Today in History for 7th May 2025
Historical Events
1697 – Stockholm’s medieval royal castle is destroyed by fire, the Codex Gigas (world’s largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) survives by being thrown out a window
1930 – Duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex v Northants in 330 mins
1987 – 105°F in Sacramento, California
1989 – Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega’s bid for presidency
2019 – Hackers seize control of the computer system of the US city of Baltimore, demanding a ransom in Bitcoins to unlock them
Famous Birthdays
1868 – Władysław Reymont [Rejment], Polish novelist (Chłopi (The Peasants) – Nobel Prize for Literature, 1924), born in Kobiele Wielkie, Petrokov Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (now Poland) (d. 1925)
1923 – Anne Baxter, American actress, (The Razor’s Edge; All About Eve), and singer, born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 1985)
1950 – Tim Russert, American television journalist and host of NBC’s Meet the Press, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2008)
1953 – Ian McKay, British soldier (VC recipient), born in Wortley, South Yorkshire, England (d. 1982)
1979 – Nikki Hayes [Eimear O’ Keeffe], Irish radio personality, born in Bray, Ireland
Famous Deaths
685 – Marwan I, 4th Umayyad Caliph (684-85), dies (date disputed)
1868 – Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, English statesman (Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, 1830-34; Slavery Abolition Act 1833). and carriage designer, dies at 89
1941 – David Wijnkoop, Dutch socialist, and later communist politician, and journalist, dies of a heart attack at 65
1990 – Berta Waterstradt, German writer and actress, dies at 82
1995 – Maria Luisa Bemberg, Argentine filmmaker, dies at 73
