   

1704  Carl heinrich graun: Composer   

1724  Dagobert sigmund von wurmser: Austrian general   

1740  Nikolai arkharov: Russian general   

0685  Marwan i ibn al-hakam: 4th kalief of omajjaden (684-85),   

0973  Otto i the great: Holy roman emperor (962-973),   

1092  Remigius de fécamp: First bishop of lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  Willem i: The bad, king of sicily (1154-66)   

1205  Ladislaus iii arpad: King of hungary (1204-05),   

1427  Thomas la warr: 5th baron de la warr, english churchman   

1523  Franz von sickingen: Germ knight/protect of poor,   

1539  Guru nanak dev: Founder of sikhism (b. 1469)