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, 1805
Day of Week 17th » Muhammad Ali of Egypt or Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
Day of Week 26th » Napoleon or Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Milan Cathedral, the Gothic architecture called gothic cathedral in Milan.
Day of Week 31st » French and Spanish forces begin the Battle of Diamond Rock or assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock.
Famous Deaths for May 1805
7th » William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1737)
9th » Friedrich Schiller, German poet, playwright, and historian (b. 1759)
25th » William Paley, English priest and philosopher (b. 1743)
28th » Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)