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, 1870
Day of Week 12th » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a Provinces of Canada or province of Canada on July 15.
Day of Week 14th » The first game of rugby football e.g rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson, New Zealand known as Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1870
3rd » Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1948)
4th » Alexandre Benois, Russian painter and critic (d. 1960)
6th » Walter Rutherford, Scottish golfer (d. 1936)
11th » Otto von Friesen, Swedish linguist and educator (d. 1942)