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 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. 1609Shakespeare’s sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe. 1775Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence signed in Charlotte, North Carolina 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. 1861American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union. 1864American Civil War: Battle of Ware Bottom Church – in the Virginia Bermuda Hundred Campaign, 10,000 troops fight in this Confederate victory. 1882The Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy is formed. 1920Montreal, Quebec radio station XWA broadcasts the first regularly scheduled radio programming in North America. 1940Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz. 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?

1706Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (d. 1777) 1897Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish anarchist (d. 1983) 1945Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian politician 1947John Corapi, American Catholic prelate 1950Reinaldo Merlo, Argentine footballer 1959Susan Cowsill, American musician 1977Vesa Toskala, Finnish ice hockey player 1981Mark Winterbottom, Australian racing driver 1982Candace Bailey, American actress 1983N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Indian film actor

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