What Day of the Week

May 13, 2022 was the 133^rd day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 232 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

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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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• 1497

  Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
• 1804

  Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city.
• 1865

  American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch – in far south Texas, more than a month after Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.
• 1948

  1948 Arab-Israeli War: the Kfar Etzion massacre is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before the declaration of independence of the state of Israel on May 14.
• 1951

  The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.
• 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.
• 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.
• 2005

  The Andijan Massacre occurs in Uzbekistan.

• 1857

  Ronald Ross, English physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1932)
• 1930

  José Jiménez Lozano, Spanish writer
• 1934

  Ehud Netzer, Israeli archaeologist (d. 2010)
• 1935

  Dominic Cossa, American baritone
• 1950

  Stevie Wonder, American singer and musician
• 1957

  Koji Suzuki, Japanese writer
• 1962

  Paul McDermott, Australian comedian
• 1976

  Trajan Langdon, American basketball player
• 1978

  Mike Bibby, American basketball player
• 1980

  Waka Inoue, Japanese gravure idol and actress

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