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, 1894
Day of Week 11th » Pullman Strike: Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a Wildcat strike action named wildcat strike in Illinois.
Day of Week 21st » The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Edward Leader Williams named Sir Edward Leader Williams.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1894
2nd » Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist (d. 1981)
10th » Elvira Popescu, Romanian-French actress and director (d. 1993)
10th » Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-American composer and conductor (d. 1979)
11th » Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991)
13th » Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, Icelandic politician, 2nd President of Iceland (d. 1972)
19th » Nicolae Secară, Bessarabian politician (d. 1942)
20th » Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru (d. 1994)
27th » Louis-Ferdinand Céline, French physician and author (d. 1961)
27th » Dashiell Hammett, American author (d. 1961)
29th » Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress (d. 1989)
29th » Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1969)
30th » Hubertus van Mook, Dutch politician, List of Governors-General of the Dutch East Indies known as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
31st » Fred Allen, American comedian, actor, and radio host (d. 1956)
Famous Deaths for May 1894
21st » Émile Henry (anarchist) or Émile Henry, French anarchist (b. 1872)