May 7 - On the Couch

On the Couch

This Day In History

1718

The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.

1789

First Inaugural Ball, given for George Washington in New York City.

1824

World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer's supervision.

1895

In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver.

1920

The Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, opens the first exhibition by the Group of Seven.

1946

Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees.

1952

The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer.

1986

Canadian Patrick Morrow became the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.

1992

The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission (STS-49).

1994

Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after having been stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.

1999

Pope John Paul II travels to Romania becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.

2007

Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.

Famous Birthdays

1711

David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1776)

1812

Robert Browning, English poet (d. 1889)

1833

Johannes Brahms, German composer (d. 1897)

1840

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (d. 1893)

1885

George 'Gabby' Hayes, American actor (d. 1969)

1892

Archibald MacLeish, American writer, poet, and  Librarian of Congress (d. 1982)

1901

Gary Cooper, American actor (d. 1961)

1909

Edwin H. Land, American inventor (d. 1991)

1917

David Tomlinson, English film actor (d. 2000)

1919

Eva Perón, Argentine first lady (d. 1952)

1931

Gene Wolfe, American science fiction author

1933

Johnny Unitas, American football player (d. 2002)

1951

Robert Hegyes, American actor (d. 2012)

1974

Breckin Meyer, American actor