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National Macaroon Day
Food & Beverage

National Macaroon Day

Celebrate National Macaroon Day with delicious goodness! Indulge in a variety of flavors, textures, and colors with our mouth-watering macaroons!
National Smile Day
Fun

National Smile Day

Smile and spread sunshine on National Smile Day - share your smile with friends, family, and strangers to make the world a brighter place!
Blonde Hair Day
Appreciation

Blonde Hair Day

Don't miss out on Blonde Hair Day! Show off your fabulous locks and join in the celebration of all things blonde!
World Parrot Day
Animal

World Parrot Day

Let's celebrate the beauty of parrots on World Parrot Day - share pictures and stories of your feathered friends to spread awareness!
National Save Your Hearing Day
Health

National Save Your Hearing Day

It's National Save Your Hearing Day - protect your hearing by wearing ear protection and turning down the volume on your devices!
World No Tobacco Day
Health

World No Tobacco Day

Say goodbye to tobacco for good! Join the global community in celebrating World No Tobacco Day and make a commitment to leading a healthier lifestyle.
Autonomous Vehicle Day
Special Interest

Autonomous Vehicle Day

Experience the future of transportation with Autonomous Vehicle Day - explore the latest self-driving technology, and see what it can do for you!
What You Think Upon Grows Day
Cultural

What You Think Upon Grows Day

On What You Think Upon Grows Day, take a moment to reflect on the power of positive thinking and how it can shape your life for the better!
National Heat Awareness Day
Health

National Heat Awareness Day

Turn the spotlight on safety this National Heat Awareness Day! Remember, prevention is better than cure when it comes to heat-related illnesses.
Web Designer Day
Special Interest

Web Designer Day

Happy Web Designer Day to all the creative minds shaping our online world! Keep designing and coding your way to success.
National Fisherfolks Day
Cultural

National Fisherfolks Day

On National Fisherfolks Day, let's honor and support the hardworking men and women who bring us fresh seafood - a vital part of our ecosystem and economy!
National Utah Day
Federal

National Utah Day

Happy National Utah Day! Join us in celebrating the natural beauty and unique culture of the Beehive State.
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Monthly Holidays that include May 31

National Pet Month
May

National Pet Month

Show your furry friends some extra love this National Pet Month - dedicate the month to spoiling them with special treats, toys, and cuddles!
Mental Health Awareness Month
May

Mental Health Awareness Month

Take care of your mental health this month - join us as we raise awareness and support those struggling with mental illness.
Military Appreciation Month
May

Military Appreciation Month

Show your support for our service members this Military Appreciation Month - honor them with donations, thank you notes, and more!
Zombie Awareness Month
May

Zombie Awareness Month

Don't be caught unprepared for Zombie Awareness Month - brush up on your zombie survival skills and get ready to take on the undead!
Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
May

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

Join in on Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month and help spread awareness, understanding, and support for those affected by the disorder.
Lupus Awareness Month
May

Lupus Awareness Month

Join us in raising awareness for Lupus during Lupus Awareness Month - help spread the word and support those affected by this difficult disease.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month and honor the immense contributions of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to our culture and society!
Jewish American Heritage Month
May

Jewish American Heritage Month

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month by learning about the culture, history, and achievements of the Jewish community in America!
Better Speech and Hearing Month
May

Better Speech and Hearing Month

Celebrate Better Speech and Hearing Month by learning more about communication disorders, hearing loss prevention, and speech therapy treatments!
ALS Awareness Month
May

ALS Awareness Month

Let's join together to raise awareness for ALS during ALS Awareness Month! Let's spread the word and help find a cure today!
National Hamburger Month
May

National Hamburger Month

Sink your teeth into the juiciest month of the year - National Hamburger Month! Get ready to indulge in all kinds of mouthwatering burgers.
National Duckling Month
May

National Duckling Month

Get ready to quack up all month long for National Duckling Month! From adorable videos to fun facts, we've got everything you need to celebrate these fluffy little creatures.
National Barbecue Month
May

National Barbecue Month

Fire up the grill and get ready to savor the flavors of National Barbecue Month with mouthwatering recipes, tips, and tricks for the ultimate BBQ experience!
Be Kind to Animals Month
May

Be Kind to Animals Month

Show love and compassion to our furry friends this Be Kind to Animals Month - adopt, volunteer, donate or simply spread awareness!
Small Business Month
May

Small Business Month

It's time to support local and celebrate Small Business Month - discover unique products, services, and experiences while helping your community thrive!
National Strawberry Month
May

National Strawberry Month

Get ready to indulge in all things strawberry during National Strawberry Month! From desserts to drinks, we've got you covered with delicious recipes and exciting events.
Date Your Mate Month
May

Date Your Mate Month

Spice up your relationship this Date Your Mate Month with fun date ideas, heartfelt gestures, and quality time together. Keep the love alive!
National Salad Month
May

National Salad Month

Get ready to crunch your way through National Salad Month with our delicious and nutritious recipes that will make you love salads even more!

Famous Birthdays Today

<div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/brooke-shields" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/aa45f832-daca-4949-dc71-7921d72ef400/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Brooke Shields" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Movie Actress</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/brooke-shields" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Brooke Shields</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/clint-eastwood" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/9c313561-60a2-4417-81b0-c5facfd6ff00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Clint Eastwood" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Director</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/clint-eastwood" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Clint Eastwood</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/waka-flocka-flame" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/ac3a0871-4c25-4ba4-9d8b-7a60b4f50600/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Waka Flocka Flame" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Rapper</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/waka-flocka-flame" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Waka Flocka Flame</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/farrah-abraham" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/ce284622-ac5e-44fb-f670-2d94d5b64000/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Farrah Abraham" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Reality Star</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/farrah-abraham" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Farrah Abraham</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/normani" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/7592524e-708d-4380-410a-d058a8ea0c00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Normani" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Pop Singer</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/normani" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Normani</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/colin-farrell" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/04748882-a1d8-4214-02ce-3c42151aef00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Colin Farrell" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Movie Actor</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/colin-farrell" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Colin Farrell</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/marco-reus" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/54968694-72be-4fb0-ddb2-b5903bc17d00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Marco Reus" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Soccer Player</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/marco-reus" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Marco Reus</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/azealia-banks" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/dcaef70c-454c-4776-286b-091901c63700/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Azealia Banks" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Rapper</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/azealia-banks" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Azealia Banks</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/cupcakke" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/31810044-905a-4d00-1429-7c1119b3c200/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="CupcakKe" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Rapper</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/cupcakke" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">CupcakKe</h3></a></div></div></div></div><div role="listitem" class="single-holiday w-dyn-item"><div class="position-relative---z-index-1"><div class="card card-image-top team-member-link-card"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/walt-whitman" class="card-link-image---image-wrapper border-radius-32px w-inline-block" target="_blank"><div class="holiday-card-image w-embed"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/lCsODh8EJUNDijZLbbcSWQ/8daf6968-8721-4f06-1bf6-41b1ab40eb00/mediumsquare" loading="lazy" alt="Walt Whitman" class="holiday-card-image"></div></a><div class="flex-date"><div class="badge-primary small team-member-job-title-badge">Poet</div></div><div class="pd-left-and-right-20px pd-left-and-right-12px-mbp"><a href="https://www.famouspeople.io/people/walt-whitman" class="holiday-card-title-block w-inline-block" target="_blank"><h3 class="card-link-title---hover-secondary-1 display-4 mg-bottom-2px">Walt Whitman</h3></a></div></div></div></div>

This Day in History

<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1578</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Construction of Pont Neuf Begins</div><div class='timeline-text'>Henry III of France began construction of the Pont Neuf, the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1669</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Samuel Pepys' Historic Diary Ends</div><div class='timeline-text'>Citing failing eyesight, English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, Samuel Pepys, stopped writing his diary.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1790</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First U.S. Copyright Act</div><div class='timeline-text'>The United States enacted its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790, designed to protect original works and creations.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1859</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Big Ben Clock Comes to Life</div><div class='timeline-text'>The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses "Big Ben”, started keeping time.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1879</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Madison Square Garden Opens</div><div class='timeline-text'>Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden and introduced to the public.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1909</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Birth of the NAACP</div><div class='timeline-text'>The National Negro Committee, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), held its first meeting.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1911</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>RMS Titanic Launched</div><div class='timeline-text'>The RMS Titanic was launched in Belfast, marking a monumental step forward in shipbuilding before its tragic sinking a year later.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1951</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Birth of the Uniform Code of Military Justice</div><div class='timeline-text'>The Uniform Code of Military Justice took effect as the legal system of the United States Armed Forces.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1977</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Completion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System</div><div class='timeline-text'>The large-scale project to transport oil, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, was completed.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2003</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>End of an Era for Concorde</div><div class='timeline-text'>Air France retired its fleet of Concorde aircraft, bringing an end to an era of supersonic passenger flight.</div></div></div>

FAQs

What holiday is May 31?
Mark your calendars for May 31st—a day brimming with vibrant and significant celebrations! From promoting health awareness on National Save Your Hearing Day and World No Tobacco Day, to the fun and sweetness of National Macaroon Day, there’s something for everyone. Embrace the exotic charm of World Parrot Day, brighten up with National Smile Day, and show some love for creativity on Web Designer Day. This day is packed with opportunities to learn, spread positivity, and indulge in delicious treats!