Page 2: Historical Events In May - 07

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

1763  On this day in history josef Poniatovski, Polish general/marshal of France   

1765  On this day in history admiral Nelson's sailboat HMS Victory runs aground   

1765  Adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground on May - 07.   

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 May - 07 the first inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York NY)   

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

1789  1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in NYC) on this day in history.   

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

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

1792  On May - 07 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 this day in history gerhard M Roentgen, industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)   

1800  On May - 07 indiana Territory organized   

1800  On May - 07 laurens P van Spiegel, regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64   

1803  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer on May - 07.   

1812  The birth of Robert Browning, English poet on May - 07.   

1812  Robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper) on May - 07.   

1814  Franz Volrath Buttstett, composer, dies at 79 on May - 07.   

1818  On May - 07 leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70   

1824  On this day in history beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna   

1825  On May - 07 antonio Salieri, Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74   

1826  On this day in history varina Howell Davis, 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905   

1827  On this day in history francis Engle Patterson, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

1832  Greece becomes independent republic on May - 07.   

1832  On May - 07 otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece   

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

1833  On May - 07 the birth of Johannes Brahms, German composer and friend of Schumanns   

1833  Johannes Brahms, Hamburg Germany, composer on this day in history.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

1724  On May - 07 birth of dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)   

1740  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on May - 07.   

0685  Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on May - 07.   

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

1092  On this day in history death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)   

1166  On this day in history death of willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)   

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

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

1523  On May - 07 franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42   

1539  On May - 07 death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)