May 7:

Events:

• 2012 - 2012 Hsuehshan Tunnel Fire, a fire broke out in the Hsuehshan Tunnel of Freeway 5 when a car and bus collided, 2 people died and 25 injured.

Births:

• 1926 - Huang Shih-hui (黃世惠), Taiwanese businessman.
• 1961 - Fang Pao-Hsiu (大目仔), Taiwanese actor. (died 2013).
• 1969 - Chin Yu-chuang (金友莊), Taiwanese female artist.
• 1981 - Lin Chin-ping (林津平), Taiwanese baseball player.
• 1983 - Tseng Chia-min (曾嘉敏), Taiwanese baseball player.臺灣棒球選手
• 1990 - Andrew Chou (麻吉弟弟), Taiwanese male singer and member of hip-hop group Machi.

Deaths:

• 2013 - Hsu Cheng-jui (許乘睿), Taiwanese baseball player, died age 17 from heart attack during training. (born in 1995)