Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- May 3 Vissarion Belinsky, Russian literary critic (Sovremennik) and influential Westernizer, born in Sveaborg, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1848)
- May 5 John William Draper, British-American scientist, chemist, and early photographer, born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England (d. 1882)
- May 11 Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese-Thai Siamese twins, born in Samutsongkram, Thailand (d. 1874)
- May 11 Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1893)
- May 24 Charles Clark, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Lebanon, Ohio (d. 1877)
