3rd » The May Uprising in Dresden begins the last of the The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states named German revolutions of 1848.
10th » Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 25 and injuring over 120.
15th » Troops of the Two Sicilies take Palermo and crush the republican government of Sicily
17th » St. Louis Fire (1849) known as A large fire nearly burns St. Louis, Missouri to the ground.
27th » The Great Hall of Euston railway station known as Euston station in London is opened.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1849
3rd » Jacob Riis, Danish-American journalist and photographer (d. 1914)
3rd » Bernhard von Bülow, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (German Reich) called Chancellor of Germany (d. 1929)
22nd » Louis Perrier, Swiss colonel and politician (d. 1913)
22nd » Aston Webb, English architect and academic, designed the Victoria Memorial, London known as Victoria Memorial and The Mall, London e.g The Mall (d. 1930)