Historical Events
Columbus Sights Jamaica
May 5 On his 2nd voyage to New World Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay
Famous Birthdays
- May 25 Jacopo da Pontormo [Carucci], Italian painter (Sepulture of Christ), born in Pontormo, Italy (d. 1557)
Famous Deaths
- May 7 Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (1478-94) whose death leads to civil war, dies at 22
