What Happened In May 1828 In History

Historical Events for May, 1828

• 19th » U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.
• 26th » Feral child Kaspar Hauser is discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1828

• 2nd » Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)
• 8th » Henry Dunant, Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the Red Cross, Nobel Peace Prize or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910)
• 8th » Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk and saint (d. 1898)
• 12th » Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (d. 1882)

Famous Deaths for May 1828

• 8th » Mauro Giuliani, Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781)
• 28th » Daikokuya Kōdayū, Japanese castaway (b. 1751)

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