Historical Events
Gregory Conquers Julius Caesar
May 12 Dutch province Drenthe adopts the Gregorian calendar, making the day before in Drenthe April 29, 1701
- May 15 The War of the Spanish Succession begins
William Kidd Hanged
May 23 Captain William Kidd is hanged in London after being convicted of piracy and the murder of William Moore
Famous Birthdays
- May 14 William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)
Famous Deaths
William Kidd (1645-1701)
May 23 Scottish pirate legend, hanged at London's Execution Dock at about 56
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