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What happened in history on this day: May 7?
On May 7 in ...
- 1789 - First inaugural ball (for George Washington in New York City, New York).
- 1792 - Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington).
- 1800 - Indiana Territory organized.
- 1838 - The New Orleans Branch Mint begins operations in Louisiana, USA, striking 1838 Seated Liberty dimes, first US coins with a "O" mint mark.
- 1840 - Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi, USA, killing 317.
- 1847 - American Medical Association organizes (Philadelphia).
- 1861 - Riot occurs between pro-secessionist and USA supporters in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- 1862 - Battle of West Point, Virginia (Eltham's Landing, Barnhamsville).
- 1863 - Amiel Weeks Whipple, USA general-major, dies of injuries at age 46.
- 1864 - Battle of Wilderness ends (total losses: USA-17,666; CSA-7,500).
- 1864 - Skirmish at Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Drewry's Bluff).
- 1867 - Blacks stage ride-in to protest segregation in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1873 - US marines attack Panamá.
- 1885 - John E W Thompson is named US minister to Haiti.
- 1888 - George Eastman patents "Kodak box camera".
- 1912 - Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories. The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer.
- 1915 - Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania passenger liner is sunk by German submarine southwest of Cobh, Ireland, in the Atlantic Ocean; 1198 lives lost including 128 Americans. One crewmember survives, who also survived the Empress of Ireland and Titanic.
- 1927 - San Francisco Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated.
- 1929 - John Scalise, US gangster, is murdered by Al Capone.
- 1929 - Albert Anselmi, US gangster, is murdered by Al Capone.
- 1929 - Joseph "Top Toad" Giunta, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone.
- 1934 - World's largest pearl (6.4kg) found at Palawan, Philippines.
- 1942 - (1135 hours) Torpedo planes from US carrier Yorktown put five torpedoes into Japanese carrier Shoho, sinking it.
- 1943 - American and British forces capture Tunis and Bizerte in North Africa. 160,000 German and Italian soldiers surrender at Tunis.
- 1943 - Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, is launched.
- 1943 - US first Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia.
- 1943 - US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia.
- 1945 - (0241 hours French time) At Rheims, France, German armed forces sign unconditional surrender, effective from 0001 hours on May 9. Signing for Germany is Chief of Staff of German Army Colonel General Gustaf Jodl. Signing for the Supreme Allied Commander is Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Walter Smith. Signing for France is General François Sevez. Signing for the Soviet Union is General Ivan Susloparoff.
- 1947 - US General Douglas MacArthur approves Japanese constitution.
- 1954 - US, Great Britain, and France reject Russian membership in NATO.
- 1958 - Major Howard Johnson, US Air Force, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27,810 metres.
- 1960 - USSR announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a US Central Intelligence Agency spy.
- 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
- 1963 - SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km)).
- 1969 - Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Junior, US Marine Corp, becomes deputy director of US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1975 - US President Gerald Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era".
- 1980 - Paul Geidel, convicted of second-degree murder in 1911, is released from prison in Beacon, New York, after 68 years and 245 days (the longest-ever time served by an inmate).
- 1982 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1984 - US$180 million out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit.
- 1986 - In Andreanof Islands, Alaska, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs. Tsunami generated with observed wave heights up to 175 cm.
- 1992 - Five New York City cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine.
- 1992 - US space shuttle STS-49 launched (maiden voyage of Endeavour).
Births on May 7
- 1885 - Birth of George Hayes AKA Gabby Hayes in Wellsville, New York, USA; actor (The Gabby Hayes Show TV show, In Old Santa Fe movie, El Paso movie).
- 1888 - Birth of Selmer Jackson in Lake Mills, Iowa, USA; actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp).
- 1890 - Birth of Billy House in Minnesota, USA; actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg and I).
- 1892 - Birth of Archibald MacLeish in Glencoe, Illinois, USA; political essayist/poet/dramatist (JB).
- 1901 - Birth of Gary Cooper in Helena, Montana, USA; actor (two Academy Awards - Sergeant York, High Noon).
- 1922 - Birth of Darren McGavin in San Joaquin, California, USA; actor (Mike Hammer TV show, Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV show, Riverboat TV show, Crime Photographer TV show, Murphy Brown TV show (Emmy award), Tribes, Turk 182).
- 1922 - Birth of Gale Robbins in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress/singer (Hollywood House, Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex).
- 1923 - Birth of Anne Baxter in Michigan City, Indiana, USA; actress (All About Eve movie, Olga, Queen of the Cossacks - Batman TV show, Myra - Marcus Welby TV show, Victoria - Hotel TV show, Love Boat TV show, Name of the Game TV show).
- 1926 - Birth of Val Bisoglio in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Lieutenant Marsh - Police Woman, Danny - Quincy ME).
- 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).
- 1934 - Birth of Ben Smith in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th).
- 1938 - Birth of Kevin O'Connor in Honolulu, Hawaii; actor (Bogie, Special Effects).
- 1939 - Birth of Johnny Maestro in New York City, New York, USA; rock vocalist (Crests - "16 Candles", Brooklyn Bridge).
- 1939 - Birth of Marco Saint John in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor (Rayford - Ball Four).
- 1945 - Birth of Robin Strasser in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Dorian - One Life to Live, Another World, Passions).
- 1946 - Birth of Bill Danoff in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; vocalist (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight").
- 1951 - Birth of Robert Hegyes in Metuchen, New Jersey, USA; actor (Underground Aces, Welcome Back Kotter).
- 1952 - Birth of Amy Heckerling in the Bronx, New York, USA; director (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless).
- 1955 - Birth of Peter Reckell in Elkhart, Indiana, USA; actor (Days of Our Lives).
- 1957 - Birth of [Christopher Saint John] "Sinjin" Smith in Los Angeles, California, USA; volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
- 1959 - Birth of Michael E Knight in Princeton, New Jersey, USA; actor (Date with Angel, All My Children).
- 1959 - Birth of Robin L Freeman in Saint Charles, Missouri, USA; PGA golfer (1993 Northern Telecom-third).
- 1959 - Birth of Tamara E Jernigan in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; PhD/astronaut (STS 40, 52, 67, 80).
- 1968 - Birth of Traci Lords [Nora Louise Kuzma] in Steubenville, Ohio, USA; actress (Cry Baby).
- 1970 - Birth of Mark Smith in Pasadena, California, USA; outfielder (Baltimore Orioles).
- 1976 - Birth of Nicholas Butcher in Los Angeles, California; field hockey midfielder/forward (Olympics-1996).
Deaths on May 7
- 1806 - Death of Robert Morris; US Superintendent of Finance.
- 1863 - Amiel Weeks Whipple, USA general-major, dies of injuries at age 46.
- 1884 - Judah P Benjamin, Confederate States of America minister of War, dies at age 72.
- 1915 - Alfred G Vanderbilt, US millionaire, dies aboard Lusitania.
- 1929 - John Scalise, US gangster, is murdered by Al Capone.
- 1929 - Albert Anselmi, US gangster, is murdered by Al Capone.
- 1929 - Joseph "Top Toad" Giunta, US gangster, murdered by Al Capone.
- 1958 - Nyogen Senzaki, first Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at age 81.
- 1968 - Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/Governor of Alabama, dies at age 41.
- 1994 - Clement Greenberg, American art critic (Art and Culture), dies at age 85 (born 1909).
- 1994 - Margaret Skeete, oldest American, dies at age 115.
- 2002 - Death of Seattle Slew, famous American racehorse (born 1974).
- 2005 - Death of Peter Wallace Rodino, U.S. Congressman (born 1909).
- 2007 - Death of Fulton Burley in Carlsbad, California, USA, at age 84; actor, performer in Disney's Golden Horseshoe Revue, voice of Michael in Enchanted Tiki Room, named Disney Legend in 1995.
- 2013 - Death of Ray Harryhausen, American filmmaker and creator of visual effects (born 1920).
- 2022 - Death of Bruce MacVittie at age 65 in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Sex and the City TV show, The Sopranos TV show).
- 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).
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