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 French then this day of the week in French is lundi.

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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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• 1595

  Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
• 1798

  The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins.
• 1822

  Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito.
• 1883

  The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
• 1956

  The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland
• 1961

  American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for “disturbing the peace” after disembarking from their bus.
• 1970

  The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union.
• 1973

  Earl Jellicoe resigns as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords.
• 1982

  Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War.
• 2000

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

• 15 BC

  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (d. 19)
• 1671

  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)
• 1900

  Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984)
• 1905

  Michail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov, Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
• 1945

  Priscilla Presley, American actress
• 1976

  Alessandro Cortini, Italian multi-instrumentalist (Nine Inch Nails)
• 1977

  Kym Valentine, Australian actress
• 1984

  Ryan Wieber, American visual effects compositor and amateur filmmaker
• 1987

  Guillaume Latendresse, Canadian hockey player
• 1991

  Erika Umeda, Japanese singer

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