Today's Holidays in May 22

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Shavuot I שבועות א׳ holiday

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 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,... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 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

🏀 Sports on this Date

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