Historical Events May 3 Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city May 19 French Order of Legion d'Honneur forms Events in 1802 Famous Birthdays May 6 Wilhelm Schirmer, German landscape artist, born in Berlin (d. 1866) May 15 Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), (d. 1888) May 31 Cesare Pugni, Italian composer, born in Genoa, Ligurian Republic ( now Italy) (d. 1870) Born in 1802 Famous Deaths Martha Washington (1731-1802) May 22 1st US First Lady (1789-97), dies at 70 Apr 1802 History by Year Jun 1802 What Happened in 1802 Enter Victor Hugo, Author of Les MisFebruary 26, 1802