What Day of the Week

May 13, 2019 is the 133^rd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 232 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

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

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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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• 1888

  With the passage of the Lei Áurea (“Golden Law”), Brazil abolishes slavery.
• 1923

  Robert Bellarmine, a Doctor of the Catholic Church, is beatified.
• 1943

  World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.
• 1969

  Race riots, later known as the May 13 Incident, take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• 1981

  Mehmet Ali Ağca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives.
• 1992

  Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People’s Republic of China.
• 1994

  Johnny Carson makes his last television appearance on Late Show with David Letterman.
• 1998

  India carries out two nuclear tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
• 2000

  In Enschede, Netherlands, a fireworks factory explodes, killing 22 people, wounding 950, and resulting in approximately €450 million in damage.
• 2006

  2006 São Paulo violence: a major rebellion occurs in several prisons in Brazil.

• 1898

  Justin/Giustino Tuveri, Italian World War I veteran (d. 2007)
• 1923

  Red Garland, American hard bop jazz pianist (d.1984)
• 1937

  Roger Zelazny, American author (d. 1995)
• 1963

  Wally Masur, Australian tennis player
• 1977

  Neil Hopkins, American actor
• 1978

  Barry Zito, American baseball player
• 1978

  Ryan Bukvich, American baseball player
• 1986

  Robert Pattinson, English actor, musician and model
• 1993

  Debby Ryan, American actress
• 1993

  Romelu Lukaku, Belgian footballer

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