24. Mai 1543 (474 Jahre)
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun at the centre of the universe, died.
24. Mai 1743 (274 Jahre)
Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician, involved in the French Revolution, was born.
24. Mai 1819 (198 Jahre)
Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, was born.
25. Mai 1693 (324 Jahre)
Madame Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette, French author, died.
25. Mai 1895 (122 Jahre)
Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright, is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons", and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
26. Mai 1867 (150 Jahre)
Maria von Teck, Ehefrau des britischen Königs Georg V., Königin des Vereinigten Königreichs von Großbritannien und Irland sowie Kaiserin von Indien, wird geboren.
26th May 1867 (150 Jahre)
Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress of India as the wife of King-Emperor George V, was born.
26. Mai 1926 (91 Jahre)
Miles Davis, amerikanischer Jazz-Trompeter, Komponist und Bandleader, wird geboren.
27th May 1877 (140 Jahre)
Angela Isadora Duncan, American dancer who performed throughout Europe, was born.
27. Mai 1940 (77 Jahre)
The start of the Dunkirk Evacuation. One of the most famous British triumphs in WWII.
28. Mai 1840 (177 Jahre)
Hans Makart, Austrian painter most well known for his influence on Gustav Klimt, was born.
28. Mai 1972 (45 Jahre)
Eduard VIII., Prince of Wales, König des Vereinigten Königreichs, Kaiser von Indien und Duke of Windsor, stirbt.
29. Mai 1913 (104 Jahre)
Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring is premiered in Paris, which provoked a riot.
