What Day of the Week

May 7, 2023 is the 127^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 238 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is 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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• 558

  In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt.
• 1274

  In France, the Second Council of Lyons opens to regulate the election of the Pope.
• 1824

  World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer’s supervision.
• 1832

  The independence of Greece is recognized by the Treaty of London. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria is chosen King.
• 1864

  American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
• 1895

  In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
• 1942

  During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Japanese Imperial Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō. The battle marks the first time in the naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships.
• 1992

  Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
• 2000

  Vladimir Putin is inaugurated president of Russia
• 2004

  American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamic militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.

• 1909

  Edwin H. Land, American inventor (d. 1991)
• 1919

  La Esterella, Flemish singer (d. 2011)
• 1922

  Darren McGavin, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1937

  Claude Raymond, Quebec baseball player
• 1946

  Brian Turner, English chef
• 1949

  Marilyn Cole, English model
• 1961

  Phil Campbell, British musician (Motörhead)
• 1967

  Joe Rice, American politician
• 1976

  Calvin Booth, American basketball player
• 1978

  Stian Arnesen, Norwegian musician

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