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May 7: Day of the Week
May 7, 2024 was the 128th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 238 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 7 Historical Event(s)
558
In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
1274
In France, the Second Council of Lyons opens to regulate the election of the Pope.
1348
Charles University in Prague (Universitas Carolina/Univerzita Karlova) is established as the first university in Central Europe.
1840
The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.
1920
The Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, opens the first exhibition by the Group of Seven.
1960
Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
1994
Edvard Munch’s iconic painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after having been stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
1999
Kosovo War: In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
1999
Pope John Paul II travels to Romania becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
2000
Vladimir Putin is inaugurated president of Russia
Who were born on May 7?
1916
Huw Wheldon, British broadcaster (d. 1986)
1933
Johnny Unitas, American football player (d. 2002)
1943
Harvey Andrews, English singer and songwriter
1944
Eva Norvind, Mexican actress (d. 2006)
1950
Tim Russert, American television host (d. 2008)
1951
Robert Hegyes, American actor
1961
Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician
1967
Joe Rice, American politician
1972
Peter Dubovský, Slovak footballer (d. 2000)
1989
Master Shortie, British hip-hop and R&B singer-songwriter and rapper
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