* May 10-George Vancouver, English explorer ( born 1757 )

* May 10-George Vancouver, naval officer, explorer ( b. 1757 )

* May 10 – George Steevens, English literary critic ( d. 1800 )

George Steevens ( 10 May 1736 – 22 January 1800 ) was an English Shakespearean commentator.

This was the beginning of one of the greatest periods in English cricket history with players such as captain Len Hutton, batsmen Denis Compton, Peter May, Tom Graveney, Colin Cowdrey, bowlers Fred Trueman, Brian Statham, Alec Bedser, Jim Laker, Tony Lock and wicket-keeper Godfrey Evans.

Alcuin of York () or Ealhwine, nicknamed Albinus or Flaccus ( 730s or 740s – 19 May 804 ) was an English scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria.

Arthur Aikin FGS ( 19 May 1773 – 15 April 1854 ) was an English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer.

While he was busy with the burial ceremonies for his brother, the Danes defeated the English in his absence at an unnamed spot, and then again in his presence at Wilton in May.

He was present at the council of May 1008 at which Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York, preached his Sermo Lupi ad Anglos ( The Sermon of the Wolf to the English ), castigating the English for their moral failings and blaming the latter for the tribulations afflicting the country.

The first four volumes of the complete English edition appear in May 2012.

Bede ( ; ; 672 / 673 – 26 May 735 ), also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede (), was an English monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow ( see Monkwearmouth-Jarrow ), both in the Kingdom of Northumbria.

On 17 May the Duke concentrated his Dutch and English troops at Tongeren, near Maastricht.

Villeroi, posting himself near Offus, watched anxiously the redcoats ' advance, mindful of the counsel he had received on 6 May from Louis XIV – " Have particular care to that part of the line which will endure the first shock of the English troops.

# Measures, numbers, money, days, months, years, clock time, and international words are in English forms, e. g. Date / Time: 20 May 1972 at 21: 00

On 16 May 1691, Kidd married Sarah Bradley Cox Oort, an English woman in her early twenties, who had already been twice widowed and was one of the wealthiest women in New York, largely due to her inheritance from her first husband.

After the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I, the republic's existence was initially declared by " An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth " adopted by the Rump Parliament, on 19 May 1649.

The relation he there gives of the miracle is as follows: " On the nones ( or 7th ) of May, about the third hour, ( or nine in the morning ,) a vast luminous body, in the form of a cross, appeared in the heavens, just over the holy Golgotha, reaching as far as the holy mount of Olivet, ( that is, almost two English miles in length ,) seen not by one or two persons, but clearly and evidently by the whole city.

As of May 2007, only a few works have been translated into English.

" And death shall have no dominion " appeared in the New English Weekly in May 1933.

Enya has performed several songs relating to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, including 1991's " Lothlórien " ( instrumental ), and 2001's " May It Be " ( sung in English and Quenya ), and " Aníron " ( in Sindarin )— the latter two, which she composed, appearing in Peter Jackson's movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and its soundtrack album.

Edward Anthony Jenner, FRS ( 17 May 1749 – 26 January 1823 ) was an English physician and scientist from Berkeley, Gloucestershire, who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine.

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC ( 25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873 ), was an English politician, poet, playwright, and novelist.

In May 1769, Washington introduced a proposal, drafted by his friend George Mason, calling for Virginia to boycott English goods until the Acts were repealed.

In May 1686, James decided to obtain from the English courts of the common law a ruling which affirmed his power to dispense with Acts of Parliament.

Captain George Vancouver ( 22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798 ) was an English officer of the British Royal Navy, best known for his 1791-95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.

The settlement of Yacanagua was burnt to the ground three times in its just over a century long existence as a Spanish settlement, first by French pirates in 1543, again on 27 May 1592 by a 110 strong landing party from a 4 ship English naval squadron led by Christopher Newport in his flagship Golden Dragon, who destroyed all 150 houses in the settlement, and finally by the Spanish themselves in 1605, for reasons set out below.

Because he had sealed under duress, however, John received approval from the Pope to break his word as soon as hostilities had ceased, provoking the First Barons ' War and an invited French invasion by Prince Louis of France ( whom the majority of the English barons had invited to replace John on the throne and had him proclaimed king in London in May 1216 ).

Howard Carter ( 9 May 18742 March 1939 ) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist known for discovering the tomb of 14th-century BC pharaoh Tutankhamun.

* May 10 – The Astor Place Riot takes place in Manhattan over a dispute between two Shakesperean actors.

Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. ( August 11, 1933 – May 15, 2007 ) was an American evangelical fundamentalist Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and a conservative political commentator.

* May 15 – Dan Patrick, American sports commentator

Howard Kingsbury Smith ( May 12, 1914 – February 15, 2002 ) was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor.

* Ted Lowe, commentator on BBC's ' Pot Black ', which brought snooker to prominence on British TV, was a longtime resident of Bexhill until his death in May 2011.

* May 13-Richard Simon, Biblical commentator ( died 1712 )

* May 10-Samuel Newman, Biblical commentator ( died 1663 )

John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge OBE ( 8 May 1904 – 25 March 1996 ) was a long-time British newsreader and commentator on BBC Radio.

In May 1997, ECW " invaded " the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw television show, drawing the ire of color commentator Jerry Lawler.

Notable inhabitants of Bierton include architect Deborah Saunt of Channel 4 television's series Grand Designs, playwright Robert Farquhar, BBC fashion commentator Jerry O ' Sullivan, and the notable author and poet May Sinclair who lived at The Gables in Burcott Lane for the last ten years of her life.

* May 17-Gordon Sinclair, journalist, writer and commentator ( born 1900 )

Harwell served as a guest color commentator for two Tiger games on FSN Detroit on May 24 and 25, 2007.

John Grosvenor Rowland ( born May 24, 1957 in Waterbury, Connecticut ) is a former American politician and current political commentator.

Mike Sexton continues to provide commentary, though he is partnered with Denmark-based American commentator Jesse May rather than Vince Van Patten.

In May 2006, Digital Domain was purchased by an affiliate of Wyndcrest Holdings, LLC, a private holding company whose principals then included Wyndcrest founder John Textor, director Michael Bay, former Microsoft executive Carl Stork, former NFL player and sports television commentator Dan Marino, and Jonathan Teaford.

Randall Mario " Randy " Poffo ( November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011 ), better known by his ring name " Macho Man " Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and occasional color commentator best known for his time in World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) and World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ).

Due to Buffalo commentator Rick Jeanneret's colorful play call when May scored, this game has been referred to in Buffalo as " May Day ".

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson ( born May 16, 1969 ) is an American political news correspondent and libertarian conservative commentator for the Fox News Channel.

Allan Gordon Sinclair, OC, FRGS ( June 3, 1900 – May 17, 1984 ) was a Canadian journalist, writer and commentator.

Thom Hartmann ( born May 7, 1951 ) is an American radio host, author, former psychotherapist and entrepreneur, and progressive political commentator.

Mark Shields ( born May 25, 1937 ) is an American political columnist and commentator.

Peter Jeffrey (" Jeff ") Leroy Dujon ( born 28 May 1956 ) is a retired West Indian cricketer and current commentator.

Philippe Karsenty, a French media commentator, was sued for libel by France 2 for suggesting this ; a ruling against him was overturned by the Paris Court of Appeal in May 2008 who agreed that some scenes did not seem genuine and that he had presented a " coherent mass of evidence ".