Historical Events In May - 07
Friday, 09 June 2023
0558 On May - 07 in Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt.
0685 Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on May - 07.
0973 On this day in history 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 On this day in history willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)
1205 Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 on this day in history.
1274 2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens on this day in history.
1355 On May - 07 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara
1416 On this day in history monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay
1427 On this day in history thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman
1429 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1530 Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots on this day in history.
1574 On May - 07 innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)
1579 On this day in history congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands
1617 On this day in history david Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53
1624 On this day in history admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru
1638 On this day in history cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited)
1657 On this day in history louis XlV prohibits the sale of liquor to Indians.
1660 Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni on May - 07.
1663 On this day in history theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens
1664 Louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles on May - 07.
1667 On May - 07 johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50
1671 Edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68 on May - 07.
1673 On this day in history johannes Teellinck, Dutch vicar, dies at about 58
1697 On May - 07 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).
1700 William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation on this day in history.
1700 Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist on May - 07.
1704 Carl Heinrich Graun, composer on May - 07.
1718 The city of New Orleans was founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville on May - 07.
1727 Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia on May - 07.
1736 On this day in history john Weldon, composer, dies at 60
1748 French troops conquer Maastricht on this day in history.
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