May1761

What Happened in May 1761

Historical Events

May 22 1st life insurance policy in North America issued in Philadelphia

Famous Birthdays

May 3 August von Kotzebue, German dramatist, born in Weimar, Germany (d. 1819)
May 13 Adrian Loosjes, Dutch botanist, publisher and writer (Mauritius Lijnslager), born in Den Hoor, Netherlands (d. 1818)
May 16 John Opie, English painter, born in Trevellas, Cornwall (d. 1807)

Famous Weddings

William Blackstone

May 5 Jurist William Blackstone (37) weds Sarah Clitherow

William Blackstone

Famous Deaths

May 14 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50
May 15 Jacob Mossel, Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1750-61), dies at 56

What Happened in 1761

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