What Day of the Week

May 16, 2019 was the 136^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 229 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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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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• 218

  Julia Maesa, aunt of the assassinated Caracalla, is banished to her home in Syria by the self-proclaimed emperor Macrinus and declares her 14-year old grandson Elagabalus, emperor of Rome.
• 1532

  Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
• 1822

  Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli.
• 1914

  The first ever Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2-1.
• 1919

  A naval Curtiss aircraft NC-4 commanded by Albert Cushing Read leaves Trepassey, Newfoundland, for Lisbon via the Azores on the first transatlantic flight.
• 1943

  Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends.
• 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.
• 1960

  Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser, at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
• 1983

  Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement rebels against the Sudanese government.
• 1991

  Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addressed a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.

• 1897

  Zvi Sliternik, Israeli entomologist (d. 1994)
• 1921

  S. Neil Fujita, American graphic designer (d. 2010)
• 1923

  Merton Miller, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. 2000)
• 1923

  Peter Underwood, English parapsychologist
• 1965

  Krist Novoselic, American musician and author
• 1969

  Tracey Gold, American actress
• 1973

  Jason Acuña, American television personality
• 1973

  Tori Spelling, American actress
• 1983

  Daniel Kerr, Australian football player (AFL)
• 1990

  Thomas Sangster, English actor

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