What Day of the Week

May 24, 2022 was the 144^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 221 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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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• 1276

  Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.
• 1856

  John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
• 1861

  American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
• 1900

  Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
• 1948

  Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.
• 1956

  Conclusion of the Sixth Buddhist Council on Vesak Day, marking the 2,500 year anniversary after the Lord Buddha’s Parinibbāna.
• 1956

  The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland
• 1967

  Egypt imposes a blockade and siege of the Red Sea coast of Israel.
• 1982

  Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War.
• 1991

  Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel.

• 15 BC

  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (d. 19)
• 1886

  Paul Paray, French conductor and composer (d. 1979)
• 1923

  Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986)
• 1925

  Mai Zetterling, Swedish-born entertainer (d. 1994)
• 1953

  Nell Campbell, American actress and singer
• 1966

  Ricky Craven, American NASCAR driver
• 1974

  Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player
• 1982

  DaMarcus Beasley, American footballer
• 1984

  Brodney Pool, American football player
• 1991

  Erika Umeda, Japanese singer

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