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, 1821
Day of Week 5th » Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Day of Week 8th » Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn.
Day of Week 12th » The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire e.g Turks is Battle of Valtetsi known as fought in Valtetsi.
Day of Week 26th » Establishment of the Peloponnesian Senate by the Greek War of Independence named Greek rebels.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1821
8th » William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman (d. 1885)
16th » Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)