May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. May is a month of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer in Europe). Therefore May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
May symbols: The birthstone of May is the emerald which is emblematic of love and success. The May birth flower is the Lily of the Valley and the Crataegus monogyna. The mayflower Epigaea repens is a North American harbinger of May, and the floral emblem of both Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. Its native range extends from Newfoundland south to Florida, west to Kentucky in the southern range, and to Northwest Territories in the north. The zodiac signs for the month of May are Taurus (until May 20) and Gemini (May 21 onwards).
Historical Events for May, 1787
Day of Week 13th » Captain (Royal Navy) e.g Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia.
Day of Week 14th » In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention (United States) known as Constitutional Convention to write a new United States Constitution called Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1787
7th » Jacques Viger (1787–1858) known as Jacques Viger, Canadian archaeologist and politician, 1st mayor of Montreal (d. 1858)
Famous Deaths for May 1787
10th » William Watson (scientist) known as William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)
28th » Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)