Famous Birthdays
- May 7 Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general, born in Strasbourg, Alsace, France (d. 1797)
- May 10 Johan Zoutman, Dutch rear admiral who fought at the Battle of Dogger Bank and in the American Revolutionary War, born in Reeuwijk, Dutch Republic (d. 1793)
- May 19 Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)
- May 22 Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer (made important discoveries in the south Indian Ocean, in Tasmania and in New Zealand), born in St Malo, France (d. 1772)
Famous Deaths
- May 3 John Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard, dies at 61
- May 18 Johann K. Amman, Swiss-Dutch deaf-mute teacher (Surdus Loquens), dies at 54
- May 21 Robert Harley, English diplomat and statesman (Lord High Treasurer, 1711-14; Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1710-11; Secretary of State, 1704-08), dies at 62
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