What happened this day in history May 7

What are the important events that happened on May 7? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

May 7: Facts & Myths About This Day

May 7 is the 127th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 238 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 24, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 485,160 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaicosaheptagon’ day.

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Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 286 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,520 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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May 7 Historical Events

  • 351
    The Jewish revolt against Gallus breaks out. After his arrival at Antioch, the Jews begin a rebellion in Palestine.
  • 1718
    The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.
  • 1846
    The Cambridge Chronicle, America’s oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 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.
  • 1920
    The Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, opens the first exhibition by the Group of Seven.
  • 1937
    Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco’s forces.
  • 1946
    Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees.
  • 1954
    Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat (the battle began on March 13).
  • 1994
    Edvard Munch’s iconic painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after having been stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
  • 2009
    Over 100 New Zealand Police officers begin a 40-hour siege of a lone gunman in Napier, New Zealand.

Who were born on May 7?

  • 1605
    Patriarch Nikon, 7th patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church (d. 1681)
  • 1767
    Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany (d. 1820)
  • 1840
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893)
  • 1892
    Archibald MacLeish, American Librarian of Congress (d. 1982)
  • 1923
    Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985)
  • 1933
    Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer
  • 1946
    Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead)
  • 1946
    Marv Hubbard, American football player
  • 1959
    Michael E. Knight, American actor
  • 1976
    Calvin Booth, American basketball player

Who died on May 7?

  • 1092
    Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)
  • 1539
    Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (b. 1466)
  • 1805
    William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)
  • 1840
    Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (b. 1774)
  • 1868
    Henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)
  • 1922
    Max Wagenknecht, German composer (b. 1857)
  • 1940
    George Lansbury, British Labour Party leader (b. 1859)
  • 1941
    Sir James George Frazer, Scottish anthropologist (b. 1854)
  • 2000
    Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., American actor (b. 1909)
  • 2006
    Joan C. Edwards, American philanthropist (b. 1918)

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