11th » War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy (1745) Battle of Fontenoy French forces defeat an England Anglo-Netherlands Dutch-Hanoverian army.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1745
8th » Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer (d. 1801)
Famous Deaths for May 1745
9th » Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1663)
22nd » François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general (b. 1671)