What Day of the Week

May 11, 2019 was the 131^st day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 234 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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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• 1310

  In France, fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake as heretics.
• 1820

  Launch of HMS Beagle, the ship that took Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage.
• 1846

  President James K. Polk asked for and received a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican-American War
• 1858

  Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. State.
• 1862

  American Civil War: The ironclad Ship CSS is scuttled in the James River northwest of Norfolk, Virginia.
• 1907

  32 Shriners are killed when their chartered train derails at a switch near Surf Depot in Lompoc, California.
• 1918

  The Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus is officially established.
• 1927

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.
• 1944

  World War II: The Allies begin a major offensive against the Axis Powers on the Gustav Line.
• 1996

  The 1996 Mount Everest disaster: on a single day eight people die during summit attempts on Mount Everest.

• 1888

  Willis A. Lee, World War II U.S. naval admiral (d. 1945)
• 1907

  Rose Ausländer, German poet (d. 1988)
• 1930

  Bud Ekins, American stuntman (d. 2007)
• 1934

  Jim Jeffords, former American politician
• 1935

  Francisco Umbral, Spanish novelist (d. 2007)
• 1939

  Dante Tinga, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
• 1940

  Juan Downey, Chilean video artist (d. 1993)
• 1941

  Eric Burdon, British singer (The Animals)
• 1965

  Monsour del Rosario, Filipino martial artist and actor
• 1977

  Pablo García, Uruguayan footballer

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