What Day Of The Week Was May 28?

May 28: Day of the Week

May 28, 2026 is the 148th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 217 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Gemini 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 28 by the Numbers

• 105 days since May 28
• 0 year, 3 months, and 16 days ago
• 3 months since then
• May 28 is in the 22nd week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 15 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

May 28 Historical Event(s)

1503James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor are married according to a Papal Bull by Pope Alexander VI. A Treaty of Everlasting Peace between Scotland and England signed on that occasion results in a peace that lasts ten years. 1798The United States Congress empowers president John Adams to enlist 10,000 men for service in case of a declaration of war or invasion of the country’s domain. It also authorizes Adams to instruct commanders of ships-of-war to seize armed French vessels preying upon or attacking American merchantmen about the coast. 1830President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans. 1930The Chrysler Building in New York City officially opens. 1932In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer. 1961Peter Benenson’s article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International. 1974Northern Ireland’s power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists. 1982Falklands War: British forces defeat the Argentines at the Battle of Goose Green. 1995The Russian town of Neftegorsk is hit by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that kills at least 2,000 people, half of the total population. 1998Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.

Who were born on May 28?

1883Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect (d. 1978) 1889Richard Réti, Austrian-Czech chess grandmaster (d. 1929) 1892Sepp Dietrich, German officer (d. 1966) 1911Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (d. 1986) 1936Betty Shabazz, American civil rights activist (d. 1997) 1945Hunter “Patch” Adams, American physician and social activist 1947Sondra Locke, American actress 1964David Baddiel, British comedian and television presenter 1971Isabelle Carré, French actress 1986Charles N'Zogbia, French footballer

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