On this day: May 7
Events
Battle of HarranMay 7, 1104 · Wars & Conflicts
Kingdom of GreeceMay 7, 1832 – June 1, 1973 · World History
Atlanta campaignMay 7, 1864 – September 2, 1864 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of RossiyaMay 7, 1934 · Companies
Release of The Black CatMay 7, 1934 · Film
Founding of Sony GroupMay 7, 1946 · Companies- Release of The Great Southern TrendkillMay 7, 1996 · Music
Release of Iron Man 2May 7, 2010 · Film
2015 United Kingdom general electionMay 7, 2015 · Politics- Release of Project CARSMay 7, 2015 · Gaming
- Visakhapatnam gas leakMay 7, 2020 · World History
Born on this day
Carl Heinrich GraunMay 7, 1704 – August 8, 1759 · Music
Carl StamitzMay 7, 1745 – November 9, 1801 · Music
Olympe de GougesMay 7, 1748 – November 3, 1793 · Culture
Joseph JoubertMay 7, 1754 – May 4, 1824 · Culture
Otto Wilhelm von StruveMay 7, 1819 – April 14, 1905 · Science
Effie GrayMay 7, 1828 – December 23, 1897 · Art
Carl NeumannMay 7, 1832 – March 27, 1925 · Science
Johannes BrahmsMay 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897 · Music
Gustave Le BonMay 7, 1841 – December 13, 1931 · Science
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyMay 7, 1847 – May 21, 1929 · Politics
Axel HarnackMay 7, 1851 – April 3, 1888 · Science
Giuseppe VeroneseMay 7, 1854 – July 17, 1917 · Science
Rabindranath TagoreMay 7, 1861 – August 7, 1941 · Music
Władysław ReymontMay 7, 1867 – December 5, 1925 · Culture
Benjamin GlazerMay 7, 1887 – March 18, 1956 · Film
Gary CooperMay 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961 · Film
Edwin H. LandMay 7, 1909 – March 1, 1991 · Technology
Ishirō HondaMay 7, 1911 – February 28, 1993 · Film
Domenico BartolucciMay 7, 1917 – November 11, 2013 · Music
Gaston RébuffatMay 7, 1921 – May 31, 1985 · Film
Darren McGavinMay 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006 · Film
Sidney AltmanMay 7, 1939 – April 5, 2022 · Science
Ruggero DeodatoMay 7, 1939 – December 29, 2022 · Film
José Antonio AbreuMay 7, 1939 – March 24, 2018 · Music
Vladimir BortkoMay 7, 1946 – present · Film
Thelma HoustonMay 7, 1946 – present · Music
Lluís LlachMay 7, 1948 – present · Music
Jaqueline BartonMay 7, 1952 – present · Science
Amy HeckerlingMay 7, 1954 – present · Film
Anne DudleyMay 7, 1956 – present · Music
Tamara E. JerniganMay 7, 1959 – present · Space
Phil CampbellMay 7, 1961 – March 13, 2026 · Music
Dominik MollMay 7, 1962 – present · Film
Traci LordsMay 7, 1968 – present · Film
Jenny SavilleMay 7, 1970 – present · Art
Marco CasagrandeMay 7, 1971 – present · Culture
Asghar FarhadiMay 7, 1972 – present · Film
Ben WheatleyMay 7, 1972 – present · Film