Birthdays in History
- May 10 James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman
- May 11 Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912)
- May 20 Jules Méline, French statesman (d. 1925)
- May 24 Paul Laband, German lawyer, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1918)
- May 28 Basil W. Duke, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Georgetown, Kentucky (d. 1916)
- May 31 Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Wife at University), born in Skipton, Yorkshire, England (d. 1900)
Deaths in History
- May 12 Jędrzej Śniadecki, Polish writer, physician, chemist (creation of modern Polish terminology in the field of chemistry), dies at 69
Talleyrand
May 17 Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French statesman, dies at 84
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