Historical Events In May - 07
Friday, 07 February 2025
0558 In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt on this day in history.
0685 Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on May - 07.
0973 On May - 07 the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I dies May 7 at age 60 after an 11-year reign
0973 Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1166 Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on this day in history.
1205 On May - 07 ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6
1274 2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens on this day in history.
1355 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara on May - 07.
1416 Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay on May - 07.
1427 Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on this day in history.
1429 On May - 07 english siege of Orléans broken by Joan of Arc
1429 English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc on this day in history.
1523 Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 on May - 07.
1530 Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots on May - 07.
1574 Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) on May - 07.
1579 Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands on this day in history.
1617 David Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53 on May - 07.
1624 Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru on this day in history.
1638 On this day in history cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited)
1657 Louis XlV prohibits the sale of liquor to Indians on May - 07.
1660 Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni on May - 07.
1663 Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens on May - 07.
1664 Louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles on this day in history.
1667 On this day in history johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50
1671 Edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68 on May - 07.
1673 Johannes Teellinck, Dutch vicar, dies at about 58 on May - 07.
1697 Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire (in the 18th century, it is replaced by the current Royal Palace) on this day in history.
1700 William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation on May - 07.
1700 On this day in history gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist
1704 Carl Heinrich Graun, composer on May - 07.
1718 The city of New Orleans was founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville on this day in history.
1727 On this day in history jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
1736 John Weldon, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1748 On May - 07 french troops conquer Maastricht
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