Famous Deaths for May 1778
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Months in 1778: January February March April June July August September November
Deaths 1 - 3 of 3
11th - William Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69
16th - Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat (b. 1718)
30th - Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], French writer (Candide), dies at 42
