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1090 — Battle of the Oinousses Islands (1090)
Battle of the Oinousses Islands (Turkish: Koyun Adaları Muharebesi) was a medieval naval engagement in the Aegean Sea. The theatre of the battle was around Oinousses, a group of small islands between the island of Chios and Anatolia. The belligerents were the warlord Tzachas and the Byzantine Empire. Tzachas was a Turkish seaman who founded a quasi-independent principality around Smyrna (modern İzmir) in the late 11th century. Although not a member of the Seljuk house, his daughter was married to the Seljuk Sultan Kılıç Arslan I. He founded a maritime principality around Smyrna and he frequently campaigned on the Byzantine islands in east Aegean sea. After capturing the island of Lesbos, he planned to attack the island of Chios. There were 17 war ships and 33 clippers under his command. However upon learning about an approaching Byzantine fleet under the command of Niketas Kastamonites, he decided to fight. The battle on the 19 May 1090 continued until night.
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1445 — First Battle of Olmedo
The First Battle of Olmedo, between Castilian forces and those of Navarre and Aragon, took place on 19 May 1445 outside Olmedo in Castile (now in the province of Valladolid, Spain). The war was in part prompted by the decrees of John II of Castile and his aide Álvaro de Luna that rents, that is taxes, from the town of Medina del Campo would be paid to his administration, rather than that of John II of Aragon, also of Navarre. The latter king invaded Castile, aided by his brother Alfonso V of Aragón.
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1521 — Conquest of Uppsala
The Conquest of Uppsala (Swedish: Erövringen av Uppsala) was a part of the Swedish War of Liberation that took place on 19 May 1521. After defeating a Danish counter-attack outside Västerås, Vasa sent two of his military commanders, Jöns Olofsson and Lars Eriksson, to take control of the eastern province of Uppland.
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1529 — Battle of Summerdale
The Battle of Summerdale (also called the Battle of Bigswell) was fought on 19 May 1529, and was the last battle to take place on Orkney soil. The battle took place on the boundary of the parishes of Orphir and Stenness in Mainland, Orkney (just south of Kirkwall). The battle was fought between the Sinclairs of Orkney and the Sinclairs of Caithness, who had the support of James V, King of Scotland.
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1676 — Battle of Turner's Falls
The Battle of Turner's Falls, also known as the Peskeompscut massacre, was fought on May 19, 1676, during King Philip's War, in present-day Gill, Massachusetts, near a falls on the Connecticut River. The site is across the river from the village of Turners Falls. A band of English colonists under the command of Captain William Turner fell upon the poorly guarded Indian village of Peskeompscut near the falls at dawn, slaughtering many of its inhabitants. Many of the warriors in the camp escaped, and they regrouped with those from other nearby camps to harass the English retreat, during which Turner was killed.
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1793 — Battle of Mas Deu
The Battle of Mas Deu or Battle of Mas d'Eu on 19 May 1793 saw the French Army of the Eastern Pyrenees under Louis-Charles de Flers fighting the Spanish Army of Catalonia led by Antonio Ricardos. The Spanish drove the outnumbered French soldiers out of their camp near Mas Deu and compelled them to retreat to Perpignan. The victory enabled the Spanish forces to lay siege to the Fort de Bellegarde which dominated the best road through the Pyrenees from Barcelona into France. For the next month, Ricardos was preoccupied by the Siege of Bellegarde.
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1794 — First Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga
The First Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga (Catalan) or Spanish: San Lorenzo de la Muga) (19 May 1794) between a Spanish army commanded by the Luis Firmín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión and a French army led by Jacques François Dugommier. Two weeks earlier, the French had driven the Spanish army from French territory in the Second Battle of Boulou.
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1812 — Battle of Almaraz
The Battle of Almaraz was a battle of the Peninsular War which took place on 18/19 May 1812, in which the Anglo-Portuguese Army under Lord Hill destroyed a French pontoon bridge across the River Tagus, in Almaraz, Spain. The bridge was protected by two French garrisons at either end. The action was swift-moving, deceptive, and daring.
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1832 — Buffalo Grove ambush
The Buffalo Grove ambush was an ambush that occurred on May 19, 1832 as part of the Black Hawk War. A six-man detail carrying dispatches from United States Colonel James M. Strode at Galena, Illinois to General Henry Atkinson at Dixon's Ferry was ambushed by Native Americans during the attack. William Durley was killed and buried near the site of the ambush. Durley's remains were initially interred by the party that would become victims of the St. Vrain massacre. Two other men had bullet holes in their clothing, but were uninjured.
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1865 — Town of New Plymouth by-election, 1865
The Town of New Plymouth by-election 1865 was a by-election held in the Town of New Plymouth electorate during the 3rd New Zealand Parliament, on 19 May 1865. The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent, Charles Brown, and was won unopposed by Henry Sewell. Whilst Sewell was not a local resident, he was a member of the government through his appointment to the Legislative Council, the upper house of Parliament. Sewell accepted the invitation to represent the electorate, as him becoming a member of the lower house was seen to strengthen the government.
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1883 — Battle of Cầu Giấy (1883)
The Battle of Cầu Giấy or Paper Bridge, fought on 19 May 1883, was one of the numerous clashes during the Tonkin Campaign (1883–86) between the French and the Black Flags. A small French force under the command of capitaine de vaisseau Henri Rivière attacked a strong Black Flag defensive position near the village of Cầu Giấy a few miles to the west of Hanoi, known to the French as Paper Bridge (Pont de Papier).
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1888 — 1888 World Championship (football)
The 1888 World Championship was an exhibition football match that took place in Glasgow, Scotland, on 19 May 1888 between the winners of the Scottish Cup, Renton, and the English FA Cup, West Bromwich Albion. The match was won by Renton who beat Albion 4–1. This was not the first "World Championship" game between English and Scottish sides; however, the next edition was the first such club competition contested between national league winners (as the leagues had not been yet created before that time).
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1901 — Spanish general election, 1901
General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on 19 May 1901. At stake were all 402 seats in the Congress of Deputies.
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1922 — City of London by-election, 1922
The City of London by-election, 1922 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1922 for the British House of Commons constituency of City of London, which covered the "Square Mile" which was the United Kingdom's traditional financial district. The seat had become vacant on the elevation to the peerage of one of the constituency's two Conservative Members of Parliament (MPs), Arthur James Balfour, as the Earl of Balfour. Balfour had held the seat since a by-election in 1906, following his defeat at Manchester East in the 1906 general election. He had also been Prime Minister between 1902 and 1905.
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1936 — 1936 New Jersey Republican presidential primary
The 1936 New Jersey Republican presidential primary was held on May 19, 1936, in New Jersey as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1936 United States presidential election. Delegates to the 1936 Republican National Convention were elected from each of the state's congressional districts, along with four delegates at-large. Kansas governor Alf Landon won in a landslide, sweeping a majority of delegates, and defeating Idaho senator William Borah.
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1939 — Southwark North by-election, 1939
The Southwark North by-election by-election, 1939 was a parliamentary by-election held on 19 May 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of Southwark North.
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1950 — South Amboy powder pier explosion
The South Amboy powder pier explosion was an incident that took place on Friday, May 19, 1950. Over 420 tons of explosives in transit at the Raritan River Port in South Amboy, New Jersey detonated due to unknown causes, killing 31 and injuring over 350.
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1965 — 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup final
The 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match between 1860 Munich of West Germany and West Ham United of England. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 19 May 1965. It was the final match of the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup and the fifth European Cup Winners' Cup final since the competition's inception.
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1968 — Italian general election, 1968
General elections were held in Italy on May 19, 1968. Democrazia Cristiana (DC) remained stable around 38% of the votes. They were marked by a victory of the Communist Party (PCI) passing from 25% of 1963 to c. 30% at the Senate, where it presented jointly with the new Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP), which included members of Socialist Party (PSI) which disagreed the latter's alliance with DC. PSIUP gained c. 4.5% at the Chamber. The Socialist Party and the Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) presented together as the Unified PSI–PSDI, but gained c. 15%, far less than the sum of what the two parties had obtained separatedly in 1963.
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1968 — 1968 Italian Senate election in Lombardy
Lombardy elected its fifth delegation to the Italian Senate on May 19, 1968. This election was a part of the national Italian general election of 1968 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race. The election was won by the centrist Christian Democracy, as it happened at a national level.
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1982 — 1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The elections to the Seventh Kerala Assembly were held on May 19, 1982.
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1984 — 1984 Scottish Cup final
The 1984 Scottish Cup Final was played on 19 May 1984 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 99th Scottish Cup. The previous year's winners and defending champions in the match were Aberdeen who had beaten Rangers in the 1983 final. Aberdeen had beaten Dundee 2–0 in their semi-final to reach the final whereas Celtic had beaten St Mirren 2–1.
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1985 — 1985 China v Hong Kong football match
China v Hong Kong was a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification match played on 19 May 1985, noteworthy in that the surprise result caused deep dissatisfaction and hooliganism among Mainland Chinese football fans, leading to the match being immortalized as the May 19 Incident or 5.19 incident (Chinese: 五一九事件). Due to this controversy, the match rates as one of the most notable matches in the rivalry of the China PR national football team and the Hong Kong national football team. The game resulted in a 2–1 win to Hong Kong, with goals from Cheung Chi Tak in the 19th minute and Ku Kam Fai in the 60th-minute.
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1985 — 1985 Indian Federation Cup final
The 1985 Indian Federation Cup final was the 9th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 19 May 1985 at the Sampangi Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka. East Bengal won the final 1–0 courtesy of a goal by Jamshid Nassiri in the extra-time to claim their third Federation Cup title.
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1990 — Capital Combat
Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop was a one-time professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the National Wrestling Alliance held under the World Championship Wrestling name. Capital Combat took place on May 19, 1990, at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. The show featured a promotional crossover with the imminent release of RoboCop 2, with RoboCop rescuing Sting from an attack by the Four Horsemen during the PPV. The main event of the show was a steel cage match with Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Lex Luger.
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1993 — Northern Ireland local elections, 1993
Elections for local government were held in Northern Ireland on 19 May 1993.
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1993 — SAM Colombia Flight 501
SAM Colombia Flight 501 was a Boeing 727-46 that crashed on 19 May 1993, killing all 132 on board. The aircraft collided with a mountain while on approach to Medellín, Colombia.
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1993 — 1993 Belfast City Council election
Elections to Belfast City Council were held on 19 May 1993 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used nine district electoral areas to elect a total of 51 councillors, most representing the more heavily populated north and west. The UUP remained the largest party, and Reg Empey became the Lord Mayor.
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1996 — Slamboree (1996)
The 1996 Slamboree was the fourth Slamboree professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on May 19, 1996 from the Riverside Centroplex in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The key feature of the event was a Lord of the Ring tournament, in which wrestlers were randomly paired in Lethal Lottery tag team matches to qualify for a Battlebowl battle royal and the winner of that battle royal would earn a title shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
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1999 — 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final
The 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match between Mallorca of Spain and Lazio of Italy played on 19 May 1999 at Villa Park, Birmingham, England. It was the final match of the 1998–99 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the culmination of the competition before it was absorbed into the UEFA Cup the following season.
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2000 — 2000 Fijian coup d'état
The Fiji coup of 2000 was a complicated affair involving a civilian coup d'état by hardline i-Taukei nationalists against the elected government of a Fijian of Indian Descent Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, on 19 May 2000, the attempt by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority on 27 May, and his own resignation, possibly forced, on 29 May. An interim government headed by Commodore Frank Bainimarama was set up, and handed power over to an interim administration headed by Ratu Josefa Iloilo, as President, on 13 July.
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2001 — 2001 Heineken Cup final
The 2001 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2000–01 Heineken Cup, the sixth season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 19 May 2001 at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The match was contested by Stade Français of France and Leicester Tigers of England. Leicester Tigers won the match 34–30.
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2002 — Judgment Day (2002)
Judgment Day (2002) was the fourth annual Judgment Day professional wrestling pay-per-view event and the first professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced under the WWE name. It took place on May 19, 2002, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee and involved talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. This event was the first pay-per-view to use the WWE name after the change from WWF, although promotional materials produced before May 10, 2002 still bore the WWF logo. In the main event from SmackDown!, The Undertaker defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan to win the WWE Undisputed Championship.
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2002 — Vietnamese legislative election, 2002
Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 19 May 2002. A total of 759 candidates, including 125 independents, contested the election. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front was the only party to nominate candidates, and won 447 of the 498 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 99%.
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2004 — 2004 UEFA Cup final
The 2004 UEFA Cup final was an association football match that took place on 19 May 2004 at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, contested between Spanish side Valencia and French side Olympique de Marseille. Valencia won the match 2–0, with goals from Vicente and Mista. This was the fourth major European trophy won by Valencia.
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2005 — WEC 15
WEC 15: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event promoted by World Extreme Cagefighting on May 19th 2005 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The card featured the likes of Joe Riggs, Chris Lytle and James Irvin compete.
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2007 — 2007 Romanian presidential impeachment referendum
A presidential impeachment referendum was held in Romania on 19 May 2007 in order to determine whether president Traian Băsescu should be forced to step down. On 19 April 2007 the Romanian parliament suspended Băsescu. As the Constitutional Court of Romania acknowledged the Parliament's vote on the following day, Băsescu remained suspended from the position of president until the referendum would clarify the situation.
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2007 — 2007 Moscow, Idaho, shooting
On the night of May 19–20, 2007, a mass shooting occurred in Moscow, Idaho, United States. Two people were killed and three others were injured before the perpetrator, 36-year-old Jason Hamilton, committed suicide. Prior to the shooting, Hamilton had killed his wife at their home.
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2009 — Malawian general election, 2009
General elections were held in Malawi on 19 May 2009. Incumbent President Bingu wa Mutharika ran for re-election; his main opponent was John Tembo, the president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Five other candidates also ran. The election was won by Mutharika, who was re-elected to the Presidency with around two-thirds of the vote. Mutharika's DPP also won a strong parliamentary majority.
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2009 — California elections, 2009
The California state special elections, 2009 were held on May 19, 2009 throughout the state of California. The elections were authorized by the State Legislature and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a part of a budget signed into law on February 19, 2009. Voters voted on six ballot propositions, 1A through 1F, for the open 26th State Senate district seat, and in a primary for the open 32nd congressional district seat.
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2010 — 2010 Copa del Rey final
The 2010 Copa del Rey final was the 108th final since the tournament's establishment (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match took place on 19 May 2010 at the Camp Nou, Barcelona. The match was contested by Sevillla FC and Atlético Madrid, and it was refereed by Manuel Mejuto González. Sevilla lifted the trophy for the fifth time in their history with a 2–0 victory.
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2012 — 2012 Brindisi school bombing
The 2012 Brindisi school bombing occurred on May 19, 2012, when three gas cylinder bombs hidden in a large rubbish bin exploded in front of the Morvillo Falcone high school in Brindisi, Italy, killing one 16-year-old female student and injuring five others, one seriously.
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2012 — 2012 Football League Championship play-off final
The 2012 Football League Championship play-off final was an association football match which was played on 19 May 2012 at Wembley Stadium, London, between West Ham United and Blackpool. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football, to the Premier League.
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2012 — 2012 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia leadership election
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) held a leadership election on 19 May 2012. Incumbent leader Vojtěch Filip faced Stanislav Grospič. Potential candidates included Miroslav Grebeníček, Marta Semelová and Jiří Dolejš. Filip was reelected when he received 275 votes from delegates while Grospiš only 168 votes.
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2012 — 2012 UEFA Champions League final
The 2012 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match which took place on Saturday, 19 May 2012 between Bayern Munich of Germany and Chelsea of England at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The match was to decide the winner of the 2011–12 season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament.
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2012 — 2012 Heineken Cup final
The 2012 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2011–12 Heineken Cup, the 17th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 19 May 2012 at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. The final was between Ulster and defending champions Leinster. It was the first all-Ireland final in the competitions history, and the fifth all-nation final after 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2010.
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2012 — Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. It took place on May 19, 2012, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
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2013 — Extreme Rules (2013)
Extreme Rules (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on May 19, 2013 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the fifth event under the Extreme Rules chronology, with the event having originated in 2009. Eight matches took place on the event's card and one pre-show match was streamed on YouTube. The theme of the event was that most matches are contested under hardcore wrestling regulations.The event received 231,000 buys, down from last year's event of 263,000.
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2013 — Rey del Ring (2013)
Rey del Ring (2013) (Spanish for "King of the Ring") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on May 19, 2013 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The main event was the Eponymous IWRG Rey del Ring tournament, the eleventh annual version of the tournament, IWRG's version of World Wrestling Entertainment's Royal Rumble event. 30 men competed in the Rey del Ring, which was won by Oficial 911 when he eliminated Eterno to claim the victory as well as the Rey del Ring Championship belt from previous champion Oficial Factor.
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2013 — 2013 Football League One play-off final
The 2013 Football League One play-off final was an association football match which was played on 19 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Brentford and Yeovil Town to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from Football League One to the Football League Championship.
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2013 — 2013 OFC Champions League final
The 2013 OFC Champions League final was the final of the 2012–13 OFC Champions League, the 12th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the current OFC Champions League name. The final was contested between two New Zealand teams, Waitakere United and Auckland City, at Arena 2 of Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on 19 May 2013.
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2017 — 2017 Iranian local elections
Local elections were held in Iran on 19 May 2017 to elect members of the City and Village Councils simultaneously with the twelfth presidential election.
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2017 — 2017 Iranian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Iran on 19 May 2017 alongside local elections. Candidate registration took place from 11 to 15 April 2017. Incumbent president Hassan Rouhani was eligible to run for re-election. His main rivals were the conservatives' top candidate Ebrahim Raisi, the Islamic Coalition Party's Mostafa Mir-Salim and Mostafa Hashemitaba who was an independent. Rouhani was re-elected for a second term.
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2017 — 2017 Tehran City Council election
An election to the Islamic City Council of Tehran took place on 19 May 2017, along with the local elections nationwide. The council is elected by the plurality-at-large voting system. This election saw losses for the Principlists and the Reformists gained all 21 seats. More than 3.6 million voters turned out in the election, setting a record.
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2018 — 2018 Scottish Cup final
The 2018 Scottish Cup Final was the 133rd final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 2017–18 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 19 May 2018 and was contested by Celtic and Motherwell. The fixture was a repeat of the finals in 1931, 1933, 1951 and 2011, all of which were won by Celtic.
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2018 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman (also known as UFC Fight Night 129) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 19, 2018, at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile.
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2018 — 2018 FA Cup final
The 2018 FA Cup final was an association football match between Manchester United and Chelsea on 19 May 2018 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. It was the 137th FA Cup final overall and was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), organised by the Football Association (FA).
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2018 — 2018 Zlín by-election
A by-election for the Zlín Senate seat in the Czech Republic was held on 18 and 19 May 2018 as a result of František Čuba's resignation. The second round was heldr 25 and 26 May 2018. Michaela Blahová and Tomáš Goláň advanced to second round. The election was surprisingly won by Tomáš Goláň. Voter turnout was very low.
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2018 — 2018 DFB-Pokal final
The 2018 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, the 75th season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 19 May 2018 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The final featured Bayern Munich, the record winners of the competition, and Eintracht Frankfurt, the runners-up of the previous season, making it a rematch of the 2006 final.
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2019 — 2019 Indian general election in Madhya Pradesh
The 2019 Indian general election were held in Madhya Pradesh in 4 phases- between 29 April and 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. Results declared on 23 May 2019.
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2019 — 2019 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh
The 2019 Indian general election in Uttar Pradesh was held between 11 April and 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. The election results were declared on 23 May which saw the BJP led alliance winning majority of seats.
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2019 — Rey del Ring (2019)
The Rey del Ring (2019) show (Spanish for "King of the Ring") was an annual lucha libre supercard event produced and scripted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), and took place on May 19, 2019 in Arena Naucalpan located in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico.
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2019 — 2019 Allentown mayoral special election
The Allentown 2019 special mayoral election was held on May 19, 2019, following the resignation of Democratic mayor Ed Pawlowski. Incumbent interim Democratic mayor Ray O'Connell defeated Republican challenger Timothy Ramos.
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2019 — 2019 A-League Grand Final
The 2019 A-League Grand Final was the fourteenth A-League Grand Final, the championship-deciding match of the A-League in Australia and the culmination of the 2018–19 season. It was played on the 19 May 2019 at Optus Stadium in Perth between Perth Glory and Sydney FC, who finished the regular season first and second respectively. This was the first A-League grand final hosted in Perth and it is the highest attended grand final in A-League history.
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2019 — 2019 Indian general election in Punjab
The 2019 Indian general election in Punjab was held on 19 May 2019, making it seventh and the last phase of the election. Counting was held on 23 May 2019 and result was also declared on same day.
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2019 — 2019 Indian general election in Himachal Pradesh
The 2019 Indian general election held in India on 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.
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2019 — Money in the Bank (2019)
The 2019 Money in the Bank was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live. It was the 10th annual Money in the Bank event and took place on May 19, 2019, at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, which was the first held in May.
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2020 — 2020 Oregon Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 Oregon Democratic presidential primary took place on May 19, 2020, in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election and was the only contest on that date. The Kentucky primary, previously also scheduled for May 19, was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, while Oregon already had a total vote-by-mail primary.
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2020 — 2020 Portland, Oregon, mayoral election
On May 19, 2020, and November 3, 2020, elections were held in Portland, Oregon, to elect the mayor. In Portland local elections, all voters are eligible to participate. All candidates are listed on the ballot without any political party affiliation. All candidates meeting the qualifications competed in a blanket primary election on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
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2020 — 2020 Oregon Republican presidential primary
The 2020 Oregon Republican presidential primary took place on May 19, 2020.
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2021 — 2021 Slovak Cup final
The 2021 Slovak Cup final (known as the Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the final match of the 2020–21 Slovak Cup, the 52nd season of the top cup competition in Slovak football. The match was played at the Tehelné pole in Bratislava, on 19 May 2021, contested by MŠK Žilina and ŠK Slovan Bratislava.
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2022 — 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup final
The 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup final was an association football match played at Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 19 May 2022. Sarajevo and Velež Mostar were the finalists. Velež won the trophy for the first time in the club's history. As winners, Velež qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
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2022 — 2022 King Cup final
The 2022 King Cup final was the 47th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957. The final was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, on 19 May 2022. The match was contested by Al-Fayha and Al-Hilal. It was Al-Fayha's 1st King Cup final and Al-Hilal's 17th. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup.
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2024 — 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
On 19 May 2024, an Iranian Air Force Bell 212 helicopter crashed near the village of Uzi, East Azerbaijan, Iran, killing President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor-General of East Azerbaijan Malek Rahmati, representative of the supreme leader in East Azerbaijan Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the head of the president's security team, and three flight crew.
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2024 — 2024 Dominican Republic general election
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 19 May 2024 to elect a president, vice-president, 32 senators, 190 deputies and 20 PARLACEN deputies. Incumbent President Luis Abinader won re-election to a second term with a majority of the vote in the first round, eliminating the need for a runoff.
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2024 — 2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo coup attempt
On 19 May 2024, an attempted coup d'état took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Targeting President Félix Tshisekedi and his Economy Minister Vital Kamerhe, the assailants attacked both the Palais de la Nation and Kamerhe's residence. They were heavily armed and put up an intense fight at the Kamerhe home. At least one shell from the fighting detonated in the nearby capital of the Republic of the Congo, Brazzaville, causing several injuries.
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2024 — 2024 EFL League Two play-off final
The 2024 EFL League Two play-off final was an association football match played on 19 May 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Crewe Alexandra and Crawley Town. The match determined the fourth and final team to gain promotion from EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football, to EFL League One.
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