What Day of the Week

May 16, 2020 was the 137^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 229 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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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• 1527

  The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic.
• 1532

  Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
• 1811

  Peninsular War: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom, defeat the French at the Battle of Albuera.
• 1822

  Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli.
• 1891

  The International Electro-Technical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world’s first long distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electrical current (the most common form today).
• 1929

  In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are handed out.
• 1948

  Chaim Weizmann is elected the first President of Israel.
• 1951

  The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines.
• 1974

  Josip Broz Tito is re-elected president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This time he is elected for life.
• 2003

  In Casablanca, Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks.

• 1821

  Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)
• 1916

  Adriana Caselotti, American actress (d. 1997)
• 1919

  Liberace, American pianist (d. 1987)
• 1931

  Natwar Singh, Indian politician
• 1954

  Dafydd Williams, Canadian physician and astronaut
• 1955

  Jack Morris, American baseball player
• 1955

  Olga Korbut, Belarussian gymnast
• 1980

  Michael Ryan, American ice hockey player
• 1985

  Café, Brazilian footballer
• 1987

  Tom Onslow-Cole, British racing driver

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