Tukuk-OS📅 May 7
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on May 7? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2023 — A tourist boat capsized, killing at least 22 people in Tanur, India.
- 2010 — A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that most living humans have Neanderthal ancestors.
- 2009 — Police in Napier, New Zealand, began a 40-hour siege of the home of a former New Zealand Army member who had shot at officers during the routine execution of a search warrant.
- 1999 — Kosovo War: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the United States bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
Kosovo WarNATO bombing of YugoslaviaUnited States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
- 1991 — A fire and explosion at a fireworks factory in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killed 26 people.
- 1954 — A convoy of circus wagons carrying lions, horses, ponies and an ass lost control and overturned into some shop fronts in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.
- 1946 — Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony.
- 1940 — A three-day debate began in the House of Commons that resulted in British prime minister Neville Chamberlain being replaced by Winston Churchill (pictured).
Norway DebateHouse of Commons of the United KingdomNeville Chamberlain
- 1937 — Employees at Fleischer Studios in New York City went on strike in the animation industry's first major labor strike.
- 1930 — An earthquake struck northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey, killing up to 3,000 people.
- 1798 — War of the First Coalition: A British garrison repelled a French attack on the Îles Saint-Marcouf off the Normandy coast, inflicting heavy losses.
War of the First CoalitionBattle of the Îles Saint-MarcoufÎles Saint-Marcouf
- 1794 — French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the French First Republic.
French RevolutionMaximilien RobespierreCult of the Supreme Being
- 1697 — The 13th-century castle of Tre Kronor in Stockholm burned down; plans for the current royal palace were presented within the year.
- 1544 — During the Rough Wooing, an English army carried out the Burning of Edinburgh.
- 1487 — Granada War: Forces of Aragon and Castile began a siege of Málaga, a Muslim city in the south of the Iberian Peninsula.
- 351 — Jews in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina rebelled against the rule of Constantius Gallus (pictured), caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Syria PalaestinaJewish revolt against Constantius GallusConstantius Gallus
Births
- 2004 — Ashlyn Krueger, American tennis player
- 2004 — Minji, South Korean singer
- 2002 — Jake Bongiovi, American model and actor
- 2002 — Andrew Barth Feldman, American actor and singer
- 1999 — Tommy Fury, English boxer
- 1999 — Cody Gakpo, Dutch footballer
- 1998 — MrBeast, American YouTuber
- 1998 — Dani Olmo, Spanish footballer
- 1998 — Jesse Puljujärvi, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1997 — Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player
- 1997 — Youri Tielemans, Belgian footballer
- 1997 — Cameron Young, American golfer
Deaths
- 2024 — Steve Albini, American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist (born 1962)
- 2023 — Aase Foss Abrahamsen, Norwegian writer (born 1930)
- 2015 — Frank DiPascali, American businessman (born 1956)
- 2015 — John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (born 1929)
- 2014 — Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (born 1923)
- 2014 — Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (born 1943)
- 2014 — Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (born 1927)
- 2013 — Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (born 1948)
- 2013 — George Sauer, Jr., American football player (born 1943)
- 2012 — Sammy Barr, Scottish trade union leader (born 1931)
- 2012 — Ferenc Bartha, Hungarian economist and politician (born 1943)
- 2012 — Dennis E. Fitch, American captain and pilot (born 1942)
Observances & holidays
- 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
- Christian feast day: Rose Venerini
- Christian feast day: May 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan)
- Dien Bien Phu Victory Day (Vietnam)
- Radio Day, commemorating the work of Alexander Popov (Russia, Bulgaria)
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