What Day of the Week

May 20, 2021 was the 140^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 225 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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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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• 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.
• 1497

  John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Ship looking for a route to the west (other documents give a May 2 date).
• 1813

  Napoleon Bonaparte leads his French troops into the Battle of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany, against the combined armies of Russia and Prussia. The battle ends the next day with a French victory.
• 1873

  Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
• 1916

  The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting (Boy with Baby Carriage).
• 1949

  In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
• 1969

  The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends.
• 1989

  The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.
• 1990

  The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania.
• 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.

• 1851

  Emile Berliner, German-born recording pioneer (d. 1929)
• 1914

  Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician (d. 1995)
• 1920

  John Cruickshank, Scottish airman, Victoria Cross recipient
• 1931

  Ken Boyer, American baseball player (d. 1982)
• 1950

  Reinaldo Merlo, Argentine footballer
• 1957

  Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister of Japan
• 1961

  Clive Allen, English footballer
• 1962

  Mike Jeffries, American soccer coach
• 1971

  Tony Stewart, American race car driver
• 1984

  Kenny Vasoli, American singer and bassist (The Starting Line)

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