Historical Events May 22 Russia and Austria sign treaty of cooperation Famous Birthdays May 10 Gaspard Monge, French mathematician (d. 1818) May 13 Oliver Brownson, American composer, and music publisher, mostly of hymns, born in Bolton, Connecticut (d. 1815) May 19 Johann Friedrich Peter, Dutch-born American composer, born in Heerendijk, Holland (d. 1813) Born in 1746 Famous Deaths May 15 Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, Italian composer and castrato singer dies at 67 May 22 Thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660) May 30 Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer, dies at 69 Apr 1746 History by Year Jun 1746 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies