Portal:Germany/Anniversaries/May/May 7


 * 1523 - Death of knight Franz von Sickingen
 * 1617 - Death of astronomer David Fabricius
 * 1833 - Birth of composer Johannes Brahms
 * 1915 - A German submarine sinks the RMS Lusitania, about 1200 people die
 * 1998 - The merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corporation to form DaimlerChrysler is announced