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| May 7th, 2005 (May 07 2005) | Death | Tristan Egolf, American writer (born in 1971) | |
| May 7th, 2005 (May 07 2005) | Death | Peter W. Rodino, American politician (born in 1909) | |
| May 7th, 2005 (May 07 2005) | Death | Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (born in 1980) | |
| May 7th, 1995 (May 07 1995) | Death | Ray McKinley, American jazz drummer, singer and bandleader (born in 1910) | |
| May 7th, 1985 (May 07 1985) | Birth | Drew Neitzel, American college basketball player | |
| May 7th, 1975 (May 07 1975) | Birth | Jason Tunks, Canadian track & field athlete | |
| May 7th, 1975 (May 07 1975) | Birth | Nicole Sheridan, American porn star | |
| May 7th, 1975 (May 07 1975) | Birth | Zee, American hip hop artist | |
| May 7th, 1965 (May 07 1965) | Birth | Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (died in 1999) | Owen Hart Quotes |
| May 7th, 1965 (May 07 1965) | Birth | Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish Footballer | |
| May 7th, 1955 (May 07 1955) | Birth | Ben Poquette, American basketball player | |
| May 7th, 1955 (May 07 1955) | Birth | Peter Reckell, American actor | |
| May 7th, 1955 (May 07 1955) | Birth | Kevin Reed, American theologian | |
| May 7th, 1945 (May 07 1945) | Event | 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. | Alfred Jodl Quotes |
| May 7th, 1945 (May 07 1945) | Birth | Christy Moore, Irish folk artist | |
| May 7th, 1945 (May 07 1945) | Birth | Robin Strasser, American TV soap opera actress | |
| May 7th, 1935 (May 07 1935) | Birth | Isobel Warren, Canadian author | |
| May 7th, 1925 (May 07 1925) | Death | William Hesketh Lever, First Viscount Leverhulme (born in 1851) | |
| May 7th, 1915 (May 07 1915) | Event | World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks the 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. | |
| May 7th, 1895 (May 07 1895) | Event | In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his inventionthe world s first radio receiver. In the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day. | |
| May 7th, 1885 (May 07 1885) | Birth | George Gabby Hayes, American actor (died in 1969) | |
| May 7th, 1825 (May 07 1825) | Death | Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (born in 1750) | |
| May 7th, 1805 (May 07 1805) | Death | William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born in 1737) | William King Quotes |
| May 7th, 1615 (May 07 1615) | Death | Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (born in 1567) | |
