What Day Of The Week Was May 20?

Wednesday May 20, 2026
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.

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)

325The First Council of Nicea – the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held. 1498Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India. 1840York Minster is badly damaged by fire 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. 1884Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo becomes the king of the Zulu Nation. 1902Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country’s first President. 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. 1996Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. 2002The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and 3 years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976).

Who were born on May 20?

1906Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1989) 1935José Mujica, President of Uruguay 1946Cher, American singer & actress 1949Dave Thomas, Canadian comedian and actor 1953Robert Doyle, Australian politician 1967Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece 1975Andrew Sega, American musician 1982Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer 1982Petr Čech, Czech footballer 1991Mara Lopez, Filipino actress

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