Historical Events
Louis Mandrin Sentenced
May 24 Smuggler Louis Mandrin considered the French Robin Hood is sentenced to be broken on the wheel, a medieval form of torture and execution that breaks the bones of the subject
Famous Birthdays
- May 10 Robert Gray, American sea captain and explorer who pioneered the maritime fur trade along the northern Pacific coast of North America, born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, British America (d. 1806)
- May 19 Gabriele Prota, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1843)
- May 21 Alfred Moore, American judge (d. 1810)
Famous Deaths
Louis Mandrin (1725-1755)
May 26 French smuggler considered the French Robin Hood, tortured and executed at 30 in front of 6,000 onlookers by being broken on the wheel for 8 minutes and then strangled
