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May 5: Day of the Week
May 5, 2024 is the 126th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 240 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 5 Historical Event(s)
1494
Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.
1640
King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
1762
Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
1821
Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
1860
Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
1877
Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
1941
Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots’ Victory Day.
1945
World War II: Canadian and UK troops liberate the Netherlands and Denmark from Nazi occupation when Wehrmacht troops capitulate.
1955
West Germany gains full sovereignty.
1994
American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism, a punishment that many in the United States deemed to be excessive for a teenager committing a non-violent crime. However, significant numbers of Americans were also in favor of it.
Who were born on May 5?
1479
Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)
1883
Agustín Barrios, Paraguayan guitarist and composer (d. 1944)
1890
Christopher Morley, American writer (d. 1957)
1957
Peter Howitt, British actor and film director
1959
Johann Gajda, German footballer
1970
Soheil Ayari, French racer
1980
DerMarr Johnson, American basketball player
1981
Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian model
1988
Brooke Hogan, American singer and television personality
1989
Larissa Wilson, English actress
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters UMSAIKO? Check your answers here: Words with these letters UMSAIKO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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