Historical Events In May - 07
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
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 this day in history.
0973 The Holy Roman Emperor Otto I dies May 7 at age 60 after an 11-year reign on May - 07.
0973 On May - 07 otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60
1166 On May - 07 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 this day in history 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara
1416 On May - 07 monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay
1427 Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on May - 07.
1429 English siege of Orléans broken by Joan of Arc on this day in history.
1429 English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc on May - 07.
1523 On this day in history franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42
1530 On May - 07 louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots
1574 On May - 07 innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)
1579 On May - 07 congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands
1617 David Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1624 On May - 07 admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru
1638 Cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited) on May - 07.
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 May - 07 theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens
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 this day in history.
1671 On this day in history edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68
1673 On May - 07 johannes Teellinck, Dutch vicar, dies at about 58
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 this day in history.
1700 On May - 07 gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist
1704 Carl Heinrich Graun, composer on this day in history.
1718 The city of New Orleans was founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville on May - 07.
1727 On May - 07 jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
1736 John Weldon, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1748 French troops conquer Maastricht on May - 07.
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