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Battle of Blain

The Battle of Blain, also called the Battle of Messac, was fought on 24 May 843 by the forces of Lambert II of Nantes and Erispoe, prince of Brittany, against Renaud, Frankish Count of Nantes. It arose from Breton resistance to Frankish power within Brittany and disputes over control of the County of Nantes. The defeat of the Franks led to a period of Breton expansionism.

Sack of Damietta (853)

The Sack of Damietta was a successful raid on the port city of Damietta on the Nile Delta by the Byzantine navy on 22–24 May 853. The city, whose garrison was absent at the time, was sacked and plundered, yielding not only many captives but also large quantities of weapons and supplies intended for the Arab Emirate of Crete.

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Egypt

The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII's reign

Lambert Simnel (c. 1477 – after 1534) was a pretender to the throne of England. In 1487, his claim to be Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, threatened the newly established reign of Henry VII (1485-1509). Simnel became the figurehead of a Yorkist rebellion organised by John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln. The rebellion was crushed in 1487.

Battle of Manila (1570)

The Battle of Manila (1570) was fought in Manila between the native Filipinos led by Raja Soliman (III) and the Spaniards led by Martin de Goiti, Maestro de Campo on May 24, 1570. The forces under Goiti were victorious and as a result Manila became a capital of the Philippines. Miguel López de Legazpi was searching for a suitable place to establish the Spanish colonial capital after being forced to leave first Cebu and then Iloilo by Portuguese pirates. In 1570, Martin de Goiti and Captain Juan de Salcedo, with food stocks diminishing, discovered a sultanate on Luzon and saw its potential.

Manila, Philippines

Fire of Moscow (1571)

The Fire of Moscow occurred on 24 May 1571, when a Crimean Army led by the khan of Crimea Devlet I Giray, together with its allied tribal contingents bypassed the Serpukhov defensive fortifications on the Oka River, crossed the Ugra River into the Moscow suburbs, and rounded the flank of the 36,000–40,000 men of the Russian army.

Siege of Busanjin

The siege of Busanjin (Korean: 부산진 전투; Hanja: 釜山鎭戰鬪) was a battle fought at Busan on 24 May 1592, between Japanese and Korean forces. The attacks on Busan and the neighboring fort of Dadaejin were the first battles of the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98).

Battle of Craon

The Battle of Craon took place during the Brittany campaign of the French Wars of Religion in Craon, Mayenne between 21–24 May 1592. It was fought between a French Crown army under Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier and François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti and a joint Catholic League and Spanish force; the French Crown troops were reinforced by a contingent of English soldiers.

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Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America, is founded

The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located, in what later became James City County, on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of present-day Williamsburg. It was established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 O.S. (May 14, 1607 N.S.).

Sack of Magdeburg

The Sack of Magdeburg, also called the Magdeburg Wedding (German: Magdeburger Hochzeit) or Magdeburg's Sacrifice (Magdeburgs Opfergang), was the destruction of the Protestant city of Magdeburg on 20–24 May 1631 by the Imperial Army and the forces of the Catholic League, resulting in the deaths of around 20,000, including both defenders and civilians. This event is considered the worst massacre of the Thirty Years' War.

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Germany

Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss

The Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss was a battle between Covenanters led by General David Leslie and Royalist forces led by Alasdair Mac Colla Chiotaich (Sir Alexander MacDonald) at Rhunahaorine Point, Kintyre, Scotland on 24 May 1647. The Covenanters defeated the Royalists. Largie Castle at Rhunahaorine, home of the MacDonalds of Largie, was razed by the forces of General David Leslie.

Scotland, United Kingdom

War of Devolution

The War of Devolution took place from May 1667 to May 1668. In the course of the war, France occupied large parts of the Spanish Netherlands and Franche-Comté, both then provinces of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by Spain. Its name derives from an obscure law known as the Jus Devolutionis, used by Louis XIV to claim that these territories had "devolved" to him by right of marriage to Maria Theresa of Spain.

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The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology () on Beaumont Street in Oxford, England, is Britain's first public museum. Its first building was erected in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities that Elias Ashmole gave to the University of Oxford in 1677. It is also the world's second university museum, after the establishment of the Kunstmuseum Basel in 1661 by the University of Basel.

Action at La Hogue (1692)

The action at La Hogue occurred during the pursuit by the English and Dutch of the French fleet after the Battle of Barfleur on 19 May Old Style (29 May (New Style)), 1692, during the Nine Years' War. The pursuing Anglo-Dutch fleet, under the command of Admiral of the Fleet Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, destroyed 12 French ships of the line that had been beached near the port of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.

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France

Action at Cherbourg (1692)

The action at Cherbourg was fought on 21 and 22 May Old Style (1st and 2 June New Style) 1692 as part of the aftermath of the action at Barfleur which had just been fought on 19 May (Old Style) 1692.

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France

Battle of Sahay

The Battle of Sahay or Zahájí was fought on May 24, 1742 near village of Zahájí, about 15 km (10 mi) NW of Budweis (nowadays České Budějovice) in southern Bohemia, between the French under the Duc de Broglie and the Austrians under Lobkowitz. The battle was part of the War of the Austrian Succession and was conducted in cooperation with the Prussians under Frederick the Great who had defeated the Austrians a week previously at the battle of Chotusitz. Broglie won a small, but politically important, victory which combined with Frederick's success at Chotusitz disposed Maria Theresa to cede Silesia in the peace of Breslau on June 11, 1742.

Bohemia, Czechia · Zahájí, Czechia

Meigs Raid

The Meigs Raid (also known as the Battle of Sag Harbor) was a military raid by American Continental Army forces, under the command of Connecticut Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs, on a British Loyalist foraging party at Sag Harbor, New York on May 24, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. Six Loyalists were killed and 90 captured while the Americans suffered no casualties.

Battle of Erquelinnes

The Battle of Erquelinnes or Battle of Péchant (24 May 1794) was part of the Flanders Campaign during the War of the First Coalition, and saw a Republican French army jointly led by Jacques Desjardin and Louis Charbonnier try to defend a bridgehead on the north bank of the Sambre River against a combined Habsburg Austrian and Dutch army led by Franz Wenzel, Graf von Kaunitz-Rietberg.

Belgium

Battle of Prosperous

The Battle of Prosperous is the name given to a military engagement between the forces of the British Crown and the United Irishmen during the 1798 rebellion. Prosperous, County Kildare, a recently founded (1780) cotton-manufacturing town, was attacked shortly after the outbreak of the 1798 rebellion at 2 a.m on 24 May 1798 by a rebel force about 60 strong which targeted the British garrison consisting of Cork militia and a detachment of a Welsh regiment, the "Ancient Britons". The rebel entry into the town was preceded by the infiltration of a small vanguard who, possibly aided by female sympathisers within, scaled the walls of the militia barracks, killed the sentries and opened the gate.

Prosperous, County Kildare, Ireland

Battle of Naas

The Battle of Naas took place in Ireland on 24 May 1798.

Ireland

Battle of Kilcullen

The Battle of Kilcullen took place on 24 May 1798 near the two settlements of that name in County Kildare, and was one of the first engagements in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 consisting of two separate clashes between a force of United Irish rebels and government forces.

Battle of Ballymore-Eustace

The Battle of Ballymore-Eustace was one of the events in the United Irish rebellion of 1798. It took place on 24 May 1798 after the stationing of the 9th Dragoons, and members of the Tyrone, Antrim and Armagh Militias at Ballymore in County Kildare near the Kildare-Wicklow border on 10 May. The town had been recently garrisoned by almost 200 soldiers and militia who had been sent to repress sedition in the area.

Irish Rebellion of 1798

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Irish: Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster Scots: "The Turn Out"/"The Hurries") was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen. First formed in Belfast by Presbyterians opposed to the landed Anglican establishment, the Society, despairing of reform, sought to secure a republic through a revolutionary union with the country's Catholic majority.

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins.

Siege of Danzig (1807)

The siege of Danzig (19 March – 24 May 1807) was the French encirclement and capture of Danzig during the War of the Fourth Coalition. On 19 March 1807, around 27,000 French troops under Marshal Lefebvre besieged around 14,400 Prussian troops under Marshal Kalckreuth garrisoning the city of Danzig.

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Poland

Battle of the Sink Hole

The Battle of the Sink Hole was fought on May 24, 1815, after the official end of the War of 1812, between Missouri Rangers and Sauk Indians led by Black Hawk. The Sauk were unaware, or did not care, that their British patrons had signed the Treaty of Ghent with the U.S. The battle was fought in a low spot near the mouth of the Cuivre River in Missouri (present day City of Old Monroe), near Fort Howard and Fort Cap au Gris. An ambush by Sauk on a company of rangers led to a prolonged siege in which seven Rangers (including their commander, Cpt.

Lincoln County, Missouri, United States

Battle of Valtetsi

The Battle of Valtetsi was fought on 24 May 1821 in Valtetsi between the Ottoman army and Greek revolutionaries.

Greece

Battle of Pichincha

The Battle of Pichincha took place on 24 May 1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 3,500 meters above sea-level, right next to the city of Quito, in modern Ecuador. The encounter, fought in the context of the Spanish American wars of independence, pitted a Patriot army under General Antonio José de Sucre against a Royalist army commanded by Field Marshal Melchor Aymerich.

St. Vrain massacre

The St. Vrain massacre was an incident in the Black Hawk War. It occurred near present-day Pearl City, Illinois, in Kellogg's Grove, on May 24, 1832. The massacre was most likely committed by Ho-Chunk warriors who were unaffiliated with Black Hawk's band of warriors. It is also unlikely that the group of Ho-Chunk had the sanction of their nation. Killed in the massacre were United States Indian Agent Felix St. Vrain and three of his companions. Some accounts reported that St. Vrain's body was mutilated. St. Vrain and his party were attacked while en route from Dixon's Ferry, Illinois (now Dixon) to Galena, Illinois.

Stephenson County, Illinois, United States

Battle of Huesca

The Battle of Huesca was fought during the First Carlist War on May 24, 1837, between Spanish Constitutionalists and Carlists. During the course of the battle, the French Foreign Legion, which had been attached to the Cristinist army, suffered heavy casualties resulting in its strength being halved. The result of the battle was a decisive Carlist victory.

Spain

Battle of Village Creek

The Battle of Village Creek occurred on May 24, 1841, on the embankments of Village Creek. The battle, which evolved into a running gunfight between the Republic of Texas militia and the Village Creek tribes, was attributed to the increased Indian raids on Anglo settlements in the Red River counties.

Arlington, Texas, United States

Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After establishing his reputation as a portrait painter, Morse, in his middle age, contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer and the namesake of Morse code in 1837 and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1855

The 1855 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on May 24, 1855 to elect the governor of Virginia.

Virginia, United States

Pottawatomie massacre

The Pottawatomie massacre occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory, United States. In reaction to the sacking of Lawrence by pro-slavery forces on May 21, and the telegraphed news of the severe attack on Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner, John Brown and a band of abolitionist settlers—some of them members of the Pottawatomie Rifles—responded violently.

Kansas, United States

American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia, with Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth becoming the first Union officer to be killed during the war

Alexandria is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It lies on the western (or southern) bank of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, bordering Washington, D.C. to the northeast. The city's population of 159,467 at the 2020 census made it the sixth-most populous city in Virginia and 169th-most populous city in the U.S.

Battle of Wilson's Wharf

The Battle of Wilson's Wharf (also called the Battle of Fort Pocahontas) was a battle in Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. On May 24, Confederate Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry division (about 2,500 men) attacked the Union supply depot at Wilson's Wharf, on the James River in eastern Charles City, Virginia.

United States

Battle of Tuyutí

The Battle of Tuyutí (Tuiuti in Portuguese) was a Paraguayan offensive in the Paraguayan War targeting the Triple Alliance encampment of Tuyutí. It is considered to be the bloodiest battle ever in South America. The result of the battle was an Allied victory, which added to the Paraguayan troubles after the loss of its fleet in the Battle of Riachuelo.

Siege of Khujand

The siege of Khujand (17–24 May 1866) was part of an unapproved Russian military operation during the Russian conquest of Bukhara and Russo-Kokand War. The operation was led by Military Governor Dmitry Romanovsky and aimed to capture several settlements on the Russo-Bukharan border including Khujand. Khujand was a historically autonomous city, and had asserted independence from the Emirate of Bukhara several months before the siege.

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Patrick Francis Healy becomes the first black president of a predominantly white university in the United States

Patrick Francis Healy (February 27, 1834 – January 10, 1910) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was an influential president of Georgetown University, becoming known as its "second founder". The university's flagship building, Healy Hall, bears his name. Though he considered himself and was widely accepted as White, Healy was posthumously recognized as the first Black American to earn a PhD, as well as the first to enter the Jesuit order and to become the president of a predominantly White university.

The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction

The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. It was also the longest suspension bridge in the world when opened, with a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m) and a deck 127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water.

Belgian general election, 1908

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1908. Although the Catholic Party lost their absolute majority in Parliament, they remained the governing party, with François Schollaert retaining the post of Prime Minister. Both the Liberal Party and the Belgian Labour Party gained seats. Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders.

Belgium

Belgian general election, 1914

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1914.The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 41 of the 88 seats up for election in the Chamber of Representatives. The Catholics had formed the government continuously since 1884; the incumbent de Broqueville government was in office since 1911. Under the alternating system, elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. This was the last time this system was applied, as the next elections in 1919 saw the introduction of full four-year terms.

Belgium

Raid on Porto Buso

The raid on Porto Buso was an assault launched by the Italian Royal Navy on an Austro-Hungarian naval station and border post located in Porto Buso island, in the Marano-Grado Lagoon, in the first hours of 24 May 1915, the day when the Kingdom of Italy entered World War I on the side of the Entente.

The raid took place at Porto Buso in the Marano-Grado Lagoon, in present-day Italy.

Italy

Bombardment of Ancona

The Bombardment of Ancona was a naval engagement of the Adriatic Campaign of World War I between the navies of Italy and Austria-Hungary. Forces of the Imperial and Royal Navy attacked and bombarded military and civilian targets all across Ancona in central Italy and several other nearby islands and communities in response to Italy's declaration of war on Austria-Hungary.

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White War

The White War (Italian: Guerra Bianca, German: Gebirgskrieg, Hungarian: Fehér Háború) is the name given to the fighting in the high-altitude Alpine sector of the Italian front during the First World War, principally in the Dolomites, the Ortles-Cevedale Alps and the Adamello-Presanella Alps. More than two-thirds of this conflict zone lies at an altitude above 2,000 m (6,600 ft)), rising to 3,905 m (12,812 ft) at Mount Ortler.

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Battle of Monte Piana

The Battle of Monte Piana was a long and bloody series of clashes that took place on the summit of Monte Piana which is part of the Sexten Dolomites massif. Between 1915 and 1917 some of the most violent clashes took place between Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers who fought for two years on the flat top of this mountain.

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Italy

Battle of Hamdh

The Battle of Hamdh (Arabic:معركة حمض ) involved 2,000 Ikhwan fighters and 100 Kuwaiti cavalry accompanied by 200 Kuwaiti infantrymen. The battle lasted six days and resulted in heavy but unknown casualties on both sides. The battle resulted in the October 1920 Battle of Jahra.

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Saudi Arabia

Northern Ireland general election, 1921

The Northern Ireland general election, 1921 was held on 24 May 1921. It was the first election to the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Ulster Unionist Party members won a two-thirds majority of votes cast and more than three-quarter of the seats in the assembly. Sinn Féin in particular was shocked at the scale of the Unionist victory, having spent considerable resources on the campaign, and had expected to win between 1/3 and 1/2 of the seats. The election was conducted using the single transferable vote system. The election took place during the Irish War of Independence, on the same day as the election to the parliament of Southern Ireland.

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

1921 Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland general elections

General elections took place in Ireland in May 1921 to elect members of the House of Commons of Northern Ireland and the House of Commons of Southern Ireland. These legislatures had been established by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which granted Home Rule to a partitioned Ireland within the United Kingdom. Polling day was 24 May and nomination day was 13 May.

Guerrilla phase of the Irish Civil War

The guerrilla phase of the Irish Civil War began in August 1922, when the forces of the Irish Free State took all the fixed positions previously held by the Anti-Treaty IRA. The IRA then waged a guerrilla war to try to bring down the new Irish Government and overturn the Anglo-Irish Treaty. This guerrilla campaign was ultimately defeated.

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1934 Czechoslovak presidential election

The 1934 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 24 May 1934. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was elected for his fourth term.

Czechia

Belgian general election, 1936

General elections were held in Belgium on 24 May 1936.The result was a victory for the Belgian Labour Party, which won 70 of the 202 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 39 of the 101 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 94.7%. Despite the rise of far-right and far-left parties, Paul van Zeeland continued as Prime Minister leading a government of national unity, composed of the three major parties (Catholics, Socialists and Liberals).

Belgium

Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang

The Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang (simplified Chinese: 随枣会战; traditional Chinese: 隨棗會戰; pinyin: Suízǎo Huìzhàn), also known as the Battle of Suizao, was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) and Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese launched a major two-pronged offensive that captured many cities and towns.

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Operation David

Operation David was the code name for the advance of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) into Belgium at the start of the Battle of Belgium during the Second World War. On the same day as the German invasion of neutral Belgium, 10 May 1940, the BEF moved forward from their defences on the Franco-Belgian border to take up a new position deep inside Belgium, conforming to French war planning 1920–1940, by Grand Quartier Général, the French high command.

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Belgium

Battle of the Denmark Strait

The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a naval engagement in the Second World War, which took place on 24 May 1941 between ships of the Royal Navy and the Kriegsmarine. The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Hood fought the German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which were attempting to break out into the North Atlantic to attack Allied merchant shipping (Operation Rheinübung) through the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland.

1941 Boothby by-election

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Boothby on 24 May 1941. This was triggered by the death of United Australia Party (UAP) MP John Price. The by-election was won by UAP candidate Grenfell Price, who was not related to his predecessor.

Black May (World War II)

Black May refers to May 1943 in the Battle of the Atlantic campaign during World War II, when the Kriegsmarine U-boat arm (U-Bootwaffe) suffered high casualties with fewer Allied ships sunk; it is considered a watershed in the Battle of the Atlantic.

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Congress of Përmet

The Congress of Përmet, was a meeting of the Albanian communist leaders in May 24, 1944, in Përmet, Albania, which elected a Provisional Government. The congress was modeled after the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia.

Albania

Börse Berlin building burns down after being hit in an air raid during World War II

Börse Berlin AG, also known as the Berlin Stock Exchange, is a stock exchange based in Berlin, Germany, in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf borough. Founded in 1685 by an edict of Elector Friedrich Wilhelm, it is one of the oldest stock exchanges in Germany.

Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the defenders had abandoned it

The Battle of Yad Mordechai was fought between Egypt and Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, at the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai. The Egyptians attacked the settlement several times throughout May 19 and May 20, but failed to capture it. A final attack was launched on May 23, in which the Egyptians succeeded in capturing part of Yad Mordechai, following which the Israeli defenders withdrew.

Nicosia cinema bombing

The Nicosia cinema bombing took place on 24 May 1955. A cinema in Nicosia was bombed by the EOKA as part of an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate British governor Sir Robert Armitage. The bomb went off a few yards from where Armitage had been sitting a few minutes earlier; however by the time of the explosion most of the cinema had been vacated.

The first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland

The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC for short; French: Concours Eurovision de la chanson), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed live via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner.

Operation 17 Agustus

Operation 17 Agustus (Indonesian: Operasi 17 Agustus) was a military operation led by Colonel Ahmad Yani which aimed to crush the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI) movement in West Sumatra, specifically in Padang. This military operation is a joint operation involving the Indonesian Navy, Army and Air Force. "August 17" refers to the password used by Colonel Ahmad Yani.

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Invasion of Port Harcourt

The Invasion of Port Harcourt (8 March – 24 May 1968) was a military conflict between Nigerian and Biafran military forces.

Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1971

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 May 1971. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won all 36 seats.

Trinidad and Tobago

1972 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match between Scottish team Rangers and Soviet team Dynamo Moscow. It took place at the Camp Nou in Barcelona on 24 May 1972 in front of a crowd of 35,000. It was the final of the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, one of three football competitions run by UEFA at the time.

Barcelona, Spain

Opening of Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham

Spaghetti Junction, officially the Gravelly Hill Interchange, is a major road junction in Birmingham, England. It is junction 6 of the M6 motorway where it meets the A38(M) Aston Expressway in the Gravelly Hill area of Birmingham. The interchange was opened on 24 May 1972.

West Bromwich by-election, 1973

The West Bromwich by-election of 24 May 1973 was held after the appointment of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Foley to the European Commission. Held continuously by Labour since 1935 it was retained in this by-election.

United Kingdom

Malawian general election, 1976

General elections were due to be held in Malawi on 24 May 1976. The Malawi Congress Party had been the only legally permitted party since 1966. Each of the 70 constituencies had a maximum of five candidates proposed by at least two registered voters. These candidates were then submitted to President-for-life Hastings Banda, who selected a single candidate for each seat. As a result, all 70 candidates were returned unopposed. Following the election, Banda nominated another 15 members to the National Assembly.

Malawi

1978 Bulgarian Cup final

The 1978 Bulgarian Cup final was the 38th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between CSKA Sofia and Marek Dupnitsa on 24 May 1978 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Marek won the final 1–0.

1980 Kemabong by-election

The 1980 Kemabong by-election is a by-election for the Sabah State Legislative Assembly seat of Kemabong that were held from 21 to 24 May 1980. It was called following the resignation of the incumbent, Asmawi Chew on 11 March 1980. The by election were held on the same dates as 1980 Sugut by-election.

The 1980 Kemabong by-election is a by-election for the Sabah State Legislative Assembly seat of Kemabong that were held from 21 to 24 May 1980.

1980 Sugut by-election

The 1980 Sugut by-election is a by-election for the Sabah State Legislative Assembly seat of Sugut that were held from 21 to 24 May 1980. It was called following the resignation of the incumbent, Betua Abbah on 11 March 1980. The by election were held on the same dates as 1980 Kemabong by-election.

The 1980 Sugut by-election is a by-election for the Sabah State Legislative Assembly seat of Sugut that were held from 21 to 24 May 1980.

Battle of Khorramshahr (1982)

The Second Battle of Khorramshahr, also known in Iran as the Liberation of Khorramshahr (Persian: آزادسازی خرمشهر, romanized: Âzâdsâzī-ye Khorramshahr) was the Iranian recapture of the city of Khorramshahr on 24 May 1982, during the Iran–Iraq War. The city had been captured by the Iraqis earlier in the war, on 26 October 1980, shortly after the Iraqi invasion of Iran.

Khuzestan province, Iran

Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas

Operation Beit-ol-Moqaddas (Persian: عملیات بیت‌المقدس; Operation Jerusalem), also known as the Operation Toward Beit-ol-Moqaddas (عملیات الی بیت‌المقدس), was an Iranian operation conducted during the Iran–Iraq War. The operation was a success, as it achieved its standing aim of liberating Khorramshahr and pushed Iraqi troops back to the border. This operation, coupled with Operation Tariq-ol-Qods, and Operation Fath-ol-Mobin, succeeded in evicting Iraqi troops from southern Iran and gave Iran the momentum, making them extremely significant events.

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Iran

1984 Associate Members' Cup final

The 1984 Associate Members' Cup final was the final of the inaugural Associate Members' Cup. The match was held at Boothferry Park in Hull on 24 May 1984 and had an attendance of 6,544. It was contested by Hull City and Bournemouth. Bournemouth won the match 2–1, with Paul Morrell scoring the winning goal.

1986 Associate Members' Cup final

The 1986 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 3rd final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division and Fourth Division. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 24 May 1986, and was contested by Bristol City and Bolton Wanderers. Bristol City won the match 3–0.

London, United Kingdom

1986 Czech National Council election

National Council elections were held in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia on 23 and 24 May 1986.

1986 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 23 and 24 May 1986. The National Front put forward a single list of candidates for both the House of the People (the lower house) and the House of Nations (the upper house) and one NF candidate ran in each single member constituency.

1986 Slovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Slovak Socialist Republic on 23 and 24 May 1986 alongside national elections. All 150 seats in the National Council were won by the National Front. The Communist Party of Slovakia, the Party of Slovak Revival, the Freedom Party and independents were all represented in Parliament.

1987 Associate Members' Cup final

The 1987 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division and Fourth Division. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 24 May 1987, and was contested by Bristol City and Mansfield Town. With the score tied at 1–1 after extra time, Mansfield Town won the match in a penalty shootout.

London, United Kingdom

Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act of 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, was enacted

Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 provided that local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales should "not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality" or "promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship". While the bill was in progress, the relevant portion was Clause 28.

1989 Bulgarian Cup final

The 1989 Bulgarian Cup final was played at the Slavi Aleksiev Stadium in Pleven on 24 May 1989, and was contested between the sides of CSKA Sofia and Chernomorets Burgas. The match was won by CSKA.

Pleven, Bulgaria

1989 European Cup final

The 1989 European Cup final was a football match played at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, on 24 May 1989 that saw Milan of Italy defeat Steaua București of Romania 4–0. Two goals each from Ruud Gullit and Marco Van Basten gave the Rossoneri their third European Cup title and the first in 20 years.

Barcelona, Spain

1990 Bootle by-elections

Two by-elections for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Bootle were held in 1990; the first on 24 May, and the second on 8 November. The first by-election, caused by the death of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Allan Roberts, was won by Labour candidate Michael Carr. On 20 July, Carr died after just 57 days in office, triggering another by-election which was won by Joe Benton, who once again held the seat for Labour.

United Kingdom

Operation Solomon

Operation Solomon (Hebrew: מבצע שלמה, Mivtza Shlomo) was a covert Israeli military operation from May 24 to 25, 1991, to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Non-stop flights of 35 Israeli aircraft, including Israeli Air Force C-130s and El Al Boeing 747s, transported 14,325 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 36 hours.

1992 Kosovan general election

General elections were held in Kosovo on 24 May 1992 to elect a President and Assembly. The overwhelming majority in the Assembly was won by the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), while its leader Ibrahim Rugova was elected President of Kosovo.

Kosovo

1992 Taça de Portugal final

The 1992 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1991–92 Taça de Portugal, the 52nd season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 24 May 1992 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides from the same city: Boavista and Porto.

1992 Austrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 26 April 1992, with a second round held on 24 May 1992 after no candidate won a majority in the first round. Incumbent president Kurt Waldheim did not seek reelection as he had not gained acceptance in the international community. The strongest party at that time, the Social Democratic Party, proposed the current minister of traffic and nationalized industries, Rudolf Streicher, for the office, while the Austrian People's Party put up career diplomat Thomas Klestil.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Austria

Roman Catholic Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo and five other people are assassinated in a shootout at Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport in Mexico

Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (11 November 1926 – 24 May 1993) was an archbishop of the Catholic Church in Mexico who served as the eighth archbishop of the see of Guadalajara and as a cardinal of the Catholic Church. Posadas Ocampo was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John Paul II on the consistory of 28 June 1991.

Knight Air Flight 816

Knight Air Flight 816, operated by an Embraer 110 Bandeirante belonging to Knight Air, was a domestic scheduled flight operating between Leeds Bradford and Aberdeen airports on 24 May 1995, which crashed shortly after take-off, with the loss of all on board.

United Kingdom

1995 UEFA Champions League final

The 1995 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match played on 24 May 1995 at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, Austria, to determine the winners of the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League, the 40th season of Europe's premier club competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by Dutch side Ajax and title holders Milan of Italy in a rematch of the 1969 final.

Vienna, Austria

1997 Football League Third Division play-off final

The 1997 Football League Third Division play-off final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 1997 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Northampton Town and Swansea City to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division to the Second Division.

London, United Kingdom

1997 Scottish Cup final

The 1997 Scottish Cup Final was the 112th final of the Scottish Cup, Scottish football's most prestigious knockout association football competition. The match took place at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow on 24 May 1997 and was contested by Scottish Premier Division club Kilmarnock and Scottish Division One club Falkirk. It was Kilmarnock's eighth Scottish Cup Final and Falkirk's third.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1998 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories East

These are the New Territories East results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 5 seats in newly established constituency New Territories East where consisted of North District, Tai Po District, Sai Kung District and Sha Tin District were contested. The Frontier became the largest victors by winning two seats with Emily Lau and Cyd Ho, which was followed by the Democratic Party's Andrew Cheng.

Hong Kong

1998 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island

These are the Hong Kong Island results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 4 seats in the newly established Hong Kong Island geographical constituency were contested. The Democratic Party became the biggest winner by taking two seats with Martin Lee and Yeung Sum elected, which followed by Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong's (DAB) Cheng Kai-nam and Citizens Party's Christine Loh.

Hong Kong

1998 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East

These are the Kowloon East results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 3 seats in Kowloon East where consisted of Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District were contested. The Szeto Wah-led Democratic Party won two seats, with Fred Li got elected, while Chan Yuen-han of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong was also elected.

Hong Kong

1998 Hong Kong legislative election in New Territories West

These are the New Territories West results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 6 seats in the newly established New Territories West, which consists of Tsuen Wan District, Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District, Kwai Tsing District and Islands District, were contested.

Hong Kong

1998 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon West

These are the Kowloon West results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 3 seats in Kowloon West where consisted of Yau Tsim Mong District, Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District were contested. The Democratic Party's Lau Chin-shek and James To won two seats and was followed by Jasper Tsang of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong

1998 Football League Second Division play-off final

The 1998 Football League Second Division play-off final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 1998 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Grimsby Town and Northampton Town. The top two teams of the 1997–98 Football League Second Division league, Watford and Bristol City, gained automatic promotion to the First Division, while those placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-offs.

London, United Kingdom

1998 Taça de Portugal final

The 1998 Taça de Portugal final was the final match of the 1997–98 Taça de Portugal, the 58th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 24 May 1998 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides Braga and Porto.

1998 Hungarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 10 May 1998, with a second round of voting in 175 of the 176 single member constituencies on 24 May. Although the Hungarian Socialist Party received the most votes, the then-liberal conservative Fidesz won the most seats. The successful breakthrough into parliament by the extreme right-wing Hungarian Justice and Life Party was also a major shock.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Hungary

2000 UEFA Champions League final

The 2000 UEFA Champions League final was a football match that took place on 24 May 2000. The match was played at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, to determine the winner of the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. Spanish teams Real Madrid (playing in their eleventh final in the competition) and Valencia (in their maiden appearance at this stage) were the participants in the first final in the history of the European Cup or Champions League to feature two clubs from the same country.

2001 Bulgarian Cup final

The 2001 Bulgarian Cup final was played at Stadion Lokomotiv in Sofia on 24 May 2001 and was contested between the sides of Litex Lovech and Velbazhd Kyustendil. The match was won by Litex Lovech, with Stefan Yurukov scoring the golden goal in the 91st minute.

Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty

The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT), also known as the Treaty of Moscow, was a strategic arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia that was in force from June 2003 until February 2011 when it was superseded by the New START treaty. At the time, SORT was positioned as "represent[ing] an important element of the new strategic relationship" between the two countries with both parties agreeing to limit their nuclear arsenal to between 1,700 and 2,200 operationally deployed warheads each. It was signed in Moscow on 24 May 2002.

2003 Football League Third Division play-off final

The 2003 Football League Third Division play-off final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 2003 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, between Bournemouth and Lincoln City to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division to the Second Division.

Wales, United Kingdom

2003 Heineken Cup final

The 2003 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2002–03 Heineken Cup, the eighth season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 24 May 2003 at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. The match was contested by Toulouse and Perpignan. Toulouse became the second team to win the competition more than once, winning the match 22–17.

Dublin, Ireland

2006 Bulgarian Cup final

The 2006 Bulgarian Cup final was the 66th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The match took place on 24 May 2006 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. The match was contested by CSKA Sofia, who beat Naftex Burgas 4–1 in their semi-final, and Cherno More Varna who beat Volov Shumen 2–1 after extra time. CSKA won the final 3–1.

An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary film that has been credited for raising international public awareness of climate change and re-energizing the environmental movement, was released

An Inconvenient Truth is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former vice president of the United States Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming. The film features a slide show that, by Gore's own estimate, he has presented over 1,000 times to audiences worldwide.

Irish general election, 2007

(This article is about the general election in the Republic of Ireland. For the assembly election in Northern Ireland, see Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007.) The Irish general election of 2007 took place on 24 May 2007 after the dissolution of the 29th Dáil by the President on 30 April 2007, at the request of the Taoiseach. The electorate was given the task of choosing the members of the 30th Dáil who met on 14 June 2007 to nominate a Taoiseach and ratify the ministers of the Government of the 30th Dáil. While Fine Gael gained 20 seats, Fianna Fáil remained the largest party.

Ireland

2007 Bulgarian Cup final

The 2007 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2006–07 edition of the Bulgarian Cup competition. It was the 67th consecutive Bulgarian Cup final match. The defending cup holders CSKA Sofia were eliminated at the quarter-final stage by Beroe Stara Zagora. The match was held on 24 May 2007 at the Stadion Beroe in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

UFC 84

UFC 84: Ill Will was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on May 24, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nevada, United States

2008 Scottish Cup final

The 2008 Scottish Cup Final was a football match which took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 24 May 2008. The match was the final of the 123rd Scottish Cup and was contested by Queen of the South and Rangers. Rangers won the match 3–2. Queen of the South beat Aberdeen 4–3 in their semi-final, Rangers beat St Johnstone 4–3 on penalties after the match had ended 1–1 after extra time.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

2008 Football League Championship play-off final

The 2008 Football League Championship play-off final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 2008 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Hull City and Bristol City. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football, to the Premier League.

London, United Kingdom

2008 Coupe de France final

The 2008 Coupe de France final was a football match that was held at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on 24 May 2008. It was the 90th final in the Coupe de France's history. The final was contested between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais. This was PSG's 10th appearance in the Coupe de France final, having won the cup in 1982, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2004, and 2006.

France

2008 Sokoto State gubernatorial by-election

The 2008 Sokoto State gubernatorial by-election occurred on May 24, 2008. PDP candidate Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko won the election, defeating DPP Muhammed Dingyadi and other candidates.

2008 Bayelsa State gubernatorial by-election

The 2008 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election occurred on May 24, 2008. Incumbent PDP Governor Timipre Sylva won re-election in the supplementary election, defeating AC candidate, Ebitimi Amgbare, to emerge winner. Sylva won in six LGAs of the state. Timipre Sylva emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Peremobowei Ebebi.

2008 Heineken Cup final

The 2008 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup, the 13th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 24 May 2008 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The match was contested by Munster of Ireland and Toulouse of France. Munster won their second Heineken Cup title with a 16–13 win.

2008 Coppa Italia final

The 2008 Coppa Italia final was the final match of the 2007–08 Coppa Italia, the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played on 24 May 2008, between defending champions A.S. Roma and Internazionale at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. This was the fourth consecutive and total final between these two clubs. Roma successfully defended their title as cup winners, defeating Inter by a score of 2–1.

XPW Cold Day in Hell

An Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) reunion show called Cold Day in Hell took place on May 24, 2008, at Aviation Park in Redondo Beach, California. The event was originally going to be called "Hell Freezes Over", but was changed to "Cold Day in Hell". In June 2007, Big Vision Entertainment, the owners of XPW, worked on MTV's Wrestling Society X which featured many XPW alumni.

United States

Mongolian presidential election, 2009

Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 24 May 2009. They were contested between incumbent Nambaryn Enkhbayar, supported by the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, and Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, who had support of the Democratic Party and the opposition parties. Elbegdorj declared himself the victor before the count was official but based on his party's counts. Enkhbayar admitted a narrow defeat shortly after and said that he would respect the results, marking the first time an incumbent president had lost their bid for re-election.

Mongolia

2009 Football League One play-off final

The 2009 Football League One play-off final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 2009 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Millwall and Scunthorpe United to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from Football League One to the Football League Championship.

London, United Kingdom

2009 Cannes Film Festival

The 62nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as jury president for the main competition. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the mystery drama film The White Ribbon. The festival opened with Up by Pete Docter, marking the first time that an animated film opened the festival, and closed with Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky by Jan Kounen.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

France

Trinidad and Tobago general election, 2010

A general election was held in Trinidad and Tobago on May 24, 2010. The date of the general elections was announced by Prime Minister Patrick Manning on April 16, 2010, via a press release. The election was called over two years earlier than required by law. Polls showing that the UNC-led opposition coalition was likely to win the election were confirmed by the subsequent results. With preliminary results showing the People's Partnership coalition likely to win a majority of 29 out of a possible 41 seats, Patrick Manning conceded defeat on election night.

Trinidad and Tobago

New York's 26th congressional district special election, 2011

A 2011 special election in New York's 26th congressional district was held on May 24, 2011 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for New York's 26th congressional district. The vacancy was due to the February 2011 resignation of married Republican Chris Lee who resigned amid a scandal involving flirtatious emails and a shirtless picture he had sent to a woman he met on Craigslist. Four candidates competed in the election: Republican New York State Assembly member Jane Corwin; Democrat Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul; Green Party candidate Ian Murphy, editor of the Buffalo Beast; and independent candidate Jack Davis, a businessman running on the Tea Party line (formerly registered as a Democrat).

United States

2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election

The 2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election took place on May 24, 2011 and June 28, 2011 after the recall of County Mayor Carlos Álvarez earlier that year. After a May 24 first round, former County Commissioner Carlos A. Giménez narrowly defeated Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina in a June 28 runoff. The election was officially nonpartisan.

2011 United States House of Representatives elections

There were four special elections in 2011 to fill vacant seats in the United States House of Representatives. Two seats switched parties, swapping from Republican to Democratic, and two other seats were held by the same parties.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

United States

2012 Egyptian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Egypt in 2012, with the first round on 23 and 24 May 2012 and the second on 16 and 17 June. To date, these are the only democratic presidential elections in Egyptian history. The Muslim Brotherhood declared early 18 June 2012 that its candidate Mohamed Morsi had won, the first victory of an Islamist as head of state in the Arab world.

Egypt

UFC 173

UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw was a mixed martial arts event held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 24, 2014.

Las Vegas, United States

Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting

On 24 May 2014, a gunman opened fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, Belgium, killing four people. Three died at the scene; a fourth was taken to the hospital and died on 6 June. The attack is being investigated as terrorism by Belgian authorities. On 30 May, Mehdi Nemmouche, a 29-year-old French national of Algerian origin, was arrested at Marseille in connection with the shooting.

Belgium

2014 European Parliament election in Slovakia

Elections to the European Parliament took place in Slovakia on 24 May 2014. It was the third European election which took place in Slovakia. Thirteen MEPs were elected from Slovakia using a proportional list system joining the other candidates elected as part of the wider 2014 European Parliament election The 'faster processing of interim results' was promised by the Slovak Office for Statistics because of a new electronic counting system.

Slovakia

2014 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic

European Parliament elections were held in the Czech Republic on 23 and 24 May 2014. In total, 21 Members of the European Parliament were elected using proportional representation (single district D'Hondt with a 5% threshold). ANO won the election closely followed by the coalition of TOP 09 and STAN, themselves closely followed by ČSSD. A total of 7 parties gained seats, including the non-parliamentary Party of Free Citizens.

Czechia

2014 Football League Championship play-off final

The 2014 Football League Championship play-off final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Derby County and Queens Park Rangers. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, to the Premier League.

London, United Kingdom

2014 European Parliament election in Latvia

An election of the delegation from Latvia to the European Parliament was held on 24 May 2014. Unity party won these elections, The party has won every European parliament election since, as of 2024.

Latvia

2014 Heineken Cup final

The 2014 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2013–14 Heineken Cup, the 19th and final season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The Heineken Cup was replaced by a new top-level competition, the European Rugby Champions Cup, effective in 2014–15. The match, between Toulon and Saracens, was played on 24 May 2014 in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, kicking off at 5 pm (16:00 UTC).

Wales, United Kingdom

2014 UEFA Champions League final

The 2014 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 59th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 22nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The match took place on Saturday, 24 May 2014, at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, between Spanish sides Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.

Lisbon, Portugal

2014 Aegean Sea earthquake

An earthquake occurred in the northern Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey on May 24, 2014. It had a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Serious damage was reported on the Turkish island of Imbros and the cities of Edirne and Çanakkale, as well as on the Greek island of Lemnos. The earthquake was felt in Bulgaria and southern Romania.

2014–15 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs

The 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup-Challenge Cup play-off was the first play-off for entry into the top-level competition of European Club rugby union, the European Rugby Champions Cup. In March 2014, following the announcement of new European club competitions, the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup, it was announced that the final place in the Champions Cup competition would be awarded by a play-off.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

Malta votes in the 2014 European Parliament election

On May 24, 2014, Malta voted to elect six representatives to the European Parliament. It was the country’s third European Parliament election.

Malta’s polling day was May 24, rather than the May 25 date listed in the retained infobox.

Malta

En Busca de un Ídolo 2015

En Busca de un Ídolo 2015 ("In Search of an Idol 2015") was a professional wrestling tournament held by the Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from May through August, 2015. The qualifier took place on May 24, 2015 to determine which eight wrestlers would compete in the main portion of the show. This is the fourth time since 2012 that CMLL has held an En Busca de un Ídolo tournament, making it the fourth overall tournament under that name. All tournament matches took place in CMLL's main building, Arena México on Tuesday and Friday shows.

Mexico City, Mexico

Barcelona City Council election, 2015

The 2015 Barcelona City Council election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 10th Barcelona City Council, the unicameral local legislature of the municipality of Barcelona. At stake were all 41 seats in the City Council, determining the Mayor of Barcelona. It was part of the 2015 Spanish municipal elections. The election was won by the Barcelona in Common (BC) citizen platform, supported by Podemos, Initiative for Catalonia Greens-United and Alternative Left (ICV-EUiA) and Constituent Process (PC), and led by known activist and former PAH spokeswoman Ada Colau. Colau then went on to become the first female Mayor of Barcelona in history.

Barcelona, Spain

Polish presidential election, 2015

Presidential elections were held in Poland on 10 and 24 May 2015. In the first round of voting, opposition Law and Justice (PiS) candidate Andrzej Duda received the greatest number of votes with a share of 34.76%, followed by incumbent president Bronisław Komorowski (with 33.77%), who ran as an independent with the endorsement of the Civic Platform (PO), which he had renounced his membership in after winning the 2010 elections. Independent candidate Paweł Kukiz came third with 20.80% of the votes. As no candidate had received more than 50% of the votes cast, a second round was held on 24 May between the two highest-placed candidates, Duda and Komorowski.

Poland

Ethiopian general election, 2015

Parliamentary elections were held in Ethiopia on 24 May 2015. The result was a victory for the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), which won 500 of the 547 seats. Allies of the EPRDF won the remaining seats.

Ethiopia

Spanish local elections, 2015

The 2015 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, throughout all 8,122 Spain municipalities, simultaneously with regional elections in 13 of the 17 autonomous communities—all except for Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia, and Galicia. All 67,515 councillors were up for election, as well as 153 seats of the 3 Basque Juntas Generales, 153 seats of the 7 Canarian cabildos and the indirectly-elected 1,040 seats of the 38 provincial deputations.

Spain

Spanish regional elections, 2015

The 2015 regional elections were held on 24 May 2015 in Spain, to elect the regional parliaments of 13 of its 17 autonomous communities: Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Castile and León, Extremadura, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre, La Rioja and the Valencian Community. Andalusia, Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country did not hold elections that day because they had separate electoral cycles.

Spain

2015 Murcian regional election

A regional election was held in the Region of Murcia on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Regional Assembly of the autonomous community. All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Region of Murcia, Spain · Murcia, Spain

2015 Football League One play-off final

The 2015 Football League One play-off final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 2015 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Preston North End and Swindon Town to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from League One to the Championship.

London, United Kingdom

2015 Asturian regional election

The 2015 Asturian regional election was held on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias. All 45 seats in the General Junta were up for election. Because regional elections in the Principality of Asturias were mandated for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, the 2012 snap election did not alter the term of the four-year legislature starting in 2011.

Asturias, Spain

2015 Navarrese regional election

A regional election was held in Navarre on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Parliament of the chartered community. All 50 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Navarre, Spain

2015 Madrid municipal election

A municipal election was held in Madrid on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th City Council of the municipality. All 57 seats in the City Council were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Madrid, Spain

2015 Madrilenian regional election

A regional election was held in the Community of Madrid on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th Assembly of the autonomous community. All 129 seats in the Assembly were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Madrid, Spain

2015 Cantabrian regional election

The 2015 Cantabrian regional election was held on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 35 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Cantabria, Spain

2015 Aragonese regional election

A regional election was held in Aragon on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Cortes of the autonomous community. All 67 seats in the Cortes were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Aragon, Spain

2015 Extremaduran regional election

A regional election was held in Extremadura on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Assembly of the autonomous community. All 65 seats in the Assembly were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Extremadura, Spain

2015 Castilian-Manchegan regional election

A regional election was held in Castilla–La Mancha on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Cortes of the autonomous community. All 33 seats in the Cortes were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Castilla–La Mancha, Spain

2015 Ceuta Assembly election

The 2015 Ceuta Assembly election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 6th Assembly of the Autonomous City of Ceuta. All 25 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Ceuta, Spain

2015 Valencia municipal election

A municipal election was held in Valencia on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th City Council of the municipality. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

Valencia, Spain

2015 Swedish Men's Handball Championship final

The 2015 Swedish Men's Handball Championship final (Swedish: SM-finalen i handboll för herrar 2015) was a handball match that took place at Scandinavium in Gothenburg on 24 May 2015 to decide the winner of the 2014–15 Elitserien. The match was contested by regular season winners IFK Kristianstad and defending champions Alingsås HK. Kristianstad won the match by 28–25 to win their first Swedish title since 1953.

Sweden

2015 Melilla Assembly election

The 2015 Melilla Assembly election was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the 6th Assembly of the Autonomous City of Melilla. All 25 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

2015 Aranese Council election

The 2015 Aranese Council Election, was held on Sunday, 24 May 2015, to elect the General Council of Aran, an administrative entity in the province of Lleida (Spain). All 13 seats in the council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

2015 Seville municipal election

A municipal election was held in Seville on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th City Council of the municipality. All 31 seats in the City Council were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

2015 Riojan regional election

The 2015 Riojan regional election was held on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Parliament of the autonomous community of La Rioja. All 33 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

2015 Canarian regional election

A regional election was held in the Canary Islands on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

2015 Zaragoza municipal election

A municipal election was held in Zaragoza on 24 May 2015 to elect the 10th City Council of the municipality. All 31 seats in the City Council were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

2015 Valencian regional election

A regional election was held in the Valencian Community on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Corts of the autonomous community. All 99 seats in the Corts were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

2015 Castilian-Leonese regional election

A regional election was held in Castile and León on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Cortes of the autonomous community. All 84 seats in the Cortes were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain.

2015 Balearic regional election

A regional election was held in the Balearic Islands on 24 May 2015 to elect the 9th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 59 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. All in all, the election resulted in the loss of the parliamentary majority by the People's Party (PP), together with its worst election result ever in the islands.

Lucha Libre World Cup (2015)

The Lucha Libre World Cup (2015) was a professional wrestling event and tournament organized by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) with the financial backing of the Grupo Modelo brewery, with Victoria Beer as the official sponsor.

Mexico

2015 Cannes Film Festival

The 68th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2015. Ethan and Joel Coen were the Co-Presidents of the Jury for the main competition, marking the first time that two people co-chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate vote, they were joined by seven other jurors to form the customary nine-juror panel.

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France

2016 Israel State Cup final

The 2016 Israel State Cup final decided the winner of the 2015–16 Israel State Cup, the 81st season of Israel's main football cup. It was played on May 24, 2016 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa.

Jerusalem, Israel

2016 Bulgarian Cup final

The 2016 Bulgarian Cup final was the 76th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 24 May 2016 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia in front of 33,345 spectators. It was refereed by Stanislav Todorov, from Shumen. The clubs contesting the final were Montana and CSKA Sofia. CSKA won the match 1–0 with a goal from Stanislav Malamov, claiming their 20th Bulgarian Cup.

2016 Washington Republican presidential primary

The 2016 Washington Republican presidential primary was held on May 24 in the U.S. state of Washington as one of the Republican Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The only candidate on the ballot who had not withdrawn was Donald Trump. The Democratic Party held their Washington caucuses on March 26, and a non-binding primary in Washington on the same day as the Republican primary.

East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict (April–May 2016)

The East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict (April–May 2016) was an armed conflict between the rebel coalition of Jaish al-Fustat, consisting of the al-Nusra Front and al-Rahman Legion, and the rebel group Jaysh al-Islam, that occurred in the rebel-held territories east of Damascus. Tensions between the two groups took place since March 2016, when the Rahman Legion expelled Jaysh al-Islam in Zamalka after absorbing the Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union in February.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

2017 Armenian Cup final

The 2017 Armenian Cup final was the 26th Armenian Cup Final, and the final match of the 2016–17 Armenian Cup. It was played at the Republican Stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, on 24 May 2017, and was contested by Shirak and Pyunik. It was Pyunik's twelfth Cup final appearance, first since defeating Mika in 2015, and Shirak's seventh and first since losing to Pyunik in 2013.

Armenia

2017 UEFA Europa League final

The 2017 UEFA Europa League final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, the 46th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 8th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played on 24 May 2017 at the Friends Arena in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, between Dutch side Ajax and English side Manchester United.

Sweden

2017 Bulgarian Cup final

The 2017 Bulgarian Cup final was the 77th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 24 May 2017 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. It was refereed by Nikola Popov, from Sofia. The clubs contesting the final were Ludogorets Razgrad and Botev Plovdiv. This was the second time the final was contested between these two teams.

On 24 May 2017, the Constitutional Court ruled that then-current marriage laws had been violating the Constitution by denying same-sex couples the right to marry

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.

2018 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados on 24 May 2018. The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP), which won all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, resulting in BLP leader Mia Mottley becoming the country's first female prime minister. The BLP's victory was the first time a party in Barbados had won every seat in the House of Assembly.

Barbados

2018 UEFA Women's Champions League final

The 2018 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 17th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the ninth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was played at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 24 May 2018, between German side Wolfsburg and French side Lyon.

Kyiv, Ukraine

2018 Nashville mayoral special election

The 2018 Nashville mayoral special election took place on May 24, 2018, to elect the next mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. David Briley, a Democrat who became interim mayor after the resignation of Megan Barry, won outright without a runoff election. Former Mayor Megan Barry resigned on March 6, 2018, for embezzlement on March 6, 2018, so the Davidson County Election Commission scheduled an election for August 2, 2018 to coincide with the state primary elections, school board elections and the election of several other municipal officials.

2019 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown was divided into six local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Sligo County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Sligo County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Sligo was divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Longford County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Longford County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Longford was divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). The votes were counted in St.

Ireland

2019 Dublin City Council election

An election to all 63 seats on Dublin City Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Dublin was divided into 11 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Roscommon County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Roscommon County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Roscommon was divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Carlow County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Carlow County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Carlow was divided into three local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Wexford County Council election

An election to all 24 seats on Wexford County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Wexford was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 European Parliament election in Ireland

The 2019 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 2019 European Parliament election and was held on Friday, 24 May 2019, on the same day as the 2019 local elections and a referendum easing restrictions on divorce. The election was conducted in three constituencies under the single transferable vote (STV).

Ireland

2019 Laois County Council election

An election to all 19 seats on Laois County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Laois was divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Cavan County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Cavan County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from three local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. The 2018 boundary review committee did not recommend any alteration to the LEAs which had been in place in County Cavan at the 2014 election.

Ireland

2019 Monaghan County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Monaghan County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Monaghan was divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 South Dublin County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on South Dublin County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. South Dublin was divided into 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Donegal County Council election

An election to all 37 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Westmeath County Council election

An election to all 20 seats on Westmeath County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Westmeath was divided into 4 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on using the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Tipperary County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Tipperary County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Tipperary was divided into 8 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Mayo County Council election

An election to all 30 seats on Mayo County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Mayo was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Cork City Council election

An election to all 31 seats on Cork City Council was held in Cork city in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. Councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This election coincided with an increase in the city area.

Ireland

2019 Fingal County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Fingal County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of 2019 Irish local elections. Fingal was divided into 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Wicklow County Council election

An election to all 32 seats on Wicklow County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Wicklow was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Kildare County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Kildare County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kildare was divided into eight local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Irish local elections

The 2019 Irish local elections were held in all local authorities in Ireland on Friday, 24 May 2019, on the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election and a referendum easing restrictions on divorce. Each local government area is divided into local electoral areas (LEAs) where three to seven councillors are elected on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

Ireland

2019 Offaly County Council election

An election to all 19 seats on Offaly County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Offaly was divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Meath County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Meath County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Meath was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Clare County Council election

An election to all 28 seats on Clare County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Cork County Council election

An election to all 55 seats on Cork County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Cork was divided into 10 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Waterford City and County Council election

An election to all 32 seats on Waterford City and County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. The City and County of Waterford was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Kerry County Council election

An election to all 33 seats on Kerry County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kerry was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Galway City Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Galway City Council was held in Galway in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Kilkenny County Council election

An election to all 24 seats on Kilkenny County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Kilkenny was divided into 4 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Leitrim County Council election

An election to all 18 seats on Leitrim County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Leitrim was divided into 3 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Limerick City and County Council election

An election to all 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. Limerick City and County was divided into 6 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect 40 councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Louth County Council election

An election to all 29 seats on Louth County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Louth was divided into 5 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Galway County Council election

An election to all 39 seats on Galway County Council was held on 24 May 2019 as part of the 2019 Irish local elections. County Galway was divided into 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2019 Surat fire

On 24 May 2019, a fire occurred at a commercial complex in Sarthana Jakatnaka area of Surat in the Gujarat state of India. Twenty-two students died and 19 others were injured in an academic coaching centre located on the building's terrace. The fire was started by a short circuit on the ground floor; the students in the coaching centre were trapped by the destruction of a wooden staircase.

Taiwan’s same-sex marriage implementation law takes effect

Taiwan’s law implementing Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 748 came into force, allowing same-sex couples to marry.

Taiwan

2021 Malian coup d'état

On the night of 24 May 2021, the Malian Army led by Vice President Assimi Goïta captured President Bah N'daw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Minister of Defence Souleymane Doucouré. Assimi Goïta, the head of the junta that led the 2020 Malian coup d'état, announced that N'daw and Ouane were stripped of their powers and that new elections would be held in 2022.

Mali

Pekon clashes

The Pekon clashes are a series of engagements between the Myanmar SAC junta and anti-coup factions in Pekon Township, Shan State. Three months after the military coup, Karen militias raided and occupied a police station in Mobye. In July 2022, the KNDF targeted an unnamed EAO due to the mistaken belief it was delivering food to the Tatmadaw.

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Myanmar

Uvalde school shooting

On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old former student of the school, fatally shot 19 students and 2 teachers, while injuring 18 others. Ramos was killed 77 minutes after entering the classroom by law enforcement officers.

Texas, United States

2022 Israel State Cup final

The 2022 Israel State Cup final decided the winner of the 2021–22 Israel State Cup, the 86th season of the Israel State Cup. It was played on 24 May 2022 at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, between Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Hapoel Beer Sheva beat Maccabi Haifa 3–1 in the penalties, after 2–2 in the game.

Jerusalem, Israel

Vila Cruzeiro shootout

The Vila Cruzeiro shootout (Portuguese: chacina da Vila Cruzeiro) took place on 24 May 2022 in the favela of the same name in Rio de Janeiro, during a joint operation by the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE), the Federal Police and the Federal Highway Police that resulted in at least 26 people killed by gunshots or cutting objects.

2022 Augusta, Georgia mayoral election

The 2022 Augusta, Georgia mayoral election took place on June 21, 2022, following a primary election on May 24, 2022. Incumbent Mayor Hardie Davis was term-limited and could not run for re-election. A crowded field emerged to succeed him, with nine separate candidates running. In the primary election, former County Tax Commissioner Steven Kendrick narrowly placed first, winning 39.4 percent of the vote to businessman Garnett Johnson's 38.8 percent.

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United States

2022 Recopa Gaúcha

The 2022 Recopa Gaúcha was 9th season of an annual football match contested by the winners of the Campeonato Gaúcho and the Copa FGF in the previous season.

2023 Cupa României final

The 2023 Romanian Cup final was the final match of the 2022–23 Cupa României and the 85th final of the Cupa României, Romania's premier football cup competition. It was played on 24 May 2023 at the Stadionul Municipal in Sibiu, between Sepsi OSK and Universitatea Cluj. At the end of the 90 minutes, the score was 0–0, so extra time was needed.

Romania

2023 Croatian Football Cup final

The 2023 Croatian Cup final between the Dalmatian rivals Hajduk Split and Šibenik was played on 24 May 2023 in Rijeka. Hajduk Split won the trophy with a result of 2–0. This was the last one-legged final until 2026.

2023 Coppa Italia final

The 2023 Coppa Italia final was the final match of the 2022–23 Coppa Italia, Italy's premier national football cup, the Coppa Italia. It was played on 24 May 2023 between Fiorentina and Internazionale. Inter won the match 2–1 for their second consecutive and ninth overall Coppa Italia title.

2023 Greek Football Cup final

The 2023 Greek Cup final was the 79th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 24 May 2023 at Panthessaliko Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and PAOK. It was AEK Athens' twenty-seventh Greek Cup final in their 99 years of existence and PAOK's twenty third Greek Cup final and third consecutive, of their 97-year history.

2023 Bulgarian Cup final

The 2023 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2022–23 Bulgarian Cup and the 83rd final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 24 May 2023 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. On 16 May the date and venue has been confirmed. The clubs contesting the final were CSKA 1948 and Ludogorets Razgrad.

2024 OFC Men's Champions League final

The 2024 OFC Men's Champions League final was the final match of the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League, the 23rd edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 18th season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name. The final was a single match between New Zealand's Auckland City and Tahiti's Pirae. The match took place at Stade Pater in Pirae on 24 May 2024.

2024 A-Leagues All Stars Women game

The 2024 A-Leagues All Stars Women game was an exhibition soccer match that was played on 24 May 2024, featuring an all-star team of the A-League against Super League club Arsenal at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne, Australia as part of Global Football Week Melbourne. It was the first edition of the A-Leagues All Stars game and the fourth of the A-Leagues All Stars Game.

Australia

2024 A-Leagues All Stars Men game

The 2024 A-Leagues All Stars Men game was the fourth edition of the A-Leagues All Stars Game, and the first since the 2022 Game. It was held at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on 24 May 2024 against English club Newcastle United as part of Global Football Week Melbourne.

Australia

2025 EFL Championship play-off final

The 2025 EFL Championship play-off final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London, that determined the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, to the Premier League.

London, United Kingdom

2025 Scottish Cup final

The 2025 Scottish Cup final was the final match of the 2024–25 Scottish Cup, the 140th edition of Scotland's most prestigious knockout football competition. It was contested by seven-time winners Aberdeen and 42-time winners and holders Celtic at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 24 May 2025. Aberdeen defeated Celtic 4–3 on penalties, after both teams scored an own goal, winning the former its first major trophy since the 2013–14 Scottish League Cup, and their first Scottish Cup title since 1989–90.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

2025 AFC Women's Champions League final

The 2025 AFC Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League, the 5th season of Asia's premier club women's football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the first since it was rebranded as the AFC Women's Champions League. It was played on 24 May 2025 in Wuhan. between local club Wuhan Jiangda (Chinese Women's Super League champions) and Australian side Melbourne City (A-League Women premiers), both of whom reached a continental final for the first time.

People's Republic of China

2025 DFB-Pokal final

The 2025 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 2024–25 DFB-Pokal, the 82nd season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 24 May 2025 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The match featured Arminia Bielefeld, a 3. Liga side, and VfB Stuttgart, a Bundesliga side. Arminia Bielefeld, in their first final, became the fourth third-division side to reach the DFB-Pokal final.

Berlin, Germany

2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final

The 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 24th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal, on 24 May 2025, between English club Arsenal and Spanish club and title holders Barcelona.

Lisbon, Portugal

2025 Thai FA Cup final

The 2025 Thai FA Cup final was the culmination of the 2024–25 Thai FA Cup, the 31st season of Thailand's premier domestic knockout football competition. The final was played on 24 May 2025 at Thammasat Stadium in Pathum Thani, Thailand. It featured a high-stakes clash between Muangthong United and Buriram United, two of the most prominent clubs in the Thai League 1.

Thailand

2025 Coupe de France final

The 2025 Coupe de France final was a football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Reims that decided the winner of the 2024–25 Coupe de France, the 108th season of the Coupe de France. The match was played on 24 May 2025 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 3–0 for their record-extending 16th Coupe de France title.

2025 European Rugby Champions Cup final

The 2025 European Rugby Champions Cup final was the final match of the 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup campaign, and the 30th European club rugby final in general. It was contested by Bordeaux Bègles and Northampton Saints on 24 May 2025. The Millennium Stadium was the host venue, the sixth time the European final has been at the stadium, matching Twickenham Stadium's record of six finals.

2025 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election

The 2025 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election was held on 24 May 2025 to elect three members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The seats of Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke were up for election. The Liberal Party's loss to an independent candidate in Montgomery means independents now hold the majority in the historically non-partisan chamber. The elections were initially scheduled to be held on 3 May 2025.

2025 CONCACAF W Champions Cup final

The 2025 CONCACAF W Champions Cup final was the final match of the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup, the 1st season of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean's premier club association football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was played on 24 May 2025. The winner, Gotham FC, qualified as a result for both the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup and the 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup.

2025 Cannes Film Festival

The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2025. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president for the main competition. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the thriller film It Was Just an Accident.

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France

2026 Quetta train bombing

On 24 May 2026, a vehicle-borne suicide bombing targeted a shuttle train near Chaman Phatak in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The explosion killed at least 47 people and injured 98 others. The train was carrying Pakistani security personnel and their family members from Quetta's cantonment area to connect with the Jaffar Express. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.

Pakistan