Historical Events May 8 Only known deaths by hailstones in US (Winnsborough, South Carolina) May 11 Britain & Tippu Sahib of Mysore sign peace treaty May 12 Ratified copies of the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War exchanged between US and Great Britain, in Paris May 20 Britain & Netherlands sign peace treaty (Peace of Paris) May 25 Jews are expelled from Warsaw by Marshall Mniszek Events in 1784 Famous Deaths May 12 Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (first to study freshwater polyps or hydra), dies at 73 Apr 1784 History by Year Jun 1784 What Happened in 1784 Emerald BuddhaMarch 22, 1784 A Salute to the Military Genius, Napoleon BonaparteOctober 30, 1784