Historical Events In May - 07

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

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

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

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

1769  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1789  On this day in history the first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY)   

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

1792  Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) on May - 07.   

1792  Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) on May - 07.   

1792  On May - 07 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 this day in history gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)   

1800  Indiana Territory organized on this day in history.   

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

1803  On this day in history johan Peter Cronhamm, composer   

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

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

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

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

1824  On this day in history beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna   

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

1832  On May - 07 greece becomes independent republic   

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

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  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 May - 07.   

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1328  On this day in history birth of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)   

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 this day in history.   

1643  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700) was born on May - 07.   

1700  On this day in history birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

1704  Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1166  On this day in history death of willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)   

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

1427  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)