13th » War of Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
Famous Birthdays on May in 1779
28th » Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (d. 1852)
Famous Deaths for May 1779
3rd » John Winthrop (educator) e.g John Winthrop, American mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1714)
11th » John Hart (New Jersey politician) e.g John Hart, American politician (b. 1711)