Page 2: Historical Events In May - 07

1748  French troops conquer Maastricht in the War of the Austrian Succession on May - 07.   

1763  Josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France on this day in history.   

1765  On May - 07 admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground   

1765  On this day in history adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground   

1769  Giuseppe Farinelli, composer on May - 07.   

1771  Samuel Hearne arrives at the mouth of the Coppermine River and views the Arctic Coast on May - 07.   

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

1771  On this day in history samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada   

1775  Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria on this day in history.   

1789  The first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY) on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history the first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington   

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

1792  On May - 07 captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)   

1792  On May - 07 capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)   

1792  On May - 07 aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82   

1793  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1795  On May - 07 gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)   

1800  On this day in history indiana Territory organized   

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

1803  On May - 07 johan Peter Cronhamm, composer   

1812  On May - 07 the birth of Robert Browning, English poet   

1812  On May - 07 robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper)   

1814  On May - 07 franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79   

1818  On May - 07 leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70   

1824  Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna on May - 07.   

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

1826  On this day in history varina Howell Davis, 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905   

1827  Francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 on this day in history.   

1832  Greece becomes independent republic on May - 07.   

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

1832  Carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions) on May - 07.   

1833  The birth of Johannes Brahms, German composer and friend of Schumanns on this day in history.   

1833  Johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer on this day in history.   

1836  The settlement of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is elevated to the royal status of villa by the government of Spain on this day in history.   

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1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on May - 07.   

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)   

1643  On May - 07 birth of stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)   

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on May - 07.   

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 this day in history death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  Death of Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on May - 07.   

1205  On this day in history ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6   

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

1523  Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 on May - 07.   

1539  Death of Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469) on this day in history.