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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• 1527

  Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 147 Swiss Guards, including their commander, die fighting the forces of Charles V in order to allow Pope Clement VII to escape into Castel Sant'Angelo.
• 1659

  English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
• 1835

  James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald.
• 1857

  The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence.
• 1889

  The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
• 1935

  The first flight of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk.
• 1972

  Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara for attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.
• 1997

  The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank’s 300-year history.
• 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.
• 2002

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

• 1713

  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)
• 1800

  Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat and general (d. 1881)
• 1871

  Christian Morgenstern, German author (d. 1914)
• 1909

  Loyd Sigmon, American amateur radio broadcaster (d. 2004)
• 1924

  Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite (d. 2006)
• 1942

  Rin Kaiho, professional go player
• 1952

  Gerrit Zalm, Dutch politician and CEO (ABN AMRO)
• 1953

  Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer/manager
• 1977

  Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player
• 1991

  Valerio Frasca, Italian footballer

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