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Santo Domingo.- The events of May 7th are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left their mark on world history. Below are the main events of May 7th:
- World AIDS Orphans Day.
- Russia: Day of Radio.
- Argentina: Argentine Mining Day.
Saint's Day: Our Lady of Victory, Flavia and Domitilla. Saint Juvenal
Nationals: May 7th Anniversaries
- 1842: Earthquake destroys cities in the north of the country.
- 1877: National Convention dictates new Constitution.
- 1916: Resignation of President Juan Isidro Jiménez due to U.S. military intervention.
- 1930: Resignation of members of the Central Electoral Board due to Trujillo's repression.
- 1955: Rafael Leónidas Trujillo is declared "Father of the New Fatherland".
- 1961: Young legislators question the Concordat with the Catholic Church.
- 1963: U.S. orders evacuation of its embassy in Haiti due to Dominican threat.
- 1965: Resignation of Military Junta, Imbert Barreras assumes; clashes in Villa Francisca and San Carlos; U.S. ambassador requests instructions due to rebel advance.
- 1978: JCE allows observed vote after request from PRSC and Balaguer.
- 1991: Creation of the Dominican College of Journalists through law 10-91.
- 1998: Juan Bosch is decorated with the Legion of Honor by France.
- 2018: PGR investigation of journalists for Odebrecht case.
International: May 7th Anniversaries
- 1429: Joan of Arc wounded in the taking of Orléans.
- 1848: Prussian troops quell insurrection in Warsaw.
- 1856: Argentina and Brazil sign a friendship and trade pact.
- 1915: Sinking of the Lusitania by German submarines.
- 1939: Italy and Germany form the Berlin-Rome axis.
- 1943: Allied troops take Tunis and Bizerte; Germans retreat.
- 1945: Germany surrenders to Allied forces.
- 1954: Vietnam defeats France in Dien Bien Phu.
- 1964: Paul VI celebrates Mass with artists in the Sistine Chapel.
- 1973: The Washington Post wins Pulitzer for Watergate.
- 1976: Isabel Perón accused of misappropriation of funds.
- 1999: Coup d'état in Guinea Bissau against Vieira.
- 2001: Argentine army recognizes executions in 1976.
- 2002: U.S. withdraws from the International Criminal Court treaty.
- 2003: Argentina declares crimes against humanity imprescriptible.
- 2004: Chile enacts divorce law.
- 2008: Ecuador accuses Colombia of crimes against humanity.
- 2010: Laura Chinchilla assumes as the first president of Costa Rica.
- 2011: Constitutional referendum in Ecuador proposed by Correa.
- 2020: Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy due to the effects of COVID-19.
Births: May 7th Anniversaries
- 1749: Ernest Dominique François Joseph Duquesnoy, French revolutionary.
- 1833: Johannes Brahms, German Romantic composer and pianist.
- 1892: Marshal Tito (Josip Broz), Yugoslavian military man, president between 1953 and 1980.
- 1919: Juan Antonio Usparitza Lecumberri, Basque doctor and founder of the DYA Roadside Assistance Association.
- 1969: Naasón Joaquín García, Mexican swindler and millionaire, leader of the La Luz del Mundo sect.
Deaths: May 7th Anniversaries
- 973: Otto I, East Frankish king between 936 and 973 and Holy Roman Emperor between 962 and 973.
- 1902: Augustine Roscelli, Italian Catholic priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate.
- 1998: Allan McLeod Cormack, South African scientist, Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1979.
- 2013: Ray Harryhausen, American special effects technician and film producer.
- 2023: Patricio Bañados, Chilean journalist, radio announcer and presenter.
