Historical Events In May - 07

1887  On this day in history henri Pourrat, French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes)  

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

1888  Edouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys," premieres in Paris on May - 07.  

1890  On May - 07 billy House, Minn, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I)  

1891  Battle in Bunyoro Captain F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed on May - 07.  

1891  On this day in history battle in Bunyoro: Capt F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed  

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

1892  Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe Ill, polit essayist/poet/dramatist (JB) on May - 07.  

1895  In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention on this day in history.  

1897  Kitty McKane, England, tennis (Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24) on May - 07.  

1898  Vera Chapman, writer on this day in history.  

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

1900  On May - 07 richard Storrs Willis, composer, dies at 81  

1901  On May - 07 the birth of Gary Cooper, American film actor  

1901  Gary Cooper, Montana, actor (2 Acad Awards-Sgt York, High Noon) on May - 07.  

1902  On May - 07 soufriere volcano on St Vincent kills 2-5,000  

1902  On May - 07 sal Gliatto, baseball player  

1903  On May - 07 basil Nield, judge/politician  

1904  Flexible Flyer trademark registered on this day in history.  

1904  Peter Hille, writer, dies on May - 07.  

1907  On May - 07 charles Collier wins first Isle of Man TT Race (38.22 mph)  

1907  On this day in history charles Collier wins 1st Isle of Man TT Race: (38.22 mph)  

1907  On this day in history jef van Durme, composer  

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  On May - 07 35th Preakness: R Estep aboard Layminster wins in 1:40.6  

1911  Large demonstrations held in New York, demanding women's right to vote on May - 07.  

1912  On this day in history columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer  

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

1913  British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote on May - 07.  

1914  US Congress establishes mother's day on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in the White House  

1914  On May - 07 edward Mollenhauer, composer, dies at 87  

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

1643  On this day in history 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 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  On May - 07 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  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  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on this day in history.  

1523  Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 on this day in history.  

1539  Death of Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469) on May - 07.