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, 1810
Day of Week 25th » May Revolution: citizens of Buenos Aires expel Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata known as Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros during the 'May Revolution May Week named May week', starting the Argentine War of Independence.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1810
2nd » Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (d. 1874)
23rd » Margaret Fuller, American journalist (d. 1850)
24th » Charles Clark (governor) e.g Charles Clark, American general and politician, 24th List of Governors of Mississippi e.g Governor of Mississippi (d. 1877)
24th » Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (d. 1874)
Famous Deaths for May 1810
2nd » Henry Jerome de Salis, English clergyman (b. 1740)