Famous Birthdays
- May 12 Johann Baptist Wanhal [Jan Křtitel Vaňhal], Czech organist, cellist, composer, and teacher, born in Nechanice, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1813)
Famous Deaths
- May 6 Bernardus Smijtegelt, Dutch vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63
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