Events in History May 1 RB Sheridan's "School for Scandal" premieres in London May 12 1st ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi in the NY Gazette) May 13 University library at Vienna opens Deaths in History May 11 George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras, dies at 58 May 16 Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds 1776 On This Day in History 1778