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, 1837
Day of Week 3rd » The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens e.g University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.
Day of Week 10th » Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.
Day of Week 25th » The Rebellions of 1837 Rebels of Lower Canada (Quebec) rebel against the United Kingdom British for Political freedom freedom.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1837
7th » Karl Mauch, German geographer and explorer (d. 1875)
9th » Adam Opel, German engineer, founded the Opel named Opel Company (d. 1895)