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May 20: Day of the Week
May 20, 2024 was the 141st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 225 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
May 20 Historical Event(s)
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.
1631
The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years’ War.
1802
By the Law of 20 May 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte reinstates slavery in the French colonies, revoking its abolition in the French Revolution
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.
1840
York Minster is badly damaged by fire
1873
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
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.
1948
Chiang Kai-shek elected to be the first President of the Republic of China.
1956
In Operation Redwing (shot Cherokee), the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean;
Who were born on May 20?
1776
Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer (d.1862)
1799
Honoré de Balzac, French novelist (d. 1850)
1806
John Stuart Mill, English philosopher (d. 1873)
1895
R. J. Mitchell, British aircraft designer (d. 1937)
1926
John Lucarotti, English-born Canadian TV writer (d. 1994)
1938
Marinella, Greek singer and actress
1944
Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman
1949
Dave Thomas, Canadian comedian and actor
1977
Matt Czuchry, American actor
1987
Julian Wright, American basketball player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters OECDFECEN? Check your answers here: Word solver OECDFECEN. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.