A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
: Day of the Week
is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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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)
The year is not a leap year
Historical Event(s)
1494
Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.
Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.
World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.
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.
All 114 aboard Kenya Airways Flight 507 die when the pilots lose control of the plane and it crashes in Douala, Cameroon.
Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek debt crisis.
Who were born on ?
1479
Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)
1546
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)
Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer (d. 1973)
Simon Rimmer, English chef
Todd Newton, American TV-personality, two-time game-show host
Devin Townsend, Canadian musician (Strapping Young Lad)
Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
Chris Duncan, American baseball player
Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian model
Xenofon Fetsis, Greek footballer
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