Historical Events In May - 07

1748  French troops conquer Maastricht in the War of the Austrian Succession on this day in history.   

1763  Josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France on this day in history.   

1765  On May - 07 admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground   

1765  On May - 07 adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground   

1769  Giuseppe Farinelli, composer on this day in history.   

1771  Samuel Hearne arrives at the mouth of the Coppermine River and views the Arctic Coast on May - 07.   

1771  Samuel Hearne explores the Copper Mine River of Canada on this day in history.   

1771  Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada on this day in history.   

1775  Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria on May - 07.   

1789  On this day in history the first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY)   

1789  On May - 07 the first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington   

1789  On May - 07 1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in NYC)   

1792  Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) on May - 07.   

1792  Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) on May - 07.   

1792  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68   

1795  On May - 07 gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)   

1800  On May - 07 indiana Territory organized   

1800  Laurens P van Spiegel, regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1803  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer on May - 07.   

1812  The birth of Robert Browning, English poet on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper)   

1814  On this day in history franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79   

1818  On this day in history leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70   

1824  Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna on May - 07.   

1825  Antonio Salieri, Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74 on May - 07.   

1826  Varina Howell Davis, 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905 on this day in history.   

1827  On May - 07 francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1832  On May - 07 greece becomes independent republic   

1832  Otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions)   

1833  The birth of Johannes Brahms, German composer and friend of Schumanns on this day in history.   

1833  On May - 07 johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer   

1836  On this day in history the settlement of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is elevated to the royal status of villa by the government of Spain.   

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1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history birth of louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots   

1574  On this day in history birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)   

1643  On this day in history birth of stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)   

1700  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On May - 07 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  Death of Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1427  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on May - 07.   

1523  Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 on May - 07.   

1539  On this day in history death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)