Famous people born on May 7 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is May 7, you share it with Johannes Brahms, Gary Cooper, Eva Perón — and you were born under Taurus, the sign of the steady, loyal, and a lover of life’s comforts.
Birthday basics for May 7
Taurus ♉
Zodiac sign
Emerald
Birthstone
Lily of the Valley
Birth flower
127th
Day of the year
May 7 is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years), with 238 days still to come.
Famous people born on May 7
Johannes Brahms — German composer famous for his symphonies and the beloved 'Brahms' Lullaby' (born 1833).
Gary Cooper — American actor who won Oscars for Sergeant York and High Noon (born 1901).
Eva Perón — Argentine first lady whose life inspired the musical Evita (born 1919).
Also sharing the day:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (b. 1840) — Russian composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
Rabindranath Tagore (b. 1861) — Indian poet and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Johnny Unitas (b. 1933) — Baltimore Colts quarterback regarded as one of the greatest in NFL history.
May 7 in history
1824 — Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, featuring the 'Ode to Joy', premiered in Vienna.
1915 — The ocean liner RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland.
1946 — Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the company later renamed Sony, was founded in Japan.
1952 — Engineer Geoffrey Dummer first published the concept of the integrated circuit, the foundation of modern electronics.
1992 — The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off on its maiden flight.
1994 — Edvard Munch's painting The Scream was recovered undamaged months after being stolen from a Norwegian gallery.
May 7 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is May 7?
Anyone born on May 7 is a Taurus — steady, loyal, and a lover of life’s comforts.
What is the birthstone for May 7?
The birthstone for a May 7 birthday is Emerald, and the birth flower is the Lily of the Valley.
Who is the most famous person born on May 7?
Johannes Brahms is among the best known — German composer famous for his symphonies and the beloved 'Brahms' Lullaby' (born 1833).
What happened on May 7?
In 1824, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, featuring the 'Ode to Joy', premiered in Vienna.
What day of the year is May 7?
May 7 is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years), with 238 days still to come.
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