What Day of the Week

May 19, 2023 is the 139^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 226 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

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

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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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• 1536

  Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
• 1568

  Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
• 1749

  King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
• 1776

  American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
• 1828

  U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.
• 1921

  The U.S. Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
• 1922

  The Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union is established.
• 1950

  A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
• 1991

  Croatians vote for independence in a referendum.
• 1997

  The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.

• 1874

  Gilbert Laird Jessop, English cricketer (d. 1955)
• 1929

  John Stroger, American politician (d. 2008)
• 1939

  Francis Richard ‘Dick’Scobee, American astronaut (d. 1986)
• 1951

  Joey Ramone, American vocalist and songwriter (The Ramones) (d. 2001)
• 1963

  Filippo Galli, Italian footballer
• 1977

  Natalia Oreiro, Uruguayan singer and actress
• 1978

  Marcus Bent, English footballer
• 1981

  Michael Leighton, Canadian hockey player
• 1984

  Marcedes Lewis, American football player
• 1988

  Lily Cole, English model and actress

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