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May 7: Day of the Week
May 7, 2024 is the 128th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 238 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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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.
1664
Louis XIV of France inaugurates the Palace of Versailles.
1864
American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
1895
In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
1948
The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
1952
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer.
2000
Vladimir Putin is inaugurated president of Russia
2007
Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
2009
Over 100 New Zealand Police officers begin a 40-hour siege of a lone gunman in Napier, New Zealand.
Who were born on May 7?
1643
Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)
1740
Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)
1767
Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany (d. 1820)
1914
Sir Arthur Snelling, British Ambassador (d. 1996)
1932
Pete Domenici, American politician
1939
Jimmy Ruffin, American singer
1955
Kevin Reed, American theologian
1957
Ned Bellamy, American actor
1963
Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
2000
Maxwell Perry Cotton, American actor
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OQOSENTFOQUJ? Check your answers here: Word scramble OQOSENTFOQUJ. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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