Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- May 3 Friedrich Wilhelm Weis, German physician and composer, born in Göttingen, Germany (d. 1826)
- May 4 Marianne Martinez, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1812)
- May 18 Joseph Beer, Bohemian clarinetist, and composer (5th clarinet flap), born in Grünwald, Bohemia (d. 1812)
- May 19 Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)
- May 31 Richard Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish inventor and educationalist, born in Bath, Somerset (d. 1817)
Famous Deaths
Alexander Pope
May 30 Alexander Pope, English poet (The Rape of the Lock), dies at 56
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