Historical Events In May - 07

0558  On this day in history in Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt.   

0685  On May - 07 marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies   

0973  On this day in history the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I dies May 7 at age 60 after an 11-year reign   

0973  Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 on May - 07.   

1166  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.   

1274  On May - 07 2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens   

1355  On this day in history 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara   

1416  On this day in history monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay   

1427  On this day in history thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman   

1429  English siege of Orléans broken by Joan of Arc on May - 07.   

1429  English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc on May - 07.   

1523  On this day in history franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42   

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots on May - 07.   

1574  Innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55) on this day in history.   

1579  On May - 07 congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands   

1617  David Fabricius, German astronomer, dies at 53 on May - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni   

1663  On May - 07 theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens   

1664  On May - 07 louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles.   

1667  Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50 on May - 07.   

1671  Edward Montagu, English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68 on May - 07.   

1673  On May - 07 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 this day in history.   

1700  William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation on May - 07.   

1700  On this day in history gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

1704  Carl Heinrich Graun, composer on May - 07.   

1718  On this day in history 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  On May - 07 john Weldon, composer, dies at 60   

1748  French troops conquer Maastricht on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history birth of stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)   

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on May - 07.   

1704  Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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  On May - 07 death of willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)   

1205  On this day in history ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6   

1427  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)