Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
May 7, 558 |
In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt. |
May 7, 1274 |
2nd Council of Lyons (14th ecumenical council) opens |
May 7, 1355 |
1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara |
May 7, 1416 |
Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay |
May 7, 1429 |
English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army |
May 7, 1579 |
Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands |
May 7, 1624 |
Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru |
May 7, 1638 |
Cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited) |
May 7, 1660 |
Isaack B Fubine of Savoy, in The Hague, patents macaroni |
May 7, 1663 |
Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens |
May 7, 1664 |
Louis XIV of France inaugurates The Palace of Versailles. |
May 7, 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). |
May 7, 1700 |
William Penn began monthly meetings for blacks advocating emancipation |
May 7, 1718 |
The city of New Orleans was founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville . |
May 7, 1727 |
Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia |
May 7, 1748 |
French troops conquer Maastricht in the War of the Austrian Succession |
May 7, 1765 |
HMS Victory (Admiral Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, 40 years later) launched |
May 7, 1771 |
Samuel Hearne explores Copper Mine River of Canada |
May 7, 1775 |
Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria |
May 7, 1789 |
First US Presidential inaugural ball (for George Washington in NYC) |
May 7, 1792 |
Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) |
May 7, 1800 |
Indiana Territory organized |
May 7, 1824 |
Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna |
May 7, 1832 |
Greece becomes independent |
May 7, 1832 |
Otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece |
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