Page 2: Historical Events In May - 07

1748  French troops conquer Maastricht in the War of the Austrian Succession on this day in history.   

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

1765  Admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground on May - 07.   

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

1769  On May - 07 giuseppe Farinelli, composer   

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 May - 07.   

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

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

1789  On May - 07 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  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  On this day in history aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82   

1793  On May - 07 johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1824  On May - 07 beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna   

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 May - 07.   

1832  On May - 07 greece becomes independent republic   

1832  On this day in history otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece   

1832  Carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.   

1530  On May - 07 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  On May - 07 birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

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

1740  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on May - 07.   

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

0973  On May - 07 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  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 May - 07.   

1427  On May - 07 death of thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman   

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 May - 07.