Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 5
May 5, 2025 is the 125th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 240 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Monday.
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
- 1640 –King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
- 1762 –Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
- 1821 –Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
- 1835 –In Belgium, the first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
- 1866 –Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
- 1891 –The 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.
- 1925 –The government of South Africa declares Afrikaans an official language
- 1949 –The Treaty of London establishes the Council of Europe in Strasbourg as the first European institution working for European integration.
- 1961 –The Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.
- 1980 –Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.
Who were born on May 5?
- 1833 –Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
- 1883 –Agustín Barrios, Paraguayan guitarist and composer (d. 1944)
- 1921 –Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
- 1957 –Peter Howitt, British actor and film director
- 1959 –Johann Gajda, German footballer
- 1963 –James LaBrie, Canadian singer (Dream Theater)
- 1966 –Josh Weinstein, American writer
- 1970 –Todd Newton, American TV-personality, two-time game-show host
- 1971 –Harold Miner, American basketball player
- 1981 –Craig David, English singer
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