Page 2: Historical Events In May - 07

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

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

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

1765  Adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground on May - 07.   

1769  Giuseppe Farinelli, composer on this day in history.   

1771  Samuel Hearne arrives at the mouth of the Coppermine River and views the Arctic Coast on this day in history.   

1771  On May - 07 samuel Hearne explores the Copper Mine River of Canada   

1771  Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada on May - 07.   

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 May - 07.   

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

1792  On this day in history capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)   

1792  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68   

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

1800  Indiana Territory organized on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history laurens P van Spiegel, regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64   

1803  On this day in history johan Peter Cronhamm, composer   

1812  On May - 07 the birth of Robert Browning, English poet   

1812  On this day in history 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  Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

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

1832  Greece becomes independent republic on May - 07.   

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

1833  Johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer on May - 07.   

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 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 May - 07.   

1643  On May - 07 birth of stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)   

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on May - 07.   

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

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 this day in history 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  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  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on this day in history.   

1523  On this day in history franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42   

1539  On May - 07 death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)