May 7

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1951
- 1.2 1977
- 1.3 1995
- 1.4 2006
2 Debuts
3 Births
- 3.1 1933
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1951

The Soviet Union was admitted to participate in the 1952 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee. The Soviets first Olympics were the Summer games of Helsinki in 1952.

[edit] 1977

Rookie driver Janet Guthrie set the fastest time on opening day of practice for the Indianapolis 500. Her time was 185.607.

[edit] 1995

Finland defeated Sweden to win the 1995 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championship. The Finns defeated the Swedes 4-1 in the final game played at the Globen Arena in Stockholm. The Finnish goals were produced by Timo Jutila and Ville Peltonen who scored a hat trick.

[edit] 2006

Joe Torre wins his 1,000th game as the manager of the New York Yankees.
Arsenal played their final game at Highbury, beating Wigan Athletic 4-2.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Births

[edit] 1933

NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Johnny Unitas

[edit] Deaths

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