What Day of the Week

May 10, 2021 was the 130^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 235 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

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

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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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• 1655

  England, with troops under the command of Admiral William Penn and General Robert Venables, annexes Jamaica from Spain.
• 1837

  Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.
• 1857

  Indian Mutiny: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys revolt against their commanding officers at Meerut.
• 1872

  Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
• 1908

  Mother’s Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
• 1940

  World War II: Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
• 1942

  World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
• 1948

  The Republic of China implements “temporary provisions” granting President Chiang Kai-shek extended powers to deal with the Communist uprising; they will remain in effect until 1991.
• 1969

  Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.
• 1997

  The Maeslantkering, a storm surge barrier in the Netherlands that is one of the world’s largest moving structures, is opened by Queen Beatrix.

• 1760

  Johann Peter Hebel, German poet (d. 1826)
• 1838

  John Wilkes Booth, American actor and assassin of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1865)
• 1942

  Youssouf Sambo Bâ, Burkinabé politician
• 1943

  Richard Darman, American economist
• 1946

  Maureen Lipman, English actress
• 1952

  Sly Dunbar, Jamaican musician
• 1970

  Gina Philips, American actress
• 1970

  Sally Phillips, British actress and comedienne
• 1973

  Aviv Geffen, Israeli singer/songwriter (Blackfield)
• 1981

  Samuel Dalembert, Haitian basketball player

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