On This Day

What Happened on May 7, 1896

Day of the Week: Thursday

Famous Birthdays

  • Pavel Sergeevich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician (topology), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1982)

Famous Deaths


BattleH. H. Holmes

H. H. Holmes [Herman Webster Mudgett], American serial killer executed by hanging at 34

Serial Killer H. H. Holmes
Serial Killer
H. H. Holmes


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