Historical Events In May - 07

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

1763  On this day in history josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France  

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

1765  On May - 07 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  On May - 07 turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria  

1789  The first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY) on May - 07.  

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 this day in history.  

1792  Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) on this day in history.  

1792  Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) on this day in history.  

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 May - 07.  

1795  Gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord) on May - 07.  

1800  On May - 07 indiana Territory organized  

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

1803  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer on May - 07.  

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

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

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

1825  On May - 07 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  On May - 07 francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

1832  On this day in history greece becomes independent republic  

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

1832  On May - 07 carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions)  

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

1833  On this day in history johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer  

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

1643  On this day in history 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  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.  

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

0685  On May - 07 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  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 May - 07 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  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.