17th » Muhammad Ali of Egypt or Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
26th » Napoleon or Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Milan Cathedral, the Gothic architecture called gothic cathedral in Milan.
31st » French and Spanish forces begin the Battle of Diamond Rock or assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock.
Famous Deaths for May 1805
7th » William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)
9th » Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759)
25th » William Paley, English priest and philosopher (b. 1743)
28th » Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)