What Day of the Week

May 17, 2023 was the 137^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 228 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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.

• 1642

  Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
• 1805

  Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
• 1814

  The Constitution of Norway is signed and the Danish Crown Prince Christian Frederik is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
• 1865

  The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
• 1967

  Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
• 1974

  Police in Los Angeles, California, raid the Symbionese Liberation Army’s headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
• 1983

  Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
• 1984

  Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend,” sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
• 1992

  Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, many disappearances, hundreds of injuries, and over 3,500 arrests.
• 2006

  The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.

• 1768

  Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854)
• 1886

  King Alfonso XIII of Spain (d. 1941)
• 1946

  F. Paul Wilson, American novelist
• 1950

  Howard Ashman, American lyricist (d. 1991)
• 1960

  Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter
• 1964

  Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
• 1969

  Thom Filicia, American television personality
• 1975

  Jonti Picking, British cartoonist
• 1982

  Reiko Nakamura, Japanese swimmer
• 1991

  Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper

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