Historical Events
Vivaldi's First Opera
May 17 Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi's first opera "Ottone in villa" opens at Teatro delle Grazie in Vicenza, Republic of Venice (now Italy)
Famous Birthdays
- May 3 Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician (Clairaut's theorem), born in Paris (d. 1765)
- May 6 Charles Batteux, French philosopher, born in Alland'Huy-et-Sausseuil, Ardennes (d. 1780)
- May 25 John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute, Prime Minister of Great Britain (1760-63), born in Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian (d. 1792)
Famous Deaths
- May 20 Thomas Sprat, English writer (b. 1635)
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