May1752

What Happened in May 1752

Historical Events

May 11 1st US fire insurance policy issued, in Philadelphia

Famous Birthdays

May 2 Ludwig August Lebrun, German composer, born in Mannheim, Germany (d. 1790)
May 3 Braz Francisco de Lima, Portuguese composer (d. 1813)
May 4 John Brooks, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (1816-23), born in Medford (d. 1825)
May 11 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)
May 14 Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828)
May 14 Timothy Dwight, American theologian (d. 1817)

Famous Deaths

May 3 Samuel Ogle, British provincial Governor of Maryland (b. c. 1692)
May 4 Pieter Snyers, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 71
May 23 William Bradford, English-born printer (Pennsylvania's first printing press), dies at 89

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