May 7th (1942) was a Thursday. It's the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 238 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 7th May, 1942
» During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Japanese Imperial Navy light aircraft carrier Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō Shōhō. The battle marks the first time in the naval history that two enemy
May 7th Famous Deaths for 1942
» Felix Weingartner, Croatian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
May 7th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Gisela of Hungary
» Acacius of Byzantium
» Agostino Roscelli
» Harriet Starr Cannon (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Flavia Domitilla (saint) e.g Flavia Domitilla
» John of Beverley
» Stanislaus of Szczepanów e.g Stanislaus (Roman martyrology)
» May 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Kazakhstan known as Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan)
» Public holidays in Vietnam known as Dien Bien Phu Victory Day (Vietnam)