6th » Construction begins on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the Monarchy of Thailand known as King of Siam in Bangkok, at the command of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
Famous Deaths for May 1782
13th » Daniel Solander, Swedish botanist (b. 1736)
20th » William Emerson (mathematician) e.g William Emerson, English mathematician (b. 1701)