Historical Events
- May 7 Stockholm's medieval royal castle is destroyed by fire, the Codex Gigas (world's largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) survives by being thrown out a window
Event of Interest
May 24 English King William III travels through northern Europe
Famous Birthdays
- May 10 Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (the elder), French violinist and Baroque composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1764)
Famous Deaths
- May 18 Guillaume Dumanoir, French composer, dies at 81
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