What Day of the Week

May 11, 2020 was the 132^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 234 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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• 1792

  Captain Robert Gray becomes the first documented white person to sail into the Columbia River.
• 1812

  Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons, London.
• 1894

  Pullman Strike: Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike in Illinois.
• 1924

  Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
• 1943

  World War II: American troops invade Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.
• 1949

  Israel joins the United Nations.
• 1949

  Siam officially changes its name to Thailand for the second time. The name had been in use since 1939 but was reverted in 1945.
• 1973

  Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg has charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times dismissed.
• 1983

  Aberdeen F.C. defeat Real Madrid 2-1 to win the European Cup Winners’ Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden.
• 2000

  Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia.

• 1911

  Mitchell Sharp, Canadian politician (d. 2004)
• 1911

  Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (d. 1985)
• 1939

  Carlos Lyra, Brazilian musician
• 1954

  John Gregory, English football manager
• 1965

  Monsour del Rosario, Filipino martial artist and actor
• 1970

  Nicky Katt, American actor
• 1977

  Gonzalo Colsa, Spanish footballer
• 1984

  Gerald Clayton, Dutch/American jazz pianist
• 1984

  John Bowie, American football player
• 1986

  Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo, Brazilian footballer

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