Events in History
- May 1 Battle at Rultusk: Swedish army beats Russians
- May 2 Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant
- May 18 Dutch & English troops occupy Cologne
Event of Interest
May 27 Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great
Peter the Great
Deaths in History
- May 3 Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies
Charles Perrault
May 16 Charles Perrault, French author and fairy tale writer (Tales of Mother Goose), dies at 75
Charles Perrault
- May 21 Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle
Samuel Pepys
May 26 Samuel Pepys, English navy administrator and Member of Parliament famous for his Diary of the English Restoration period, dies at 70
Samuel Pepys