What Day of the Week

May 10, 2019 was the 130^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 235 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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• 70

  Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, opens a full-scale assault on Jerusalem and attacks the city’s Third Wall to the northwest.
• 1503

  Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.
• 1534

  Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
• 1824

  The National Gallery in London opens to the public.
• 1833

  The desecration of the grave of the viceroy of southern Vietnam Le Van Duyet by Emperor Minh Mang provokes his adopted son to start a revolt.
• 1837

  Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.
• 1849

  Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 25 and injuring over 120.
• 1865

  American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is captured by Union troops near Irwinville, Georgia.
• 1877

  Romania declares itself independent from the Ottoman Empire following the Senate adoption of Mihail Kogălniceanu’s Declaration of Independence. This act is recognized on March 26, 1881 after the end of the Romanian War of Independence.
• 1946

  First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.

• 1886

  Olaf Stapledon, British author and philosopher (d. 1950)
• 1943

  David Clennon, American actor
• 1948

  Meg Foster, American actress
• 1967

  Jon Ronson, British journalist and author
• 1970

  Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan pianist
• 1971

  Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater
• 1971

  Leslie Stefanson, American actress
• 1975

  Andrea Anders, American Actress
• 1975

  Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver
• 1979

  Lee Hyori, South Korean singer

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