Today in History: Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia in 2000

The following is a chronological list of notable events that occurred on May 7 throughout history:

351 – The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch.

558 – In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.

1625 – State funeral of James VI and I (1566–1625) is held at Westminster Abbey.

1794 – French Revolution: Robespierre introduces the Cult of the Supreme Being in the National Convention as the new state religion of the French First Republic.

1832 – Greece’s independence is recognized by the Treaty of London.

1920 – Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.

1945 – World War II: Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany’s participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.

1986 – Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.

2000 – Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.

2004 – American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamist militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.