| 52771 | May.07 | Death | 2012 – Sammy Barr, Scottish union leader (b. 1931) |
| 52772 | May.07 | Death | 2012 – Ferenc Bartha, Hungarian economist and politician (b. 1943) |
| 52773 | May.07 | Death | 2012 – Jules Bocandé, Senegalese footballer and manager (b. 1958) |
| 52774 | May.07 | Death | 2012 – Andrea Crisanti, Italian production designer and art director (b. 1936) |
| 52775 | May.07 | Death | 2012 – Dennis E. Fitch, American captain and pilot (b. 1942) |
| 52776 | May.07 | Death | 2013 – Romanthony, American singer and producer (b. 1967) |
| 52777 | May.07 | Death | 2013 – Ray Harryhausen, American animator, director, and producer (b. 1920) |
| 52778 | May.07 | Death | 2013 – Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1948) |
| 52779 | May.07 | Death | 2013 – Teri Moïse, American singer (b. 1970) |
| 52780 | May.07 | Death | 2013 – Peter Rauhofer, Austrian DJ and producer (b. 1965) |
| 52781 | May.07 | Death | 2013 – George Sauer, Jr., American football player (b. 1943) |
| 52782 | May.07 | Death | 2013 – Aubrey Woods, English actor and singer (b. 1928) |
| 52783 | May.07 | Death | 2014 – Nazim Al-Haqqani, Cypriot Sufi leader (b. 1922) |
| 52784 | May.07 | Death | 2014 – Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (b. 1923) |
| 52785 | May.07 | Death | 2014 – Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (b. 1943) |
| 52786 | May.07 | Death | 2014 – David Prentice, English painter and educator (b. 1936) |
| 52787 | May.07 | Death | 2014 – Wilbur Rakestraw, American race car driver (b. 1928) |
| 52788 | May.07 | Death | 2014 – Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (b. 1927) |
| 52789 | May.07 | Death | 2015 – Frank DiPascali, American businessman (b. 1956) |
| 52790 | May.07 | Death | 2015 – John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (b. 1929) |
| 52791 | May.07 | Death | 2015 – Maurice Flanagan, English businessman (b. 1928) |
| 52792 | May.07 | Holiday and observance | Christian feast day:Acacius of ByzantiumAgostino RoscelliFlavia DomitillaGisela of HungaryHarriet Starr Cannon (Episcopal Church (USA))John of BeverleyRose VeneriniStanislaus (Roman martyrology)May 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) |
| 52793 | May.07 | Holiday and observance | Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan) |
| 52794 | May.07 | Holiday and observance | Dien Bien Phu Victory Day (Vietnam) |
| 52795 | May.07 | Holiday and observance | Radio Day, commemorating the work of Alexander Popov (Russia, Bulgaria) |
| 52796 | May.08 | Event | 453 BC – Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin. |
| 52797 | May.08 | Event | 413 – Emperor Honorius signs an edict providing tax relief for the Italian provinces Tuscia, Campania, Picenum, Samnium, Apulia, Lucania and Calabria, which were plundered by the Visigoths. |
| 52798 | May.08 | Event | 589 – Reccared I summons the Third Council of Toledo. |
| 52799 | May.08 | Event | 1450 – Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI. |
| 52800 | May.08 | Event | 1516 – Trần Cảo Rebellion: A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long undefended. |