What Day of the Week

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

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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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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• 1602

  Bartholomew Gosnold becomes the first European to see Cape Cod.
• 1791

  Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
• 1796

  First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph.
• 1849

  Troops of the Two Sicilies take Palermo and crush the republican government of Sicily
• 1862

  President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
• 1911

  In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an “unreasonable” monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
• 1940

  World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
• 1948

  Following the demise of the British Mandate of Palestine, Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
• 1951

  The Polish cultural attache in Paris, Czesław Miłosz, asks the French government for political asylum.
• 1997

  The United States government acknowledges the existence of the “Secret War” in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other “Secret War” veterans.

• 1915

  Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
• 1923

  Johnny Walker, Indian actor (d. 2003)
• 1931

  Ken Venturi, American golfer
• 1940

  Roger Ailes, American businessman
• 1942

  Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian politician
• 1956

  Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1967

  John Smoltz, baseball player
• 1974

  Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player
• 1984

  Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian racing driver
• 1990

  Jordan Eberle, Canadian hockey player

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