What Happened In May 1773 In History

Historical Events for May, 1773

• 10th » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1773

• 2nd » Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher and poet (d. 1845)
• 15th » Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st List of Ministers-President of Austria known as State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (d. 1859)
• 19th » Arthur Aikin, English chemist and mineralogist (d. 1854)
• 29th » Princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844)
• 31st » Ludwig Tieck, German poet, author, and critic (d. 1853)

Famous Deaths for May 1773

• 8th » Ali Bey Al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
• 15th » Alban Butler, English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)

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