The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania. Date: May 20, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. Date: May 20, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia…
The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and three years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976). Date: May 20, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in…
An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules crashes in Magetan Regency, killing 99. Date: May 20, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post. Date: May 20, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 27 people are killed and 50 others injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy. Date: May 20, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
An EF5 tornado strikes the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing 24 people and injuring 377 others. Date: May 20, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations. Date: May 20, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day…
The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete. Date: May 20, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege. Date: May 20, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)