Historical Events In May - 07

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

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

1765  On this day in history admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground  

1765  On May - 07 adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground  

1769  On May - 07 giuseppe Farinelli, composer  

1771  On May - 07 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 May - 07.  

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

1775  On this day in history turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria  

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

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

1789  1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in NYC) on this day in history.  

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

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

1792  On this day in history 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  Indiana Territory organized on May - 07.  

1800  Laurens P van Spiegel, regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64 on May - 07.  

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

1812  The birth of Robert Browning, English poet on May - 07.  

1812  Robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper) on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79  

1818  Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70 on May - 07.  

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

1825  Antonio Salieri, Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74 on May - 07.  

1826  On May - 07 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  On May - 07 otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece  

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

1833  The birth of Johannes Brahms, German composer and friend of Schumanns on May - 07.  

1833  Johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer on May - 07.  

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

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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  Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) was born on May - 07.  

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  On May - 07 birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

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

1740  On this day in history 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 May - 07 otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60  

1092  Death of Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown) on this day in history.  

1166  Death of Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1523  On May - 07 franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42  

1539  On May - 07 death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)