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What Happened in May 1798

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Historical Events

  • May 24 Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins
  • May 26 British kill about 500 Irish insurgents at the Battle of Tara
  • May 27 The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland, large rebel force kills local militia
Events in 1798

Famous Birthdays

  • May 14 František Palacký "Father of the Nation", Czech historian and politician (led Czech National Revival), born in Hodslavice, Habsburg Empire (d. 1876)
  • May 18 Ethan Allen Hitchcock, American Major General (Union Army), born in Vergennes, Vermont (d. 1870)
  • May 28 Josef Dessauer, Austrian composer, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1876)
Born in 1798

Famous Deaths

  • May 10 George Vancouver, British explorer, (surveyed Pacific coast from San Francisco to Vancouver Island), dies at 40
  • May 19 William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English nobleman and politician, dies at 75
  • May 25 Asmus Jakob Carstens, Danish-German Neoclassical painter, dies at 44

Famous People Who Were

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