Public Holidays on May 22

• 🌍 שבועות (Israel)

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Religious Observances on May 22

• Jewish: Shavuot I שבועות א׳

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On This Day in History — May 22

• 2017 — 22 people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
• 2015 — The Republic of Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to legalize gay marriage in a public referendum.
• 2014 — General Prayut Chan-o-cha becomes interim leader of Thailand in a military coup d'état, following six months of political turmoil.
• 2014 — An explosion occurs in Ürümqi, the capital of China's far-western Xinjiang region, resulting in at least 43 deaths and 91 injuries.
• 2012 — Tokyo Skytree opens to the public. It is the tallest tower in the world (634 m), and the second tallest man-made structure on Earth, after Burj Khalifa (829.8 m).
• 2011 — An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 162 people and wreaking $2.8 billion in damage—the costliest and seventh-deadliest single tornado in U.S. history.

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Notable Births on May 22

• 1999 — Camren Bicondova, American actress
• 1994 — Florian Luger, Austrian male model
• 1991 — Joel Obi, Nigerian footballer
• 1991 — Suho, South Korean singer (EXO) and actor
• 1987 — Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
• 1987 — Arturo Vidal, Chilean footballer

Notable Deaths on May 22

• 2017 — Nicky Hayden, American professional motorcycle racer (b. 1981)
• 2016 — Velimir "Bata" Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (b. 1933)
• 2015 — Marques Haynes, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Vladimir Katriuk, Ukrainian-Canadian SS officer (b. 1921)
• 2013 — Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (b. 1922)
• 2013 — Lee Rigby, British fusilier

Sports on May 22

• WNBA: Golden State Valkyries @ New York Liberty — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Toronto Tempo @ Minnesota Lynx — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Athletics @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury — 02:00 UTC Scheduled
• Formula 1: ? @ Lenovo Canadian GP — 16:30 UTC Scheduled

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Religious Observances on May 23

• Jewish: Shavuot II שבועות ב׳

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On This Day in History — May 23

• 2017 — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi.
• 2016 — Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, killed at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen.
• 2016 — Eight bombings were carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eight-four people were killed and at least 200 people injured.
• 2015 — At least 46 people are killed as a result of floods caused by a tornado in Texas and Oklahoma.
• 2014 — Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara.
• 2013 — The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.

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Notable Births on May 23

• 1998 — Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brazilian racing driver
• 1998 — Luca de la Torre, American footballer
• 1998 — Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter
• 1998 — Ross Cunningham, Scottish footballer
• 1998 — Daniel Köstl, Czech footballer
• 1997 — Pedro Chirivella, Spanish footballer

Notable Deaths on May 23

• 2017 — Roger Moore, English actor (b. 1927)
• 2017 — Cortez Kennedy, American football player (b. 1968)
• 2015 — Leo Berman, American businessman and politician (b. 1935)
• 2015 — Anne Meara, American actress, comedian and playwright (b. 1929)
• 2015 — Aleksey Mozgovoy, Ukrainian sergeant (b. 1975)
• 2015 — Alicia Nash, Salvadoran-American physicist and engineer (b. 1933)

Sports on May 23

• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights @ Colorado Avalanche — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Texas Rangers @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Athletics @ San Diego Padres — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Connecticut Sun @ Seattle Storm — 02:00 UTC Scheduled

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