Historical Events
Andrew Jackson's Deadly Duel
May 30 Future US President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson accused Jackson's wife of bigamy
Famous Birthdays
- May 6 Chapin A. Harris, American dentist who founded the America Society of Dental Surgeons, born in Pompey, New York (d. 1860)
- May 8 Johann Friedrich Kittl, Czech composer, born in Orlík, Bohemia (d. 1868)
- May 12 Amos Beebe Eaton, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Catskill, New York (d. 1877)
- May 12 Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish journalist, statesman and nationalist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1881)
- May 16 George C. Cadwalader, American Major General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1879)
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
May 20 English philosopher, political economist and utilitarian, born in London
Famous Deaths
- May 8 Robert Morris, English-born merchant and American founding father who signed the US Declaration of Independence, dies at 72
- May 21 Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Princess of Asturias, dies at 21
- May 24 John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (b. 1723)
