What Day of the Week

May 7, 2020 was the 128^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 238 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.

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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.
• 1718

  The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.
• 1937

  Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco’s forces.
• 1946

  Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded with around 20 employees.
• 1954

  Indochina War: The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat (the battle began on March 13).
• 1960

  Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
• 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.
• 2007

  Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.

• 1643

  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700)
• 1700

  Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-born physician (d. 1772)
• 1885

  George ‘Gabby’Hayes, American actor (d. 1969)
• 1914

  Sir Arthur Snelling, British Ambassador (d. 1996)
• 1919

  La Esterella, Flemish singer (d. 2011)
• 1924

  Albert Band, American film director (d. 2002)
• 1964

  Ronnie Harmon, American football player
• 1969

  Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish musician
• 1973

  Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
• 1980

  Kate Lawler, English reality television personality

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