May 1751

What Happened in May 1751

Historical Events

Historic Event

May 11 Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin, in Philadelphia

Benjamin Franklin — United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin

Famous Birthdays

May 12 Gaetano Manna, Italian composer, born in Naples (d. 1804)
May 24 Charles Emanuel IV, King of Sardinia (1796-1802), born in Turin (d. 1819)

Famous Deaths

May 20 Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, Spanish composer, dies at 38
May 24 William Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies

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