On This Day

May 1802 in History

Events in History

  • May 3 Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city
  • May 19 French Order of Legion d'Honneur forms

Birthdays in History

  • May 6 Wilhelm Schirmer, German landscape artist, born in Berlin (d. 1866)
  • May 15 Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1888)

Deaths in History

  • May 2 Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b. 1762)

Person of interestMartha Washington

May 22 Martha Washington, 1st US First Lady (1789-97), dies at 70

1st US First Lady Martha Washington
1st US First Lady
Martha Washington