Tuesday May 20, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

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

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the st week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

325
The First Council of Nicea – the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held.
1570
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas.
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.
American Civil War: Battle of Ware Bottom Church – in the Virginia Bermuda Hundred Campaign, 10,000 troops fight in this Confederate victory.
Krakatoa begins to erupt. The volcano’s final and most notable explosion occurs on August 26.
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo becomes the king of the Zulu Nation.
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.
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.
First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by Luc Montagnier.
The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania.

Who were born on ?

William Thornton, West Indian-born architect (d. 1828)
Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer (d.1862)
William Hewlett, American engineer (d. 2001)
Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan reporter and politician (d. 1976)
Ahmed Hamdi, Egyptian soldier, who fought in Yom Kippur(d. 1973)
Manuel Isaias Lopez, Mexican child psychiatrist
John Corapi, American Catholic prelate
Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer
Robert Van de Walle, Belgian judoka
Caroline Zhang, American figure skater

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