What Happened In May 1788 In History

Historical Events for May, 1788

• 8th » The French Parlement is suspended to be replaced by the creation of forty-seven new courts.
• 23rd » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the 8th United States e.g American state.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1788

• 10th » Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer (d. 1827)
• 10th » Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1819)
• 16th » Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator (d. 1866)
• 22nd » William Broughton (bishop) e.g William Broughton, English bishop (d. 1853)

Famous Deaths for May 1788

• 8th » Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)

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