What Day of the Week

May 24, 2023 is the 144^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 221 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is 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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• 1276

  Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.
• 1832

  The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference.
• 1930

  Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
• 1960

  Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.
• 1961

  American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for “disturbing the peace” after disembarking from their bus.
• 1988

  The fourth game of the 1988 Stanley Cup Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and the Boston Bruins had to end in a tie because of a power failure. The Oilers went on to win the Stanley Cup with a 6-3 victory in game 5.
• 1991

  Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.
• 2000

  Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
• 2001

  The Versailles wedding hall disaster in Jerusalem, Israel, kills 23 and injures over 200
• 2002

  Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.

• 1810

  Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (d. 1874)
• 1900

  Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984)
• 1900

  Lionel Conacher, Canadian athlete and politician (d. 1954)
• 1964

  Liz McColgan, British runner
• 1965

  Jens Becker, German bassist (Grave Digger)
• 1966

  Ricky Craven, American NASCAR driver
• 1967

  Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1967

  Steve McDonald, American bassist (Redd Kross)
• 1978

  Brad Penny, American baseball player
• 1984

  Brodney Pool, American football player

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