What Day of the Week

May 2, 2020 was the 123^rd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 243 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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• 1335

  Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.
• 1568

  Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
• 1670

  King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
• 1808

  Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
• 1885

  Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
• 1932

  Comedian Jack Benny’s radio show airs for the first time.
• 1945

  World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead inmates, most starved to death.
• 1946

  The “Battle of Alcatraz” takes place, killing two guards and three inmates.
• 1972

  In the early morning hours a fire broke out at the Sunshine mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, ID, killing 91 workers.
• 2002

  Marad massacre of eight Hindus near Palakkad in Kerala.

• 1458

  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)
• 1929

  Link Wray, American guitarist (d. 2005)
• 1932

  Maury Allen, American sportswriter
• 1953

  Valery Gergiev, Russian-born conductor
• 1954

  Roberta Pedon, American glamour model (d. 1982)
• 1956

  Amir Mokri, Iranian-born American cinematographer
• 1962

  Ray Traylor, American wrestler (d. 2004)
• 1965

  Félix José, Dominican baseball player
• 1977

  Jenna von Oy, American actress
• 1988

  Neftali Feliz, Dominican baseball player

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