May 7 Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general, born in Strasbourg, Alsace, France (d. 1797)
May 10 Johan Zoutman, Dutch rear admiral who fought at the Battle of Dogger Bank and in the American Revolutionary War, born in Reeuwijk, Dutch Republic (d. 1793)
May 19 Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)
May 22 Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (made important discoveries in the south Indian Ocean, in Tasmania and in New Zealand), born in St Malo, France (d. 1772)