Historical Events In May - 07
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0558 On this day in history in Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt.
0685 Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on this day in history.
0973 On May - 07 the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I dies May 7 at age 60 after an 11-year reign
0973 On this day in history otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60
1166 Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on May - 07.
1205 On this day in history ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6
1274 2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens on May - 07.
1355 On this day in history 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara
1416 Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay on May - 07.
1427 On May - 07 thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman
1429 On this day in history english siege of Orléans broken by Joan of Arc
1429 English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc on this day in history.
1523 On this day in history franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42
1530 On May - 07 louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots
1574 On this day in history innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)
1579 On May - 07 congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands
1617 On this day in history david Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53
1624 On this day in history admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru
1638 On this day in history cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited)
1657 Louis XlV prohibits the sale of liquor to Indians on May - 07.
1660 Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni on this day in history.
1663 Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens on this day in history.
1664 On May - 07 louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles.
1667 On this day in history johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50
1671 On May - 07 edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68
1673 On this day in history johannes Teellinck, Dutch vicar, dies at about 58
1697 Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire (in the 18th century, it is replaced by the current Royal Palace) on May - 07.
1700 On May - 07 william Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation
1700 On May - 07 gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist
1704 On this day in history carl Heinrich Graun, composer
1718 On May - 07 the city of New Orleans was founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville .
1727 On May - 07 jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
1736 John Weldon, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1748 On this day in history french troops conquer Maastricht
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »