Page 2: Historical Events In May - 07

1748  On May - 07 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 May - 07 admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground   

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

1769  On May - 07 giuseppe Farinelli, composer   

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

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

1771  On May - 07 samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada   

1775  Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria on May - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1792  On this day in history 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  On this day in history johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68   

1795  Gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord) on this day in history.   

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  The birth of Robert Browning, English poet on this day in history.   

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

1814  Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1824  Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

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

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

1827  On this day in history francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1832  On May - 07 greece becomes independent republic   

1832  On May - 07 otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece   

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  On May - 07 johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer   

1836  On this day in history 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 May - 07 birth of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)   

1530  On this day in history birth of louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots   

1574  Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) was born on this day in history.   

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

1700  On May - 07 birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

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

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1740  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.   

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

0973  Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 on May - 07.   

1092  Death of Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown) on May - 07.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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.