Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of May 07:
1530 Louis I Condé French prince/leader of hugenots
1574 Innocent X [Giambattista Pamfili] 236th Roman Catholic pope (1644-55)
1700 Gerard van Swieten Dutch botanist
1704 Carl Heinrich Graun composer
1763 Josef Poniatovski Polish general/marshal of France
1769 Giuseppe Farinelli composer
1774 Sir Francis Beaufort naval officer; devised wind force scale
1776 Dániel Berzsenyi [Hungarian Horatius], Hungarian poet
1795 Gerhard M Roentgen industrialist (founder dockyard Fijenoord)
1803 Johan Peter Cronhamm composer
1812 Robert Browning London England, poet (The Pied Piper)
1826 Varina Howell Davis 1st lady (Confederacy), died in 1905
1827 Charles T H Coster Belgian literary (Légendes Flamandes) [or Aug 20]
1827 Francis Engle Patterson Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1832 Carl G Neumann German mathematician/physicist (Neumann-functions)
1833 Johannes Brahms Hamburg Germany, composer, enjoys a good lullaby
1840 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Votkinsk Russia, composer (The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, 1812 Overture)
1847 Archibald Primrose Earl of Rosebery (Liberal), British PM (1894-95)
1861 Rabindranath Tagore Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel '13)
1866 Cornelis J K van Aalst president (Dutch Trading Company)
1867 Philippine "Pine" Belder [Mary de Klerk], actress (Hope of Blessing)
1873 Clarence Dickinson composer
1882 Willem Elsschot [Alfons J de Ridder] Flemish writer (Mend)
1883 Gino Roncaglia composer
1883 Martin Albertz German theologist (Church Jesus Christ)
1885 George "Gabby" Hayes Wellesvile NY, actor (In Old Santa Fe, El Paso)
1887 Henri Pourrat French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes)
1888 Selmer Jackson Lake Mills IA, actor (Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp)
1890 Billy House Minnesota, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I)
1892 Archibald MacLeish Glencoe IL, political essayist/poet/dramatist (JB)
1892 Josip Broz Tito WWII partisan, leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80)
1897 Kitty McKane England, tennis (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24)
1898 Vera Chapman writer
19-- Phil Campbell rocker (Motorhead-No Remorse)
1900 Bauke Tuinstra Dutch/Frisian notary/author (Earste Keur)
1900 Ralph Truman London England, actor (Web of Evidence)
1901 Gary Cooper Helena MT, actor (2 Academy Awards-Sergeant York, High Noon)
1901 L T Coggeshall medical scientist/ US Secretary of HEW (1956-58)
1901 Marcel Poot Belgian baron/composer
1902 Sal Gliatto baseball player
1903 Basil Nield judge/politician
1907 Jef van Durme composer
1908 Ed MacDonald actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)
1908 Wouter Paap composer
1909 Edwin H Land inventor (instant photography (Polaroid))
1912 Paul H F Brenneker Netherlands/Antillian photographer/folklorist
1917 Daniel Gillès Belgian writer
1917 David Tomlinson Scotland, actor (Mary Poppins, Helter Skelter)
1917 William Geoffrey Biddle bomb disposal expert
1918 Argeliers Leon composer
1919 Eva (Evita) [Duarte] Perón Argentina, 1st lady/actress
1922 Darren McGavin Spokane WA, actor (Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182)
1922 Gale Robbins Chicago IL, actress/singer (Hollywood House, Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex)
1923 Anne Baxter Michigan City IN, actress (Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel)
1923 Pete V Domenici (Senator-R-NM, 1973- )
1926 Val Bisoglio New York NY, actor (Lieutenant Marsh-Police Woman, Danny-Quincy ME)
1927 Jim Lowe Springfield MA, DJ (WNEW) "King of Trivia"
1928 John Ingle actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital)
1928 Marvin Mitchelson attorney
1929 Dick Williams baseball player, manager (including Seattle 1986-87)
1929 Sally L Smith educator/founder (Lab School of Washington)
1930 Aviard Gavrilovich Fastovets Russia, cosmonaut
1930 Horst Bienek German poet
1931 Gene [Rodman] Wolfe US, sci-fi author (Soldier of Arete)
1931 Nel J Ginjaar-Maas Dutch under-secretary of Education (VVD)
1931 Teresa Brewer Toledo OH, singer (Put Another Nickel In)
1932 Hans Boskamp [Johan HG Hoelscher] actor/producer (Oh My Papa)
1932 Pete Domeneci (Senator-R-NM)
1933 Johnny Unitas NFL QB (Baltimore Colts, San Diego); one of the greats
1934 Ben Smith Atlanta GA, PGA golfer (Ralphs Senior Classic-4th)
1934 Donald Russell Holler composer
1934 Heinz Marti composer
1934 Willard Scott weatherman (Today)
1936 Cornelius Cardew composer
1938 Johnny Caldwell Ireland, flyweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1956)
1938 Kevin O'Connor Honolulu HI, actor (Bogie, Special Effects)
1939 Jimmy Ruffin soloist (What Becomes of the Broken Hearted)
1939 Johnny Maestro New York NY, rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge)
1939 Marco St John New Orleans LA, actor (Rayford-Ball Four)
1939 Rudolphus FM "Ruud" Lubbers director Dutch/CDA-premier (1982-94)
1939 Volker Braun writer
1940 Armando Krieger composer
1940 John Irvin actor (Moment in Time)
1941 Grahame Bilby cricketer (two Tests New Zealand vs England 1966)
1943 Christopher Taylor White rocker
1943 Peter Horak jetboat jumper
1943 Rick West [Richard Westwood] rocker (Brian Poole & Tremeloes)
1944 Alison Margaret Bauld composer
1944 John Heard actor (Pelican Brief, CHUD, Radio Flyer, Big)
1944 Sivi Aberg actress (Batman TV show)
1945 Robin Strasser New York NY, actress (Dorian-One Life to Live, Another World)
1945 Wim A Mateman Dutch MP (CDA)
1946 Bill Danoff Springfield MA, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band)
1946 Richard L Brodsky US lawyer/NY State Assemblyman (D) (1983- )
1948 Peter Wingfield Wales, rocker/actor (Methos-Highlander)
1949 Marilyn Cole Portsmouth England, playmate of the year (January 1972)
1949 Stuart Marshall director (Desire)
1950 Janis Ian [Janis Eddy Fink] New York NY, rock vocalist (At 17, Society's Child)
1950 Prairie Prince rocker (Tubes)
1951 David Whitton campaigner
1951 Robert Hegyes Metuchen NJ, actor (Underground Aces, Welcome Back Kotter)
1952 Amy Heckerling Bronx NY, director (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless)
1952 Derek Taylor rocker (Let it Be, Beatles Anthology)
1955 Peter Reckell Elkhart IN, actor (Days of our Lifes)
1957 [Christopher St John] "Sinjin" Smith Los Angeles CA, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1957 Shauna McDonald Brown TV producer
1959 Michael E Knight Princeton NJ, actor (Date with Angel, All My Children)
1959 Robin L Freeman St Charles MO, PGA golfer (1993 Northern Telecom-3rd)
1959 Tamara E Jernigan Chattanooga, PhD/astronaut (STS 40, 52, 67, 80)
1960 Arnon Ohad co-pilot (El Al) plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amsterdam
1961 Linda Somers Bitburg Germany, US marathoner (Olympics-31st-96)
1962 Robbie Knievel daredevil, son of Evel (Chips Something Special)
1964 Leslie O'Neal NFL defensive end (San Diego Chargers, St Louis Rams)
1964 Mustapha Zerqti Moroccan/Netherlands writer (Ihtidaar hub fi el-mahd)
1964 Ronnie Harmon NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers)
1965 Reuben Davis NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers)
1966 Anderson Cummins cricketer (in Packer's Valley Barbados & West Indies quickie)
1968 Joe King NFL safety (Oakland Raiders)
1968 Traci Lords [Nora Louise Kuzma], Steubenville OH, porn actress (Cry Baby)
1969 Katerina Maleeva Bulgaria, tennis player (US Open Junior 1984)
1969 Melanie Valerio 400 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-96)
1970 Edwin Zoetebier Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
1970 Mark Smith Pasadena CA, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1970 Sebastien Britten Brossard Québec Canada, figure skater (1995 Canadian Champion)
1971 Cameron McFadzean Melbourne Victoria Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1971 Dave Karpa Regina, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1971 José Munoz WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
1971 Rondell Jones NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
1972 Chris Hayes safety (New York Jets)
1972 John Holecek NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
1972 Vince Stewart WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons)
1973 Dameian Jeffries NFL defensive end (New Orleans Saints)
1973 Kristian Lundin record producer
1974 Scott Whittaker center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1975 Jason Tunks London Ontario, discus thrower (Olympics-96)
1976 Nicholas Butcher Los Angeles CA, field hockey midfielder/forward (Olympics-96)
1977 Marko Milic NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
1987 Katie Danza daughter of Tony & Tracy Danza
Deaths which occurred on May 07:
0685 Marwan I ibn al-Hakam 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies
0973 Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60
1166 Willem I the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)
1205 Ladislaus III Arpad King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6
1523 Franz von Sickingen German knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42
1617 David Fabricius German astronomer, dies at 53
1667 Johann Jakob Froberger German organist/singer/composer, dies at 50
1671 Edward Montagu English baron Kimbolton, dies at about 68
1671 Pieter Stockmans Flemish chairman of Opperkrijgshof, dies at 62
1673 Johannes Teellinck Dutch vicar, dies at about 58
1736 John Weldon composer, dies at 60
1792 Aert Schouman Dutch bird/portrait painter, dies at 82
1793 Johan A Zoutman Dutch Lieutenant Admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68
1793 Pietro Nardini composer, dies at 71
1800 Laurens P van Spiegel regent/pension advisor (1787-95), dies at 64
1800 Niccolò Piccinni Italian composer (Roland), dies at 72
1814 Franz Volrath Buttstett composer, dies at 79
1818 Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh composer, dies at 70
1825 Antonio Salieri Italian composer, dies in Vienna at 74
1836 Norbert Burgmuller composer, dies at 26
1863 Amiel Weeks Whipple US Union general-major, dies of injuries at 46
1871 Louis Papineau political reformer, dies
1876 Franz count of Pocci German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69
1884 Judah P Benjamin confederate minister of War, dies at 72
1900 Richard Storrs Willis composer, dies at 81
1904 Peter Hille writer, dies
1914 Edward Mollenhauer composer, dies at 87
1915 Alfred G Vanderbilt US millionaire, dies aboard Lusitania
1915 Alfred Scott Witherbee Jr US Lusitania officer, dies
1915 Charles Frohman dies aboard Lusitania
1928 Alexander Afanasii Spendiaryan composer, dies at 56
1929 Albert Anselmi US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
1929 John Scalise US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
1929 Joseph "Top Toad" Giunta US gangster, murdered by Al Capone
1932 Albert Thomas French social minister of Weapon production, dies
1934 Edward Naylor composer, dies at 67
1941 David Wijnkoop revolutionary socialist, dies
1942 Felix Paul von Weingartner Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79
1946 Anton A Mussert engineer/NSB leader, executed
1946 Joe Humphries cricket wicket keeper (3 Tests for England 1907-08), dies
1951 Warner Baxter dies at 62
1953 Ormerod Pearse cricketer (55 runs & 3 wickets in 3 Tests for S Af), dies
1958 Nyogen Senzaki 1st Zen teacher to reside in USA, dies at 81
1962 Jimmy Conlin dies at 77
1967 Judith Evelyn dies of cancer at 54
1968 Lurleen Burns wife of George Wallace/Governor of Alabama, dies at 41
1970 Carlos Estrada composer, dies at 60
1971 Willem Banning Dutch theologist/sociologist (Karl Marx), dies at 83
1977 Irwin Fischer composer, dies at 73
1981 Mieczyslaw Kolinski composer, dies at 79
1982 Alfred Adam dies at 72
1983 Peter Edel writer, dies
1985 Dawn Addams actress (Alan Young Show, Star Maidens), dies at 54
1986 Gaston Deferre French politician, dies at 75
1987 Colin Blakely dies at 56
1988 Divine [Harris Glenn Milstead] dies of natural causes at 42
1989 Guy Williams actor (Zorro, Lost in Space), dies in Argentina at 65
1990 Jessica James actress (Spring Break), dies of breast cancer at 60
1993 Mary Philbin actress (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 89
1994 Clement Greenberg US art critic (Art & Culture), dies at 85
1994 Margaret Skeete oldest American, dies at 115
1995 Ernest H Martin impressario, dies at 75
1995 Lawrence Josset engraver, dies at 84
1995 Maria Luisa Bemberg fil maker, dies at 73
1995 Ray McKinley drummer, dies at 84
1996 Albert Meltzer anarchist, dies at 76
1996 Henry Diamond Irish Nationalist MP, dies at 87
1996 Howard Frank Trayton Smith diplomat/head of MI5, dies at 76
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
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1970 DUDMAN RICHARD 06/15/70 RELEASED REFNO 0614
1970 MORROW MICHAEL 06/15/70 RELEASED USG SPELLS MOROW
1970 POND ELIZABETH 06/70 RELEASED REFNO 1614
1972 CONSOLVO JOHN W. FORT BELVOIR VA
1972 KERNAN JOSEPH E. WASHINGTON DC 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 2000
1972 POLFER CLARENCE INDEPENDENCE MO 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1973 KAY EMMET J. HONOLULU HI 09/18/74 RELEASED BY PL DECEASED