Historical Events
- May 1 Louis XIV & his court inaugurate Paris Observatory
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Bartholomew Roberts (1682-1722)
May 17 Welsh pirate known as Black Bart who raided over 470 prize ships off the Americas and West Africa between 1719-22, born in Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Kingdom of England
Famous Deaths
- May 7 Tsar Feodor III of Russia (1676-82), dies at 20
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