What Day of the Week

May 6, 2020 was the 127^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 239 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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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• 1542

  Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
• 1682

  Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles.
• 1801

  Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo.
• 1861

  American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is declared the new capital of the Confederate States of America.
• 1937

  Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
• 1941

  The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
• 1976

  An earthquake strikes Friuli, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages.
• 1983

  The Hitler diaries are revealed as a hoax after examination by experts.
• 1994

  Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
• 2002

  Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated by an animal rights activist.

• 1405

  George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, Albanian hero (d. 1468)
• 1906

  André Weil, French mathematician (d. 1998)
• 1906

  Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (d. 2005)
• 1907

  Weeb Ewbank, American football coach (d. 1998)
• 1979

  Nikki Hayes, Irish radio personality
• 1980

  Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek basketball player
• 1981

  Edyta Śliwińska, Polish dancer
• 1985

  Chris Paul, American basketball player
• 1986

  Roman Kreuziger, Czech Astana pro cyclist
• 1991

  Valerio Frasca, Italian footballer

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