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, 1875
Day of Week 1st » Alexandra Palace reopens after being burned down in a fire in 1873.
Day of Week 17th » Aristides (horse) called Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.
Day of Week 20th » Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1875
1st » David Hall (athlete) named Dave Hall, American runner (d. 1972)
7th » William Hoyt (athlete) e.g Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter (d. 1951)
11th » Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter (d. 1912)
12th » Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (d. 1960)