Bernhard von Bülow (1849-1929)
May 3 Chancellor of the German Empire (1900-09), born in Klein-Flottbeck, Germany
- May 3 Bertha Benz [Cacilie Bertha Ringer], German inventor, automotive pioneer and wife of fellow automotive inventor Karl Benz, born in Pfrozheim, German Confederation (d. 1944)
- May 3 Jacob Riis, Danish-American social reformer and "muck raking" reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun), born in Ribe, Denmark (d. 1914)
- May 5 Hambletonian "daddy of 'em all", American top sire standardbred horse, born in Chester, New York (d. 1876) [1]
- May 6 Wyatt Eaton, Canadian-American artist, born in Philipsburg, Quebec (d. 1896)
- May 22 Louis Perrier, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (d. 1913)
- May 25 "Blind" Tom Wiggins, African-American pianist and composer, born in Harris County, Georgia (d. 1908) [1] [2]
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