Historical Events In May - 07

1887  Henri Pourrat, French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes) on May - 07.  

1888  On this day in history george Eastman patents "Kodak box camera"  

1888  On May - 07 edouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys," premieres in Paris  

1890  Billy House, Minn, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I) on May - 07.  

1891  Battle in Bunyoro Captain F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed on this day in history.  

1891  Battle in Bunyoro: Capt F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed on this day in history.  

1891  On May - 07 battle in Bunyoro: Captain F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed  

1892  On May - 07 archibald MacLeish, Glencoe Ill, polit essayist/poet/dramatist (JB)  

1895  On May - 07 in Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention  

1897  Kitty McKane, England, tennis (Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24) on this day in history.  

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1898  Vera Chapman, writer on May - 07.  

1900  On May - 07 bauke Tuinstra, Dutch/Frisian notary/author (Earste Keur)  

1900  On this day in history richard Storrs Willis, composer, dies at 81  

1901  The birth of Gary Cooper, American film actor on this day in history.  

1901  On May - 07 gary Cooper, Montana, actor (2 Acad Awards-Sgt York, High Noon)  

1902  Soufriere volcano on St Vincent kills 2-5,000 on this day in history.  

1902  On May - 07 sal Gliatto, baseball player  

1903  On this day in history basil Nield, judge/politician  

1904  Flexible Flyer trademark registered on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history peter Hille, writer, dies  

1907  On this day in history charles Collier wins first Isle of Man TT Race (38.22 mph)  

1907  Charles Collier wins 1st Isle of Man TT Race: (38.22 mph) on this day in history.  

1907  Jef van Durme, composer on this day in history.  

1908  Ed MacDonald, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown) on May - 07.  

1909  On this day in history construction begins on first 100 houses in Ahuzat Bayit (Tel Aviv)  

1909  Edwin H Land, inventor (instant photography (Polaroid)) on May - 07.  

1910  35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6 on this day in history.  

1911  On May - 07 large demonstrations held in New York, demanding women's right to vote  

1912  Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer on May - 07.  

1912  On May - 07 paul H F Brenneker, Neth/Antillian photographer/folklorist  

1913  British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote on this day in history.  

1914  On May - 07 uS Congress establishes mother's day  

1914  Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in the White House on May - 07.  

1914  Edward Mollenhauer, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on May - 07.  

1530  On this day in history birth of louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1724  On May - 07 birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)  

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

0685  Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on May - 07.  

0973  On May - 07 otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60  

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

1166  On May - 07 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 May - 07 death of thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman  

1523  On May - 07 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 this day in history.