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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.

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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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• 1568

  Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to 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.
• 1868

  President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in his impeachment trial by one vote in the United States Senate.
• 1914

  The first ever Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2-1.
• 1948

  Chaim Weizmann is elected the first President of Israel.
• 1961

  Park Chung-hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
• 1975

  Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
• 1983

  Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement rebels against the Sudanese government.
• 1988

  A report by United States’ Surgeon General C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.

• 1917

  Juan Rulfo, Mexican novelist (d. 1986)
• 1920

  Martine Carol, French actress (d. 1967)
• 1968

  Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress
• 1976

  Dirk Nannes, Dutch-born Australian cricketer
• 1977

  Emiliana Torrini Icelandic singer and songwriter
• 1981

  Taavi Rähn, Estonian footballer
• 1982

  Billy Crawford, Filipino singer and musician
• 1983

  Nancy Ajram, Lebanese singer
• 1986

  Andy Keogh, Irish footballer
• 1991

  Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player

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