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 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.

May 20 by the Numbers

  • 93 days since May 20
  • 0 year, 3 months, and 4 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. 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. 1293King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Study of General Schools of Alcalá. 1631The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years’ War. 1775Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence signed in Charlotte, North Carolina 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. 1884Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo becomes the king of the Zulu Nation. 1941World War II: Battle of Crete – German paratroops invade Crete. 1990The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania.

Who were born on May 20?

1894Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, Jivanmukta (d. 1994) 1899Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (d. 1969) 1925Chester Ludgin, American baritone (d. 2003) 1927David Hedison, American actor 1931Paul Evans, American furniture designer and sculptor (d. 1987) 1959Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Hawaiian singer (d. 1997) 1965Stu Grimson, Canadian ice hockey player 1968Timothy Olyphant, American actor 1973Elsa Lunghini, French singer and actress 1977Chad Muska, American professional skateboarder

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