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May 21, 1970 is a Thursday
May 21, 1970 is the 3rd Thursday of May 1970 and the 141st day of the year.
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Calendar for May 1970
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- May 1970 started on Friday and ended on Sunday.
- May 1970 had 4 Thursdays.
- There were 224 days remaining in 1970 after this date.
- 1970 was not a leap year.
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Same 31-day layout and opening Friday.
Years with same calendar as year 1970 21 matching yearsSame leap-year status and January 1 weekday.
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- It is day number 141 of the year, 224 days left.
- It is Thursday number 21 out of 53 in 1970.
- It is Thursday number 3 out of 4 in May 1970.
- Year 1970 has 365 days.
- May 1970 has 31 days.
May 21, 1970 is the 21st Thursday of 1970, with 224 days remaining in the year after it.
About Thursday
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Thursday is the 4th day of the week in ISO 8601. It comes after Wednesday and before Friday.
In 1970, Thursday appears 53 times, and May 21, 1970 is the 21st Thursday of the year.
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May is the 5th month of the Gregorian calendar and has 31 days in 1970.
In May 1970, the month began on Friday and ended on Sunday.
May sits in Q2, and this month contains 4 Thursdays.
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