Tuesday May 20, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the st week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

526
An earthquake kills about 300,000 people in Syria and Antiochia.
1293
King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Study of General Schools of Alcalá.
1497
John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Ship looking for a route to the west (other documents give a May 2 date).
The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years’ War.
American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union.
Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country’s first President.
Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania.
Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians.

Who were born on ?

John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (d. 1873)
Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983)
Bob Florence, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (d. 2008)
Carlos Hathcock, American Marine Corps sniper (d. 1999)
Dave Despain, American racing commentator
Ted Allen, American television host
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-born Pakistani terrorist
Andrew Sega, American musician
Julian Wright, American basketball player

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