* Astronomy

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RE: May 7th

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Radio Day takes place on May 7, the day in 1895 on which Alexander Popov successfully demonstrated his invention.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35736988/radio-day/

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Australia's first dinosaur bone, the Cape Paterson Claw was discovered on the 7th May 1903
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60149061/cape-paterson-claw/

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The WW2 German unconditional surrender terms were signed on the 7th May 1945
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Instrument_of_Surrender

On this day in 1915, the German submarine SM U-20 sank RMS Lusitania
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43237541/rms-lusitania/

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On May 7, 1964, during a mail rocket demonstration, a deadly accident occurred in Cuxhaven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_experiments_in_the_area_of_Cuxhaven

On May 7, 1963 Sergei Korolev signed the final draft project for Soyuz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz

Telstar 2 was launched May 7, 1963
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstar

The US Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-3) was launched on May 7, 1975
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Astronomy_Satellite_3

The Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-49 was launched on its first mission on the 7th May 1992
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42713419/sts-49-mission/

Venus Express entered its target orbit at apocentre on 7 May 2006 at 13:31 UTC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Express#History

Vega VV02 was launched on the 7th May 2013
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53580652/vega-vv02-launch/

ESTCube-1, the first Estonian satellite, was launched on 7 May 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESTCube-1

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Tamara Elizabeth "Tammy" Jernigan (born May 7, 1959) is a former NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_E._Jernigan

Mark G. Kuzyk (born May 7, 1958 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American physicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_G._Kuzyk

Taylor Ramon Wilson (born May 7, 1994) is an American nuclear scientist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44925701/taylor-wilson/

Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 - 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60157564/rabindranath-tagore/

Alexis Claude de Clairaut (or Clairault) (7 May 1713 - 17 May 1765) was a prominent French mathematician
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53602926/alexis-clairaut-1713-1765/

Raymond Arthur Lyttleton (May 7, 1911 - May 16, 1995) was a British mathematician and theoretical astronomer.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53602733/raymond-lyttleton-1911-1995/

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The Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven was premiered on May 7, 1824 in the Kärntnertortheater in Vienna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_%28Beethoven%29

The Fifth Element is a 1997 French comedy-science fiction film

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NGC 2808 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 7th May 1826.

http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49760314/ngc-2808/

NGC 4696 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 7th May 1826.

http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37593881/ngc-4696/

NGC 4709 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 7th May 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57496837/ngc-4709/

NGC 5017 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 7th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57496828/ngc-5017/

NGC 5047 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 7th May 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57496820/ngc-5047/

NGC 5158 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 7th May 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57496811/ngc-5158/

NGC 5172 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 7th May 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57496805/ngc-5172/

NGC 5217 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 7th May 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57496796/ngc-5217/

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Asteroid (485) Genua was discovered by Luigi Carnera on the 7th May 1902
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/485_Genua

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Meteorites

The Cilimus (L5) meteorite fell in Jawa Barat, Indonesia, on the 7th May, 1979.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49039670/cilimus-meteorite/

A iron meteorite fell at 3 hr a.m. on 7th May, in 1995, in Kaposfüred, Somogy County, Hungary.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57498931/kaposfred-meteorite/