Historical Events May 3 Royal charter granted to Connecticut May 19 Uniformity Act of England goes into effect Famous Birthdays May 3 Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect, born in Herford, Germany (d. 1736) May 12 Jan F van Bloom [Orizonte], Flemish painter, baptized May 18 George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) Famous Deaths May 23 John Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605) 1661 History by Year 1663 What Happened in 1662 The First People To Hop On A Bus March 18, 1662