What Day of the Week

May 24, 2021 is the 144^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 221 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

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

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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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• 1626

  Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
• 1822

  Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito.
• 1832

  The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference.
• 1935

  The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Crosley Field.
• 1940

  Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
• 1960

  Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.
• 1988

  Section 28 of the United Kingdom’s Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted.
• 1990

  A car carrying American Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney explodes in Oakland, California, critically injuring both.
• 1991

  Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.
• 2000

  Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.

• 1870

  Jan Christiaan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1950)
• 1891

  William F. Albright, American archeologist and Biblical scholar (d. 1971)
• 1914

  Lilli Palmer, German-born actress (d. 1986)
• 1934

  Barry Rose, English choir-trainer and organist
• 1942

  Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese politician
• 1960

  Doug Jones, American actor
• 1965

  Jens Becker, German bassist (Grave Digger)
• 1977

  Kym Valentine, Australian actress
• 1986

  Jordan Metcalfe, English actor
• 1986

  Mark Ballas, American professional dancer

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