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May 7

A look at May 7 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Rabindranath Tagore and Johannes Brahms, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2023

    2023 Tanur boat disaster

    Tanur boat disaster: At least 22 people are killed when a boat carrying tourists capsizes in Tanur, Malappuram, Kerala, India.

    Boat capsizing in Malappuram,
  2. 1999

    Kosovo War

    Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.

    1998–1999 armed conflict in
  3. 1999

    Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.

    Head of the Catholic
  4. 1991

    Bright Sparklers fireworks disaster

    A fire and explosion occurs at a fireworks factory at Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killing 26.

    1991 explosion in Sungai
  5. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  6. 1930

    1930 Salmas earthquake

    The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.

    Magnitude 7.1 earthquake in
  7. 1915

    World War I

    World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,199 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  8. 1895

    Saint Petersburg

    In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.

    Second-largest city in Russia
  9. 1824

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.

    German composer (1770–1827)
  10. 1794

    French Revolution

    French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic.

    1789–1799 sociopolitical change in
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Famous birthday twins

Born on May 7

Rabindranath Tagore

b. 1861

Indian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate

Johannes Brahms

b. 1833

German pianist and composer

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

b. 1840

Russian composer and educator

Josip Broz Tito

b. 1892

Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia

David Hume

b. 1711

Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher

Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

b. 1553

Duke of Prussia from 1568 to 1618

Eva Perón

b. 1919

Argentinian actress, 25th First Lady of Argentina

Karl Mauch

b. 1837

German geographer and explorer

Deaths

  • 2011Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1825Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor
  • 1667Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer
  • 1617David Fabricius, German astronomer and theologian
  • 1234Otto I, Duke of Merania, (born c. 1180)
  • 973Otto the Great, Holy Roman Emperor

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Agathius of Byzantium
  • —Christian feast day: Agostino Roscelli
  • —Christian feast day: Anthony of Kiev
  • —Christian feast day: Pope Benedict II
  • —Christian feast day: Flavia Domitilla
  • —Christian feast day: Gisela of Hungary
  • —Christian feast day: Harriet Starr Cannon (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast day: John of Beverley

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