Deaths on May 3

Samuel Ogle

Died on May 3, 1752

Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (b. 1692)

Samuel Ogle (c. 1694 – 3 May 1752) was the 16th, 18th and 20th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1731 to 1732, 1733 to 1742, and 1746/1747 to 1752.

References

Samuel Ogle
List of colonial governors of Maryland

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Events on 1752

29 Feb

Konbaung Dynasty
King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
15 Jun

Lightning
Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
2 Sep

Western Europe
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
14 Sep

Gregorian calendar
The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

Deaths on May 3

Samuel Ogle

Died on May 3, 1752

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