Historical Events
Historic Event
May 30 Future US President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson accused Jackson's wife of bigamy
Famous Birthdays
- May 6 Chapin A. Harris, American dentist who founded the America Society of Dental Surgeons, born in Pompey, New York (d. 1860)
- May 8 Johann Friedrich Kittl, Czech composer, born in Orlík, Bohemia (d. 1868)
- May 12 Amos Beebe Eaton, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Catskill, New York (d. 1877)
- May 12 Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish journalist, statesman and nationalist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1881)
- May 16 George C. Cadwalader, American Major General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1879)
John Stuart Mill
May 20 John Stuart Mill, English philosopher, political economist and utilitarian, born in London (d. 1873)
