Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- May 9 Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Austrian-born German religious & social reformer, dies at 59
- May 10 Johann Christoph Graupner, German harpsichordist and Baroque composer, dies at 77
- May 15 Alaungpaya, King of Burma (b. 1711)
- May 22 Israel ben Eliezer, Polish-born mystical rabbi (b. 1700)