Events in History
Birthdays in History
The Red Baron (1892-1918)
May 2 German World War I fighter ace, born in Wrocław, Poland
Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982)
May 7 American poet (Conquistador) and playwright (J.B.), born in Glencoe, Illinois
Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980)
May 7 Yugoslav communist revolutionary and leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), born in Kumrovec, Hrvatsko Zagorje, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
- May 9 Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, born in Villa Pianore, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1989)
- May 12 Fritz Kortner, Austrian-born director (d. 1970)
- May 21 John Peale Bishop, American poet (This Side of Paradise), born in Charles Town, West Virginia (d. 1944)
- May 29 Alfonsina Storni, Argentine poet (La inquietud del rosal), born in Sala Capriasca, Switzerland (d. 1938)
- May 30 Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (d. 1972)
- May 31 Gregor Strasser, German political activist and NSDAP-Reich organization leader, born in Geisenfeld, Germany (d. 1934)
- May 31 Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian author (Bespokojnaja Joenostj), born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1968) [NS]
- May 31 Michel Kikoine, Belarus painter (d. 1968)
Deaths in History
- May 1 Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer, dies at 89
- May 5 August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist (b. 1818)
- May 15 Arthur Hodister, British ivory seller (Heart of Darkness), murdered
- May 16 John Banvard, American artist who painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies at 75
- May 16 Théodore-Joseph Canneel, Flemish painter, dies at 74
- May 17 Gyorgy Klapka, Hungarian general/parliament leader, dies at 72
- May 29 Baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74
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