Historical Events In May - 07

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

1763  On May - 07 josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France   

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

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

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  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82 on May - 07.   

1793  On this day in history 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  On May - 07 laurens P van Spiegel, regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64   

1803  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer on May - 07.   

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

1812  On this day in history robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper)   

1814  On May - 07 franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79   

1818  On this day in history leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70   

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 May - 07.   

1827  On May - 07 francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1832  On May - 07 greece becomes independent republic   

1832  Otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece on this day in history.   

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

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

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)   

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

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

1724  On this day in history birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)   

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

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

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 May - 07 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  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.