Historical Events In May - 07

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

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

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

1765  On this day in history 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  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  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  The first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington on May - 07.  

1789  1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in NYC) on May - 07.  

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

1792  On May - 07 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 May - 07.  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 07.  

1814  Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79 on May - 07.  

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 this day in history antonio Salieri, Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74  

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 May - 07.  

1832  On this day in history 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  On this day in history the birth of Johannes Brahms, German composer and friend of Schumanns  

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

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

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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  On May - 07 birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)  

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  On this day in history birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)  

1740  On this day in history 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 May - 07 death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)  

1166  On May - 07 death of willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)  

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

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 this day in history.