Event:
China Northern Airlines flight 6163 crashes in the ocean near Dalian, China after a fire is reported onboard, killing 112
More Notable Events on May 7:
1995 Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election
1947 General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution
1942 Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion
1940 Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain
1914 Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor marries in White House
