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.

142 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 7, including Louis I, Prince of Condé, Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

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.

13 observances are celebrated on May 7 around the world: Christian feast day: Agathius of Byzantium, Christian feast day: Agostino Roscelli, Christian feast day: Anthony of Kiev, Christian feast day: Pope Benedict II, Christian feast day: Flavia Domitilla, Christian feast day: Gisela of Hungary. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.