What Day of the Week

May 22, 2019 was the 142^nd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 223 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.

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

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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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• 334 BC

  The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.
• 1377

  Pope Gregory XI issues five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe.
• 1819

  The SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived at Liverpool, England on June 20.
• 1848

  Slavery is abolished in Martinique.
• 1897

  The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames is officially opened
• 1972

  Ceylon adopts a new constitution, thus becoming a Republic, changes its name to Sri Lanka, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 1987

  First ever Rugby World Cup kicks off with New Zealand playing Italy at Eden Park, Auckland.
• 1990

  Microsoft releases the Windows 3.0 operating system.
• 1997

  Kelly Flinn, US Air Force’s first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepts a general discharge in order to avoid a court martial.
• 2008

  The Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence unleashes 235 tornadoes, including an EF4 and an EF5 tornado, between May 22 and May 31, 2008. The tornadoes struck 19 states and one Canadian province.

• 1904

  Pyotr Sobolevsky, Soviet actor (d. 1977)
• 1910

  Johnny Olson, American game show announcer (d. 1985)
• 1930

  Kenny Ball, British musician
• 1947

  Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, Greek-American astronomer and a NASA astrophysicist (d. 1997)
• 1950

  Bernie Taupin, English songwriter
• 1973

  Julián Tavárez, Dominican baseball player
• 1974

  John Bale, American baseball player
• 1976

  Daniel Erlandsson, drummer of Swedish death metal band Arch Enemy
• 1980

  Steven Baker, Australian Australian rules footballer
• 1985

  Graham Harrell, American football player

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