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May 7 is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 238 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Events By Place Byzantine Empire May 7 — In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya Αγία Σοφία " Holy Wisdom " Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia) is a former patriarchal Basilica, later Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt. Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus ( Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; known in English as Justinian I or
• 1274 - In France, the Second Council of Lyons opens to regulate the election of the Pope. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The First Council of Lyon, the Thirteenth Ecumenical Council took place in 1245 History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
• 1429 - Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. Joan of Arc (c 1412 Joan asserted that she had visions from God that told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' The Siege of Orléans (1428 &ndash 1429 marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War between France and England. In Human anatomy, the shoulder joint comprises the part of the body where the Humerus attaches to the Scapula. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years' War. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior
• 1664 - Louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal Château in Versailles, in France 's Île-de-France region
• 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). ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the The Stockholm Palace ( Swedish: Stockholms slott) is the Official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch.
• 1763 - Indian Wars: Pontiac's Rebellion begins - Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pontiac's Rebellion was a war launched in 1763 by North American Indians who were dissatisfied with British policies in the Great Lakes region after Pontiac or Obwandiyag (c 1720– April 20, 1769) was an Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac's Rebellion See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
• 1824 - World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. The Symphony No 9 in D minor Op 125 "Choral" is the last complete Symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the deaf composer's supervision. Michael Umlauf (9 August 1781 Vienna 20 June 1842 Baden) was an Austrian Composer, Conductor, and Violinist.
• 1832 - The independence of Greece is recognized by the Treaty of London. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria is chosen King. Otto of Greece (Όθων Βασιλεύς της Ελλάδος Othon Vasileus tis Ellados) (1 June 1815 – 26 July 1867 was made the first modern king of Greece This is a list of the heads of state of Greece, from the foundation of the modern nation state until the present
• 1836 - The settlement of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is elevated to the royal status of villa by the government of Spain. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Mayagüez redirects here For the US ship of the same name see ''SS'' Mayagüez. A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1840 - The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Great Natchez Tornado was a Tornado that hit Natchez Mississippi on May 7, 1840. Natchez is the county seat of and the largest and only incorporated city within Adams County, Mississippi, United States. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1847 - The American Medical Association (AMA) is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The American Medical Association (AMA founded in 1847 and incorporated 1897 is the largest association of Physicians and Medical students in the United States Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
• 1864 - American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States Background The battlefield was the Wilderness of Spotsylvania an expanse of nearly impenetrable scrub growth and rough terrain that encompassed more than 70 square miles (181
• 1895 - In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention - the world's first radio receiver. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Alexander Stepanovich Popov (Александр Степанович Попов (Gregorian March 16 1859 - January 13 1906, Julian March In the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Radio Day ( Russian: День радио Den' Radio) Communications Workers' Day (as it is officially known in Russia) or Radio and Television
• 1915 - World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks the RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people including 128 Americans. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Construction and trials Owned by the Cunard Steamship Company built by John Brown and Company Lusitania was named for the ancient Roman province of Public reaction to the sinking turns many formerly pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification
• 1920 - Kiev Offensive (1920): Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The 1920 Kiev Offensive (or Kiev Operation) sometimes considered to have started the Soviet-Polish War, was an attempt by the newly re-emerged Poland The Second Polish Republic or interwar Poland is the Republic of Poland between World War I and World War II. Edward Rydz-Śmigły ( pronounced rɨts ɕmigwɨ sometimes Edward Śmigły-Rydz ( March 11 1886 The Ukrainian People's Republic (Українська Народна Республіка Ukrayins’ka Narodna Respublika; also translated as the Ukrainian National Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya
• 1920 - Treaty of Moscow (1920): Soviet Russia recognizes independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later. The Treaty of Moscow (Московский договор Moskovskiy dogovor, მოსკოვის ხელშეკრულება Moskovis khelshekruleba The Democratic Republic of Georgia ( DRG; Georgian: საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა Sakartvelos
• 1927 - Angelos Sikelianos organizes the first Delphic Festival in Delphi to celebrate the ancient Greek Delphic ideal. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Angelos Sikelianos ( 28 March, 1884 - 19 June, 1951) (in Greek Άγγελος Σικελιανός was a modern Greek Poet Delphi ( Greek,) ( pronounce and dialectal forms) is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western
• 1937 - Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of The Condor Legion (Legion Condor was a unit composed of "volunteers" from the German Air Force ( Luftwaffe) which served with the Nationalist The Heinkel He 51 was a German single-seat Biplane which was produced in a number of different versions Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid
• 1945 - World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Alfred Jodl (10 May 1890 – 16 October 1946 was a German military commander attaining the position of Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The document takes effect the next day.
• 1946 - Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with
• 1948 - The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949 The Hague Congress was held in the Congress of Europe in Hague from 7th to 11th of May 1948 with 750 delegates participating from around Europe as well as observers
• 1952 - The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Microchipsjpg|right|thumb|200px|Microchips ( EPROM memory with a transparent window showing the integrated circuit inside Introduction Geoffrey William Arnold Dummer, MBE (1945, CEng, IEE Premium Award FIEEE, MIEE, USA Medal
• 1954 - Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat (the battle began on March 13). Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The First Indochina War (also known as the French Indochina War, the The Anti-French War, the Franco-Vietnamese War, the Franco-Vietminh War, The Battle of Dien Bien Phu (Bataille de Diên Biên Phu Chiến dịch Điện Biên Phủ was the climactic battle of the First Indochina War between French Union Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
• 1960 - Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on May 1, 1960 when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Francis Gary Powers ( August 17, 1929 &ndash August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose CIA U-2 spy plane
• 1964 - Pacific Air Lines Flight 773, a Fairchild F-27 airliner, crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard; the FBI later reports that a cockpit recorder tape indicates that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 was a Pacific Air Lines Fairchild F-27A airliner that crashed at 649 a Fairchild was an aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale New York, Hagerstown Maryland and San Antonio Texas San Ramon (from Spanish San Ramón meaning St Raymond is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
• 1974 - West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974
• 1992 - Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The Twenty-seventh Amendment ( Amendment XXVII) is the most recent Amendment to the United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992, This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1992 - Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its maiden voyage (STS-49). Space Shuttle Endeavour ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of STS-49 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''.
• 1992 - Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. See also Sidney Sydney (2001 population 24115 is an urban community in Nova Scotia, Canada 's Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is the first fast-food murder in Canada.
• 1998 - Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for $40 billion USD and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Daimler AG ( (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG) is a German car corporation (not to be confused with the British car-maker Daimler Motor Company) and
• 1999 - Pope John Paul II travels to Romania becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Pope Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The East-West Schism, or the Great Schism, divided medieval Christendom into Eastern (Greek and Western (Latin branches which later became known as the
• 1999 - A jury finds The Jenny Jones Show and Warner Bros. liable in the shooting death of Scott Amedure, after the show purposely deceived Jonathan Schmitz to appear on a secret same-sex crush episode. The Jenny Jones Show was an American syndicated daytime Tabloid talk show that was hosted by comedian/actress/singer Jenny Jones. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Schmitz later killed Amedure and the jury awarded Amedure's family $25 million USD.
• 1999 - Kosovo War: In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The North Atlantic Treaty Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia.
• 1999 - In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (born 27 April 1939) has been President of Guinea-Bissau since 1 October 2005.
• 2002 - A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. China Northern Airliners ( Simplified Chinese: 中国北方航空 Pinyin: Zhōngguó Běifāng Hángkōng was an airline based in Taoxian International Airport The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a Marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean.
• 2007 - The tomb of Herod the Great is discovered. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Herod (הוֹרְדוֹס Horodos, Greek: Herōdes) also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (73 BC – 4 BC in Jericho

Births

• 1328 - Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. Louis VI the Roman (Ludwig VI der Römer May 7, 1328 &ndash May 17, 1365) was the first son of Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from 1365)
• 1530 - Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French Huguenot general (d. Louis of Bourbon-Condé ( Louis I Prince of Condé) ( May 7, 1530 &ndash March 13, 1569) was a prominent Huguenot 1569)
• 1643 - Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. Stephanus van Cortlandt ( May 7, 1643 - November 25, 1700) was the first native born Mayor of New York (1677-1678 1686-1688 1700)
• 1700 - Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-born physician (d. Van Swietens career Van Swieten was born in Leiden. He was a pupil of Hermann Boerhaave and became in 1745 the personal physician of the Austrian Empress 1772)
• 1724 - Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dagobert Sigismund Count de Wurmser ( May 7, 1724 &ndash August 22, 1797 in Vienna) was an Austrian Field marshal 1797)
• 1740 - Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Nikolai Petrovich Arkharov (Николай Петрович Архаров ( 7 May 1740 &ndash January 1814 was a Russian police chief best known for having 1814)
• 1748 - Olympe de Gouges, playwright and feminist revolutionary (d. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Olympe de Gouges ( May 7, 1748 – November 3, 1793) born Marie Gouze, was a playwright and political activist whose Feminist 1793)
• 1763 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Early Austrian years war with Turkey Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was born in Vienna, Austria in the Palais Kinsky (others say he was actually 1813)
• 1767 - Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia (Frederica Charlotte Ulrika Katherine 7 May 1767 &ndash 6 August 1820) was the only daughter of 1820)
• 1774 - William Bainbridge, American Commodore (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Bainbridge ( May 7, 1774 &ndash July 28, 1833) was a Commodore in the United States Navy, notable for 1833)
• 1787 - Jacques Viger, French Canadian politician, first mayor of Montreal (d. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jacques Viger ( May 7, 1787 &ndash December 12, 1858) was an antiquarian archaeologist and the first mayor of the Canadian 1858)
• 1812 - Robert Browning, English poet (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Browning (7 May 1812 - 12 December 1889 was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of Dramatic verse, especially Dramatic monologues made him one of 1889)
• 1833 - Johannes Brahms, German composer (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer 1897)
• 1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1893)
• 1847 - Archibald Primrose, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC (7 May 1847 &ndash 21 May 1929 was a British Liberal Statesman and The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1929)
• 1857 - William A. MacCorkle, American politician (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the William Alexander MacCorkle (b May 7, 1857, d September 24, 1930) was a United States Teacher, Lawyer, 1930)
• 1861 - Rabindranath Tagore, Indian writer, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1941)
• 1867 - Władysław Reymont, Polish writer, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Władysław Stanisław Reymont (May 7 1868 &ndash December 5 1925 was a Polish author and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1925)
• 1882 - Willem Elsschot, Flemish writer (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Willem Elsschot ( 7 May 1882 - 31 May 1960) was a Flemish writer and poet ( Pseudonym of Alfons-Jozef De Ridder 1960)
• 1885 - George 'Gabby' Hayes, American actor (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Francis 'Gabby' Hayes ( May 7, 1885 – February 9, 1969) was an American actor 1969)
• 1891 - Harry McShane, Scottish socialist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harry McShane ( 7 May 1891 - 12 April 1988) was a Scottish Socialist, and a close colleague of John Maclean. 1988)
• 1892 - Archibald MacLeish, American Librarian of Congress (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Archibald MacLeish ( May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American Poet, Writer and the Librarian The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. 1982)
• 1892 - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) This is a List of Heads of State of Yugoslavia from the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes in 1918 until the end of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro 1980)
• 1893 - Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey manager (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis Joseph Aloysius Selke ( May 7, 1893 – July 3, 1985) was a Canadian hockey manager in the National Hockey 1985)
• 1896 - Pavel Sergeevich Alexandrov, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Pavel Sergeyevich Alexandrov (Па́вел Серге́евич Алекса́ндров sometimes romanized Aleksandroff or Aleksandrov ( November 16 1982)
• 1901 - Gary Cooper, American actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star 1961)
• 1909 - Edwin H. Land, American inventor (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edwin Herbert Land ( May 7 1909  &ndash March 1 1991) was an American Scientist and inventor. 1991)
• 1911 - Ishiro Honda, Japanese film director (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ishirō Honda (本多 猪四郎 Honda Ishirō) sometimes miscredited in foreign releases as "Inoshiro Honda" ( May 7 1911 in Yamagata Prefecture 1993)
• 1914 - Sir Arthur Snelling, British Ambassador (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Arthur Wendell Snelling (1914-1996 was born on 7 May 1914 and educated at Ackworth School, Yorkshire, and University College London 1996)
• 1916 - Huw Wheldon, British broadcaster (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Huw Pyrs Wheldon OBE MC ( 7 May 1916 &ndash 14 March 1986) was a BBC broadcaster and executive 1986)
• 1917 - David Tomlinson, English film actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year David Cecil MacAlister Tomlinson (7 May 1917 – 24 June 2000 was an English film Actor. 2000)
• 1919 - Eva Peron, Argentine first lady (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common María Eva Duarte de Perón' ( May 7 1919 &ndash July 26 1952) was the second wife of President Juan Domingo Perón 1952)
• 1922 - Lew Anderson, American actor and bandleader (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lewis Burr Anderson ( May 7 1922 &ndash May 14 2006) was an American Actor and Musician, most famous for 2006)
• 1922 - Darren McGavin, American actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Darren McGavin (born William Lyle Richardson; May 7, 1922 &ndash February 25, 2006) was an American Actor best 2006)
• 1922 - Joe O'Donnell, American documentary photographer, photojournalist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For the football player of the same name see Joe O'Donnell (football player. Documentary photography usually refers to a type of Professional Photojournalism, but it may also be an Amateur or student pursuit Photojournalism is a particular form of Journalism (the collecting editing and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast that creates images in order to tell 2007)
• 1923 - Anne Baxter, American actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anne Baxter ( May 7 1923 &ndash December 12 1985) was an Academy Award -winning American actress 1985)
• 1924 - Albert Band, American film director (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Band (born Alfredo Antonini) ( May 7, 1924 &ndash June 14, 2002) was an American Film director and A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. 2002)
• 1927 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German screenwriter
• 1927 - Jim Lowe, American singer
• 1929 - Babe Parilli, American football player
• 1929 - Dick Williams, American baseball player, manager and coach
• 1930 - Totie Fields, American comedienne (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, CBE (born May 7, 1927) is a Booker prize-winning Novelist Short story writer and two-time Jim lowe is a British Record Producer Born 1971 London He has had success with Stereophonics including No Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vito "Babe" Parilli (born May 7, 1929) is a former American football player Richard Hirschfeld Williams (born May 7 1929 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Left fielder, Third baseman, manager, coach and Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Totie Fields ( May 7, 1930 &ndash August 2, 1978) was an American comedian who was not afraid to poke fun at her own weight problems 1978)
• 1931 - Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Teresa Brewer ( May 7, 1931 &ndash October 17, 2007) was an American pop and jazz Singer who was one of the most popular 2007)
• 1932 - Pete Domenici, Republican senator from New Mexico
• 1933 - Johnny Unitas, American football player (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (born May 7, 1932) is an American politician currently serving as a Republican Senator Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Constantine "Johnny" Unitas ( May 7, 1933 &ndash September 11, 2002) nicknamed The Golden Arm and often called 2002)
• 1933 - Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer
• 1935 - Isobel Warren, Canadian author
• 1937 - Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player
• 1939 - Sidney Altman, Canadian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate
• 1939 - Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 1939 - Johnny Maestro, American pop singer
• 1939 - Jimmy Ruffin, American singer
• 1939 - Ruggero Deodato, Italian film director, actor and screen writer
• 1940 - Angela Carter, English novelist and journalist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Nexhmije Pagarusha ( Serbo-Croat: Nedžmije Paraguša; born 7 May, 1933) is an ethnic Albanian Singer and Actress Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isobel Warren is a Canadian Author and Journalist. Her journalism background is in newspapers and magazines radio and television Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Claude Marc Raymond (born May 7, 1937 in Saint-Jean Quebec, Canada) was a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (1959 Milwaukee Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sidney Altman (born 7 May 1939 is a Canadian molecular biologist, who is currently the Sterling Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Rudolphus Franciscus Marie Lubbers or Ruud Lubbers (born 7 May 1939 was Prime minister of the Netherlands from 1982 &ndash 1994 The Prime minister of the Netherlands is the Head of government of the Netherlands and is the chair of the Dutch cabinet, and Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge is an American musical group best known for their rendition of Jimmy Webb ’s " The Worst That Could Happen Jimmy Ruffin (born May 7, 1939 in Collinsville Mississippi) is an American soul Singer and older brother of Ruggero Deodato (born May 7 1939 in Potenza) is a controversial Italian Film director, Actor and Screen writer Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Angela Carter ( May 7, 1940 – February 16, 1992) was an English novelist and journalist known for her Feminist, 1992)
• 1940 - Jim Connors, Legendary Radio personality (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim "JC" Connors ( May 7, 1940 – February 24, 1987) was a popular radio Disc jockey of the 1960s through 1980s in A radio personality (also known as a radio host or a radio presenter) is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting 1987)
• 1941 - Catherine P. Saxton, British-born American public relations executive
• 1943 - Terry Allen, American country music singer
• 1943 - Harvey Andrews, English singer and songwriter
• 1944 - Eva Norvind, Mexican actress (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Catherine P Saxton (b 5 July 1941 in England)is a public relations and special events executive with national and international experience and expertise Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Allen (b May 7, 1943 in Wichita Kansas) is a Country music singer in the Outlaw country genre painter and Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harvey John Andrews (born May 7 1943 in Stetchford Birmingham) is an English Singer, Songwriter Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eva Norvind (born Eva Johanne Chegodayeva Sakonskaya on May 7, 1944 in Trondheim, Norway - 2006)
• 1944 - Richard O'Sullivan, British actor
• 1945 - Christy Moore, Irish folk artist
• 1945 - Robin Strasser, American TV soap opera actress
• 1946 - Thelma Houston, American singer
• 1946 - Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead)
• 1946 - Brian Turner, English celebrity chef
• 1950 - Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor
• 1950 - Tim Russert, American television host
• 1951 - Robert Hegyes, American actor
• 1953 - Pat McInally, former National Football League player
• 1953 - Ian McKay, British soldier (VC recipient) (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard O'Sullivan (born 7 May 1944, Chiswick, Middlesex) is an English Comedy Actor who is best known for Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Christopher Andrew 'Christy' Moore (born 7 May 1945 in Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland is a popular Irish Folk singer, songwriter and Guitarist. Robin Strasser (born Robin Victory in Europe Strasser on May 7, 1945 in New York, New York She reprised the role again in 2003 Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thelma Houston (born May 7, 1946) is a Grammy Award -winning American R&B and Club/Dance Singer-songwriter Bill Kreutzmann (born May 7, 1946 in Palo Alto, California) is an American drummer who played with rock band the Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Brian Turner may refer to Brian Turner (American poet Brian Turner (New Zealand poet Brian Turner (drummer Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randall Craig "Tex" Cobb (born May 7, 1950) is an American Prizefighter turned actor Timothy John Russert II (May 7 1950 &ndash June 13 2008 was an American television Journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Robert Hegyes (born May 7, 1951) is an American actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Epstein in the 1970s television series Welcome Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick John "Pat" McInally (born May 7, 1953 in Villa Park, California) is a former punter and Wide receiver Ian John McKay VC ( May 7, 1953 &ndash June 12, 1982) was a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, 1982)
• 1954 - Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist
• 1954 - Amy Heckerling, American director
• 1955 - Ben Poquette, American basketball player
• 1955 - Peter Reckell, American actor
• 1955 - Kevin Reed, American theologian
• 1956 - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 1956 - Anne Dudley, British composer
• 1956 - Jean Lapierre, Canadian politician and television host
• 1957 - Ray Fernandez, wrestler (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Philippe Geluck (born May 7, 1954 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Comedian, Humorist and Cartoonist. Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American Film director, one of the few female directors to have produced multiple box-office hits Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Benedict Jay Poquette (born May 7 1955 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a retired American Basketball player in the Peter Paul Reckell (born May 7, 1955) is an American Soap opera Actor. Kevin Bruce Reed (born May 7, 1955) is an American Presbyterian author Theologian, and publisher Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Peter Balkenende (pronounced ˈjɑn ˈpetər ˈbɑɫkənɛndə) (born 7 May 1956 is a Christian Democratic politician who has been the Prime Minister of the The Prime minister of the Netherlands is the Head of government of the Netherlands and is the chair of the Dutch cabinet, and Anne Dudley (born Anne Jennifer Beckingham, 7 May 1956, Chatham, Kent) is an Academy Award -winning English Jean-Claude Lapierre, PC is a Canadian television broadcaster and a former federal politician Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Raymond Fernandez ( May 7, 1956 - March 6, 2004) was a professional wrestler who primarily wrestled in Florida and 2004)
• 1959 - Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Yung Mei-ling ( 7 May 1959 – 14 May 1985) was a Chinese television Actress in Hong Kong during 1985)
• 1959 - Michael E. Knight, American actor
• 1960 - Adam Bernstein, American music video/television director
• 1960 - Almudena Grandes, Spanish novelist
• 1961 - Phil Campbell, British musician (Motörhead)
• 1963 - Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage & Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
• 1965 - Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Michael E Knight (born May 7, 1959 in Princeton New Jersey) is a 3-time Emmy Award-winning American Actor. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adam Bernstein (born May 7, 1960) is an American film, music video and Television director and Scriptwriter. Almudena Grandes Hernández (Madrid 7 May 1960) is a Spanish Writer. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Anthony Campbell, born on May 7, 1961 in Pontypridd, Wales, is the Lead guitarist of the British heavy Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Lee Middleton III (born May 7, 1963 in St Petersburg, FL) is best known as the Bass guitar player for Savatage Savatage was a progressive Heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1978 at Astro Skate in Tarpon Springs Florida Trans-Siberian Orchestra (often abbreviated as TSO) is a rock Orchestra founded by Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Owen James Hart (May 7 1965 – May 23 1999 As those attempts were unsuccessful he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him 1999)
• 1965 - Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish Footballer
• 1967 - Joe Rice, legislator in the U. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Norman Whiteside (born May 7 1965) in Rathcoole, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish football player who represented Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Joe Rice (born May 7 1967 is a legislator in the US state of Colorado, an Iraq War veteran and a former mayor of Glendale Colorado. S. state of Colorado
• 1968 - Traci Lords, American actress
• 1969 - Eagle Eye Cherry, Swedish musician
• 1969 - Rick Porras, American co-producer
• 1971 - Horgh, (Reidar Horghagen) Norwegian drummer (Immortal/Hypocrisy)
• 1972 - Felix Da Housecat, a House music DJ and record producer
• 1972 - Frank Trigg, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
• 1973 - Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter
• 1973 - Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
• 1974 - Breckin Meyer, American actor
• 1974 - Ian Pearce, English footballer
• 1975 - Jason Tunks, Canadian track & field athlete
• 1975 - Nicole Sheridan, American porn star
• 1975 - Zee, American hip hop artist
• 1977 - Lisa Kelly, Irish singer
• 1977 - Patrick Johnson, American broadcaster
• 1978 - Brian Clevinger, American author
• 1978 - Stian Arnesen (Nagash/Lex Icon), Norwegian Black Metal musician
• 1978 - Shawn Marion, American basketball player
• 1979 - Katie Douglas, American basketball player
• 1980 - Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
• 1980 - Kate Lawler, English reality television personality and disc jockey
• 1982 - Akos Buzsaky, Hungarian Football player
• 1984 - Alex Smith, American football player
• 1984 - Drew Stanton, American football player
• 1984 - James Loney, American baseball player
• 1985 - Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player
• 1986 - Mark Furze, Australian actor
• 1986 - Matt Helders, Musician, Drummer for Arctic Monkeys
• 1987 - Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Traci Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma on May 7, 1968) also known as Traci Elizabeth Lords and Tracy Lords, is an American Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry (born 7 May, 1971, in Stockholm, Sweden) is an American - Swedish musician Rick Porras is an American producer notably co-producing The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Horgh (May 7 1971 born Reidar Horghagen in Bergen[http //home Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr on August 27, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois Dewey Franklin "Frank" Trigg III (born May 7, 1972) is an American Mixed martial artist, Color commentator, Pro wrestler Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Kristian Lundin (born May 7, 1973) is a Swedish composer music producer and songwriter Paolo Savoldelli (born May 7, 1973 in Clusone, Province of Bergamo) is an Italian Road racing cyclist for L Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Breckin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American Actor and producer. Ian Anthony Pearce (born May 7 1974 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk) is an English footballer who is currently is playing Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Tunks (born May 7, 1975 in London, Ontario, Canada) is an international level Discus thrower representing Canada Not to be confused with Nicollette Sheridan, the Golden Globe nominated British actress Zee, (born Abdul Aziz Peregrino-Brimah in Salisbury, North Carolina on May 7, 1975) is an American Holy Hip Hop Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Lisa Kelly ( Irish Laoise Ní Cheallaigh, born 7 May 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is a singer of both Classical Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Patrick Johnson is the name of several people Patrick Johnson (American football, former NFL football player who currently plays for the Toronto Argonauts of Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Brian Clevinger (born May 7, 1978) is an American writer best known as the author of the Webcomic 8-Bit Theater. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Nagash or Lex Icon (born Stian Arnesen, May 7, 1978) is a Norwegian Black metal musician Shawn Dwayne Marion or just called The Matrix (born May 7 1978 in Waukegan Illinois) is an American professional Basketball Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Kathryn Elizabeth “Katie” Douglas (born on May 7, 1979 in Indianapolis Indiana) is a professional Basketball player for the Indiana Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Johan Kenkhuis (born May 7, 1980 in Vriezenveen) is an Olympic medal winning Kate Louise Lawler (born 7 May, 1980 in Beckenham, London) was the first female winner of Big Brother UK, winning Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ákos Buzsáky (born May 7, 1982) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a Midfielder. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984 in Bremerton Washington, U Drew Emeric Stanton (born May 7, 1984) is a Quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. James Anthony Loney (born May 7 1984 in Houston, Texas) is a First baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Drew Neitzel is a former Point guard for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Mark Furze (born 7 May 1986) is an Australian Actor who is best known for his role as Eric "Ric" Dalby on the popular Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Helders (born 7 May 1986) is the drummer for the band Arctic Monkeys. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Michael Douglas Maidens ( 7 May 1987 &ndash 19 October 2007) was an English footballer. 2007)
• 1988 - Natalie Mejia, member of the American R&B/Pop group Girlicious

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• 973 - Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Natalie Mejia (born May 7, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter and dancer Girlicious is an American pop Girl group featuring Natalie Mejia, Nichole Cordova, Chrystina Sayers, and Tiffanie Anderson Events By Place Africa The Fatimids move their capital to Cairo. Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke 912)
• 1092 - Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. For the automobile see Porsche 912. Events By Place Europe Orso II Participazio becomes the Doge of Remigius de Fécamp (or just Remigius) (d 1092 was a Benedictine monk who was a supporter of William the Conqueror. See also List of bishops of Lincoln and precursor offices The Bishop of Lincoln heads the ( Anglican) unknown)
• 1427 - Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman
• 1523 - Franz von Sickingen, German soldier (b. Thomas la Warr 5th Baron De La Warr (c 1352 &ndash 7 May, 1427) was the second son of Roger la Warr 3rd Baron De La Warr and Elizabeth de Welle Franz von Sickingen ( March 2 1481 - May 7, 1523) was a German Knight, one of the most notable figures of the first period 1481)
• 1539 - Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. Guru Nanak Dev (ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ (गुरु नानक گرونانک Gurū Nānak ( 15 april 1469, Nankana Sahib 1469)
• 1539 - Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (b. Ottaviano Petrucci ( June 18, 1466 – May 7 1539) was an Italian printer 1466)
• 1615 - Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (b. was a Japanese samurai second son of the Sengoku period Daimyo Sanada Masayuki (1544-1611 1567)
• 1617 - David Fabricius, German astronomer (b. David Fabricius ( March 9, 1564, Esens - May 7, 1617, Osteel) was a German theologian who made two major 1564)
• 1667 - Johann Jakob Froberger, German composer (b. Johann Jakob Froberger ( baptized May 19 1616 &ndash May 7 1667 was a German Baroque composer keyboard Virtuoso, and Organist 1616)
• 1682 - Tsar Feodor III of Russia (b. Feodor (Theodore III Alexeevich of Russia (In Russian: Фёдор III Алексеевич) ( June 9, 1661 - May 7, 1682 1661)
• 1718 - Mary of Modena, wife of James II of England (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mary of Modena (Mary Beatrice Eleanor Anne Margaret Isabel born Este later Queen Mary of England Scotland and Ireland 5 October 1658 &ndash 7 James II of England and Ireland James VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 &ndash 16 September 1701 was King of England, King of Scots, Later that same year James 1658)
• 1793 - Pietro Nardini, Italian composer (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pietro Nardini ( April 12, 1722 &ndash May 7, 1793) was an Italian composer and violinist 1722)
• 1800 - Niccola Piccinni, Italian composer (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Niccolò Piccinni ( January 16, 1728 - May 7, 1800) was an Italian Composer of symphonies sacred music chamber music 1728)
• 1805 - William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or William Petty-FitzMaurice 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 &ndash 7 May 1805 known as The Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784 by which The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1737)
• 1825 - Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Antonio Salieri ( 18 August 1750 &ndash 7 May 1825) was an Italian Composer and conductor. 1750)
• 1840 - Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Caspar David Friedrich ( September 5, 1774 &ndash May 7, 1840) was a landscape painter of the nineteenth-century German Romantic 1774)
• 1868 - Henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778 - 1868 was a British Statesman who became Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. 1778)
• 1876 - William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William Buell Sprague ( October 16, 1795 - May 7, 1876) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and compiler of Annals of 1795)
• 1887 - C. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther ( October 25 1811 – May 7 1887) was the first President of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod 1811)
• 1896 - H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Herman Webster Mudgett ( May 16, 1860 &ndash May 7, 1896) better known under the alias of Dr 1861)
• 1922 - Max Wagenknecht, German composer (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Max Wagenknecht ( 14 August 1857 – 7 May 1922) was a German Composer of organ and Piano music 1857)
• 1925 - William Hesketh Lever, First Viscount Leverhulme (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Hesketh Lever 1st Viscount Leverhulme ( 19 September 1851 &ndash 7 May 1925) was an English Industrialist philanthropist 1851)
• 1940 - George Lansbury, Labour Party Leader (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Lansbury ( 21 February 1859 &ndash 7 May 1940) was a British Politician, socialist, Christian pacifist 1859)
• 1941 - Sir James George Frazer, Scottish anthropologist (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1854)
• 1942 - Felix Weingartner, Yugoslavian conductor (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Paul Felix von Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg 1863)
• 1951 - Warner Baxter, American actor (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Warner Leroy Baxter ( March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American Academy Award –winning actor who is best known for 1889)
• 1967 - Lorenzo Bandini, Italian Formula One driver (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Lorenzo Bandini (born 21 December 1935 - died 10 May 1967, Monaco) was an Italian Motor racing driver who raced in 1935)
• 1986 - Jeffrey Mylett, American actor (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jeffrey Mylett ( June 8, 1949 – May 7, 1986) was an American Actor. 1949
• 1987 - Colin Blakely, British actor (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Colin George Blakely ( 23 September 1930 - 7 May 1987) was a British Character actor. 1930)
• 1989 - Guy Williams, American actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Guy Williams (born Armand Joseph Catalano) ( January 14, 1924 - April 30, 1989) was an American actor and former fashion 1924)
• 1995 - Ray McKinley, American jazz drummer, singer and bandleader (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Ray McKinley ( June 18 1910 &ndash May 7 1995) was an American jazz drummer, Singer, and Bandleader 1910)
• 1998 - Allan McLeod Cormack, South African physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Allan MacLeod Cormack ( February 23, 1924 &ndash May 7, 1998) was a South African born American Physicist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1924)
• 1998 - Eddie Rabbitt, American musician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Thomas Rabbit (born November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998) was a Country music singer 1941)
• 2000 - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American actor (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr, KBE, DSC ( December 9, 1909 &ndash May 7, 2000) was an American Actor 1909)
• 2002 - Seattle Slew, American racehorse (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Seattle Slew ( February 15, 1974 &ndash May 7, 2002) was an American Thoroughbred race Horse who won the 1974)
• 2002 - Kevyn Aucoin, Makeup Artist and Photographer (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kevyn Aucoin ( February 14, 1962 – May 7, 2002) was an American Make-up artist and Photographer. 1962)
• 2004 - Waldemar Milewicz, Polish reporter (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Waldemar Milewicz ( August 20, 1956 in Dobre Miasto – May 7, 2004 in Latifiya) was a Polish Journalist 1956)
• 2005 - Tristan Egolf, American writer (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tristan Egolf ( December 19, 1971 – May 7, 2005) was an American Novelist, Author, and Political activist. 1971)
• 2005 - Peter W. Rodino, American politician (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Peter Wallace Rodino Jr ( June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an Italian-American Democratic United States Congressman from 1909)
• 2005 - Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Otilino Tenorio ( February 1, 1980 – May 7, 2005) was an Ecuadorian footballer. 1980)
• 2006 - Richard Carleton, Australian news reporter (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard George Carleton ( 11 July 1943 &ndash 7 May 2006) was an Australian television Journalist. 1943)
• 2006 - Joan C. Edwards, American philanthropist (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan C Edwards (1918 – May 7 2006 was a New Orleans Jazz singer and well-known West Virginia -based philanthropist 1918)
• 2006 - Machiko Soga, Japanese actress, singer, and tokusatsu legend (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common was a Japanese voice actor and actress Her mother died when she was a child she was raised by her father is a Japanese word that literally means " Special effects " It is primarily used to refer to Live-action Japanese Film and 1943)
• 2007 - Diego Corrales, American boxer (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Diego "Chico" Corrales ( August 25 1977 &ndash May 7 2007) was a former Super featherweight and Lightweight 1977)
• 2007 - Octavian Paler, Romanian writer and journalist (b. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Octavian Paler ( July 2, 1926 &ndash May 7, 2007) was a Romanian writer journalist politician in Communist Romania, and 1926)
• 2007 - Yahweh ben Yahweh, American cult leader (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yahweh ben Yahweh, born and legally named Hulon Mitchell Jr ( October 27, 1935 - May 7, 2007) was the leader of the religious 1935)

Holidays and observances

• Russia - Radio Day (commemorating the work of Alexander Popov)
• Acacius of Byzantium
• Saint Flavia Domitilla
• John of Beverley

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Radio Day ( Russian: День радио Den' Radio) Communications Workers' Day (as it is officially known in Russia) or Radio and Television Alexander Stepanovich Popov (Александр Степанович Попов (Gregorian March 16 1859 - January 13 1906, Julian March Saint Agathius, also known as Achatius was a Cappadocian centurion of the imperial army Flavia Domitilla was daughter of Domitilla the Younger by an unknown father Saint John of Beverley (died 7 May 721 was an Angle Bishop during the time of the kingdom of Northumbria.

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