What Day of the Week

May 4, 2022 is the 124^th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 241 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Taurus 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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• 1814

  Emperor Napoleon I of France arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.
• 1859

  The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England.
• 1886

  Haymarket Square Riot: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, Illinois, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
• 1945

  World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
• 1946

  In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Naval Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz federal prison. Five people are killed in the riot.
• 1953

  Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.
• 1959

  The 1st Grammy Awards are held.
• 1979

  Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• 2002

  An EAS Airlines BAC 1-11-500 crashes in a suburb of Kano, Nigeria shortly after takeoff killing more than 148 people.
• 2007

  Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7 mi wide EF-5 tornado.

• 1796

  William H. Prescott, American historian (d. 1859)
• 1923

  Ed Cassidy, American musician (Spirit)
• 1947

  Willem van Beusekom, Dutch broadcaster and Radio DJ (d. 2006)
• 1961

  Jay Aston, British singer (Bucks Fizz)
• 1969

  Ryan Shamrock, American wrestling valet
• 1972

  Manny Aybar, Dominican baseball player
• 1973

  Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentine footballer
• 1979

  Wes Butters, British broadcaster
• 1983

  Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987

  Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer

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