22 May in 1813, 200 years ago today, the birth of Richard Wagner; and in 1859, the birth of Arthur Conan Doyle, Conan Doyle and the Cottingley Fairies;
The Black Death and vampires;
19 May in 1536, the execution of Anne Boleyn; in 1994, the death of Jackie Kennedy Onassis; in 1925, the birth of Malcolm X; and in 1890, the birth of Ho Chi Minh, former president of North Vietnam;
18 May in 1868, the birth of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia; in 1872, the birth of philosopher, Bertrand Russell; and in 1912, the birth of South African anti-apartheid activist, Walter Sisulu.