23rd » Battle of Ramillies: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a France or French army under Marshal of France called Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1706
17th » Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)
20th » Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (d. 1777)