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May 21: Day of the Week
May 21, 2024 is the 142nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 224 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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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 21 Historical Event(s)
1809
The first day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling between the Austrian army led by Archduke Charles and the French army led by Napoleon I of France sees the French attack across the Danube held.
1911
Mexican President Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, and thus concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
1924
University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a “thrill killing”.
1934
Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
1937
A Soviet station becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
1946
Physicist Louis Slotin is fatally irradiated in a criticality incident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
1979
White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.
1994
The Democratic Republic of Yemen unsuccessful attempts to secede from Republic of Yemen; a war breaks out.
2005
The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure.
2006
The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. The Montenegrin people choose independence with a majority of 55%.
Who were born on May 21?
1902
Earl Averill, American baseball player (d. 1983)
1912
Akiva Vroman, Dutch-born Israeli geologist (d. 1989)
1916
Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (d. 2002)
1918
Dennis Day, American singer and comedian (d. 1988)
1923
Evelyn Ward, American actress
1928
Tom Donahue, American disc jockey (d. 1975)
1941
Bobby Cox, American baseball manager and former player
1944
Mary Robinson, President of Ireland
1977
Quinton Fortune, South African footballer
1985
Kano, British rapper
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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 ADETUP? Check your answers here: Word finder ADETUP. (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.