Historical Events
- May 1 Louis XIV & his court inaugurate Paris Observatory
Famous Birthdays
- May 17 Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (raided ships off the Americas and West Africa between 1719-1722), born in Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, Wales (d. 1722)
Famous Deaths
- May 7 Tsar Feodor III of Russia (b. 1661)