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, 1904
Day of Week 4th » The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.
4th » Charles Rolls Charles Stewart Rolls meets Henry Royce Frederick Henry Royce at the Midland Hotel (Manchester) Midland Hotel in Manchester, England.
Day of Week 5th » Pitcher Pitching against the Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
Day of Week 9th » The steam locomotive 'GWR 3440 City of Truro City of Truro' becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed convert 100 mph km/h abbr=on.
Day of Week 10th » The Horch named Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded.
Day of Week 21st » The FIFA called Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1904
2nd » Bill Brandt, German-English photographer and journalist (d. 1983)