What Happened In May 1675 In History

Historical Events for May, 1675

• 4th » King Charles II of England orders the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1675

• 29th » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1715)

Famous Deaths for May 1675

• 18th » Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian (b. 1623)
• 18th » Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (b. 1637)
• 27th » Gaspard Dughet, Italian-French painter (b. 1613)

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