What Day of the Week

May 6, 2023 was the 126^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 239 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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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.

• 1536

  King Henry VIII orders English language Bibles be placed in every church.
• 1659

  English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
• 1757

  Battle of Prague – A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years’ War.
• 1840

  The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
• 1844

  The Glaciarium, the world’s first mechanically frozen ice rink, opens.
• 1935

  New Deal: Executive Order 7034 creates the Works Progress Administration.
• 1942

  World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.
• 1945

  World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.
• 1983

  The Hitler diaries are revealed as a hoax after examination by experts.
• 1998

  Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his 5th career start.

• 1574

  Pope Innocent X (d. 1655)
• 1897

  Paul Alverdes, German writer (d. 1979)
• 1902

  Harry Golden, American journalist (d. 1981)
• 1904

  Moshe Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-born founder of the Feldenkrais method (d. 1984)
• 1924

  Denny Wright, British guitarist (d. 1992)
• 1970

  Tristán Ulloa, Spanish actor
• 1980

  Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• 1983

  Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
• 1991

  Valerio Frasca, Italian footballer
• 1996

  Dominic Scott Kay, American actor

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