What Happened in May 1853

Historical Events

May 14 Gail Borden, land surveyor, newspaper publisher and inventor, patents his process for condensed milk

May 1 Charles Lee Williams, English composer and organist, born in Winchester (d. 1935)
May 2 Marie Verstraete, Belgian actress (Mooi Juultje van Volendam, Frou Frou), born in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium (d. 1928)
May 8 Dan Brouthers, American Baseball HOF first baseman (first great MLB slugger; 4×NL batting champion; Buffalo Bisons, Detroit Wolverines, Boston Beaneaters, Brooklyn Grooms), born in Sylvan Lake, New York (d. 1932)
May 21 Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (d. 1905)
May 26 Monroe Althouse, American composer, born in Centre Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (d. 1924)
May 28 Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (Midwinter Sacrifice - Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1919)
May 29 Francesco Fanciulli, American-Italian composer, born in Porto Santo Stefano, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1915)
May 30 Andries Andre, Dutch actor and husband of Geertruida Meeuwissen (Trumpeter-Major) (d. 1890)
May 30 Karl Valentin, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1918)