Fun Facts to Celebrate a May Birthday
Celebrating a May birthday? Download this May birth month fun facts sheet to display at a birthday party or give with a birthday gift. Included are the May birthstone and flower, a few fun holidays, interesting people born in May, and this month in history events.
May Birthstone
May’s birthstone is emerald, a beautiful green gemstone. The emerald has been associated with inspiration, patience, and calming properties.
Emeralds were a favorite of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, and of ancient Egyptians in general. Seattle has been nicknamed, “The Emerald City,” due to its lush green landscapes.
May Flower
The birth flower associated with May is lily of the valley. This flower isn’t actually a lily at all, but a member of the asparagus family. It is a perennial flower with dainty bell-shaped flowers, usually white.
May Quote or Poem
“The earth laughs in flowers!”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
May Fun Holidays
National Photography Month
National Salad Month
National Clean Your Room Day (5/10)
Bring Flowers to Someone Day (5/15)
National Scavenger Hunt Day (5/24)
National Paper Airplane Day (5/26)
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Famous May Birthdays
John Bardeen (known for work in superconductivity, the only person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice)
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
Mary Cassatt (American painter)
Henry Dunant (co-founder of the Red Cross)
Lillian Gilbreth (psychologist and industrial engineer known as an efficiency expert; the book Cheaper By the Dozen was written by her children telling of their family life)
Tony Hawk (professional skateboarder)
Bill Hewlett (co-founder of the Hewlett-Packard company)
Lillian Hoban (children’s book author)
Robert Jarvik (designed an artificial heart)
Inge Lehmann (discovered that the earth has a solid inner core and molten outer core)
Florence Nightingale (founder of modern nursing)
Melanie Perkins (started the graphic design platform, Canva)
For more May birthdays, quotes, and other May-related learning ideas:
What Can I Learn Today: May Homeschool Ideas
May Events in History
Christian Nicene Creed formulated (325)
Sack of Rome by German troops (1527)
New York Stock Exchange began (1792)
Smallpox vaccine developed (1796)
First Kentucky Derby race (1875)
American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton (1881)
Amelia Earhart became first woman to fly solo across Atlantic (1932)
Hindenburg airship fire (1937)
German surrender ending WWII (1945)
Mt. St. Helens erupted (1980)
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May Birth Month Fact Sheet
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