What Day of the Week

May 5, 2018 was the 125^th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 240 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

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

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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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• 1260

  Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.
• 1865

  In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio), the first train robbery in the United States takes place.
• 1886

  The Bay View Tragedy: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing seven.
• 1904

  Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
• 1920

  Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
• 1925

  Scopes Trial: serving of an arrest warrant on John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
• 1925

  The government of South Africa declares Afrikaans an official language
• 1936

  Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• 1940

  World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London
• 1994

  The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

• 1833

  Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
• 1887

  Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1972)
• 1915

  Alice Faye, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1931

  Michel Regnier, Belgian comic-book writer (Achille Talon) (d. 1999)
• 1938

  Michael Murphy, American actor
• 1959

  Ian McCulloch, English singer (Echo & the Bunnymen)
• 1976

  Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
• 1976

  Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentine footballer
• 1978

  Morgan Pehme, American filmmaker and writer
• 1984

  Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire)

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