Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.
20 Mayıs — Tarihte Bugün
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International System of Units
The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete.
Singapore
The government of Singapore authorises the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations.
Enhanced Fujita scale
An EF5 tornado strikes the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing 24 people and injuring 377 others.
2012 Northern Italy earthquakes
At least 27 people are killed and 50 others injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy.
Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post.
Indonesian Air Force
An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules crashes in Magetan Regency, killing 99.
Timor-Leste
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).
LGBTQ rights in the United States
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.
Communism
The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania.