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{{*mp|May 23}} The fatal shooting of an armed man by the police sparks '''[[2013 Stockholm riots|several days of rioting]]''' in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. |
{{*mp|May 23}} The fatal shooting of an armed man by the police sparks '''[[2013 Stockholm riots|several days of rioting]]''' in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. |
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{{*mp|May 22}} An off-duty British soldier is '''[[2013 Woolwich attack|attacked and killed]]''' by two men on a street in [[London]]. |
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{{*mp|May 22}} American writer [[Lydia Davis]] wins the [[Man Booker International Prize]]. |
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{{*mp|May 20}} At the '''[[2013 World Table Tennis Championships|World Table Tennis Championships]]''', [[Zhang Jike]] wins the [[2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles|men's singles]] and [[Li Xiaoxia]] ''(pictured)'' wins the [[2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|women's singles]]. |
{{*mp|May 20}} At the '''[[2013 World Table Tennis Championships|World Table Tennis Championships]]''', [[Zhang Jike]] wins the [[2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles|men's singles]] and [[Li Xiaoxia]] ''(pictured)'' wins the [[2013 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles|women's singles]]. |
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{{*mp|May 20}} An [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF5]] '''[[2013 Moore tornado|tornado]]''' strikes [[Moore, Oklahoma]] in the United States, killing at least 24 people. |
{{*mp|May 20}} An [[Enhanced Fujita scale|EF5]] '''[[2013 Moore tornado|tornado]]''' strikes [[Moore, Oklahoma]] in the United States, killing at least 24 people. |
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{{*mp|May 19}} In [[ice hockey]], the [[2013 IIHF World Championship|IIHF World Championship]] concludes with [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Sweden]] defeating [[Switzerland men's national ice hockey team|Switzerland]] in '''[[2013 IIHF World Championship Final|the final]]'''. |
{{*mp|May 19}} In [[ice hockey]], the [[2013 IIHF World Championship|IIHF World Championship]] concludes with [[Sweden men's national ice hockey team|Sweden]] defeating [[Switzerland men's national ice hockey team|Switzerland]] in '''[[2013 IIHF World Championship Final|the final]]'''. |
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{{*mp|May 18}} [[Team PNoy]] wins a majority in the '''[[Philippine Senate election, 2013|Senate election]]''' and '''[[Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2013|House of Representatives elections]]''' in the Philippines. |
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{{*mp|May 18}} "[[Only Teardrops]]" by Danish singer [[Emmelie de Forest]] wins the '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2013|Eurovision Song Contest]]'''. |
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Revision as of 00:14, 24 May 2013
- The fatal shooting of an armed man by the police sparks several days of rioting in Stockholm, Sweden.
- An off-duty British soldier is attacked and killed by two men on a street in London.
- American writer Lydia Davis wins the Man Booker International Prize.
- At the World Table Tennis Championships, Zhang Jike wins the men's singles and Li Xiaoxia (pictured) wins the women's singles.
- An EF5 tornado strikes Moore, Oklahoma in the United States, killing at least 24 people.
- In ice hockey, the IIHF World Championship concludes with Sweden defeating Switzerland in the final.
Recent deaths: Henri Dutilleux – Ray Manzarek
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