Replaying Saturday, May 7, 2011

The May 7, 2011 was a Saturday under the star sign of . It was the 126 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.

If you were born on this day, you are 15 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, May 7, 2026, 29 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, May 7, 2027, in 335 days. You have lived for 5,508 days, or about 132,210 hours, or about 7,932,656 minutes, or about 475,959,360 seconds.

Some people who share this birthday:

  • Rabindranath Tagore (artist, composer, essayist, film director, lyricist, painter, philosopher, playwright, poet, singer, songwriter, writer, born May 7, 1861)
  • Matt Gaetz (lawyer, politician, born May 7, 1982)
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (autobiographer, choreographer, composer, conceptual artist, conductor, diarist, librettist, music critic, music pedagogue, musician, pianist, born May 7, 1840)
  • Josip Broz Tito (Esperantist, machinist, politician, resistance fighter, revolutionary, statesperson, born May 7, 1892)
  • Eva Perón (feminist, film actor, politician, stage actor, suffragist, trade unionist, born May 7, 1919)
  • Dani Olmo (association football player, born May 7, 1998)
  • Alexander Ludwig (actor, film actor, model, singer, television actor, voice actor, born May 7, 1992)
  • Edward IV of England (monarch, born April 28, 1442)
  • Gary Cooper (actor, film actor, screenwriter, television actor, born May 7, 1901)
  • David Hume (economist, essayist, historian, librarian, philosopher, writer, born May 7, 1711)
  • Chiara Ferragni (entrepreneur, fashion blogger, fashion designer, fashion influencer, born May 7, 1987)
  • Susan Atkins (criminal, serial killer, born May 7, 1948)
  • Elizabeth Woodville (aristocrat, consort, born April 28, 1437)
  • Traci Lords (director, film actor, film producer, glamour model, model, pornographic actor, singer-songwriter, television actor, voice actor, writer, born May 7, 1968)
  • J Balvin (record producer, singer, songwriter, born May 7, 1985)
  • Johannes Brahms (composer, conductor, pianist, born May 7, 1833)
  • Ajla Tomljanović (tennis player, born May 7, 1993)
  • Alex Smith (American football player, born May 7, 1984)
  • Owen Hart (professional wrestler, born May 7, 1965)
  • Olympe de Gouges (journalist, philosopher, playwright, politician, writer, born May 7, 1748)
  • Youri Tielemans (association football player, born May 7, 1997)
  • Googoosh (actor, singer, born May 7, 1949)
  • Almudena Grandes (journalist, novelist, screenwriter, writer, born May 7, 1960)
  • Lee Sang-hyeok (professional gamer, born May 7, 1996)
  • Yōsuke Kubozuka (actor, model, singer, television actor, born May 7, 1979)
  • Anne Baxter (film actor, stage actor, television actor, born May 7, 1923)
  • Martin Bryant (spree killer, born May 7, 1967)
  • Asghar Farhadi (film director, film producer, screenwriter, born May 7, 1972)
  • Maya Erskine (actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, born May 7, 1987)
  • Aidy Bryant (actor, comedian, film actor, television actor, born May 7, 1987)
  • Morgana Robinson (comedian, stand-up comedian, born May 7, 1982)
  • Breckin Meyer (actor, film actor, film producer, manufacturer, musician, screenwriter, television actor, voice actor, born May 7, 1974)
  • Thomas Piketty (economist, screenwriter, university teacher, writer, born May 7, 1971)
  • Michael P. Murphy (naval officer, born May 7, 1976)
  • Kevin Owens (professional wrestler, born May 7, 1984)
  • Jérémy Ménez (association football player, born May 7, 1987)
  • Darren McGavin (film actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, television actor, born May 7, 1922)
  • Simy (association football player, born May 7, 1992)
  • Sundeep Kishan (actor, born May 7, 1987)
  • Müslüm Gürses (actor, film actor, musician, recording artist, singer, television actor, born May 7, 1953)
  • Jirō Satō (actor, film director, screenwriter, born May 7, 1969)
  • Effie Gray (model, painter, born May 7, 1828)
  • Erica Fernandes (actor, model, television actor, born May 7, 1993)
  • Amyra Dastur (actor, model, born May 7, 1993)
  • Shin'ya Ueda (actor, owarai tarento, born May 7, 1970)
  • Atharvaa (actor, born May 7, 1989)
  • Ayelet Shaked (computer scientist, engineer, politician, born May 7, 1976)
  • Anissa Kate (film director, pornographic actor, born May 7, 1987)
  • Robert Browning (dramaturgy, playwright, poet, writer, born May 7, 1812)
  • Johnny Unitas (American football player, actor, born May 7, 1933)

7th of May 2011 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 7, 2011

The Partisan Corners of the News

Date: 08 May 2011

By Teddy Wayne

Teddy Wayne

A Pew poll found that 44 percent of Republicans who use the Internet to get political news usually go to sites that share their point of view, versus 37 percent of Democrats.

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European Ventures Seek to Fill a Void in World News

Date: 08 May 2011

By Eric Pfanner

Eric Pfanner

As news organizations close foreign bureaus, journalists, entrepreneurs and government bodies are trying to make up the difference.

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News Corp.’s Interest in Formula One Raises Alarms

Date: 08 May 2011

By Eric Pfanner

Eric Pfanner

The Murdochs are prepared to spend a lot of money to put Formula One racing on BSkyB, as well as on other News Corp.-owned or affiliated pay-TV siblings.

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JPMorgan in Talks to Settle S.E.C. Inquiry Into Securities

Date: 07 May 2011

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

An investigation into mortgage-linked securities gained momentum after Goldman Sachs admitted a “mistake” and paid $550 million.

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Persistence of a Father Brings News in a Killing

Date: 07 May 2011

By Erica Goode

Erica Goode

Last month, three men were arrested in connection with the murder of John Joseph McCabe in 1969.

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Sales Surge 50% for Maker of Monster Energy Drinks

Date: 07 May 2011

By Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News

The Hansen Natural Corporation, the maker of Monster Energy drinks, posted a 50 percent increase in quarterly sales, setting off a 4.5 percent gain in its share price on Friday.

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News From the Advertising Industry

Date: 08 May 2011

By Stuart Elliott

Stuart Elliott

Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.

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The Goody Pile Survives Bad News

Date: 07 May 2011

“NO salvaging, scavenging and/or picking of recyclables” reads the new sign at the Shelter Island town recycling center.

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A Highly Praised Schools Bill Hits Some Snags

Date: 07 May 2011

By Kristen McQueary

Kristen McQueary

A highly praised schools bill that sailed through the Senate has hit snags as it heads for the House. For one thing, Chicago Teachers Union is raising a red flag.

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The White House’s Bedtime Bombshell

Date: 08 May 2011

By Arthur S. Brisbane

Arthur Brisbane

Presses were rolling, but The Times was just gearing up.

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