What Day of the Week

May 1, 2020 was the 122^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 244 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.

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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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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• 1751

  The first cricket match is played in America.
• 1894

  Coxey’s Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
• 1901

  The Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York.
• 1925

  The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members.
• 1931

  The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
• 1933

  The Roca-Runciman Treaty between Argentina and Great Britain is signed by Julio Argentino Roca, Jr., and Sir Walter Runciman.
• 1947

  Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano; 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
• 1961

  The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
• 2001

  Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares the existence of “a state of rebellion”, hours after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, Joseph Estrada, storm towards the presidential palace at the height of the EDSA III rebellion.
• 2006

  The Puerto Rican government closes the Department of Education and 42 other government agencies due to significant shortages in cash flow.

• 1285

  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)
• 1917

  Ahron Soloveichik, Orthodox Jewish rabbi (d. 2001)
• 1919

  Lewis Hill, American pacifist and founder of Pacifica Radio (d. 1957)
• 1934

  Shirley Horn, American jazz singer and pianist (d. 2005)
• 1937

  Una Stubbs, English actress
• 1940

  Bobbie Ann Mason, American novelist and literary critic
• 1945

  Rita Coolidge, American singer
• 1947

  Sergio Infante, Chilean poet and writer
• 1971

  Ajith Kumar, Indian film actor
• 1978

  Sachie Hara, Japanese actress

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