Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” This nifty little website will help you answer that question using Zeller’s congruence. Zeller’s algorithm is very helpful as a day of the week calculator for any date in the Gregorian calendar.
Perhaps you are just curious and want to know the events that took place on the day you were born. Simply enter the month, day and year you were born on the sidebar and you’ll know the historical events that happened on your birthday. Not only that, you’ll also get the names of popular persons in history that share the same birthday.
Currently, there are 105,060 historical records in the database with 3761 BC as the oldest entry.
Whatever your reasons in wanting to know the day of the week you were born, this website will help you get the information that you need.
Since I don't know your birthday yet, let us begin by answering the question “What day of the week is it today?”
Day Of The Week: May 5
May 5, 2024 is the 126th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 240 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 5
- 553 –The Second Council of Constantinople begins.
- 1860 –Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
- 1865 –In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio), the first train robbery in the United States takes place.
- 1941 –Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots’ Victory Day.
- 1964 –The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
Who were born on May 5?
- 1921 –Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
- 1955 –Lisa Jane Persky, American actress
- 1959 –Johann Gajda, German footballer
- 1962 –Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter
- 1981 –Danielle Fishel, American actress
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