What Day of the Week

May 2, 2018 was the 122^nd day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 243 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 1230

  William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
• 1536

  Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
• 1568

  Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
• 1611

  King James Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
• 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.
• 1829

  After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
• 1866

  Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
• 1920

  The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 1933

  Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
• 1982

  Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.

• 1808

  Emma Wedgwood, English naturalist, wife of Charles Darwin, (d. 1896)
• 1828

  Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)
• 1898

  Henry Hall, British bandleader (d. 1989)
• 1906

  Aileen Riggin, American swimmer (d. 2002)
• 1935

  Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1937

  Lorenzo Music, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1945

  Judge Dread, English musician (d. 1998)
• 1977

  Fredrik Malm, Swedish politician
• 1980

  Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder
• 1984

  Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer

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