Page 2: Historical Events In May - 07

1748  On May - 07 french troops conquer Maastricht in the War of the Austrian Succession   

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 this day in history adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground   

1769  Giuseppe Farinelli, composer on May - 07.   

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

1771  On May - 07 samuel Hearne explores the Copper Mine River of Canada   

1771  On May - 07 samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada   

1775  Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria on this day in history.   

1789  The first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY) on this day in history.   

1789  The first U S inagural ball is held in New York to honor President and Mrs George Washington on this day in history.   

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

1792  On this day in history captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)   

1792  Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82   

1793  On May - 07 johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68   

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

1800  Indiana Territory organized on May - 07.   

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 May - 07 robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper)   

1814  Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1818  On May - 07 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 this day in history.   

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

1827  On this day in history 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 May - 07.   

1832  On May - 07 carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions)   

1833  The birth of Johannes Brahms, German composer and friend of Schumanns on May - 07.   

1833  On this day in history johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer   

1836  On May - 07 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 May - 07.   

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

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

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

1724  On this day in history birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)   

1740  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Death of 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   

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 May - 07 death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)