May 7May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). There are 238 days remaining. Events 558 In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian immediately orders the dome rebuilt. 1274 In France the Secon - Niccola PiccinniNiccola Piccinni ( January 16, 1728 May 7, 1800) was an Italian composer of classical music. He was born at Bari, and educated under Leonardo Leo and Francesco Durante, at the Conservatorio di Sant' Onofrio in Naples. For this Piccinni had to thank the in, composer
September 26September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. Events 1580 Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe 1687 The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the - William BillingsWilliam Billings ( October 7, 1746 September 26, 1800), American choral composer, is regarded as the father of American choral music and hymnody. Originally a tanner by trade, and lacking formal training in music, Billings created what is now recognized a, America's first major composer