Historical Events In May - 07

1915  Lusitania sunk by German submarine; 1198 lives lost on this day in history.  

1915  Nearly 1200 people are killed when the British liner Lusitania is sunk off the Irish coast bya German torpedo on May - 07.  

1915  The Cunard Line's passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915 on May - 07.  

1915  The liner 'Lusitania' is sunk by German forces off the Irish coast on this day in history.  

1915  On May - 07 alfred G Vanderbilt, US millionaire, dies aboard Lusitania  

1917  Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Wash Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0 on May - 07.  

1917  On this day in history david Tomlinson, Scotland, actor (Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter)  

1918  On May - 07 argeliers Leon, composer  

1919  On May - 07 the birth of Marie Peron, Argentinian on who 'Evita' was based  

1919  Eva (Evita) Peron-Duarte, Argentina, 1st lady/actress on May - 07.  

1920  USSR recognizes independence of Georgia on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history uSSR recognizes Georgia's independence  

1921  47th Kentucky Derby: Charles Thompson on Behave Yourself wins 2:04.2 on May - 07.  

1921  Gale Robbins, Chic, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex) on May - 07.  

1922  On May - 07 belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands, 1-2  

1922  On May - 07 belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2  

1922  On May - 07 darren McGavin, Spokane Wash, actor (Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182)  

1923  On this day in history mine strike at Belgian Borinage railroad  

1923  On this day in history the birth of Anne Baxter, American film actress  

1923  On May - 07 anne Baxter, Mich City Ind, actr (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel)  

1924  On this day in history peruvian Torre forms APRA, Alianza Popular Revolutionaria Americana  

1925  On May - 07 phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row  

1926  On May - 07 val Bisoglio, NYC, actor (Lt Marsh-Police Woman, Danny-Quincy ME)  

1927  On May - 07 san Fransisco Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated  

1927  On May - 07 sF Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated  

1927  On May - 07 jim Lowe, Springfield Mass, DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia"  

1928  On this day in history england lowers age of women voters from 30 to 21  

1928  On May - 07 pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder for (Bridge of San Luis Rey)  

1928  On this day in history john Ingle, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital)  

1928  On this day in history alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56  

1929  Dick Williams, baseball player, manager (including Seattle 1986-87) on this day in history.  

1929  On May - 07 albert Anselmi, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone  

1930  On May - 07 duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex v Northants in 330 mins  

1930  On May - 07 aviard Gavrilovich Fastovets, Russia, cosmonaut  

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1328  On May - 07 birth of louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1700  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

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