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What happened in history on this day: May 7?
On May 7 in ...
- 1824 - Beethoven's 9th (Chorale) Symphony, premieres in Vienna.
- 1982 - Singer Diana Ross receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Births on May 7
- 1840 - Birth of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Votkinsk, Russia; composer (The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, 1812 Overture) (dies 1893).
- 1922 - Birth of Gale Robbins in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress/singer (Hollywood House, Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex).
- 1927 - Birth of Jim Lowe in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; disc jockey (WNEW) "King of Trivia".
- 1931 - Birth of Teresa Brewer in Toledo, Ohio, USA; American pop and jazz singer ("Put Another Nickel In") (dies 2007).
- 1939 - Birth of Jimmy Ruffin; soloist ("What Becomes of the Broken Hearted").
- 1939 - Birth of Johnny Maestro in New York City, New York, USA; rock vocalist (Crests - "16 Candles", Brooklyn Bridge).
- 1943 - Birth of Rick West [Richard Westwood]; rocker (Brian Poole and Tremeloes).
- 1946 - Birth of Bill Danoff in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; vocalist (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight").
- 1946 - Birth of Bill Kreutzmann; drummer (The Grateful Dead).
- 1948 - Birth of Peter Wingfield in Wales; rocker/actor (Methos - Highlander).
- 1950 - Birth of Prairie Prince; rocker (The Tubes).
- 1952 - Birth of Derek Taylor; rocker ("Let it Be", "Beatles Anthology").
- 1961 - Birth of Phil Campbell; guitarist (Motorhead).
- 1965 - Birth of Chris O'Connor; rock singer-musician (Primitive Radio Gods).
Deaths on May 7
- 1995 - Death of Ray McKinley at age 84; drummer/vocalist/bandleader (Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller).
- 1998 - Death of Eddie Rabbitt of lung cancer at age 56; singer/songwriter ("I Love A Rainy Night", "Drivin' My Life Away", "Every Which Way But Loose", "Kentucky Rain").
- 2006 - Death of Steve Bender, German musician (Dschinghis Khan) (born 1946).
- 2022 - Death of Mickey Gilley in Branson, Missouri, USA, at age 86; country musician ("Room Full of Roses" song, "Window Up Above" song), nightclub owner (Gilly's in Pasadeno, Texas, inspiration for Urban Cowboy movie).
- 2023 - Death of Sean Keane at age 76; Irish fiddle player (Chieftains band).
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