SomeFacts | May 7

On this day - May 7

351 — The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after ...

558 — In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, ...

1274 — In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens; it ratified a ...

1342 — In Avignon, France, Cardinal Pierre Roger is elected Pope and ...

1487 — The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista.

1544 — The Burning of Edinburgh by an English army is the first ...

1625 — State funeral of James VI and I (1566–1625) is held at ...

1664 — Inaugural celebrations begin at Louis XIV of France's new ...

1685 — Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.

1697 — Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) ...

1718 — The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, ...

1763 — Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize ...

1765 — HMS Victory is launched at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. She is not ...

1794 — French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the ...

1798 — French Revolutionary Wars: A French force attempting to ...

1824 — World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony ...

1832 — Greece's independence is recognized by the Treaty of ...

1840 — The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing ...

1846 — The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving ...

1864 — The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of ...

1864 — American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General ...

1895 — In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich ...

1915 — The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, ...

1915 — World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, ...

1920 — Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of ...

1920 — Polish–Soviet War: Kyiv offensive: Polish troops led by Józef ...

1930 — The 7.1 Mw Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and ...

1931 — The stand-off between criminal Francis Crowley and 300 members ...

1937 — Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with ...

1940 — World War II: The Norway Debate in the British House of ...

1942 — World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United ...

1945 — World War II: Last German U-boat attack of the war, two ...

1946 — Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is ...

1948 — The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.

1952 — The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all ...

1954 — Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French ...

1960 — Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev ...

1964 — Pacific Airlines Flight 773 is hijacked by Francisco Gonzales ...

1986 — Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each ...

1991 — A fire and explosion occurs at a fireworks factory at Sungai ...

1992 — Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, ...

1992 — Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched ...

1992 — Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the ...

1994 — Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged ...

1998 — Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms ...

1999 — In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in ...

1999 — Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded ...

1999 — Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope ...

2000 — Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.

2002 — A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, ...

2002 — An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to ...

2004 — American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist ...

2023 — 2023 Tanur boat disaster, At least 22 people are killed when a ...

2025 — The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force conduct surgical ...