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Wednesday, May 7, 2025 falls on a Wednesday. It is day 127 of the year, ISO week 19, in Q2.
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Wednesday, May 7
May 7, 2025 is day 127 of 365, ISO week 19, in Q2. The moon is Waxing Gibbous and the zodiac sign is Taurus.
Day of year127
ISO week19
QuarterQ2
Days left238
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Lunar age
- 9.7 days
- Illumination
- 73%
- Season
- Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, autumn in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
- Zodiac
- Taurus
- Observances
- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
- Shareable URL
- /date/2025-05-07
Today's Celebrations
May 7
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Agathius of Byzantium
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Anthony of Kiev
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Pope Benedict II
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Flavia Domitilla
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Gisela of Hungary
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Harriet Starr Cannon (Episcopal Church (USA))
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John of Beverley
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Local briefWednesday, May 7, 2025 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2023: A tourist boat capsized, killing at least 22 people in Tanur, India.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to May 7.
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History for May 7
A tourist boat capsized, killing at least 22 people in Tanur, India.
A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that most living humans have Neanderthal ancestors.
Police in Napier, New Zealand, began a 40-hour siege of the home of a former New Zealand Army member who had shot at officers during the routine execution of a search warrant.
Kosovo War: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the United States bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
A fire and explosion at a fireworks factory in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killed 26 people.
A convoy of circus wagons carrying lions, horses, ponies and an ass lost control and overturned into some shop fronts in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded the telecommunications corporation Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, later renamed Sony.
A three-day debate began in the House of Commons that resulted in British prime minister Neville Chamberlain being replaced by Winston Churchill (pictured).
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Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes into India and Indian-administered Kashmir, and claims to have destroyed five Indian fighter jets. Three civilians are killed. (The...
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Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif declares the Indian attacks to be an act of war and vows further retaliation. (ABC News)
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A state of emergency is declared in Pakistan's Punjab province following the airstrikes, with all schools in the region being closed. Hospitals and emergency services ar...
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Israeli–Palestinian conflict Gaza war Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip According to Hamas officials, Israeli airstrikes kill at least 92 Palestinians, including women...
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Palestinian political violence Four people are injured, at least two seriously, in a drive-by shooting at a car at the Reihan crossing in the West Bank. (YNet) (Times of...
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One person is injured in an attempted car ramming and stabbing in Mount Hebron in the West Bank. (YNet)
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The Walt Disney Company announces plans to open its seventh theme park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, their first in the Middle East. (BBC News)
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