A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
May 20: Day of the Week
May 20, 2024 is the 141st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 225 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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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.
1521
Battle of Pampeluna: Ignatius Loyola is seriously wounded.
1570
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas.
1802
By the Law of 20 May 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte reinstates slavery in the French colonies, revoking its abolition in the French Revolution
1896
The six ton chandelier of the Palais Garnier falls on the crowd below resulting in the death of one and the injury of many others.
1916
The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting (Boy with Baby Carriage).
1920
Montreal, Quebec radio station XWA broadcasts the first regularly scheduled radio programming in North America.
1940
Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.
1956
In Operation Redwing (shot Cherokee), the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean;
1990
The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania.
Who were born on May 20?
1897
Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983)
1921
Hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1927
Bud Grant, American football coach
1940
Stan Mikita, Canadian ice hockey player
1941
John Strasberg, American actor
1947
Greg Dyke, British broadcast executive
1954
Guy Hoffman, American musician (Violent Femmes)
1977
Chad Muska, American professional skateboarder
1986
Dexter Blackstock, English footballer
1986
Jiřina Ptáčníková, Czech pole vaulter
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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 VCOXNQUEFZ? Check your answers here: Unscramble words VCOXNQUEFZ. (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.