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7 May 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2023 - A tourist boat capsized, killing at least 22 people in Tanur, India.Boat capsizing in Malappuram, India
Anniversary
2010 - A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that most living humans have Neanderthal ancestors.Extinct species of human
Anniversary
2009 - Police in Napier, New Zealand, began a 40-hour siege of the home of a former New Zealand Army member who had shot at officers during the routine execution of a search warrant.City in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Anniversary
1999 - Kosovo War: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the United States bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.1998–1999 armed conflict in the Balkans
Anniversary
1991 - A fire and explosion at a fireworks factory in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killed 26 people.1991 explosion in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
Historical events
History
2025 - The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force conduct surgical strikes code-named Operation SINDOOR on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam Attack that killed 26 people.Land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
History
2023 - Tanur boat disaster: At least 22 people are killed when a boat carrying tourists capsizes in Tanur, Malappuram, Kerala, India.Boat capsizing in Malappuram, India
History
2004 - American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.American repairman taken hostage and killed in Iraq (1978–2004)
History
2002 - An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.2002 aviation accident in Tunisia
History
2002 - A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.2002 aircraft accident in Bohai Bay
History
2000 - Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.Leader of Russia since 1999
History
1999 - Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005
History
1999 - Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.1998–1999 armed conflict in the Balkans
History
1999 - In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.Country in West Africa
History
1998 - Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.German luxury automotive brand
Notable births
Born
2004 - Ashlyn Krueger, American tennis playerAmerican tennis player (born 2004)
Born
2002 - Andrew Barth Feldman, American actor and singerAmerican actor and singer (born 2002)
Born
1999 - Tommy Fury, English boxerBritish professional boxer and reality television personality (born 1999)
Born
1998 - MrBeast, American YouTuberAmerican YouTuber and philanthropist (born 1998)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Steve Albini, American musician, record producer, audio engineer, and music journalist (born 1962)American musician and audio engineer (1962–2024)
Died
2023 - Aase Foss Abrahamsen, Norwegian writer (born 1930)Norwegian children's writer (1930–2023)
Died
2015 - Frank DiPascali, American businessman (born 1956)American fraudster (1956–2015)
Died
2015 - John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (born 1929)Australian comic book artist and writer (1929–2015)
Died
2014 - Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (born 1923)Royal Australian Air Force and Australian Defence Force chief
Died
2014 - Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (born 1943)English planetary scientist
Died
2014 - Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (born 1927)American baseball player (1927–2014)
Died
2013 - Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (born 1948)Italian footballer (1945–2013)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
1.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 28.6 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
17.41 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Taurus
8.72 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.