Tuesday May 7, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is a leap year

Historical Event(s)

Stockholm’s royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced by the current Royal Palace in the eighteenth century.
The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.
The American Medical Association is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Japanese Imperial Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō. The battle marks the first time in the naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.
The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer.
Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat (the battle began on March 13).
Pope John Paul II travels to Romania becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.

Who were born on ?

David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1776)
Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889)
Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey manager (d. 1985)
Gene Wolfe, American science fiction author
Johnny Unitas, American football player (d. 2002)
Bobby Joe Green, American football player (d. 1993)
Catherine P. Saxton, British-born American public relations executive
Terry Allen, American country music singer
Rick Porras, American film producer
Mark Furze, Australian actor

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