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, 1984
Day of Week 6th » One hundred three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul.
Day of Week 8th » The Soviet Union announces that it will 1984 Summer Olympics boycott known as boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
8th » Corporal Denis Lortie enters the National Assembly of Quebec Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the Deliberative assembly assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later rec
8th » The Thames Barrier is officially opened.
Day of Week 17th » Charles, Prince of Wales known as Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the British Royal Family e.g R