What Happened In May 1818 In History

Famous Birthdays on May in 1818

• 5th » Karl Marx, German philosopher (d. 1883)
• 8th » Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician (d. 1896)
• 20th » William Fargo, American businessman and politician, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1881)
• 25th » Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (d. 1897)
• 27th » Amelia Bloomer, American activist (d. 1894)
• 28th » P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (d. 1893)
• 31st » John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1867)

Famous Deaths for May 1818

• 10th » Paul Revere, American engraver and soldier (b. 1735)
• 16th » Matthew Lewis (writer) named Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (b. 1775)
• 26th » Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal (b. 1761)
• 26th » Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Chilean lawyer and Guerrilla warfare named guerrilla leader (b. 1785)

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