What Happened In May 1790 In History

Historical Events for May, 1790

• 31st » Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
• 31st » The United States enacts its first United States copyright law named copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1790

• 21st » William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, French-English politician, Lord Chamberlain called Lord Chamberlain of the Household (d. 1858)

Famous Deaths for May 1790

• 4th » Matthew Tilghman, American politician (b. 1718)
• 9th » William Clingan, American politician (b. 1721)
• 16th » Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)
• 21st » Thomas Warton, English poet and critic (b. 1728)
• 29th » Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)

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