Monday May 5, 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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.

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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 th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1260
Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.
King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
World War II: Norwegian Campaign – Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to the Nazis after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms.
West Germany gains full sovereignty.
The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.
The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Who were born on ?

Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer (d. 1973)
Alice Faye, American actress (d. 1998)
Melinda Culea, American actress
Mike Redmond, American baseball player
Devin Townsend, Canadian musician (Strapping Young Lad)
James Cracknell, British rower
Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
Morgan Pehme, American filmmaker and writer
Wouter D'Haene, Belgian flatwater-canoeist
Larissa Wilson, English actress

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