May 10 - After having resigned as prime minister of England because he disagreed with George III over Catholic emancipation, William Pitt returns to office (1805).
May 11 - During the House of Commons debate on the Irish crisis, John Dillon urges the cessation of executions (1916).
May 12 - Daniel O'Connell founds the Catholic Association, an organization dedicated to obtaining the franchise for Catholics (1823).
May 13 - Samuel Beckett, playwright and novelist known for his works in the absurd, is thought to have been born (some records show April 13) (1906).
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