What Happened In May 1759 In History

Historical Events for May, 1759

• 1st » Josiah Wedgwood founds the Wedgwood pottery company in Great Britain.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1759

• 13th » Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (d. 1824)
• 15th » Maria Theresia von Paradis, Austrian music performer and composer (d. 1824)
• 20th » William Thornton, Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the United States Capitol (d. 1828)
• 28th » William Pitt the Younger, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1806)

Famous Deaths for May 1759

• 12th » Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (b. 1700)

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