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Who died on May 7

89 figures who shaped history died on May 7.

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John of Beverley — Bishop of York from 705 to 718, Christian saint, who died on May 7 721.

Otto the Great — Holy Roman Emperor from 962 to 973, who died on May 7 973.

Bagrat III of Georgia — King of Georgia from 1008 to 1014, who died on May 7 1014.

Remigius de Fécamp — 11th-century Bishop of Lincoln, who died on May 7 1092.

Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey — English nobleman (c. 1130–1202), who died on May 7 1202.

Ladislaus III of Hungary — King of Hungary and Croatia from 1204 to 1205, who died on May 7 1205.

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Who died on May 7?

89 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 7, including John of Beverley, Otto the Great, Bagrat III of Georgia. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on May 7?

56 documented historical events happened on May 7, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Jews in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina rebelled against the rule of Constantius Gallus (pictured), caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire. On the same day, in another year: Granada War: Forces of Aragon and Castile began a siege of Málaga, a Muslim city in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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