What Day of the Week

May 15, 2019 is the 135^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 230 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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

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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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• 1776

  American Revolution: the Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
• 1793

  Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for “about 360 meters”, at a height of 5-6 meters, during one of the first attempted .
• 1796

  First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph.
• 1858

  Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
• 1864

  American Civil War: Battle of Resaca, Georgia ends.
• 1929

  A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
• 1932

  The May 15 Incident: in an attempted Coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is killed.
• 1936

  Amy Johnson arrives back in England after a record-breaking return flight to Cape Town
• 1987

  The Soviet Union launches the Polyus prototype orbital weapons platform. It fails to reach orbit.
• 1991

  Edith Cresson becomes France’s first female prime minister.

• 1567

  (baptism) Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643)
• 1786

  General Dimitris Plapoutas, Greek War of Independence figure (d. 1864)
• 1856

  L. Frank Baum, American author (d. 1919)
• 1911

  Max Frisch, Swiss author (d. 1991)
• 1914

  Turk Broda, Canadian hockey goaltender (d. 1972)
• 1926

  Anthony Shaffer, British playwright (d. 2001)
• 1959

  Luis Perez-Sala, Spanish racing driver
• 1975

  Peter Iwers, Swedish Musician
• 1976

  Ryan Leaf, American football player
• 1989

  Sunny (Lee Soon-kyu), South Korean singer (Girls’ Generation)

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