Events for May 07May 7, 1716John Medcalf, previously dismissed as Church of Ireland curate of Powerscourt for conducting clandestine marriages, is excommunicatedRead MoreMay 7, 1838Charles Owen O'Conor, politician, is born in DublinRead MoreMay 7, 1915The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat off the Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork with the loss of more than 1,100 livesRead MoreMay 7, 1890James Naysmith, engineer and inventor of steam hammer, diedRead More