May 1760

What Happened in May 1760

Famous Birthdays

May 10 Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French soldier, author and composer (La Marseillaise), born in Lons-le-Saunier, France (d. 1836)
May 10 Johann Peter Hebel, German writer (Allemannische Gedichte), born in Basel (d. 1826)

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)