Anne Fletcher People’s Choice Awards 2010 held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live – Arrivals Los Angeles, California – 06.01.10 Mandatory Credit: Nikki Nelson / WENN.com (Newscom TagID: wennphotostwo363416) [Photo via Newscom]

May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and the third of seven months to have a length of 31 days.

The month of May (in Latin, Maius) was named for the Greek Goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for “elders,” and that the following month (June) is named for the iuniores, or “young people” (Fasti VI.88).

May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks the start of the summer vacation season in the United States and Canada and ends on Labor Day, the first Monday of September.

(Ezekial) Dann Florek (born May 1, 1950)
Anne Fletcher (Director, born: May 1, 1966)
Jeff Staebler (Director of Product Development at Staebler Studios, LLC. May 2, 1972
Harry Winer (Director, born: May 4, 1947)
Marlene Willoughby (born May 17, 1948)
Rod Dovlin (Director, born: May 18, 1966)
Ron Milner (May 29, 1938)
David Burtka (Born May 29, 1975)
Donald Patrick Harvey II (Born May 31, 1960)

Deaths
Gilda Susan Radner (Died: May 20, 1989)
Thomas Richard “Dick” Martin (Died May 24, 2008)
Ruth McDevitt (Director, died:  May 27, 1976)

Movies Made in Michigan
The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure (May 10, 2012)
Top Gun, movie  (Released May 12, 1986, Jim Cash & Jack Epps)
Return to the Hiding Place (May 23, 2014)