Famous Birthdays May 25 Camillus de Lellis, Italian Roman Catholic saint (founder of the Ministers of the Sick), born in Bucchianico, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1614) Famous Deaths May 18 John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman, dies at 52 May 20 Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510) 1549 History by Year 1551 Famous People Who Were.. Abolitionists Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies