What day of the week was May 20, 1996?

The day of the week May 20th, 1996 fell on was a Monday.

Jon Pertwee the English actor (b. 1919) died on this day in 1996.

Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city the town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians.