Historical Events In May - 07

1915  On this day in history lusitania sunk by German submarine; 1198 lives lost  

1915  Nearly 1200 people are killed when the British liner Lusitania is sunk off the Irish coast bya German torpedo on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1917  On this day in history red Sox Babe Ruth beats Wash Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0  

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

1918  On this day in history 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  On May - 07 uSSR recognizes independence of Georgia  

1920  USSR recognizes Georgia's independence on this day in history.  

1921  47th Kentucky Derby: Charles Thompson on Behave Yourself wins 2:04.2 on this day in history.  

1921  On this day in history gale Robbins, Chic, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex)  

1922  On this day in history belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands, 1-2  

1922  Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2 on May - 07.  

1922  On this day in history darren McGavin, Spokane Wash, actor (Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182)  

1923  Mine strike at Belgian Borinage railroad on May - 07.  

1923  The birth of Anne Baxter, American film actress on May - 07.  

1923  Anne Baxter, Mich City Ind, actr (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel) on this day in history.  

1924  Peruvian Torre forms APRA, Alianza Popular Revolutionaria Americana on this day in history.  

1925  Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row on May - 07.  

1926  Val Bisoglio, NYC, actor (Lt Marsh-Police Woman, Danny-Quincy ME) on May - 07.  

1927  On this day in history san Fransisco Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated  

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

1927  Jim Lowe, Springfield Mass, DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia" on May - 07.  

1928  England lowers age of women voters from 30 to 21 on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder for (Bridge of San Luis Rey)  

1928  John Ingle, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital) on this day in history.  

1928  Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56 on May - 07.  

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  Duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex v Northants in 330 mins on this day in history.  

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

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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 May - 07.  

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

1700  On May - 07 birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist  

1704  On May - 07 birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

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

1740  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on May - 07.  

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

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 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 May - 07.  

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 May - 07.