What Day of the Week

May 22, 2020 was the 143^rd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 223 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.

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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Gemini 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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• 1377

  Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe.
• 1807

  A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason.
• 1816

  A mob in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England, riots over high unemployment and rising grain costs; the rioting spreads to Ely the next day.
• 1906

  The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their “Flying-Machine”.
• 1915

  Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail crash near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246; the accident is found to be the result of non-standard operating practices during a shift change at a busy junction.
• 1947

  Cold War: in an effort to fight the spread of Communism, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs an act into law that will later be called the Truman Doctrine. The act grants $400 million in military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece, each battling an internal Communist movement.
• 1987

  Hashimpura massacre in Meerut city of India.
• 1990

  Microsoft releases the Windows 3.0 operating system.
• 1990

  North and South Yemen are unified to create the Republic of Yemen.
• 2002

  In Washington, D.C., the remains of the missing Chandra Levy are found in Rock Creek Park.

• 1934

  Peter Nero, American musician
• 1942

  Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress
• 1943

  Gesine Schwan, German politician and science professor
• 1944

  Vaiko, Indian politician
• 1946

  Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager
• 1950

  Alekos Alavanos, Greek politician
• 1956

  Al Corley, American actor and producer
• 1967

  John Vanderslice, American musician
• 1975

  Tracy Brookshaw, American professional wrestler and valet
• 1985

  Graham Harrell, American football player

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