Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/May 7

Births
 * 1811 – Thomas Helmore (Magdalen), priest and musician
 * 1847 – Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (Christ Church), British Prime Minister 1894–1895
 * 1861 – Carleton Rea (Magdalen), mycologist and botanist
 * 1865 – A. E. W. Mason (Trinity), novelist
 * 1871 – William Searle Holdsworth (New College), Vinerian Professor of English Law 1922–1944
 * 1921 – Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (Worcester and Nuffield), historian of the Victorian era and Provost of Worcester 1976–1991
 * 1932 – Jenny Joseph (St Hilda's), poet
 * 1946 – Michael Rosen (Wadham), children's novelist and poet

Deaths
 * 1733 – George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley (Christ Church), soldier and statesman
 * 1736 – John Weldon, organist of New College and composer
 * 1803 – George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers (Magdalen), diplomat and politician
 * 1805 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (Christ Church), British Prime Minister 1782–1783
 * 1885 – William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (Christ Church and Trinity), landowner and benefactor