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, 1833
Day of Week 10th » The desecration of the grave of the viceroy of Northern and southern Vietnam southern Vietnam Lê Văn Duyệt by Emperor Minh Mạng provokes his Lê Văn Khôi adopted son to Lê Văn Khôi revolt start a revolt.
Day of Week 25th » The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1833
5th » Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
7th » Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (d. 1897)
22nd » Félix Bracquemond, French painter and etcher (d. 1914)