What Day Of The Week Was May 20?

May 20: Day of the Week

May 20, 2026 is the 140th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 225 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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

Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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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May 20 by the Numbers

• 94 days since May 20
• 0 year, 3 months, and 5 days ago
• 3 months since then
• May 20 is in the 21st week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 13 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

May 20 Historical Event(s)

1217The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. 1521Battle of Pampeluna: Ignatius Loyola is seriously wounded. 1570Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. 1813Napoleon Bonaparte leads his French troops into the Battle of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany, against the combined armies of Russia and Prussia. The battle ends the next day with a French victory. 1862U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law. 1875Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units. 1916The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting (Boy with Baby Carriage). 1932Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world’s first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day. 1941World War II: Battle of Crete – German paratroops invade Crete. 1989The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Who were born on May 20?

1768Dolley Madison, First Lady of the United States (d. 1849) 1882Sigrid Undset, Norwegian author, Nobel laureate (d. 1949) 1889Karin Molander, Swedish actress (d. 1978) 1931Ken Boyer, American baseball player (d. 1982) 1950Yvon Lambert, Canadian ice hockey player 1952Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer 1955Zbigniew Preisner, Polish film composer 1958Ron Reagan, American talk show host 1963David Wells, American baseball player 1970Terrell Brandon, American basketball player

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