What Day of the Week

May 1, 2022 was the 121^st day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 244 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

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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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• 1328

  Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton – the Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state.
• 1753

  Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
• 1894

  Coxey’s Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
• 1948

  The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) is established, with Kim Il-sung as leader.
• 1956

  The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• 1960

  Cold War: U-2 incident – Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.
• 1961

  The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
• 1965

  Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, takes place.
• 1994

  Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola.
• 2011

  Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.

• 1225

  Jean de Joinville, French writer (d. 1317)
• 1582

  Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer (d. 1643)
• 1825

  Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathetician (d. 1898)
• 1830

  Guido Gezelle, Flemish poet and priest (d. 1899)
• 1910

  Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Astronomer/astro-physicist; noted UFO investigator (d. 1986)
• 1919

  Dan O'Herlihy, Irish film actor (d. 2005)
• 1934

  Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician
• 1960

  Steve Cauthen, American jockey
• 1967

  Tim McGraw, American musician
• 1989

  Tim Urban, American singer

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