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, 1798
Day of Week 24th » The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the Society of the United Irishmen known as United Irishmen against Kingdom of Great Britain or British rule begins.
Day of Week 25th » Irish Rebellion of 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion: The Carnew massacre, Massacre of Dunlavin Green Dunlavin massacre and Battle of Carlow Carlow massacre take place.
Day of Week 27th » The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland.
Day of Week 29th » Irish Rebellion of 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 Society of United Irishmen United Irishmen Gibbet Rath massacre are massacred by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland.
Famous Deaths for May 1798
10th » George Vancouver, English navigator and explorer (b. 1757)
19th » William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English lieutenant (b. 1722)