Indian Army
The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force conduct surgical strikes code-named Operation SINDOOR on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam Attack that killed 26 people.
What happened on May 7
33 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 351 to 2025.
Standout on May 7
2010
Neanderthal
A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that most living humans have Neanderthal ancestors.
About May 7
May 7 is the 127th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 127 of 365 (128 in leap years)238 days left in the year (238 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029, Tuesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 19 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- May birthstone
- Emeraldrebirth, love and wisdom
- May birth flower
- Lily of the valley / Hawthornsweetness, humility and hope
- Next occurrence
- In 192 days
- Roman numerals
- VII.Vday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 1675thSyria Palaestina351
- 80thMasaru Ibuka1946
- 40thPatrick Morrow1986
- 30thFaker (gamer)1996
- 1stIndian Army2025
Born on May 7 — ages this year
- 2004Ashlyn Kruegerturns 22
- 2004Minji (singer)turns 22
- 2002Jake Bongioviturns 24
- 2002Andrew Barth Feldmanturns 24
- 1999Cody Gakpoturns 27
- 1999Tommy Furyturns 27
Historical events 33
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
2023 Tanur boat disaster
A tourist boat capsized, killing at least 22 people in Tanur, India.
Neanderthal
A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that most living humans have Neanderthal ancestors.
Napier, New Zealand
Police in Napier, New Zealand, began a 40-hour siege of the home of a former New Zealand Army member who had shot at officers during the routine execution of a search warrant.
Killing of Nick Berg
American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.
China Northern Airlines Flight 6136
A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
EgyptAir Flight 843
An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
Guinea-Bissau
In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.
Kosovo War
Kosovo War: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the United States bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
Edvard Munch
Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
McDonald's
Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada.
Michigan
Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
Space Shuttle program
Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
Bright Sparklers fireworks disaster
A fire and explosion at a fireworks factory in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killed 26 people.
Patrick Morrow
Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
Pacific Air Lines Flight 773
Pacific Airlines Flight 773 is hijacked by Francisco Gonzales and crashes in Contra Costa County, California, killing 44.
Cold War
Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
Dungannon
A convoy of circus wagons carrying lions, horses, ponies and an ass lost control and overturned into some shop fronts in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.
First Indochina War
Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Viet Minh victory (the battle began on March 13).
Integrated circuit
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
Masaru Ibuka
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony.
Norway Debate
A three-day debate began in the House of Commons that resulted in British prime minister Neville Chamberlain being replaced by Winston Churchill (pictured).
Fleischer Studios
Employees at Fleischer Studios in New York City went on strike in the animation industry's first major labor strike.
1930 Salmas earthquake
An earthquake struck northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey, killing up to 3,000 people.
War of the First Coalition
War of the First Coalition: A British garrison repelled a French attack on the Îles Saint-Marcouf off the Normandy coast, inflicting heavy losses.
French Revolution
French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre established the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the French First Republic.
Tre Kronor (castle)
The 13th-century castle of Tre Kronor in Stockholm burned down; plans for the current royal palace were presented within the year.
Rough Wooing
During the Rough Wooing, an English army carried out the Burning of Edinburgh.
Granada War
Granada War: Forces of Aragon and Castile began a siege of Málaga, a Muslim city in the south of the Iberian Peninsula.
Syria Palaestina
Jews in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina rebelled against the rule of Constantius Gallus (pictured), caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Steve Albini
Steve Albini, American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist (born 1962)
John Dixon (cartoonist)
John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (born 1929)
Willard Boyle
Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)
Wally Hickel
Wally Hickel, American politician, Governor of Alaska and Secretary of the Interior (born 1919)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Harriet Starr Cannon
Christian feast day: Harriet Starr Cannon (Episcopal Church (USA))
Agostino Roscelli
Christian feast day: Agostino Roscelli
Anthony of Kiev
Christian feast day: Anthony of Kiev
Flavia Domitilla (wife of Clemens)
Christian feast day: Flavia Domitilla
Pope Benedict II
Christian feast day: Pope Benedict II
Agathius
Christian feast day: Agathius of Byzantium
John of Beverley
Christian feast day: John of Beverley
Gisela of Hungary
Christian feast day: Gisela of Hungary
Spread across the centuries
- 4th century1
- 15th century1
- 16th century1
- 17th century1
- 18th century2
- 20th century36
- 21st century31
Earliest: Syria Palaestina (351). Most recent: Indian Army (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about May 7
What day of the year is May 7?
May 7 is the 127th day of the year, with 238 days left after it.
What star sign is May 7?
May 7 falls under Taurus (April 20 – May 20), a earth sign ruled by Venus. The birthstone for the month is Emerald.
How many things happened on May 7?
We record 81 entries for May 7: 33 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 351 to 2025.
Who was born on May 7?
Ashlyn Krueger (2004) is among the notable births on May 7. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the May 7 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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