Page 2: Historical Events In May - 07

1748  On this day in history french troops conquer Maastricht in the War of the Austrian Succession   

1763  On May - 07 josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France   

1765  Admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground on this day in history.   

1765  Adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground on May - 07.   

1769  Giuseppe Farinelli, composer on May - 07.   

1771  On this day in history samuel Hearne arrives at the mouth of the Coppermine River and views the Arctic Coast.   

1771  Samuel Hearne explores the Copper Mine River of Canada on this day in history.   

1771  Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada on May - 07.   

1775  On May - 07 turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria   

1789  On this day in history the first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY)   

1789  The first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington on May - 07.   

1789  1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in NYC) on May - 07.   

1792  Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) on May - 07.   

1792  On this day in history capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)   

1792  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1793  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68 on May - 07.   

1795  On this day in history gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)   

1800  On May - 07 indiana Territory organized   

1800  Laurens P van Spiegel, regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1803  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history the birth of Robert Browning, English poet   

1812  On this day in history robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper)   

1814  Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79 on May - 07.   

1818  Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna   

1825  On this day in history antonio Salieri, Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74   

1826  Varina Howell Davis, 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905 on this day in history.   

1827  Francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on May - 07.   

1832  On this day in history greece becomes independent republic   

1832  Otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece on May - 07.   

1832  On this day in history carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions)   

1833  On May - 07 the birth of Johannes Brahms, German composer and friend of Schumanns   

1833  On May - 07 johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer   

1836  On May - 07 the settlement of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is elevated to the royal status of villa by the government of Spain.   

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1328  On this day in history birth of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)   

1530  On May - 07 birth of louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots   

1574  On May - 07 birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)   

1643  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

1704  Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on May - 07.   

1724  On May - 07 birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)   

1740  On May - 07 birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)   

0685  On this day in history marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies   

0973  On this day in history otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60   

1092  On May - 07 death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  On this day in history death of 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.   

1427  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on May - 07.   

1523  On this day in history franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42   

1539  Death of Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469) on May - 07.