Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 7
May 7, 2025 is the 127th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 238 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 7
- 1348 –Charles University in Prague (Universitas Carolina/Univerzita Karlova) is established as the first university in Central Europe.
- 1697 –Stockholm’s royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced by the current Royal Palace in the eighteenth century.
- 1718 –The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.
- 1763 –Indian Wars: Pontiac’s Rebellion begins – Chief Pontiac begins the “Conspiracy of Pontiac” by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.
- 1846 –The Cambridge Chronicle, America’s oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1915 –World War I: German submarine SMU U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many formerly pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire.
- 1920 –The Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, opens the first exhibition by the Group of Seven.
- 1940 –The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
- 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.
- 2002 –A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
Who were born on May 7?
- 1700 –Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-born physician (d. 1772)
- 1748 –Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and feminist revolutionary (d. 1793)
- 1857 –William A. MacCorkle, American politician (d. 1930)
- 1929 –Dick Williams, American baseball player, manager and coach (d. 2011)
- 1959 –Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress (d. 1985)
- 1965 –Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1999)
- 1969 –Rick Porras, American film producer
- 1972 –Peter Dubovský, Slovak footballer (d. 2000)
- 1984 –Drew Stanton, American football player
- 1986 –Matt Helders, English drummer (Arctic Monkeys)
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