13th » Captain (Royal Navy) e.g Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia.
14th » In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention (United States) known as Constitutional Convention to write a new United States Constitution called Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1787
7th » Jacques Viger (1787–1858) known as Jacques Viger, Canadian archaeologist and politician, 1st mayor of Montreal (d. 1858)
Famous Deaths for May 1787
10th » William Watson (scientist) known as William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)
28th » Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)