Historical Events In May - 07
Friday, 26 July 2024
0558 In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt on May - 07.
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 On May - 07 otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60
1166 On this day in history willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)
1205 On May - 07 ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6
1274 On this day in history 2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens
1355 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara on May - 07.
1416 On this day in history monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay
1427 Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on this day in history.
1429 English siege of Orléans broken by Joan of Arc on May - 07.
1429 On May - 07 english siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc
1523 On this day in history franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42
1530 Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots on May - 07.
1574 On May - 07 innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)
1579 Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands on May - 07.
1617 On this day in history david Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53
1624 Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru on this day in history.
1638 Cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited) on this day in history.
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 Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens on this day in history.
1664 Louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles on May - 07.
1667 Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50 on May - 07.
1671 Edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68 on May - 07.
1673 On May - 07 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 On May - 07 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 May - 07.
1727 Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia on this day in history.
1736 John Weldon, composer, dies at 60 on May - 07.
1748 On May - 07 french troops conquer Maastricht
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