May 7: Lag BaOmer (Judaism, 2015); National Day of Prayer in the United States (2015)
- 351 – Jews in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina rebelled against the rule of Constantius Gallus, Caesar of the Eastern Roman Empire.
- 1697 – Stockholm's royal castle, dating back to the 13th century, was destroyed in a huge fire; the blueprint for the current royal palace (pictured) was presented only a couple of weeks later.
- 1763 – Pontiac of the Ottawa Native American tribe led an attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British, marking the start of Pontiac's War.
- 1940 – A debate in the British House of Commons began, and culminated in the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill several days later.
- 2010 – A team of researchers presented a complete draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome, demonstrating that today's modern humans have Neanderthal ancestors.
More anniversaries: May 6 – May 7 – May 8
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