What Day of the Week

May 23, 2020 is the 144^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 222 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

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

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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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• 1533

  The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.
• 1568

  The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain.
• 1706

  Battle of Ramillies: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal Villeroi.
• 1900

  American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney becomes the first African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
• 1939

  The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
• 1945

  World War II: The Flensburg government under Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are captured and arrested by British forces at Flensburg in Northern Germany.
• 1948

  Thomas C. Wasson, US Consul-General assassinated in Jerusalem.
• 1949

  The Federal Republic of Germany is established and the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is proclaimed.
• 1967

  Egypt closes the Straits of Tiran and blockades the port of Eilat at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping.
• 2008

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.

• 1790

  Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842)
• 1921

  James Blish, American author (d. 1975)
• 1925

  Joshua Lederberg, American molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 2008)
• 1943

  Alan Walden, American rock music manager and promoter
• 1946

  Frederik de Groot, Dutch actor
• 1952

  Anne-Marie David, French singer
• 1956

  Albert Voorn, Dutch equestrian
• 1977

  Annabel Kosten, Dutch freestyle swimmer
• 1978

  Scott Raynor, American drummer (blink-182)
• 1986

  Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer

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