Historical Events May 8 Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI May 9 'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated Famous Deaths May 2 William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) May 18 Sejong the Great, 4th King of Joseon (1418-50), dies at 52 1449 History by Year 1451