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Historical Events on May 7

  • Hagia Sophia

    558

    In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.

  • Stockholm Palace

    1697

    Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.

  • Battle of the Wilderness

    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.

  • Sinking of the RMS Lusitania

    1915

    World War I: German submarine 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

  • Condor Legion

    1937

    Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.

  • German Instrument of Surrender

    1945

    World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.

  • United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade

    1999

    Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft apparently inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.

  • Vladimir Putin

    2000

    Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.

  • Herod the Great

    2007

    Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.

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