What Day Of The Week Was May 5?

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Tuesday May 5, 2026
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

May 5: Day of the Week

May 5, 2026 is the 125th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 240 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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

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 5 by the Numbers

  • 86 days since May 5
  • 0 year, 2 months, and 25 days ago
  • 2 months since then
  • May 5 is in the 19th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
  • 12 weeks ago
  • The year 2026 is not a leap year

May 5 Historical Event(s)

1494Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain. 1811In the second day of fighting at the Peninsular War Battle of Fuentes de Onoro the French army, under Marshall Massena, drive in the Duke of Wellington’s overextended right flank, but French frontal assaults fail to take the town of Fuentes de Onoro and the Anglo-Portugese army holds the field at the end of the day. 1864American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. 1866Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York. 1891The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor. 1920Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder. 1945World War II: Canadian and UK troops liberate the Netherlands and Denmark from Nazi occupation when Wehrmacht troops capitulate. 1950Bhumibol Adulyadej crowns himself King Rama IX of Thailand. 2006The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army. 2007All 114 aboard Kenya Airways Flight 507 die when the pilots lose control of the plane and it crashes in Douala, Cameroon.

Who were born on May 5?

1764Robert Craufurd, British general (d. 1812) 1826Empress Eugénie de Montijo of France, wife of Napoleon III (d. 1920) 1869Hans Pfitzner, German composer (d. 1949) 1944Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor 1955Melinda Culea, American actress 1979Vincent Kartheiser, American actor 1981Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian model 1985Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, illustrator and singer 1985Terrence Wheatley, American football player 1999Nathan Chen, American figure skater

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