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, 1920
Day of Week 2nd » The first game of the Negro National League (1920-1931) called Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
Day of Week 3rd » A 1920 Georgian coup attempt named Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Day of Week 5th » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
Day of Week 7th » Treaty of Moscow (1920) called Treaty of Moscow: Russian SFSR named Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
7th » The Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, opens the first exhibition by the Group of Seven (artists) e.g Group of Seven.
Day of Week 9th » Polish-Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its 1920 Kiev Offensive known as capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreschatyk.
Day of Week 16th » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV Canonization of Joan of Arc called canonizes Joan of Arc.
Day of Week 20th » Montreal, Quebec radio station XWA broadcasts the first regularly scheduled radio programming in North America.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1920
2nd » Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (d. 2004)
2nd » Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian-Brazilian activist (d. 2000)
2nd » Vasantrao Deshpande, Indian singer and sitar player (d. 1983)
2nd » Guinn Smith, American pole vaulter (d. 2004)
3rd » John Lewis (pianist) or John Lewis, American pianist and composer (Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2001)
6th » Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck named Martha Beck, American murderer (d. 1951)
6th » Ross Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1996)
6th » Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2004)
8th » Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (d. 1996)
8th » Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (d. 1991)
8th » Sloan Wilson, American author (d. 2003)
8th » Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and educator (d. 2000)