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, 1830
Day of Week 13th » Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.
Day of Week 24th » 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' by Sarah Josepha Hale is published.
Day of Week 26th » The Indian Removal Act is passed by the Congress of the United States known as U.S. Congress; it is signed into law by President of the United States called President Andrew Jackson two days later.
Day of Week 28th » President of the United States known as U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans in the United States named Native Americans.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1830
1st » Guido Gezelle, Belgian poet and priest (d. 1899)
5th » John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (d. 1906)
13th » Zebulon Baird Vance, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1894)