So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

May 7th


- Christian Feast Day
- Hari Hol (Pahang, Malaysia)
- Radio Day, commemorating the work of Alexander Popov (Russia, Bulgaria)

May 7th


- 2008 - Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as Russia's president.
- 2007 - The tomb of Herod the Great is discovered.
- 2002 - A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
- 2000 - Vladimir Putin is inaugurated president of Russia
- 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.
- 1999 - A jury finds The Jenny Jones Show and Warner Bros. liable in the shooting death of Scott Amedure, after the show purposely deceived Jonathan Schmitz to appear on a secret same-sex crush episode. Schmitz later killed Amedure and the jury awarded Amedure's family $25 million USD.
- 1999 - Kosovo War: In Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
- 1999 - In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.
- 1998 - Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for $40 billion USD and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
- 1992 - Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada.
- 1992 - Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
- 1986 - Canadian Patrick Morrow became the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
- 1974 - West German Chancellor Willy Brandt resigns.
- 1964 - Pacific Air Lines Flight 773, a Fairchild F-27 airliner, crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard; the FBI later reports that a cockpit recorder tape indicates that the pilot and co-pilot had been shot by a suicidal passenger.
- 1960 - Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
- 1954 - Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat (the battle began on March 13).
- 1952 - The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer.
- 1948 - The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
- 1946 - Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees.
- 1945 - World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.
- 1942 - During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Japanese Imperial Navy light aircraft carrier Sh?h?. The battle marks the first time in the naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.
- 1937 - Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
- 1920 - Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Pi?sudski and Edward Rydz-?mig?y and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
- 1920 - Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
- 1915 - World War I: German submarine SM U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many formerly pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire.
- 1895 - 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.
- 1864 - American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
- 1847 - The American Medical Association is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1846 - The Cambridge Chronicle, America's oldest surviving weekly newspaper, is published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1840 - The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.
- 1836 - The settlement of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is elevated to the royal status of villa by the government of Spain.
- 1832 - The independence of Greece is recognized by the Treaty of London. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria is chosen King.
- 1824 - World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.
- 1763 - Indian Wars: Pontiac's Rebellion begins – Chief Pontiac begins the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.
- 1718 - The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.
- 1697 - 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.
- 1664 - Louis XIV of France inaugurates the Palace of Versailles.
- 1429 - Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans, pulling an arrow from her own shoulder and returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. The victory marks a turning point in the Hundred Years' War.
- 1348 - Charles University in Prague (Universitas Carolina/Univerzita Karlova) is established as the first university in Central Europe.
- 1274 - In France, the Second Council of Lyons opens to regulate the election of the Pope.
- 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.

May 7th


- 2000 - Maxwell Perry Cotton, American actor
- 1992 - Alexander Ludwig, Canadian actor
- 1989 - Master Shortie, British hip-hop and R&B singer-songwriter and rapper
- 1988 - Natalie Mejia, American dancer and singer (Girlicious)
- 1987 - Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
- 1986 - Mark Furze, Australian actor
- 1986 - Matt Helders, English drummer (Arctic Monkeys)
- 1985 - Drew Neitzel, American basketball player
- 1985 - Dan Sweetman, Australian television host
- 1984 - James Loney, American baseball player
- 1984 - Alex Smith, American football player
- 1984 - Drew Stanton, American football player
- 1984 - May7ven, Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1982 - Ákos Buzsáky, Hungarian footballer
- 1980 - Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
- 1980 - Kate Lawler, English reality television personality
- 1979 - Katie Douglas, American basketball player
- 1978 - Stian Arnesen, Norwegian musician
- 1978 - Brian Clevinger, American author
- 1978 - Shawn Marion, American basketball player
- 1977 - Lisa Kelly, Irish singer
- 1976 - Calvin Booth, American basketball player
- 1976 - Andrea Lo Cicero, Italian rugby player
- 1975 - Jason Tunks, Canadian discus thrower
- 1975 - Zee, American hip hop artist
- 1974 - Breckin Meyer, American actor
- 1974 - Ian Pearce, English footballer
- 1973 - Kristian Lundin, Swedish songwriter
- 1973 - Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
- 1972 - Felix da Housecat, American DJ and record producer
- 1972 - Frank Trigg, American mixed martial artist
- 1971 - Horgh, Norwegian drummer (Immortal, Hypocrisy)
- 1970 - Kim Su-ro, South Korean actor
- 1969 - Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish/American musician
- 1969 - Jun Falkenstein, American film directors
- 1969 - Rick Porras, American film producer
- 1968 - Traci Lords, American actress
- 1967 - Martin Bryant, Australian mass murderer
- 1967 - Joe Rice, American politician
- 1965 - Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 1999)
- 1965 - Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish footballer
- 1965 - Reuben Davis, American football player
- 1964 - Doug Benson, American comedian
- 1964 - Ronnie Harmon, American football player
- 1964 - Leslie O'Neal, American football player
- 1963 - Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra)
- 1962 - Tony Campbell, American basketball player
- 1961 - Hans-Peter Bartels, German politician
- 1961 - Phil Campbell, British musician (Motörhead)
- 1960 - Adam Bernstein, American music video/television director
- 1960 - Almudena Grandes, Spanish novelist
- 1959 - Michael E. Knight, American actor
- 1959 - Barbara Yung Mei-ling, Hong Kong actress (d. 1985)
- 1958 - Mark G. Kuzyk, American physicist
- 1957 - Ray Fernandez, American wrestler (d. 2004)
- 1957 - Ned Bellamy, American actor
- 1956 - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- 1956 - Anne Dudley, British composer
- 1956 - Jean Lapierre, Canadian politician and television host
- 1955 - Ben Poquette, American basketball player
- 1955 - Peter Reckell, American actor
- 1955 - Kevin Reed, American theologian
- 1954 - Philippe Geluck, Belgian cartoonist
- 1954 - Amy Heckerling, American director
- 1953 - Pat McInally, American football player
- 1953 - Ian McKay, British soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1982)
- 1951 - Robert Hegyes, American actor
- 1951 - Bernie Marsden, English musician
- 1950 - Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor
- 1950 - Tim Russert, American television host (d. 2008)
- 1948 - Susan Atkins, American murderer (d. 2009)
- 1946 - Thelma Houston, American singer
- 1946 - Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer (Grateful Dead)
- 1946 - Brian Turner, English chef
- 1946 - Michael Rosen, English children's poet
- 1946 - Marv Hubbard, American football player
- 1945 - Christy Moore, Irish folk artist
- 1945 - Robin Strasser, American TV soap opera actress
- 1944 - Eva Norvind, Mexican actress (d. 2006)
- 1944 - Richard O'Sullivan, British actor
- 1943 - Terry Allen, American country music singer
- 1943 - Harvey Andrews, English singer and songwriter
- 1943 - Peter Carey, Australian author
- 1941 - Catherine P. Saxton, British-born American public relations executive
- 1940 - Angela Carter, English novelist and journalist (d. 1992)
- 1940 - Jim Connors, American radio personality (d. 1987)
- 1939 - Sidney Altman, Canadian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate
- 1939 - Ruud Lubbers, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 until 1994
- 1939 - Johnny Maestro, American pop singer (d. 2010)
- 1939 - Jimmy Ruffin, American singer
- 1939 - Ruggero Deodato, Italian film director, actor and screen writer
- 1937 - Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player
- 1936 - Bobby Joe Green, American football player (d. 1993)
- 1935 - Isobel Warren, Canadian author
- 1933 - Johnny Unitas, American football player (d. 2002)
- 1933 - Nexhmije Pagarusha, Albanian singer
- 1932 - Pete Domenici, American senator
- 1931 - Teresa Brewer, American pop and jazz singer (d. 2007)
- 1931 - Gene Wolfe, American science fiction author
- 1930 - Totie Fields, American comedienne (d. 1978)
- 1929 - Babe Parilli, American football player
- 1929 - Dick Williams, American baseball player, manager and coach
- 1927 - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German screenwriter
- 1927 - Jim Lowe, American singer
- 1926 - Val Bisoglio, Italian-American actor
- 1924 - Albert Band, American film director (d. 2002)
- 1923 - Anne Baxter, American actress (d. 1985)
- 1922 - Lew Anderson, American actor and bandleader (d. 2006)
- 1922 - Darren McGavin, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1922 - Joe O'Donnell, American documentary photographer and photojournalist (d. 2007)
- 1921 - Gaston Rébuffat, French mountaineer (d. 1985)
- 1919 - Eva Peron, Argentine first lady (d. 1952)
- 1917 - David Tomlinson, English film actor (d. 2000)
- 1916 - Huw Wheldon, British broadcaster (d. 1986)
- 1914 - Sir Arthur Snelling, British Ambassador (d. 1996)
- 1912 - Pannalal Patel, Gujarati author (d. 1989)
- 1911 - Ishir? Honda, Japanese film director (d. 1993)
- 1909 - Edwin H. Land, American inventor (d. 1991)
- 1901 - Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961)
- 1893 - Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey manager (d. 1985)
- 1892 - Archibald MacLeish, American Librarian of Congress (d. 1982)
- 1892 - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (d. 1980)
- 1891 - Harry McShane, Scottish socialist (d. 1988)
- 1885 - George 'Gabby' Hayes, American actor (d. 1969)
- 1882 - Willem Elsschot, Flemish writer (d. 1960)
- 1867 - W?adys?aw Reymont, Polish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1925)
- 1861 - Rabindranath Tagore, Indian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1941)
- 1860 - Tom Norman, English freak showman (d. 1930)
- 1857 - William A. MacCorkle, American politician (d. 1930)
- 1847 - Archibald Primrose, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1929)
- 1840 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893)
- 1836 - Joseph Gurney Cannon, American politician (d. 1926)
- 1833 - Johannes Brahms, German composer (d. 1897)
- 1812 - Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889)
- 1787 - Jacques Viger, French Canadian politician, first mayor of Montreal (d. 1858)
- 1774 - William Bainbridge, American Commodore (d. 1833)
- 1767 - Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Duchess of York and Albany (d. 1820)
- 1763 - Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince (d. 1813)
- 1748 - Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and feminist revolutionary (d. 1793)
- 1740 - Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)
- 1724 - Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797)
- 1711 - David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1776)
- 1700 - Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-born physician (d. 1772)
- 1643 - Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)
- 1530 - Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, French Huguenot general (d. 1569)
- 1397 - Sejong the Great, was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea (d. 1450)
- 1328 - Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365)