Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich. Date: May 23, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)

A cable car falls from a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people. Date: May 23, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)

Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party is sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, ending 9 years of conservative rule. Date: May 23, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This…

The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II establishes the Ullah millet for the Aromanians of the empire. For this reason, the Aromanian National Day is sometimes celebrated on this day, although most do so on May 23 instead, which is when this event was publicly announced. Date: May 22, 1905 Read more on…

The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine". Date: May 22, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)

Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246. Date: May 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous U.S. during the 20th century. Date: May 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

A British army defeats a force of the Darfur Sultanate under Sultan Ali Dinar due to its superior firepower in the battle of Beringia. Date: May 22, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)

Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.[vague] Date: May 22, 1926 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1926 📅 On This Day (Today)

Near Xining, China, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake causes 200,000 deaths in one of the world's most destructive earthquakes. Date: May 22, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)