What Day of the Week

May 5, 2019 was the 125^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 240 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.

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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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• 1215

  Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
• 1809

  Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.
• 1835

  In Belgium, the first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
• 1864

  American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
• 1865

  In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio), the first train robbery in the United States takes place.
• 1891

  The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
• 1949

  The Treaty of London establishes the Council of Europe in Strasbourg as the first European institution working for European integration.
• 1950

  Bhumibol Adulyadej crowns himself King Rama IX of Thailand.
• 1964

  The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
• 1981

  Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.

• 1684

  Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné, niece of Madame de Maintenon and ancestress of the Heir to the Belgian throne (d. 1739)
• 1833

  Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
• 1937

  Delia Derbyshire, British electronic music composer (d. 2001)
• 1942

  István Bujtor, Hungarian actor (d. 2009)
• 1958

  Robert DiPierdomenico, Australian rules footballer
• 1959

  Ian McCulloch, English singer (Echo & the Bunnymen)
• 1963

  James LaBrie, Canadian singer (Dream Theater)
• 1970

  LaPhonso Ellis, American basketball player
• 1972

  Devin Townsend, Canadian musician (Strapping Young Lad)
• 1978

  Santiago Cabrera, Chilean actor

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