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What Happened In May 1802 In History

Historical Events for May, 1802

  • 3rd » Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city.
  • 19th » Napoleon or Napoleon Bonaparte founds the Legion of Honour.
  • 20th » By the Law of 20 May 1802, Napoleon I of France or Napoleon Bonaparte reinstates slavery in the French colonial empire known as French colonies, revoking its abolition in the French Revolution

Famous Birthdays on May in 1802

  • 2nd » Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. 1870)

Famous Deaths for May 1802

  • 2nd » Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, List of colonial governors of the Dutch Gold Coast or Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (b. 1762)
  • 22nd » Martha Washington, American wife of George Washington, 1st First Lady of the United States (b. 1731)

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