What Day of the Week

May 20, 2020 is the 141^st day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 225 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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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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• 685

  The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who are decisively defeated.
• 1217

  The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
• 1498

  Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India.
• 1861

  American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union.
• 1883

  Krakatoa begins to erupt. The volcano’s final and most notable explosion occurs on August 26.
• 1908

  Budi Utomo organization is founded in Dutch East Indies, beginning the Indonesian National Awakening.
• 1916

  The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting (Boy with Baby Carriage).
• 1927

  Treaty of Jedda: the United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merge to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• 1932

  Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world’s first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
• 1996

  Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians.

• 1315

  Bonne of Luxembourg, wife of John II of France (d. 1349)
• 1776

  Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer (d.1862)
• 1917

  Guy Favreau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1967)
• 1932

  Bob Florence, American jazz pianist, composer, arranger (d. 2008)
• 1938

  Marinella, Greek singer and actress
• 1942

  Carlos Hathcock, American Marine Corps sniper (d. 1999)
• 1944

  Joe Cocker, British singer
• 1963

  David Wells, American baseball player
• 1965

  Ted Allen, American television host
• 1976

  Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player

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