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, 1977
Day of Week 1st » Thirty-six people are killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations.
Day of Week 9th » Hotel Polen fire: A disastrous fire burns down the Hotel Polen in Amsterdam causing 33 deaths and 21 severe injuries.
Day of Week 25th » Star Wars (retitled 'Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope' in 1981) is released in theaters, inspiring the Jediism religion and Geek Pride Day holiday.
Day of Week 28th » In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire or Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.
31st » Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-Greek volleyball player
31st » Phil Devey, Canadian baseball player
31st » Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
31st » Scott Klopfenstein, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (Reel Big Fish, The Littlest Man Band, The Scholars (band) or The Scholars, and Nuckle Brothers)
31st » Greg Leeb, Canadian ice hockey player
31st » Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
31st » Joachim Olsen, Danish shot putter
31st » Joel Ross, English radio and television host
31st » June Sarpong, English television host
31st » Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer
31st » Petr Tenkrát, Czech ice hockey player
Famous Deaths for May 1977
5th » Ludwig Erhard, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) named Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
9th » James Jones (author) or James Jones, American author (b. 1921)