Council of Lyons
The Council helps regulate papal elections. Convokes the Council of Lyon for temporary union between eastern & western churches
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May 7 in History
This permanent archive page contains 176 World History Database records for May 7, spanning 1274 to 2025. Recorded topics include Council of Lyons; Council of Lyons, 2nd; Election.
Total: 176Events: 146Births: 3Deaths: 3Battles: 24Countries: 23
Events on May 7
Council of Lyons, 2nd
The Greek church submits to the Roman church
Election
The Council helps regulate papal elections
Siege of Orleans
Carrying her banner during an assault on the earthwork in front of Les Tourelles, Joan is shot by an arrow but later returns to inspire the troops to victory
Siege of Orleans
Carrying her banner during an assault on the earthwork in front of Les Tourelles, Joan is shot by an arrow but later returns to inspire the troops to victory
Execution
The leader of the southern peasant revolt is beheaded
Burning of Edinburgh
Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, sacks and burns Edinburgh during the Rough Wooing.
Burning of Edinburgh
English forces sack and burn Edinburgh as part of Henry VIII's Rough Wooing policy.
Burning of Edinburgh
English forces sack and burn Edinburgh during the Rough Wooing.
Invasion of Scotland
The burning of Edinburgh is intended to force Scotland to accept the Edward and Mary marriage.
Assault on Leith
English assault on Leith fails with heavy casualties
Leith Assault Fails
Elizabeth's forces suffer a costly failure during the assault on Leith
Marriage
Mary authorizes Bothwells divorce from his wife, a week later they are married. Divorces Lady Jean
Marriage
Authorizes Bothwells divorce from Lady Jean Gordon & a week later marries him
North West Passage
English sea captain John Davis sets sail from Dartmouth with 3 ships in a 2nd attempt to find the Northwest passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Mobilization
Reaches Blandford & detaches 6 regiments for the relief of Taunton
Siege of Oxford
Charles I and Goring evade Parliamentarian forces and leave Oxford during the campaigning season.
Commonwealth
42 survivors of Cromwell's dissolution issue a declaration establishing a "commonwealth without a King, single person or Lords
Constitution of England
42 survivors of Cromwell's dissolution issue a declaration establishing a "commonwealth without a King, single person or Lords
Dissolution of Parliament
42 survivors of Cromwell's dissolution issue a declaration establishing a "commonwealth without a King, single person or Lords
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Royal patronage supports Killigrew's King's Company at the new Theatre Royal.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Hart becomes one of the leading actors of Killigrew's King's Company.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Opens the Theatre Royal in Bridges Street, later known as Drury Lane.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Mohun performs with the King's Company in the Restoration theatre world.
Plaisirs de l'Ile enchantee
Provides music and entertainment for Louis XIV's Versailles festival.
Plaisirs de l'Ile enchantee
Opens a major court festival at Versailles.
Plaisirs de l'Ile enchantee
Opens the Versailles festival known as Les Plaisirs de l'Ile enchantee.
Reballion of sparks the Moscow
Death of Theodore III, without isuue, news of his death sparks the Moscow uprising
Declaration of War
Declares war on France after French support for James II in Ireland
Declaration of War
William III of Orange's government declares war on France as the Nine Years' War expands into an English war against Louis XIV.
Declaration of War
Declares war on England
Patriot Parliament
Opens the Irish Parliament that recognizes his authority
War with England
Faces England's declaration of war after French support for James II
War with England
France is at war with England after William III's government joins the coalition opposing Louis XIV.
Supreme Being Decree
Robespierre presented the report that led the Convention to recognize the Supreme Being and the immortality of the soul.
Siege of Silistra
60,000 soldiers led by Field Marshall Diebitsch cross the Danube and resume the siege of Silistra
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation
The United States signs a commerce and navigation treaty with the Ottoman Empire.
King Selected
Great powers select Otto of Bavaria as king of the new Greek state
Reform of Parliament
Grey and Henry Brougham meet the king and ask him to create a large number of Wigg peers in order to get the Reform Bill passed in the House of Lords, William IV refuses
Reform of Parliament
Lord Greys Government resigns and William IV now ask the leader of the Tories, the Duke of Wellington, to form a new Government. Grey and Henry Brougham meet the king and ask him to create a large number of Wigg peers in order to get the Reform Bill passed in the House of Lords, William IV refuses
Reform of Parliament
Reform Bill, 3rd, a Lords amendment seeks to safeguard pocket boroughs
Resignation of Charles Grey
Lord Greys Government resigns and William IV now ask the leader of the Tories, the Duke of Wellington, to form a new Government
Dynamite Patented
Patents dynamite by stabilizing nitroglycerin in an absorbent material.
Safer Nitroglycerin Explosive
Creates a more manageable explosive for construction, mining and engineering.
Radio Receiver Demonstration
Demonstrates a radio-wave receiver to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society.
Wireless Signal Detection
The achievement marks wireless signal detection as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Full-Time Scout Movement Leadership
Devotes himself fully to leadership of the Scout movement.
Retirement from Army
Retires from the British Army as a lieutenant general.
British Inquiry Engineering Evidence
Begins giving evidence about boiler-room flooding, watertight doors and his escape from Titanic.
British Inquiry Quartermaster Evidence
Gives evidence about the helm orders at the collision and his command of lifeboat 6.
Capture of Libau
Captures Libau, Russian Baltic port
Lusitania
Cunard's Liverpool-registered Lusitania is sunk by a German submarine.
Sinking of RMS Lusitania
Germany sinks the Cunard liner Lusitania, 1152 lives are lost including 102 Americans
Sinking of RMS Lusitania
The Luisitania is sunk 8 miles off the head of Kinsale by a German submarine. All passengers are saved
Sinking of RMS Lusitania
Germany sinks the Cunard liner Lusitania, 1152 lives are lost including 102 Americans
Sinking of RMS Lusitania - American Response
Wilson's administration sent Germany diplomatic notes after Lusitania's loss, challenging attacks on passenger and neutral shipping.
Sinking of RMS Lusitania - Captain Turner
William Thomas Turner, not David Dow, commanded Lusitania on her final voyage and survived the sinking off southern Ireland.
Sinking of RMS Lusitania - Diplomatic Crisis
The sinking intensified diplomatic pressure on Germany because 128 United States citizens were among roughly 1,200 people killed.
Resignation of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Returns to England, the end of his military career
Treaty of Bucharest
Marghiloman signs the imposed Treaty of Bucharest, which King Ferdinand never ratifies.
Coup
US troops arrive in Nicaragua after a coup
Coup
US troops arrive in Nicaragua after a coup
Public Works
Goes on TV & describes plans to give work to 1/4 million unemployed
Conduct of the War
Participates in the Commons debate that helps bring down Neville Chamberlain’s government.
Norway Debate
Defends the Admiralty during parliamentary criticism of the Norway campaign.
Operation Ironclad
Vichy forces surrender to the British in Madagascar
Vichy Government
Vichy forces surrender to the British in Madagascar
Carrier Operations at Coral Sea
Hara commands Carrier Division Five, centered on Shokaku and Zuikaku, during the Coral Sea operation.
Capture of Tunis
Tunis is captured & entered by the British First Army
Alliance Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky and together at Wismar
Montgomery & Rokossovsky join together at Wismar
Arrest of Horace Greeley Hjalmar Schacht
Rescued from a POW camp at Prager Wildsee by the British 5th Army
Arrest of Kurt von Schuschnigg
Rescues from a POW camp at Prager Wildsee by the British 5th Army
Result of Surrender of Army Group South
A large German force passes into American rather than Soviet custody at the end of the European war.
Result of Surrender of German Armed Forces
The unconditional capitulation ends organised German military resistance.
Result of Surrender of German Armed Forces
All German armed forces are ordered to cease resistance to the Allies.
Result of Surrender of German Armed Forces
Dönitz authorises the general surrender of German forces, ending further organised national resistance.
Result of Surrender of German High Command
The German High Command formally accepts unconditional military surrender.
Result of Surrender of Germany
Germany's unconditional surrender ends organised German resistance in Europe.
Result of Surrender of Germany
Krosigk publicly confirms Germany's capitulation to the Allied powers.
Signing of German Military Surrender
Jodl signs Germany's unconditional military surrender at SHAEF headquarters in Reims at 02:41.
Suicide
Bodies of Goebbels, his wife & 5 children are found in a shelter near the Reichstag
Surrender Authority from Dönitz Received
Jodl receives authority from Dönitz to sign the unconditional military surrender.
Surrender of Army Group South
Surrenders 600,000 troops to the Americans rather than the Russians
Surrender of German Armed Forces
Unconditional surrender of all German forces to the Allies
Surrender of German Armed Forces
Authorizes unconditional surrender of all German fighting forces
Surrender of German Armed Forces
Unconditional surrender of all German forces to the Allies
Surrender of German High Command
The German High Command signs a document of unconditional surrender
Surrender of Germany
Accepts the unconditional surrender of the Germans
Surrender of Germany
Proclaims the capitulation of Germany to the Allies in a national broadcast
Trinity One Hundred Ton Test
The Trinity team detonates about 108 tons of TNT containing reactor fission products to calibrate instruments for the coming nuclear test.
Reballion of Rebels in Koje
General Dodd is taken hostage by communist POWs
Reballion of Rebels in Koje
General Dodd is taken hostage by communist POWs
Court Parole Release
Justice McClancy released Lee on parole until September 24 and requested referral to the Community Service Society for treatment.
Invasion of Vietnam
The US begins to prepare for limited military intervention. Dien Bien Phu falls to the Communists
Rule of Indochina
Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rule in Indochina
Siege of Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rule in Indochina
Chairman of Supreme Soviet Presidium
Becomes Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, serving as the Soviet Union's head of state.
GLC
Livingstone calls a caucus of his supporters; announcing his intent to challenge McIntoshs leadership, he invited those assembled to stand for other GLC posts, the meeting ends having agreed on a full slate of candidates then McIntosh holds a GLC Labour meeting; the attendees called an immediate leadership election, in which Livingstone defeated him by 30 votes to 20 & the entire left caucus slate is then elected
GLC
Livingstone calls a caucus of his supporters. announcing his intent to challenge Mc Intoshs leadership, he invited those assembled to stand for other GLC posts.
GLC
Livingstone defeated him by 30 votes to 20 & the entire left caucus slate is then elected.
GLC
Mc Intosh proclaims the GLC coup illegitimate, asserting that Labour was in danger from a leftist take-over.
GLC
the meeting ends having agreed on a full slate of candidates then Mc Intosh holds a GLC Labour meeting. the attendees called an immediate leadership election, in which.
Commons Report on Rejected Peace Plan
Reports to Parliament that Britain had accepted the American-Peruvian proposals but Argentina rejected them, and rules out a ceasefire without a clear timetable for Argentine withdrawal.
Declaration of Exclusion Zone
The exclusion zone is extended to 12 miles off the Argentine coast
Exclusion Zone
Britain extends total exclusion zone to 12 miles off Argentine coast
French League Victory
Guides Paris Saint-Germain to the French league championship.
Paris Saint-Germain Championship
Wins a major domestic title while managing outside Portugal.
Election
French voters end 14 years of socialist rule electing longtime Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac to the presidency
Ganymede May Flyby
Galileo returns to Ganymede for another targeted encounter during its primary Jupiter tour.
Constitution of Great Britain
The Northern Ireland Electons Bill receives royal assent
Inauguration
Putin is inaugurated, he names Mikhail Kasyanof as Prime Minister and pledges to restore the country to world-power status
Operation Palliser
Britain launches Operation Palliser to evacuate citizens and stabilize Freetown
President of Russia
Appointed President of Russia
Prime Minister of Russia
Putin is inaugurated, he names Mikhail Kasyanof as Prime Minister and pledges to restore the country to world-power status
Prime Minister of Russia
Appointed Prime Minister of Russia
New Civil Marriage Law
Promulgates a new civil marriage law that introduces divorce into Chilean law.
Highbury Farewell Hat-Trick
Scores a hat-trick against Wigan Athletic in Arsenal's final competitive match at Highbury.
Exile of Sheikh Hasina Wajed
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed is greeted by tens of thousands of supporters as she returns to Bangladesh after the military-backed Government abandon plans to force her into exile
Siege of Baghdad
The US and Iraq begin a new offensive in an attempt to increase security in Baghdad and quell the increasingly deadly attacks by insurgents and militias
Taoiseach of Ireland
Succeeds Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach.
Quantitative Easing Expanded to 125 Billion Pounds
Mervyn King chairs the Monetary Policy Committee as it expands planned asset purchases to a total of one hundred and twenty-five billion pounds.
Election
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats control 363 seats in the House of Commons, with a majority of 76 seats. 35% of voters supported a party other than Labour or the Conservatives-the highest such figure since the 1918 general election
Election
Respect Member of Parliament George Galloway chose not to contest his Bethnal Green & Bow seat, instead challenging Minister of State for Farming and the Environment Jim Fitzpatrick in the nearby Poplar and Limehouse constituency but loses
Election
BNP leader Nick Griffin finishes in third place after a heavy loss in Barking to Labour Member of Parliament Margaret Hodge
Election
Green leader Caroline Lucas wins Brighton Pavilion, the 1st Green MP
Hung Parliament
The election produces a hung Parliament and negotiations over a new government.
Member of Parliament
BNP leader Nick Griffin finishes in third place after a heavy loss in Barking to Labour Member of Parliament Margaret Hodge
Member of Parliament
BNP leader Nick Griffin finishes in third place after a heavy loss in Barking to Labour Member of Parliament Margaret Hodge
Member of Parliament
Green leader Caroline Lucas wins Brighton Pavilion, the 1st Green MP
Economy of Russia
On his first day as President, Putin issued 14 Presidential decrees, which are sometimes called the "May Decrees" by the media, including a lengthy one stating wide-ranging goals for the Russian economy
Inauguration
Putins presidency is inaugurated in the Kremlin
May Decrees
On his first day as President, Putin issued 14 Presidential decrees, which are sometimes called the "May Decrees" by the media, including a lengthy one stating wide-ranging goals for the Russian economy
President of Russia
Putins presidency is inaugurated in the Kremlin
Brexit
Wins a Conservative majority on a manifesto promising an EU membership referendum.
Election
Wins a Conservative majority in the general election.
Election to Parliament
Starmer is elected Labour Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras.
Re-election for Leigh
Burnham wins another term as Labour Member of Parliament for Leigh.
Referendum Manifesto
Wins a Conservative majority on a manifesto promising an EU membership referendum.
Champions League Semi-Final Goals
Scores twice as a substitute in Liverpool's 4-0 comeback victory over Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final.
Moving On Tour
Begin the Moving On symphonic tour.
Hartlepool By-Election Response
Starmer accepts responsibility for Labour's defeat and promises further party reform.
Euro 2024 Travel Campaign
Joins football leaders in urging supporters travelling to Euro 2024 to prepare carefully and follow official advice.
Air Operations
Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu leads the Pakistan Air Force during the May 2025 air and missile confrontation with India.
Military Response
Asim Munir commands the Pakistan Army during the May confrontation with India.
National Security Response
Shehbaz Sharif leads Pakistan's civilian government as military exchanges with India intensify after Indian strikes on targets inside Pakistan.
Operation Sindoor
Modi announces Operation Sindoor strikes after the Pahalgam attack, as India targets sites it identifies as terrorist infrastructure.
Births on May 7
Birth of Dagobert Sigismond Wurmser
Birth of Dagobert Sigismond Wurmser
Birth of Maria Eva Duarte Peron
Birth of Maria Eva Duarte Peron, born out of wedlock in rural Argentina
Birth of Rudolph Franz Marie Lubbers
Birth of Rudolph Franz Marie Lubbers
Deaths on May 7
Death of John Wenlock
The Lancastrians suffered a crushing defeat, and Wenlock died on the battlefield. He was allegedly killed by his own commander, the Duke of Somerset, who blamed Wenlocks indecisiveness for the defeat
Death of Thomas Munzer
The leader of the southern peasant revolt is beheaded
Death of Theodore III
Death of Theodore III, without isuue, news of his death sparks the Moscow uprising
Battles on May 7
Battle of Tewkesbury
By contrast, King Edward's army was composed mainly of mounted men, who nevertheless dismounted to fight on foot as most English armies did during this period.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Hearing from his "prickers" or mounted scouts of Margarets position, Edward drove his army to make another march of 6 miles (9.7 km) from Cheltenham, finally halting 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Lancastrians.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Most of their army were footmen, and unable to continue further without rest, and even the mounted troops were weary.
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Lancastrians knew they could retreat no further before Edward attacked their rear, and that they would be forced to give battle
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Yorkists crush Margaret of Anjou whose son & heir, Prince Edward, is killed. The Yorkists capture Margaret of Anjou after the Battle of Tewkesbury. At Tewkesbury, the tired Lancastrians halted for the night.
Battle of Tewkesbury
At Tewkesbury, the tired Lancastrians halted for the night. Most of their army were footmen, and unable to continue further without rest, and even the mounted troops were weary.
Battle of Tewkesbury
By contrast, King Edward's army was composed mainly of mounted men, who nevertheless dismounted to fight on foot as most English armies did during this period.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Hearing from his "prickers" or mounted scouts of Margarets position, Edward drove his army to make another march of 6 miles (9.7 km) from Cheltenham, finally halting 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Lancastrians. The Lancastrians knew they could retreat no further before Edward attacked their rear, and that they would be forced to give battle
Battle of Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury Abbey was just behind the Lancastrian centre. A farmhouse then known as Gobes Hall marked the centre of the Lancastrian position; nearby was "Margarets camp". Margarets only son Edward is killed & Henry VI is captured.
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Yorkists capture Margaret of Anjou after the Battle of Tewkesbury. The Lancastrians took up a defensive position a mile south of the town of Tewkesbury. To their rear were River Avon and the Severn.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Helps restore Edward IV to the throne by defeating the Lancastrians
Battle of Tewkesbury
He was allegedly killed by his own commander, the Duke of Somerset, who blamed Wenlocks indecisiveness for the defeat.
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Lancastrian centre was commanded by Lord Wenlock.
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Lancastrians suffered a crushing defeat, and Wenlock died on the battlefield.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Unlike the other principal Lancastrian commanders, Wenlock had deserted the Lancastrian cause after the First Battle of Saint Albans, only to revert to the Lancastrians when he was deprived of the Lieutenancy of Calais.
Battle of Tewkesbury
Seeks exile in Paris with his nephew Henry VII after the Battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Koonch
Tatya Tope fights British forces at Koonch during the rebel campaign in Bundelkhand.
Battle of Barcelona
The Republicans submit to attempting to win the war under communist control
Battle of Coral Sea
The Shoho is sunk
Battle of the Coral Sea
Takagi commands the Japanese carrier striking force as the Battle of the Coral Sea begins.
Battle of Rhine
Montgomery & Rokossovsky join together at Wismar
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Viet Minh overwhelm the French garrison of Dien Bien Phu
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Viet Minh take the French garrison before the Geneva settlement
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The French garrison of Dien Bien Phu falls to the Vietminh