Historical Events May 5 Marie de Camargo (16) premieres at Opera of Paris May 9 Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn Famous Birthdays May 20 Francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770) May 25 Giuseppi Paolucci, Italian composer, born in Siena, Italy (d. 1776) Famous Deaths May 10 Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier, dies at 56 May 14 John B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies May 14 Moshe Darshan, Rabbi/author (Torat Ahsam), dies Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1725 History by Year 1727 What Happened in 1726 Murder Most Foul in Olde England March 26, 1726
