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What Happened in May 1692

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Historical Events

  • May 27 Court of Oyer and Terminer ("to hear and determine") established by Governor of Massachusetts to hear accusations of witchcraft
  • May 29 Battle at La Hogue: English and Dutch fleet beat France
  • May 29 Royal Hospital Chelsea Founder's Day first celebrated in London
Events in 1692

Famous Birthdays

  • May 1 James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (Formula of Stirling), born in this month in Stirlingshire, Scotland (d. 1770)
  • May 3 Jan Jacob Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1768)
  • May 18 Joseph Butler, English theologian and bishop, born in Wantage, England (d. 1752)
Born in 1692

Famous Deaths

  • May 18 Elias Ashmole, English antiquarian & collector (Ashmolean Museum), dies at 74


What Happened in 1692

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