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Historical Events

  • May 2 Carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè" premieres in Mantua
  • May 17 -18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem
  • May 23 Carlo Goldoni's "Il Bugiardo" premieres in Mantua
Events in 1750

Famous Birthdays

  • May 2 John AndrĂ©, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, born in London (d. 1780)
  • May 8 Elias Mann, American composer, born in Weymouth, Massachusetts (d. 1825)
  • May 20 Stephen Girard, French-born American banker (bailed out US bonds during War of 1812), born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1831)
Born in 1750

Famous Deaths

  • May 3 John Willison, Scottish minister and writer (b. 1680)
  • May 28 Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
  • May 29 Giuseppe Porsile, Neapolitan composer, dies at 70


What Happened in 1750

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