10th » The desecration of the grave of the viceroy of Northern and southern Vietnam southern Vietnam Lê Văn Duyệt by Emperor Minh Mạng provokes his Lê Văn Khôi adopted son to Lê Văn Khôi revolt start a revolt.
25th » The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1833
5th » Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
7th » Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (d. 1897)
22nd » Félix Bracquemond, French painter and etcher (d. 1914)