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 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  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 May - 07 david Tomlinson, Scotland, actor (Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter)  

1918  Argeliers Leon, composer on May - 07.  

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.  

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1920  On May - 07 uSSR recognizes independence of Georgia  

1920  USSR recognizes Georgia's independence on May - 07.  

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

1921  On May - 07 gale Robbins, Chic, actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex)  

1922  On this day in history 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 May - 07 the birth of Anne Baxter, American film actress  

1923  On this day in history anne Baxter, Mich City Ind, actr (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel)  

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

1925  On this day in history phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row  

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

1927  San Fransisco Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated on May - 07.  

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

1927  On this day in history 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 May - 07 john Ingle, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital)  

1928  On May - 07 alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan, composer, dies at 56  

1929  Dick Williams, baseball player, manager (including Seattle 1986-87) on May - 07.  

1929  Albert Anselmi, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone on May - 07.  

1930  Duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex v Northants in 330 mins on this day in history.  

1930  Aviard Gavrilovich Fastovets, Russia, cosmonaut on May - 07.  

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

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots was born on this day in history.  

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

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.  

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 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  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 May - 07.  

1427  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on this day in history.  

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.