2019#Deaths

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This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.{{Cite journal |last=Allam |first=Zaheer |date=2020 |title=The First 50 days of COVID-19: A Detailed Chronological Timeline and Extensive Review of Literature Documenting the Pandemic |journal=Surveying the Covid-19 Pandemic and Its Implications |pages=1–7 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-824313-8.00001-2 |pmc=7378494|isbn=9780128243138 }}{{C21 year in topic}}

Up to that point, 2019 had been described as the "best year in human history" by some newspapers and media outlets in the United States, including The New York Times and WNYC.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/opinion/sunday/2019-best-year-poverty.html|title=This Has Been the Best Year Ever|date=28 Dec 2019|work=The New York Times|author=Nicholas Kristof|access-date=August 25, 2022|archive-date=December 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204151543/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/opinion/sunday/2019-best-year-poverty.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/2019-best-year-ever/|title=2019: Best Year Ever?|author=The Brian Lehrer Show|publisher=WNYC|date=31 Dec 2019|access-date=August 25, 2022|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216141733/https://www.wnyc.org/story/2019-best-year-ever/|url-status=live}}

Events

= January =

January 1
Romania takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Austrian presidency.{{cite news|url=https://www.mediafax.ro/politic/romania-preia-de-la-1-ianuarie-2019-presedintia-consiliului-ue-care-sunt-principalele-atributii-17800680|title=România preia de la 1 ianuarie 2019 președinția Consiliului UE. Care sunt principalele atribuții|first=Maria|last=Stan|newspaper=Mediafax|date=31 December 2018|language=ro}}
New Horizons makes a close approach to the Kuiper belt object (KBO) 486958 Arrokoth at 05:33 UTC.{{cite news |last=Chang |first=Kenneth |title=New Horizons Spacecraft Completes Flyby of Ultima Thule, the Most Distant Object Ever Visited |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/science/new-horizons-ultima-thule.html |date=December 31, 2018 |work=The New York Times|access-date=January 1, 2019 |archive-date=November 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119160017/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/science/new-horizons-ultima-thule.html |url-status=live }}
Jair Bolsonaro begins his four-year term as President of Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/01/jair-bolsonaro-inauguration-brazil-president|title=Bolsonaro declares Brazil's 'liberation from socialism' as he is sworn in|date=January 1, 2019|author=Dom Phillips|website=The Guardian|access-date=October 15, 2021|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029212954/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/01/jair-bolsonaro-inauguration-brazil-president|url-status=live}}
Qatar withdraws from OPEC.{{cite web|url=https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/about_us/25.htm|title=Member Countries|website=OPEC|access-date=October 15, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413105753/https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/about_us/25.htm|url-status=live}}
Works published by authors who died in 1948 enter the public domain in many countries. In the U.S., all works published in 1923 enter the public domain, the first entry of published works into the public domain since 1998.{{Cite web |last=Ockerbloom |first=John Mark |date=2019-01-01 |title=Public Domain Day 2019: Welcome to 1923! |url=https://everybodyslibraries.com/2019/01/01/public-domain-day-2019-welcome-to-1923/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Everybody's Libraries |language=en |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913050552/https://everybodyslibraries.com/2019/01/01/public-domain-day-2019-welcome-to-1923/ |url-status=live }}
January 2 – Adventist Health System rebranded its facilities to the trade name AdventHealth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2018/08/14/florida-hospital-adventist-health-system-announce-new-name-adventhealth/|title=Florida Hospital, Adventist Health System announces new name: AdventHealth|last=Miller|first=Naseem|date=August 14, 2018|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=January 7, 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/Florida-Hospital-to-change-its-name-to-AdventHealth_170889366/|title=Florida Hospital to change its name to AdventHealth|last=Griffin|first=Justine|date=August 14, 2018|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=January 7, 2025}}
January 3 – Chinese probe Chang'e 4 becomes the first artificial object to land on the far side of the Moon.{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-lands-probe-on-dark-side-of-the-moon-11546493599 |title=China Lands Probe on the 'Dark Side' of the Moon |last=Moss |first=Trefor |date=January 3, 2019 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412020545/https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-lands-probe-on-dark-side-of-the-moon-11546493599 |url-status=live }}
January 5 – Bartholomew I of Constantinople issues a formal decree granting independence to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine from the Russian Orthodox Church.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46768270 |title=Ukraine Orthodox Church granted independence from Russian Church |date=January 5, 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108002832/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46768270 |url-status=live }}
January 6 – Muhammad V of Kelantan abdicates the federal throne as the 15th monarch of Malaysia, the first Malaysian monarch to do so.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46775499 |title=Malaysia king: Sultan Muhammad V abdicates in historic first |author= |date=January 6, 2019 |website=BBC News |access-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107112311/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46775499 |url-status=live }}
January 7 – A faction of the Armed Forces of Gabon attempts a coup d'état.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46779854 | title=Gabon coup attempt: Government says situation under control | date=January 7, 2019 | website=BBC News | access-date=July 3, 2023 | archive-date=May 29, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529034233/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46779854 | url-status=live }}
January 10 – Venezuela enters a presidential crisis as Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly declare incumbent President Nicolás Maduro "illegitimate".{{cite web|url=https://www.semana.com/mundo/articulo/juan-guaido-esta-dispuesto-a-asumir-como-presidente-interino-en-venezuela/597392|title=¿Venezuela tiene un presidente interino?|date=January 11, 2019|access-date=January 13, 2019|work=Semana|archive-date=January 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113034622/https://www.semana.com/mundo/articulo/juan-guaido-esta-dispuesto-a-asumir-como-presidente-interino-en-venezuela/597392|url-status=live}}
January 14 – Paweł Adamowicz, mayor of Gdańsk, died after he was stabbed shortly after his speech on 27. finale of WOŚP.
January 23 – Venezuelan presidential crisis: Thousands of people protest in favor of disputed interim President Juan Guaidó. Several people are killed, and President Maduro severs U.S. diplomatic ties.{{cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/world/2019/1/23/18194881/venezuela-maduro-diplomats-trump-guaido|title=Venezuelan President Maduro is severing diplomatic ties with the US|date=January 23, 2019|access-date=January 23, 2019|archive-date=January 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124015330/https://www.vox.com/world/2019/1/23/18194881/venezuela-maduro-diplomats-trump-guaido|url-status=live}}
January 25 – A mine tailings dam breaks in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil. At least 248 people are killed, with 22 missing.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48935651|title=Brazil's Vale ordered to pay compensation for dam disaster|date=July 10, 2019|website=BBC News|language=en|access-date=August 9, 2019|archive-date=August 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823142336/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48935651|url-status=live}}
January 28 – The U.S. Justice Department charges Chinese tech firm Huawei with multiple counts of fraud, raising U.S.–China tensions.{{cite news|title=US files charges against China's Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47036515|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=January 28, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128215821/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47036515|url-status=live}}

= February =

February 1 – U.S. President Donald Trump confirms that the U.S. will leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of 1987, citing Russian non-compliance.{{cite news|title=Donald Trump confirms US withdrawal from INF nuclear treaty|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/01/inf-donald-trump-confirms-us-withdrawal-nuclear-treaty|date=February 1, 2019|access-date=February 1, 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201184127/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/01/inf-donald-trump-confirms-us-withdrawal-nuclear-treaty|url-status=live}} The next day, Russia follows suit with suspension of its obligations to the treaty.{{cite news|title=INF nuclear treaty: Russia follows US in suspending pact|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47101429|date=February 2, 2019|access-date=February 2, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202100827/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47101429|url-status=live}}
February 3
Pope Francis arrives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, becoming the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula.{{cite news| title=Pope Francis Makes 'Historic' Gulf Tour Amid Yemen Crisis and Christian Repression| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/world/middleeast/pope-francis-uae-mideast-muslims.html| date=February 3, 2019| access-date=February 5, 2019| newspaper=The New York Times| archive-date=February 4, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204175443/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/world/middleeast/pope-francis-uae-mideast-muslims.html| url-status=live}}
2019 Salvadoran presidential election: Nayib Bukele is elected president.{{Cite news |date=2019-02-04 |title=El Salvador election: Nayib Bukele claims presidency |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47113249 |access-date=2022-03-09 |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309112718/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47113249 |url-status=live }}
February 6 – The Freedom House declares that Hungary is no longer a free country, making it the first country in the EU to be labelled "partly free".{{Cite news |last=Kelemen |first=R. Daniel |date=February 7, 2019 |title=Hungary is now only a 'partly free' country |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/02/07/hungarys-democracy-just-got-a-failing-grade/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207173727/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/02/07/hungarys-democracy-just-got-a-failing-grade/ |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=2025-04-14 |work=The Washington Post}} It also states that Serbia is no longer free as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/freedom-house-serbia-lost-free-state-status/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191122073156/https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/freedom-house-serbia-lost-free-state-status/|archive-date=November 22, 2019|url-status=dead|title=Freedom House: Serbia lost its free state status|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019}}
February 7 – 2019 Haitian protests: Anti-government protests demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse begin in several cities across the country.{{cite news|title=Deadly protests hit Haiti capital|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47193837|access-date=February 13, 2019|work=BBC News|date=February 11, 2019|archive-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926235139/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47193837|url-status=live}}
February 12 – The Republic of Macedonia renames itself the Republic of North Macedonia, officially ending a decades-old dispute with Greece and paving the way for the former's integration into NATO and the EU.{{cite web|title=Macedonia officially changes name to North Macedonia, drawing line under bitter dispute|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/13/europe/north-macedonia-name-change-intl/index.html|date=February 13, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2019|publisher=CNN|archive-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501154616/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/13/europe/north-macedonia-name-change-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}
February 21 – SpaceIL launches the Beresheet probe, the world's first privately financed mission to the Moon.{{cite news |title=Israeli company sends world's first privately funded mission to moon |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/israel-first-lunar-lander-blasts-into-space-florida-spacex-beresheet |date=February 22, 2019 |work=The Guardian |access-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222063447/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/israel-first-lunar-lander-blasts-into-space-florida-spacex-beresheet |url-status=live }}
February 23
Venezuelan presidential crisis: President Maduro severs diplomatic ties with Colombia amid attempts to send humanitarian aid to the country across the border.{{cite news| title=Venezuela's Maduro cuts ties with Colombia amid border conflict| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/venezuela-s-maduro-cuts-ties-colombia-amid-border-conflict-n974991| work=NBC News| date=February 23, 2019| access-date=February 23, 2019| archive-date=January 9, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109231706/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/venezuela-s-maduro-cuts-ties-colombia-amid-border-conflict-n974991| url-status=live}}
2019 Nigerian general election: Incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari is reelected and the All Progressives Congress party wins 63 out of 109 seats in the Senate of Nigeria and 202 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives.{{Cite web |title=Nigeria Presidential Elections Results 2019 - BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-f0b25208-4a1d-4068-a204-940cbe88d1d3 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104082004/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-f0b25208-4a1d-4068-a204-940cbe88d1d3 |url-status=live }}
February 24
2019 Cuban constitutional referendum: The new constitution was approved by 90.61% of valid votes.{{Cite news |date=2019-02-25 |title=Cubans overwhelmingly ratify new socialist constitution |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-constitution-referendum-idUSKCN1QE22Y |access-date=2022-03-09 |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621001022/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-constitution-referendum-idUSKCN1QE22Y |url-status=live }}
The 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election is held to elect all 101 members of the Parliament of Moldova.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-03 |title=cu privire la totalizarea rezultatelor alegerilor Parlamentului Republicii Moldova în circumscripția națională și circumscripțiile uninominale din 24 februarie 2019 |url=https://a.cec.md/ro/cu-privire-la-totalizarea-rezultatelor-alegerilor-parlamentului-republicii-moldo-2751_92705.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=a.cec.md |language=ro |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713152309/https://a.cec.md/ro/cu-privire-la-totalizarea-rezultatelor-alegerilor-parlamentului-republicii-moldo-2751_92705.html |url-status=live }}
2019 Senegalese presidential election: Incumbent president Macky Sall is reelected.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-05 |title=DÉCISION N° 4-E-2019 AFFAIRE N° 25-E-19 |url=https://conseilconstitutionnel.sn/decision-n-4-e-2019-affaire-n-25-e-19/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |language=fr-FR |archive-date=January 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129054854/http://conseilconstitutionnel.sn/decision-n-4-e-2019-affaire-n-25-e-19/ |url-status=live }}
February 26–27 – The Indian Air Force launches airstrikes on purported militant camps in Balakot, Pakistan. It precedes a series of events that lead to the 2019 India–Pakistan standoff.{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/iaf-struck-jems-biggest-training-camp-at-balakot-says-foreign-secretary-vijay-gokhale-on-indias-operation-in-pakistan-6154411.html|title=IAF struck 'JeM's biggest training camp' at Balakot, says Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on India's operation in Pakistan|website=Firstpost|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140256/https://www.firstpost.com/india/iaf-struck-jems-biggest-training-camp-at-balakot-says-foreign-secretary-vijay-gokhale-on-indias-operation-in-pakistan-6154411.html|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=dead}}
February 27–28 – The 2019 North Korea–United States summit is held in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.{{Cite news |last1=Higgins |first1=Tucker |last2=Macias |first2=Amanda |date=February 5, 2019 |title=Trump says he will meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Vietnam in late February |work=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/05/trump-reportedly-plans-to-meet-with-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-in-vietnam-on-february-27-28.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622051736/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/05/trump-reportedly-plans-to-meet-with-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-in-vietnam-on-february-27-28.html |archive-date=June 22, 2023}}

= March =

March 3
An uncrewed demonstration flight of the new crew capable version of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, intended to carry American astronauts into space, achieves successful autonomous docking with the International Space Station.{{cite news |title=SpaceX Dragon capsule docks with space station |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47430432 |date=March 3, 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303001752/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47430432 |url-status=live }}
The 2019 Estonian parliamentary election is held to elect all 101 members of the Riigikogu.{{Cite web |title=Voting and election result |url=https://rk2019.valimised.ee/en/election-result/election-result.html |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=rk2019.valimised.ee |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306141615/https://rk2019.valimised.ee/en/election-result/election-result.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2019-03-03 |title=Estonia general election: Opposition party beats Centre rivals |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47430993 |access-date=2022-03-10 |archive-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304013952/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47430993 |url-status=live }}
March 5 – A second case of sustained remission from HIV is reported, ten years after the Berlin Patient.{{cite web |title=HIV remission achieved in second patient |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190305153644.htm |date=March 5, 2019 |work=Science Daily |access-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306002613/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190305153644.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=UK patient 'free' of HIV after stem cell treatment |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47421855 |date=March 5, 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306070943/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47421855 |url-status=live }}
March 6 – Venezuelan presidential crisis: Venezuela expels German ambassador Daniel Kriener for his alleged meddling in internal affairs.{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/03/06/venezuela-expels-german-ambassador-for-meddling-detains-journalist|title=Venezuela expels German ambassador for meddling, detains journalist|publisher=Euronews|date=March 6, 2019|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235304/https://www.euronews.com/2019/03/06/venezuela-expels-german-ambassador-for-meddling-detains-journalist|url-status=live}}
March 10 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi, crashes shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board.{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/africa/ethiopia-pm-offers-condolences-after-ethiopian-airlines-flight-crash|title=Ethiopian Airlines crash: 'No Survivors' on flight with 157 on board, plane similar to jet in Lion Air crash|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=March 10, 2019|access-date=March 10, 2019|archive-date=March 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310173407/https://www.straitstimes.com/world/africa/ethiopia-pm-offers-condolences-after-ethiopian-airlines-flight-crash|url-status=live}} All Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are subsequently grounded worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/us-joins-other-nations-in-grounding-boeing-737-max-amid-growing-11341926|title=US joins other nations in grounding Boeing 737 MAX amid growing safety concerns|website=Channel NewsAsia|language=en|access-date=March 14, 2019|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329172601/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/us-joins-other-nations-in-grounding-boeing-737-max-amid-growing-11341926|url-status=dead}}
March 15
Cyclone Idai makes landfall on Mozambique, causing at least 1,073 fatalities, as well as mass flooding and power outages in southern Africa.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/24/cyclone-idai-death-toll-passes-750-with-more-than-110000-now-in-camps|title=Cyclone Idai death toll passes 750 with more than 110,000 now in camps|date=March 25, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=March 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324184226/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/24/cyclone-idai-death-toll-passes-750-with-more-than-110000-now-in-camps|url-status=live}}
51 people are killed and 50 others injured in terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the deadliest mass shooting and terrorist attack in New Zealand's history.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/new-zealand-christchurch-shooting-intl/index.html|title=Dozens killed in Christchurch mosque attack|date=March 15, 2019|website=www.cnn.com|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318145459/https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/new-zealand-christchurch-shooting-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}
March 19 – Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns as President of Kazakhstan after 29 years in office and appoints Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as acting president.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kazakhstan-president/president-of-kazakhstan-nursultan-nazarbayev-resigns-idUSKCN1R01N1|title=Veteran Kazakh leader Nazarbayev resigns after three decades in power|work=Reuters|date=March 19, 2019|access-date=March 19, 2019|archive-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320043009/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kazakhstan-president/president-of-kazakhstan-nursultan-nazarbayev-resigns-idUSKCN1R01N1|url-status=live}} Astana is renamed Nur-Sultan the following day in his honor.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47638619|title=Nursultan: Kazakhstan renames capital Astana after ex-president|publisher=BBC News|date=March 20, 2019|access-date=March 20, 2019|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225212541/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47638619|url-status=live}}
March 20 – Europe's antitrust regulators fine Google €1.49 billion (US$1.7 billion) for freezing out rivals in the online advertising business, bringing the total cost of EU fines against Google at nearly €8.76 billion.{{cite news|title=Europe fines Google $1.7 billion in antitrust case|url=https://apnews.com/701658e16440433f840e15869b101fa8|work=Associated Press|last1=Chan|first1=Kelvin|last2=Casert|first2=Raf|date=March 20, 2019|access-date=March 20, 2019|archive-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320163058/https://apnews.com/701658e16440433f840e15869b101fa8|url-status=live}}
March 23 – The final territory of the Islamic State, located in Al-Baghuz Fawqani, Syria, is liberated.{{citation|title=Islamic State group defeated as final territory lost, US-backed forces say|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47678157|date=March 23, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108060100/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47678157|url-status=live}}
March 24 – The first phase of Jakarta's MRT system opened with its first line.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-24 |title=Indonesia's first subway opens in its gridlocked capital |url=https://apnews.com/article/c32dc351a01b4184b56d901ee30dce17 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}
March 26
The European Parliament votes by 348 to 278 in favour of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, which expands legal liability for websites and includes the controversial Article 13.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47708144|date=March 26, 2019|title=Article 13: Memes exempt as EU backs controversial copyright law|access-date=March 26, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=March 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326122340/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47708144|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20190321IPR32110/european-parliament-approves-new-copyright-rules-for-the-internet|date=March 26, 2019|title=European Parliament approves new copyright rules for the internet|access-date=March 26, 2019|publisher=European Parliament|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327011500/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20190321IPR32110/european-parliament-approves-new-copyright-rules-for-the-internet|url-status=live}}
March 31 – Taiwan scrambles its fighter aircraft after two Chinese jets crossed the maritime border between the two nations. Just the day before, Japan had similarly scrambled its jets after Chinese jets flew between Miyako and Okinawa.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/01/asia/china-japan-taiwan-jets-intl/index.html|title=Taiwan scrambles jets to confront Chinese fighters after rare incursion|date=April 1, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2019|publisher=CNN International|last=Westcott|first=Ben|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403230248/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/01/asia/china-japan-taiwan-jets-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}

= April =

April 2 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns as President of Algeria amid widespread protests, after nearly two decades in office.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/02/algeria-latest-news-president-abdelaziz-bouteflika-resigns|title=Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns after 20 years|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402200757/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/02/algeria-latest-news-president-abdelaziz-bouteflika-resigns|url-status=live}}
April 4 – Second Libyan Civil War: The Libyan National Army (LNA) launches a surprise offensive in western Libya, moving units towards the Government of National Accord-held capital Tripoli and capturing Gharyan.{{cite news |url= https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security/eastern-libya-forces-move-west-triggering-alert-in-tripoli-idUSKCN1RF1LQ?il=0 |title= Eastern Libya forces move west, skirmish south of Tripoli |work= Reuters |date= April 3, 2019 |access-date= April 8, 2019 |archive-date= September 10, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190910180151/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security/eastern-libya-forces-move-west-triggering-alert-in-tripoli-idUSKCN1RF1LQ?il=0 |url-status= live }}{{cite news | url= https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/libyan-strongman-khalifa-haftar-orders-forces-advance-west-190403155045917.html | title= 'Brief skirmish' near Libya's Tripoli as Haftar's LNA heads west | publisher= Al Jazeera | date= April 4, 2019 | access-date= April 8, 2019 | archive-date= May 6, 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190506023026/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/libyan-strongman-khalifa-haftar-orders-forces-advance-west-190403155045917.html | url-status= live }}
April 6 – 2019 Maldivian parliamentary election: The Maldivian Democratic Party wins 65 out of the 85 seats in the People's Majlis.{{cite web |url=https://production-new-commonwealth-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/migrated/inline/MaldivesFinalReport_13-06-19.pdf |title=Maldives Parliamentary Elections |date=March 6, 2019 |access-date=2023-02-13 |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228213243/https://production-new-commonwealth-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/migrated/inline/MaldivesFinalReport_13-06-19.pdf |url-status=live }}
April 10
Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first ever image of a black hole, located in the centre of the M87 galaxy.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/nsf-acf040919.php|title=Astronomers capture first image of a black hole|date=April 10, 2019|access-date=April 10, 2019|website=EurekAlert!|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130171247/https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/nsf-acf040919.php|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592|title=First ever black hole image released|date=April 10, 2019|access-date=April 10, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410131624/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-47873592|url-status=live}}
Fossil fragments found in the Callao Cave in the Philippines reveal the existence of a new species of human, the Homo luzonensis. The species is named after Luzon, where the fossils were discovered.{{cite news |last=Zimmer |first=Carl |author-link=Carl Zimmer |title=A New Human Species Once Lived in This Philippine Cave – Archaeologists in Luzon Island have turned up the bones of a distantly related species, Homo luzonensis, further expanding the human family tree. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/science/homo-luzonensis-philippines-evolution.html |date=April 10, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 10, 2019 |archive-date=April 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406164938/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/science/homo-luzonensis-philippines-evolution.html |url-status=live }}
April 11
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is arrested after seven years in Ecuador's embassy in London.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47891737|title=Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London|date=April 11, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411111505/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47891737|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/11/julian-assange-arrested-at-ecuadorian-embassy-wikileaks|title=Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy|date=April 11, 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411095104/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/11/julian-assange-arrested-at-ecuadorian-embassy-wikileaks|url-status=live}}
Amid mass protests, Omar al-Bashir is deposed as President of Sudan in a coup d'état, after nearly 30 years in office.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47891470|title=Sudan military says it has seized power|date=April 11, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411120228/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47891470|url-status=live}}
April 15 – During Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/15/notre-dame-fire-paris-france-cathedral|title=Notre Dame fire: major incident at historic Paris landmark|date=April 15, 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=April 15, 2019|archive-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527155449/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/15/notre-dame-fire-paris-france-cathedral|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47941794|title=Notre-Dame cathedral: Firefighters tackle blaze in Paris|date=April 15, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=April 15, 2019|archive-date=February 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221164814/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47941794|url-status=live}}
April 16 – The Howse Peak avalanche kills three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/22/canada-avalanche-bodies-of-three-renowned-mountaineers-found|title=Canada avalanche: bodies of three renowned mountaineers found|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=April 22, 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=May 10, 2019|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605163859/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/22/canada-avalanche-bodies-of-three-renowned-mountaineers-found|url-status=live}}
April 18 – NepaliSat-1 is launched. It is Nepal's first ever research satellite to be sent into space.{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/nepalisat-1-to-be-launched-tomorrow/|title=NepaliSat-1 to be launched tomorrow|date=April 17, 2019|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US|access-date=April 18, 2019|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418084916/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/nepalisat-1-to-be-launched-tomorrow/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2019-04-18/nepals-first-ever-satellite-launched-into-space.html|title=Nepal's first ever satellite launched into space|website=kathmandupost.ekantipur.com|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2019|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418073044/http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2019-04-18/nepals-first-ever-satellite-launched-into-space.html|url-status=live}}
April 21
A series of Islamist bomb attacks occur at eight locations in Sri Lanka, including three churches, four hotels and one housing complex in Colombo, on Easter Sunday, leaving 259 people dead and over 500 injured. It is the deadliest terrorist attack in the country since the Sri Lankan Civil War ended in 2009.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/scores-hurt-in-sri-lanka-easter-church-bombings-20190421-p51fyn.html |title=Hundreds killed, 450 injured as explosions rock Catholic churches during Easter mass |date=April 22, 2019 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=April 22, 2019 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428014239/https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/scores-hurt-in-sri-lanka-easter-church-bombings-20190421-p51fyn.html |url-status=live }}
2019 Ukrainian presidential election: Volodymyr Zelenskyy is elected the President of Ukraine in a landslide victory in the second round of voting.{{Cite news |date=2019-04-21 |title=Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky wins presidency by landslide |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48007487 |access-date=2023-10-14 |archive-date=April 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421173305/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48007487 |url-status=live }} He took office on May 20, 2019.{{Cite news |date=2019-05-20 |title=Ukraine's New President Vows To Dissolve Parliament As PM, Other Key Officials Resign |language=en |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/29951792.html |access-date=2023-10-14 |archive-date=May 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520043757/https://www.rferl.org/a/29951792.html |url-status=live }}
April 25 – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Russia to hold a series of summits with Russian leaders, including President Vladimir Putin.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48047279|title=Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un hold Vladivostok summit|date=April 24, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=April 26, 2019|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408105123/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48047279|url-status=live}}
April 28 – Victor Vescovo achieves the deepest dive of any human in history, as he reaches Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 10,928 m (35,853 ft).{{cite web|url=https://fivedeeps.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FDE-Challenger-Release-FINAL-5132019.pdf|title=Deepest Submarine Dive in History, Five Deeps Expedition Conquers Challenger Deep|date=May 13, 2019|access-date=May 13, 2019|publisher=Five Deeps|archive-date=February 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203210835/https://fivedeeps.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/FDE-Challenger-Release-FINAL-5132019.pdf|url-status=live}}
April 29 – Elusive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in undated footage released by the group, his first appearance on video since 2014.{{cite news|title=ISIL chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in propaganda video|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2019/04/isil-chief-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-appears-propaganda-video-190429163448332.html|date=April 29, 2019|access-date=April 30, 2019|archive-date=April 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429230318/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2019/04/isil-chief-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-appears-propaganda-video-190429163448332.html|url-status=live}}
April 30
Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicates from his throne, the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in almost two centuries. The abdication ends the Heisei era of Japan and ushers in the Reiwa era with new emperor Naruhito ascending the throne on May 1.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japans-emperor-akihito-to-abdicate-on-april-30-2019-idUSKBN1DV3AS|title=Japan's Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019|last1=Sieg|last2=Kaneko|first1=Linda|first2=Kaori|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=December 1, 2017|work=Reuters|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329172546/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japans-emperor-akihito-to-abdicate-on-april-30-2019-idUSKBN1DV3AS|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Japan's emperor prays for peace in first abdication in 200 years|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japans-emperor-prays-for-peace-in-first-abdication-in-200-years-idUSKCN1S5245|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2019|work=Reuters|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501054826/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor/japans-emperor-prays-for-peace-in-first-abdication-in-200-years-idUSKCN1S5245|url-status=live}}
Venezuelan presidential crisis: Venezuelan opposition leader and disputed interim President Juan Guaidó leads an attempted uprising against President Nicolás Maduro.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/venezuela-latest-juan-guaido-military-uprising-called-coup-attempt-by-president-nicolas-maduro/|title=Venezuela opposition leader attempts to lead military uprising against Maduro|date=April 30, 2019|work=CBS News|access-date=April 30, 2019|archive-date=April 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430171122/https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/venezuela-latest-juan-guaido-military-uprising-called-coup-attempt-by-president-nicolas-maduro/|url-status=live}}

= May =

May 1
King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand marries his personal bodyguard Suthida Tidjai – a commoner – in a surprise ceremony, making her queen consort of Thailand.{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1670328/new-queen-named|title=New queen named|work=Bangkok Post|date=May 1, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304084304/https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1670328/new-queen-named|url-status=live}}
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law a controversial "sovereign internet" bill that allows Russian authorities to better monitor internet routing and to steer Russian internet traffic away from foreign servers.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190501-putin-signs-controversial-internet-law|title=Putin signs controversial internet law|date=May 1, 2019|work=France24|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501223101/https://www.france24.com/en/20190501-putin-signs-controversial-internet-law|url-status=live}}
May 3 – The number of deaths from the Kivu Ebola epidemic exceeds 1,000. It is the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, only surpassed by the Western African Ebola virus epidemic of 2013–2016.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/49fcb435740b4c5b88bab2a1c873b763|title=UN: Congo should exceed 1,000 Ebola deaths on Friday|date=May 3, 2019|work=Associated Press|access-date=May 3, 2019|archive-date=May 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503140031/https://apnews.com/49fcb435740b4c5b88bab2a1c873b763|url-status=live}}
May 3–6 – May 2019 Gaza–Israel clashes: The Gaza–Israel conflict escalates after the Israeli military launches airstrikes into Gaza killing more than 20 Palestinians including a pregnant woman and a toddler following the injury of two soldiers from Gazan sniper fire.
May 5 – Aeroflot Flight 1492 crash-lands and bursts into flames at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48171392|title=Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet|date=May 6, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=May 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516082228/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48171392|url-status=live}}
May 6
In its first report since 2005, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) warns that biodiversity loss is "accelerating", with over a million species now threatened with extinction; the decline of the natural living world is "unprecedented" and largely a result of human actions, according to the report.{{cite news |last=Plumer |first=Brad |title=Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an 'Unprecedented' Pace |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/climate/biodiversity-extinction-united-nations.html |date=May 6, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614201836/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/climate/biodiversity-extinction-united-nations.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Media Release: Nature's Dangerous Decline 'Unprecedented'; Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating' |url=https://www.ipbes.net/news/Media-Release-Global-Assessment |date=May 6, 2019 |work=Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services |access-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614220133/https://www.ipbes.net/news/Media-Release-Global-Assessment |url-status=live }}
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Army launches a major ground offensive against one of the last rebel strongholds in the country.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-northwest-explainer/explainer-why-the-war-in-syrias-idlib-escalated-again-idUSKCN1SF0P7|title=Explainer: Why the war in Syria's Idlib escalated again|date=May 9, 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509232733/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-northwest-explainer/explainer-why-the-war-in-syrias-idlib-escalated-again-idUSKCN1SF0P7|url-status=live}}
May 8 – A British teenager, Isabelle Holdaway, 17, is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.{{cite news |title=Teenager recovers from near death in world-first GM virus treatment |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/08/teenager-recovers-from-near-death-in-world-first-gm-virus-treatment |date=May 8, 2019 |work=The Guardian |access-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509033159/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/may/08/teenager-recovers-from-near-death-in-world-first-gm-virus-treatment |url-status=live }}
May 10 – Amid ongoing negotiations, the U.S.'s 25% tariff hike on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports takes effect, escalating tensions between the two nations in the ongoing China–United States trade war.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/trumps-tariff-hike-on-200-billion-of-chinese-goods-takes-effect-idUSKCN1SG08X|title=Trump's tariff hike on $200 billion of Chinese goods takes effect|date=May 9, 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=May 10, 2019|archive-date=May 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510042133/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs/trumps-tariff-hike-on-200-billion-of-chinese-goods-takes-effect-idUSKCN1SG08X|url-status=live}}
May 12 – May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: Four commercial ships, including two Saudi Aramco oil tankers, are damaged near Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman.{{cite news |title=Oil tankers 'sabotaged' amid tensions |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48245204 |access-date=May 14, 2019 |date=May 13, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514004203/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48245204 |url-status=live }} The UAE claims it as a "sabotage attack", while an early U.S. assessment blames Iran. The incident occurs after increased U.S.-Iran tensions provoked by the deployment of U.S. military to the Persian Gulf in response to an alleged plot by Iran to attack U.S. forces.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27992/u-s-government-claims-iran-is-behind-attacks-on-oil-tankers-but-has-yet-to-show-evidence|title=U.S. Government Claims Iran Is Behind Attacks On Oil Tankers, But Has Yet To Show Evidence|date=May 14, 2019|work=The Drive|access-date=May 14, 2019|archive-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720173154/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27992/u-s-government-claims-iran-is-behind-attacks-on-oil-tankers-but-has-yet-to-show-evidence|url-status=live}}
May 13 – Prosecutors in Sweden reopen the rape allegation investigation against Julian Assange. Swedish prosecutors mention their intent to seek extradition of Assange from the U.K. after he has served his 50-week prison sentence for skipping bail.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48253343|title=Julian Assange: Sweden reopens rape investigation|date=May 13, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=May 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516193121/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48253343|url-status=live}}
May 14–18 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is won by Dutch entrant Duncan Laurence with the song "Arcade".
May 17 – Taiwan's parliament becomes the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage.{{cite news |title=Taiwan gay marriage: Parliament legalises same-sex unions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48305708 |date=May 17, 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517054817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48305708 |url-status=live }}
May 18 – 2019 Australian federal election: Scott Morrison's Liberal/National Coalition government is narrowly re-elected,{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-20/election-coalition-get-77-seats-wentworth-boothby-bass-chisholm/11128652|title=Election 2019: Coalition secures 77 seats as Liberals win Wentworth, Chisholm, Boothby and Bass|work=ABC News|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519235400/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-20/election-coalition-get-77-seats-wentworth-boothby-bass-chisholm/11128652|archive-date=May 19, 2019|url-status=live}} defeating the Labor Party led by Bill Shorten.
May 19 – China–United States trade war: Google pulls Android update support for Huawei phones, as well as the Google Play Store and Gmail apps, after the company's blacklisting by the U.S. government.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/19/google-huawei-trump-blacklist-report|work=The Guardian|date=May 19, 2019|access-date=May 23, 2019|title=Google blocks Huawei access to Android updates after blacklisting|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604003157/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/19/google-huawei-trump-blacklist-report|url-status=live}}
May 20 – The revision of the SI system of measurement adopted by the majority of countries in the world takes effect.{{cite web|url=https://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/|publisher=BIPM|title=The International System of Units (SI)|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223053741/https://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/|archive-date=December 23, 2018|url-status=dead}}
May 23 – 2019 Indian general election: Narendra Modi secures a landslide victory, with his party BJP alone gaining 303 of the 543 seats in parliament, and his political alliance NDA winning 353 seats of the 543.{{cite news|title=Complete guide to 2019 Lok Sabha election results: Seat by seat, state by state, party by party|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-polls-complete-results-party-state-constituency-seat-full-guide-all-you-need-to-know-1533514-2019-05-24|date=May 24, 2019|work=India Today news|access-date=May 25, 2019|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524184536/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-polls-complete-results-party-state-constituency-seat-full-guide-all-you-need-to-know-1533514-2019-05-24|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Indian elections' results from ECI official website|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/partywise/index.htm|date=May 24, 2019|work=ECI (Election Commission of India)|access-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525080857/http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/partywise/index.htm|archive-date=May 25, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |title=India election results 2019: Narendra Modi secures landslide win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48347081 |date=May 23, 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=May 23, 2019 |archive-date=May 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523014609/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-48347081 |url-status=live }}
May 24
British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Conservative leader, effective June 7, 2019.
A prison riot in Acarigua, Venezuela, leaves 29 prisoners dead and 19 guards injured.{{cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/internacional/20190524/presos-muertos-motin-carcel-venezolana-7472492|title=Al menos 29 presos muertos en un motín en una cárcel en Venezuela|last=Gilbert|first=Abel|date=May 24, 2019|website=El Periódico|language=es|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525012201/https://www.elperiodico.com/es/internacional/20190524/presos-muertos-motin-carcel-venezolana-7472492|url-status=live}}
May 26–27 – Amazonas prison massacres: More than 50 prisoners are killed in a series of riots at four different prisons in Amazonas, Brazil.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-violence-prisons-idUSKCN1SX1WM|title=At least 40 inmates strangled to death in Amazon prison gang clashes|date=May 28, 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=en|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629003436/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-violence-prisons-idUSKCN1SX1WM|url-status=live}}
May 27 – U.S. President Donald Trump, during an official state visit to Japan, becomes the first foreign leader to meet with Japanese emperor Naruhito.{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/aca0f0570d7346c18092b1ee42a62c74|work=Associated Press|title=The Latest: Trump to meet Japan's emperor, talk with Abe|date=May 26, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527232927/https://apnews.com/aca0f0570d7346c18092b1ee42a62c74|url-status=live}}
May 30–July 14 – The 2019 Cricket World Cup is held in England (one match in Wales) with England defeating New Zealand in the final.

= June =

June 1 – Liverpool F.C win their 6th UEFA Champions League title against fellow English club Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2–0 at the Metropolitano Stadium, with goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi.{{Cite news|title=Liverpool beat Spurs to win Champions League|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443|access-date=2021-04-09|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905112812/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48368443|url-status=live}}
June 2
Nearly five years after abdication, King Juan Carlos I retires from public life.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/royals/spain-king-juan-carlos-retires-5-years-after-abdication|date=May 28, 2019|access-date=June 2, 2019|title=Spain's Former King to Retire After Abdicating So Son Wouldn't 'Wither Waiting' Like Prince Charles|work=People|archive-date=June 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602122721/https://people.com/royals/spain-king-juan-carlos-retires-5-years-after-abdication/|url-status=live}}
2019 San Marino referendum: Sammarinese voters vote to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and initiate a popular legislative initiative for the reform of the electoral system.{{cite news|url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/04/san-marino-bans-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation|date=June 2, 2019|title=San Marino bans discrimination based on sexual orientation|work=Euronews|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607083641/https://www.euronews.com/2019/06/04/san-marino-bans-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation|url-status=live}}
June 3 – Khartoum massacre: More than 100 people are killed when Sudanese troops and Janjaweed militiamen storm and open fire on a protest camp outside of a military headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan.{{cite news|url=https://www.apnews.com/0ac7ade78e1345489864d4aaa6701f3f|title=35 dead as Sudan troops move against democracy protesters|work=Associated Press|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=December 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219161644/https://apnews.com/0ac7ade78e1345489864d4aaa6701f3f|url-status=live}}
June 3–5 – U.S. President Donald Trump makes a state visit to the U.K., meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. It is the first official state visit to the U.K. by a sitting U.S. president since 2011. Trump also attends D-Day commemorative ceremonies.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-uk-visit-2019-gbr-intl/index.html|title=President Trump's UK state visit|date=June 3, 2019|work=CNN|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=November 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129175154/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-uk-visit-2019-gbr-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}
June 5–8 – Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a state visit to Russia, where he also attends the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.{{cite news|title=Chinese President Xi Jinping Arrives In Russia, Greeted By Putin|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/06/05/730057519/chinese-president-xi-jinping-arrives-in-russia-greeted-by-putin|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2019|work=NPR|archive-date=June 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627001108/https://www.npr.org/2019/06/05/730057519/chinese-president-xi-jinping-arrives-in-russia-greeted-by-putin|url-status=live}}
June 6 – Sudanese revolution: The African Union suspends Sudan's membership "with immediate effect" after the Khartoum massacre.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48545543|work=BBC News|title=Sudan crisis: African Union membership suspended|date=June 6, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907114028/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48545543|url-status=live}}
June 7 – British Prime Minister Theresa May resigns as leader of the Conservative Party.
June 7–July 7 – The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is held in France and is won by the United States.
June 9
2019–2020 Hong Kong protests: Over 1 million people in Hong Kong protest against proposed legislation regarding extradition to mainland China. It is the largest protest in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover.{{cite news|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/06/09/just-no-china-extradition-tens-thousands-hong-kong-protest-controversial-new-law/|title=Over a million attend Hong Kong demo against controversial extradition law, organisers say|date=June 9, 2019|work=Hong Kong Free Press|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 9, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190609083024/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/06/09/just-no-china-extradition-tens-thousands-hong-kong-protest-controversial-new-law/|url-status=live}}
A large explosive eruption of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia sends a 7,000-meter ash column into the air, generating a pyroclastic flow 3–3.5 kilometers long towards the south and southeast of the mountain.{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/asia/indonesias-mt-sinabung-spews-ash-smoke-ng-b881226572z|title=Indonesia's Mt Sinabung spews ash, smoke|date=June 10, 2019|website=The West Australian|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611130630/https://thewest.com.au/news/asia/indonesias-mt-sinabung-spews-ash-smoke-ng-b881226572z|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/81313/Sinabung-Volcano-Volcanic-Ash-Advisory-ONGOING-HIGH-LEVEL-ERUPTION.html|title=Sinabung Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING HIGH LEVEL ERUPTION.|website=www.volcanodiscovery.com|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=June 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609135755/https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sinabung/news/81313/Sinabung-Volcano-Volcanic-Ash-Advisory-ONGOING-HIGH-LEVEL-ERUPTION.html|url-status=live}}
June 11 – Botswana decriminalizes homosexuality.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48594162|title=Botswana decriminalises homosexuality|date=June 11, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613074322/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48594162|url-status=live}}
June 12
The Supreme Court of Ecuador rules in favor of same-sex marriage, making it legal throughout the country.{{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/13/ecuador-legalises-sex-marriage-9933174/|work=Metro|title=Ecuador legalises same-sex marriage|date=June 13, 2019|access-date=June 13, 2019|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613230044/https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/13/ecuador-legalises-sex-marriage-9933174/|url-status=live}}
12 June 2019 Hong Kong protest: The Hong Kong government and police controversially declare that the protest has "turned into a riot".{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/hong-kong-protests-june-12-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Hong Kong protests over China extradition bill|date=June 13, 2019|work=CNN|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113002010/https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/hong-kong-protests-june-12-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/12/asia/hk-protests-extradition-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Hong Kong police declare China extradition protest 'a riot' as rubber bullets and tear gas fired at crowd|date=June 12, 2019|publisher=CNN|access-date=June 12, 2019|archive-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612055957/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/12/asia/hk-protests-extradition-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-extradition/hong-kong-police-fire-rubber-bullets-as-protests-turn-to-violent-chaos-idUSKCN1TC1WR|title=Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as extradition bill protests turn to chaos|work=Reuters|date=June 12, 2019|access-date=June 12, 2019|last1=Jim|first1=James Pomfret|archive-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612083615/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-extradition/hong-kong-police-fire-rubber-bullets-as-protests-turn-to-violent-chaos-idUSKCN1TC1WR|url-status=live}}
June 13 – June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: Two oil tankers are attacked near the Strait of Hormuz while transiting the Gulf of Oman amid heightened tension between Iran and the U.S., with the latter blaming the former for the incident.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/world/middleeast/oil-tankers-attack.html|title=Tankers Attacked Again in Gulf of Oman, Raising Fears of Wider Conflict|last1=Pérez-Peña|first1=Richard|date=June 13, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 13, 2019|last2=Reed|first2=Stanley|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Kirkpatrick|first3=David D.|archive-date=June 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613095453/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/world/middleeast/oil-tankers-attack.html|url-status=live}}
June 15 – 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests: Hong Kong announces it will indefinitely suspend the controversial extradition bill, but protests continue, this time calling for the total withdrawal of the bill and the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/asia/hong-kong-protest-carrie-lam-china-extradition-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Hong Kong extradition bill: Hundreds of thousands join third huge protest in a week|author=James Griffiths, Helen Regan and Eric Cheung|website=CNN|date=June 16, 2019|access-date=June 17, 2019|archive-date=June 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616215517/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/16/asia/hong-kong-protest-carrie-lam-china-extradition-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}
June 16 – A large-scale power outage hits Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay, affecting nearly 50 million people.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48652686|title=Electrical failure cuts power to all of Argentina and Uruguay, supplier says|agency=BBC News|date=June 16, 2019|access-date=June 16, 2019|archive-date=June 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616112305/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-48652686|url-status=live}}
June 17 – A triple suicide blast kills 30 and injures over 40 in Borno, Nigeria, at a hall where people were watching a football match.
June 18 – The U.S. sends an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions build with Iran.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48671319|title=US boosts Middle East troops amid Iran tensions|date=June 18, 2019|access-date=June 18, 2019|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619180343/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48671319|url-status=live}}
June 19 – Four men are charged with murdering the 298 passengers and crew of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, an airliner shot down while flying over Eastern Ukraine in July 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48691488|title=MH17: Four charged with shooting down plane over Ukraine|date=June 19, 2019|access-date=June 19, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619113058/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48691488|url-status=live}}
June 20–21 – Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a state visit to North Korea. It is his first visit to the country as president and the first visit to North Korea by a Chinese leader since Hu Jintao's visit 14 years prior.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/asia/xi-kim-north-korea-china-intl-hnk/index.html?no-st=1561594115|title=North Korea holds mass celebration in Xi's honor amid talks on US tensions|date=June 21, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2019|work=CNN|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724161351/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/20/asia/xi-kim-north-korea-china-intl-hnk/index.html?no-st=1561594115|url-status=live}}
June 20 – 2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone: Iran shoots down a U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz after claiming it violated their airspace. The U.S. claims it has been shot down in international airspace in an "unprovoked attack".{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/iran-shoots-american-drone-international-airspace-us-official/story?id=63825990|title=Iran says it's 'completely ready for war' after US military confirms it shot down American drone|work=ABC News|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720173149/https://abcnews.go.com/International/iran-shoots-american-drone-international-airspace-us-official/story?id=63825990|url-status=live}}
June 22 – Amhara Region coup attempt: In the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, regional president Ambachew Mekonnen and national-military chief of staff Se'are Mekonnen are assassinated.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/world/africa/ethiopia-army-chief-coup.html|title=Attempted Coup Leaves Ethiopia's Army Chief and 3 Senior Officials Dead|agency=Reuters|date=June 23, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 23, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624031632/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/world/africa/ethiopia-army-chief-coup.html|url-status=live}}
June 30 – During a trilateral gathering at the Panmunjom Truce Village between South Korean President Moon Jae-in, North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, Trump becomes the first sitting U.S. president to cross the Korean Demilitarized Zone and enter North Korea. Trump and Kim also agree to restart stalled denuclearization negotiations.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/trump-sets-foot-in-north-korea-agrees-with-kim-to-resume-talks-idUSKCN1TV00R|title=Trump sets foot in north korea; Kim visits Freedom House|date=June 30, 2019|language=en|website=reuters.com|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630155429/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/trump-sets-foot-in-north-korea-agrees-with-kim-to-resume-talks-idUSKCN1TV00R|url-status=live}}

= July =

July – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports, on August 15, that July 2019 has been the hottest month on record globally, at 0.95 °C (1.71 °F) above the 20th-century average.{{cite news |title=July 2019 was hottest month on record for the planet |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190815130854.htm |date=August 15, 2019 |work=Science Daily |access-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-date=August 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815225609/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190815130854.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Global Climate Report – July 2019 |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201907 |date=August 15, 2019 |work=NOAA |access-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815225619/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201907 |archive-date=August 15, 2019 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=July 2019 was hottest month on record for the planet |url=https://www.noaa.gov/news/july-2019-was-hottest-month-on-record-for-planet |date=August 15, 2019 |work=NOAA |access-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816001155/https://www.noaa.gov/news/july-2019-was-hottest-month-on-record-for-planet |url-status=live }}
July 1
Finland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Romanian presidency.{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/finland-takes-over-presidency-of-eu-council/1519871|title=Finland takes over presidency of EU Council|date=July 1, 2019|language=en|website=aa.com.tr}}
Japan resumes commercial whaling after a 30-year moratorium, following its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48821797|title=Japanese whalers set sail for commercial hunting|date=July 1, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701041833/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48821797|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/01/japan-resumes-commercial-whaling-for-first-time-in-30-years|title=Japan resumes commercial whaling for first time in 30 years|date=July 1, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2019|work=The Guardian|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701025458/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/01/japan-resumes-commercial-whaling-for-first-time-in-30-years|url-status=live}}
Japan announces tightening high-tech exports to South Korea, thus begin the trade dispute between the two countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-japan-laborers/japan-to-tighten-export-rules-for-high-tech-materials-to-south-korea-media-idUSKCN1TV089|title=Japan to tighten export rules for high-tech materials to South Korea: media|date=July 1, 2019|website=Reuters|access-date=August 27, 2019|archive-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903212909/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-japan-laborers/japan-to-tighten-export-rules-for-high-tech-materials-to-south-korea-media-idUSKCN1TV089|url-status=live}}
The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms that Iran has breached the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-48784786|title=Iran nuclear deal: Enriched uranium limit breached, IAEA confirms|date=July 1, 2019|access-date=July 1, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701110338/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-48784786|url-status=live}}
2019–2020 Hong Kong protests: During the annual July 1 protests that mark the anniversary of the British handover of the city to China, a group of a few hundred protesters stormed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, defacing various portraits and destroying furniture before being dispersed by police using tear gas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/world/asia/china-hong-kong-protest.html|title=Hong Kong Protesters Storm Legislature, Dividing the Movement|last=Hernández|first=Javier C.|date=July 1, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 3, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=July 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702232351/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/world/asia/china-hong-kong-protest.html|url-status=live}}
A fire on the Russian deep-diving submarine Losharik kills 14 crew members. Submarine commander Denis Dolonsky is among those killed.{{cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Will |title=Seven captains from secret unit killed in Russia sub disaster |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/seven-captains-killed-in-russia-sub-disaster-after-risking-lives-to-save-vessel-a4181271.html |access-date=July 3, 2019 |work=Evening Standard |date=July 12, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703162247/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/seven-captains-killed-in-russia-sub-disaster-after-risking-lives-to-save-vessel-a4181271.html |url-status=live }}
July 2 – A total solar eclipse occurs over South America. It is the 58th solar eclipse from Saros cycle 127.{{citation |title=NASA – Total Solar Eclipse of 2019 July 02 |url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=20190702 |date=January 29, 2018 |access-date=December 29, 2018 |archive-date=January 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122182454/https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=20190702 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=https://www.axios.com/total-solar-eclipse-graces-south-american-sky-1e9373af-0dbe-4472-bb9d-477e6196eab9.html|title=Total solar eclipse graces South American skies|date=July 2, 2019|work=Axios|access-date=December 7, 2023|archive-date=March 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312050442/https://www.axios.com/total-solar-eclipse-graces-south-american-sky-1e9373af-0dbe-4472-bb9d-477e6196eab9.html|url-status=live}}
July 3 – 2019 Tajoura migrant center airstrike: An airstrike by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army hits the Tajoura Detention Center outside Tripoli, Libya, while hundreds of people are inside the facility, killing at least 53 of them and injuring 130 others.{{cite news |title=Libya migrants 'fired on after fleeing attack' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48871430 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |publisher=BBC News |date=July 4, 2019 |archive-date=December 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202220841/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48871430 |url-status=live }}
July 7 – 2019 Greek legislative election: The New Democracy party wins 158 of 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament.{{cite web |date=2019-07-11 |title=Greece elections: Centre-right regains power under Kyriakos Mitsotakis – BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-48902766 |access-date=2022-01-28 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711134534/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-48902766 |archive-date=11 July 2019 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Nationwide {{!}} National elections – July 2019|url=https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/v/home/en/parties/|access-date=2022-01-28|website=ekloges.ypes.gr|archive-date=January 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123233755/https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/v/home/en/parties/|url-status=live}}
July 10 – The last Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico. The last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.{{citation|website=Sin Embargo|url=https://www.sinembargo.mx/13-07-2019/3611865|title=De los nazis a los hippies: el fin de la ruta del escarabajo se dio en México, donde se reprodujo por miles|date=July 13, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2019|language=es|trans-title=From Nazis to Hippies, end of the road for "Beetle" in Mexico, where it had been produced by the thousand|archive-date=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601154034/https://www.sinembargo.mx/13-07-2019/3611865|url-status=live}}
July 12 – Asasey Hotel attack: A car bomb and a gun attack kill at least 26 people, including two prominent journalists and nine foreigners, in Kismayo, Somalia. Islamist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility.{{citation|title=Kismayo attack: At least 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48969781|work=BBC News|date=July 13, 2019|access-date=July 13, 2019|archive-date=July 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713000817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48969781|url-status=live}}
July 13 – Hurricane Barry strikes the Gulf Coast, killing one and causing over $500 million (2019 USD) in damages.
July 16 – The European Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen as the new President of the European Commission. Succeeding Jean-Claude Juncker, she will be sworn in on December 1, 2019. She is the first female to be elected to this office in EU history.{{citation|title=Von der Leyen elected EU Commission head after MEPs vote|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49010801|work=BBC News|date=July 16, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2019|archive-date=September 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901070402/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49010801|url-status=live}}{{citation|title=Germany's Ursula von der Leyen elected first female European Commission President|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/16/europe/ursula-von-der-leyen-european-union-president-intl/index.html|work=CNN|date=July 16, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2019|archive-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716203416/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/16/europe/ursula-von-der-leyen-european-union-president-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}
July 17
United States v. Guzmán: Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, former head of the Sinaloa Cartel, which became the biggest supplier of drugs to the U.S., is sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years.{{citation|title=El Chapo trial: Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán gets life in prison|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49022208|work=BBC News|date=July 17, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=July 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717144211/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49022208|url-status=live}}
The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the Kivu Ebola epidemic to be a public health emergency of international concern.{{citation|title=DR Congo Ebola declared public health emergency|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49025298|work=BBC News|date=July 17, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=July 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717180245/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49025298|url-status=live}}
July 18 – 36 people are killed and more than 30 others injured after an arson attack at an animation company in Kyoto, Japan.{{citation|title=Kyoto Animation studio fire: more than 20 dead after arson attack in Japan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/18/dead-suspected-arson-attack-kyoto-animation-japan|work=The Guardian|date=July 18, 2019|access-date=July 18, 2019|archive-date=July 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718113140/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/18/dead-suspected-arson-attack-kyoto-animation-japan|url-status=live}} It is one of the deadliest massacres in the country's history since the end of World War II and the deadliest building fire in the country in 18 years, since the Myojo 56 building fire in 2001.

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July 19 – The Iranian Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps captures British tanker Stena Impero and temporarily seizes British-operated and Liberian-flagged tanker Mesdar in the Persian Gulf. The British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, warns there will be "serious consequences" if Iran does not release the tanker.{{cite news| url=https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/iran-british-tanker-july-2019/index.html| title=Tensions soar after Iran seizes tanker: Live updates| website=CNN| date=July 19, 2019| access-date=July 22, 2019| archive-date=July 22, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722141924/https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/iran-british-tanker-july-2019/index.html| url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/second-tanker-gulf-turns-sharply-190455521.html| title=Second tanker in Gulf turns sharply towards Iran, Refinitiv data shows| work=Yahoo Finance| date=July 19, 2019| access-date=July 22, 2019| archive-date=July 20, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720152158/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/second-tanker-gulf-turns-sharply-190455521.html| url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383|title = Iran seizes British tanker in Strait of Hormuz|work = BBC News|date = July 20, 2019|access-date = July 22, 2019|archive-date = July 22, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190722043922/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383|url-status = live}}
July 21 – A mob of over 100 suspected triad members dressed in white and armed with batons attack commuters indiscriminately at MTR Yuen Long station in Hong Kong, injuring 45, including a pro-democracy legislator and a pregnant woman. Hong Kong police have been accused of allowing the violence to happen due to their delayed response and decision to limit emergency services in the area. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/22/where-were-the-police-hong-kong-outcry-after-masked-thugs-launch-attack (The Guardian)] [https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3019524/least-10-injured-baton-wielding-mob-suspected-triad (SCMP)]
July 24 – Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.{{citation|title=Boris Johnson becomes UK's new prime minister|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49102466|work=BBC News|date=July 24, 2019|access-date=July 24, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815030954/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49102466|url-status=live}}
July 26–August 11 – The 2019 Pan American Games are held in Lima, Peru.
July 30 – India bans triple talaq.{{citation|title=History is written, India bans Triple talaq|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/news-today/video/triple-talaq-bill-passed-by-parliament-is-it-a-day-to-celebrate-for-gender-justice-1575378-2019-07-30|access-date=August 6, 2019|work=India Today|date=July 30, 2019 |archive-date=August 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805092032/https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/news-today/video/triple-talaq-bill-passed-by-parliament-is-it-a-day-to-celebrate-for-gender-justice-1575378-2019-07-30|url-status=live}}

= August =

August 1 – Danish polar research institution Polar Portal reports a large spike in Greenland ice loss, with 11 billion tons melted in one day and 197 gigatonnes during the month of July.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/08/02/4-million-olympic-pools-how-much-arctic-melted-yesterday/1899006001/|date=August 2, 2019|access-date=August 2, 2019|title=The Arctic's ice sheet is melting at a rapid rate: 11 billion tons in one day|work=USA Today|author=Elinor Aspregen|archive-date=August 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804054736/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/08/02/4-million-olympic-pools-how-much-arctic-melted-yesterday/1899006001/|url-status=live}}
August 2
The United States officially withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty established with Russia in 1987.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/politics/nuclear-treaty-inf-us-withdraws-russia/index.html|date=August 2, 2019|title=US formally withdraws from nuclear treaty with Russia and prepares to test new missile|work=CNN|access-date=August 2, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809105521/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/politics/nuclear-treaty-inf-us-withdraws-russia/index.html|url-status=live}}
2019–2020 Japan–South Korea trade dispute: Japan announces the removal of South Korea from its list of most trusted trading partners, effective on August 28.{{cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-approves-removal-of-south-korea-from-preferred-trade-status-2019-08-01|title=Japan removes South Korea from preferred trade status, raising tensions|website=MarketWatch|date=August 2, 2019|access-date=August 19, 2019|archive-date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802062006/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/japan-approves-removal-of-south-korea-from-preferred-trade-status-2019-08-01|url-status=live}}
August 3 - Twenty-three people are killed during the 2019 El Paso Walmart shooting.{{cite web |last=Lin |first=Nina |date=August 5, 2019 |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/El-Paso-Cielo-Vista-Mall-Shooting-Photos--516487581.html |title=22 Dead, 24 Injured in El Paso Shooting: Texas Officials |publisher=WRC-TV/NBC News |access-date=June 8, 2025 |archive-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024041607/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/El-Paso-Cielo-Vista-Mall-Shooting-Photos--516487581.html |url-status=live }}
August 5
Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir: India revokes the part of its constitution that gives Indian-administered Kashmir special status in an unprecedented move.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49231619 | title=Article 370: India strips disputed Kashmir of special status | publisher=BBC News | access-date=August 5, 2019 | archive-date=August 5, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805103745/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-asia-india-49231619 | url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/india-abolishes-kashmir-special-status-rush-decree-190805061331958.html|date=August 5, 2019|title=India revokes disputed Kashmir's special status with rush decree|work=Al Jazeera|access-date=August 5, 2019|archive-date=September 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915112139/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/india-abolishes-kashmir-special-status-rush-decree-190805061331958.html|url-status=live}}
2019–20 Hong Kong protests: Amid ongoing protests, Hong Kong is hit by the first general strikes of their kind since 1967.{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/hong-kong-strike-protest-intl-hnk/index.html|date=August 5, 2019|title=Flights canceled, major roads blocked as Hong Kong protests escalate|work=CNN|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806055121/https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/hong-kong-strike-protest-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}
August 7 – The Singapore Mediation Convention, also known as the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, comes into effect. States that have ratified the treaty must enforce international commercial agreements in their courts.{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Cara|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/key-facts-about-the-singapore-convention-on-mediation|title=46 countries sign international mediation treaty named after Singapore|date=August 7, 2019|website=The Straits Times|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807180352/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/key-facts-about-the-singapore-convention-on-mediation|url-status=live}}
August 8 – Nyonoksa radiation accident: Reports indicate that there may have been a nuclear explosion at the Nyonoksa weapons-testing site in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. At least five people were killed and three others injured in the blast, with radiation levels in Severodvinsk, {{convert|47|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the site, being 20 times above normal levels temporarily.{{citation|newspaper=BBC News|location=Londoon|title=Russia explosion: Five confirmed dead in rocket blast|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49301438|date=August 9, 2019|access-date=August 10, 2019|archive-date=August 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811223555/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49301438|url-status=live}}
August 10
Morogoro tanker explosion: A fuel tanker truck explodes in Morogoro, Tanzania, killing at least 89 people and injuring dozens more.{{citation|website=CNN|date=August 11, 2019|access-date=August 11, 2019|title=At least 61 people killed in a fuel tanker explosion in Tanzania|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/10/africa/tanzania-oil-tanker-explosion-intl/index.html|author1=Faraji Mwanza|author2=Ivana Kottasova|archive-date=August 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811023808/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/10/africa/tanzania-oil-tanker-explosion-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/Death-toll-in-Tanzania-fuel-tanker-tragedy-climbs-to-89/1840340-5236502-ih6lfk/index.html|title=Death toll in Tanzania fuel tanker tragedy climbs to 89|last=Msowoya|first=Tumaini|date=August 15, 2019|website=The Citizen|publisher=Mwananchi Communications|location=Tanzania|language=en|access-date=August 16, 2019|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730094642/https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/Death-toll-in-Tanzania-fuel-tanker-tragedy-climbs-to-89/1840340-5236502-ih6lfk/index.html|url-status=live}}
32 are killed and 1,000,000 evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines.{{citation|website=Business Insider|access-date=August 11, 2019|title=Devastating photos show the damage of Typhoon Lekima, which left at least 32 people dead and forced 1 million to evacuate in China|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/typhoon-lekima-photos-china-evacuations-flight-cancellations-landslide-2019-8|archive-date=August 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810201634/https://www.businessinsider.com/typhoon-lekima-photos-china-evacuations-flight-cancellations-landslide-2019-8|url-status=live}}
August 10–25 – 2019 Canary Islands wildfires: A number of forest fires break out in the Canary Islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote. The fires on the island of Gran Canaria were the most severe, resulting in the loss of large areas of the island's forests and leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents from a number of towns and villages.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49388823 |title=Gran Canaria: 9,000 flee 'unprecedented' wildfires on holiday island |publisher=BBC News |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-date=August 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820144533/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49388823 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/08/19/inenglish/1566205037_427383.html |title=Wildfire in Gran Canaria forces 8,000 people from their homes |publisher=El País |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=August 21, 2019 |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819212620/https://elpais.com/elpais/2019/08/19/inenglish/1566205037_427383.html |url-status=live }}
August 11 – 2019 Indian floods: At least 114 people, including 57 in Kerala, 30 in Karnataka and 27 in Maharashtra, are reported to have died in monsoon-related floods in India. At least 227 died across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.{{citation|website=CNN|date=August 11, 2019|access-date=August 11, 2019|title=More than 100 are dead as heavy monsoon rains batter India|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/11/asia/monsoon-india-deaths/index.html|author1=Sugam Porkharel|author2=Ivana Kottasova|archive-date=August 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811134121/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/11/asia/monsoon-india-deaths/index.html|url-status=live}}
August 12
2019–20 Hong Kong protests: Hong Kong International Airport is closed due to protests.{{citation|website=Al Jazeera.com|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019|title=Hong Kong airport cancels Monday flights amid sit-in protest|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/hong-kong-airport-monday-flights-suspended-protests-190812082346420.html|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812083556/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/hong-kong-airport-monday-flights-suspended-protests-190812082346420.html|url-status=live}}
2019–2020 Japan–South Korea trade dispute: South Korea announces the removal of Japan from its list of most trusted trading partners, effective on September 18.{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/12/c_138302971.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812084128/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/12/c_138302971.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2019|title=S.Korea removes Japan from whitelist of trusted export partners|website=Xinhua|date=August 12, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190917000835|title=Japan officially removed from South Korea's whitelist|last=Ji-hye|first=Shin|website=The Korea Herald|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929080914/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190917000835|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-drops-japan-from-white-list-in-trade-row|title=South Korea drops Japan from 'white list' in trade row|website=The Straits Times|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=July 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710094046/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-drops-japan-from-white-list-in-trade-row|url-status=live}}
The Trump administration announces it will delay its proposal for 10 percent tariffs slated to take effect from September 1 on certain consumer goods from China while exempting other products — less than two weeks after Trump announced the new proposed tariffs.[https://thehill.com/policy/finance/trade/457316-trump-blinks-as-trade-war-threatens-consumers Trump blinks as trade war threatens consumers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814183337/https://thehill.com/policy/finance/trade/457316-trump-blinks-as-trade-war-threatens-consumers |date=August 14, 2019 }}, By Sylvan Lane, 08/13/19, The Hill
August 13 – The main yield curve for U.S. Treasury bonds inverts, as the yield rate for 2-year bonds rises higher than the yield rate for 10-year bonds.[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/13/us-bonds-yield-curve-at-flattest-level-since-2007-amid-risk-off-sentiment.html Main yield curve inverts as 2-year yield tops 10-year rate, triggering recession warning] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817054751/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/13/us-bonds-yield-curve-at-flattest-level-since-2007-amid-risk-off-sentiment.html |date=August 17, 2019 }}, August 13, 2019, cnbc.com
August 14 – The Dow Jones plunges more than 500 points, due to concerns over the yield curve inversion.[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/14/stock-markets-wall-street-in-focus-amid-earnings-economic-data.html Dow plunges 750 points after bond market flashes a recession warning, Citigroup tanks 5%] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331225443/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/14/stock-markets-wall-street-in-focus-amid-earnings-economic-data.html |date=March 31, 2022 }}, WED, August 14, 2019, cnbc.com.[https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2019/aug/14/germany-economy-shrinks-gdp-recession-uk-inflation-stock-markets-business-live Dow tumbles 700 points as US and UK yield curves invert, and German recession looms – business live] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816204407/https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2019/aug/14/germany-economy-shrinks-gdp-recession-uk-inflation-stock-markets-business-live |date=August 16, 2019 }}, guardian.com[https://www.yahoo.com/gma/dow-drops-600-points-roller-coaster-markets-continues-155200275--abc-news-topstories.html Dow drops 800 points, marking worst day for stock market this year] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815131808/https://www.yahoo.com/gma/dow-drops-600-points-roller-coaster-markets-continues-155200275--abc-news-topstories.html |date=August 15, 2019 }}, by Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, August 14, 2019.
August 15 – The European Central Bank shuts down PNB Banka after ruling it had become insolvent; this bank, previously called Norvik Banka, has been Latvia's sixth-largest lender, and a critic of the Baltic country's financial authorities.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/54b50b34-bf9d-11e9-b350-db00d509634e |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/54b50b34-bf9d-11e9-b350-db00d509634e |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=ECB to shut down Latvian bank PNB|newspaper=Financial Times|date=August 15, 2019|last1=Arnold|first1=Martin}}
August 16 – Russian airstrike kills 20 civilians in the Hass refugee camp{{cite web| title=Syria-Russia Attack on Refuge an Apparent War Crime| url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/18/syria-russia-attack-refuge-apparent-war-crime| date=October 18, 2019| work=Human Rights Watch| access-date=January 15, 2020| archive-date=March 20, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320050742/https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/10/18/syria-russia-attack-refuge-apparent-war-crime| url-status=live}}
August 18 – 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after once covering {{convert|15.5|km2|sqmi|frac=8|abbr=on}}.{{citation|website=HuffPost|date=August 19, 2019|access-date=August 19, 2019|title=Iceland Holds Funeral Honoring Glacier That Melted Away|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/okjokull-glacier-funeral_n_5d5abf64e4b0eb875f271eb3|author=David Moye|archive-date=August 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819194649/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/okjokull-glacier-funeral_n_5d5abf64e4b0eb875f271eb3|url-status=live}}
August 19 – 2019 Papua protests erupt, mainly across Indonesian Papua, in response to an incident in Surabaya where a group of Papuan students were arrested for alleged disrespect of the Indonesian flag. In Jayapura, Sorong, Fakfak, Timika and Manokwari, protests turned violent, with various private buildings and public facilities being damaged or burned. The protests and unrest were described by Reuters as "the most serious civil unrest in years over perceived racial and ethnic discrimination."{{cite news |title=Indonesia urges calm in Papua after two weeks of protests |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-indonesia-papua/indonesia-urges-calm-in-papua-after-two-weeks-of-protests-idUKKCN1VK1BS?il=0 |access-date=August 31, 2019 |work=Reuters |date=August 30, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=September 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915101453/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-indonesia-papua/indonesia-urges-calm-in-papua-after-two-weeks-of-protests-idUKKCN1VK1BS?il=0 |url-status=dead }}
August 21
2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires: Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reports fires burning in the Amazon rainforest at a record rate, with more than 36,000 in the year to date, while smoke reaches São Paulo more than {{convert|1700|mi|km|order=flip}} away.{{citation|website=CNN|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|title=Brazil's Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate, research center says|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/21/americas/amazon-rainforest-fire-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html|author1=Jessie Yeung|author2=Abel Alvaredo|archive-date=August 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821115152/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/21/americas/amazon-rainforest-fire-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}}
Giuseppe Conte offers his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy in order to avoid a no-confidence motion.{{citation|website=CNN|date=August 21, 2019|access-date=August 21, 2019|title=Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigns, attacks Salvini as 'irresponsible'|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/20/europe/italy-prime-minister-giuseppe-conte-intl/index.html|author1=Livia Borghese|author2=Ivana Kottasova|author3=Kara Fox|archive-date=August 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821003134/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/20/europe/italy-prime-minister-giuseppe-conte-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}
August 23 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron describe the widespread Amazon fires as an international emergency, urging the matter to be discussed at the weekend's G7 summit.{{citation|website=BBC News|title=Amazon fires: Merkel and Macron urge G7 to debate 'emergency'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-49443389|date=August 23, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2019|archive-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822232622/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-49443389|url-status=live}}{{citation|website=The Guardian|title=France and Ireland declare opposition to trade deal over Amazon fires|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/23/ireland-could-oppose-trade-deal-brazil-fails-stop-amazon-fires-leo-varadkar|date=August 23, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2019|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826225550/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/23/ireland-could-oppose-trade-deal-brazil-fails-stop-amazon-fires-leo-varadkar|url-status=live}}
August 25 – 2019 Beirut drone crash: According to Lebanese officials, two Israeli drones attack Beirut, Lebanon. One crashed into the roof of the Hezbollah Media Center, about 45 minutes before the second exploded in the air and damaged the building.{{cite web|title=Hariri: Israeli drones in Beirut threaten Lebanon's sovereignty|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/israeli-drones-beirut-hezbollah-190825052725185.html|author=aljazeera.com|date=August 26, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826213441/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/israeli-drones-beirut-hezbollah-190825052725185.html|url-status=live}} It is the first such incident between Israel and Lebanon since the 2006 Lebanon War.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-hezbollah-idUSKCN1VF00Y|title=Two Israeli drones fall in Beirut suburbs, one explodes: army, Hezbollah|date=August 25, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|publisher=Reuters|archive-date=August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827004020/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-hezbollah-idUSKCN1VF00Y|url-status=live}}
August 31 – 2019 Alta helicopter crash: A sightseeing helicopter crashes in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta Municipality, Norway, killing all 6 occupants.{{cite news |last=Rostad |first=Ida Louise |date=4 September 2019 |work=NRK |title=Helikopterulykken i Alta |language=Norwegian Bokmål |url=https://www.nrk.no/helikopterstyrten-i-alta-1.14684148 |access-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-date=August 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831060131/https://www.nrk.no/helikopterstyrten-i-alta-1.14684148 |url-status=live }}

= September =

September 1 – Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on The Bahamas as the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin outside the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, with sustained wind speeds of 185 mph.{{citation|website=Los Angeles Times|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in the Bahamas as dangerous Category 5 storm|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-09-01/northern-bahamas-hunkers-down-as-hurricane-dorian-closes-in|archive-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901112528/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-09-01/northern-bahamas-hunkers-down-as-hurricane-dorian-closes-in|url-status=live}} 43 deaths are reported.{{citation|website=MSNBC|title=Death toll in Bahamas rises as survivors try to evacuate|url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/death-toll-in-bahamas-rises-as-survivors-try-to-evacuate-68400709978|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=September 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907224128/https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/death-toll-in-bahamas-rises-as-survivors-try-to-evacuate-68400709978|url-status=live}}
September 2
Sinking of MV Conception: 34 people are killed following a fire and subsequent sinking of a dive boat near Santa Cruz Island, California, United States.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/d3d2dc4538b24be592f741b42716c8cc|title=Coast Guard: 25 bodies found after California boat fire|last=Dazio|first=Stefanie|date=September 2, 2019|work=Associated Press|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=April 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423080326/https://apnews.com/d3d2dc4538b24be592f741b42716c8cc|url-status=live}} It is the worst maritime disaster in California in more than 150 years.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/04/california-boat-fire-latest-stairs-flames |title=California boat fire: stairs from sleeping quarters led to space filled with flames |author=Gumbel, Andrew |date=September 4, 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907063819/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/04/california-boat-fire-latest-stairs-flames |url-status=live }}
Iranian woman Sahar Khodayari sets herself on fire after being arrested for attending a soccer game in Iran. She dies a week later.{{citation|website=Amnesty International|access-date=September 10, 2019|title=Iran: Shocking death of football fan who set herself on fire exposes impact of contempt for women's rights|date=September 10, 2019|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/iran-shocking-death-of-football-fan-who-set-herself-on-fire-exposes-impact-of-contempt-for-womens-rights/|archive-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926034424/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/iran-shocking-death-of-football-fan-who-set-herself-on-fire-exposes-impact-of-contempt-for-womens-rights/|url-status=live}}
September 4
2019–20 Hong Kong protests: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces the official withdrawal of the controversial Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019, and setting up of an independent study to probe social and economic inequality within the territory.{{cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1478782-20190904.htm|title=CE announces formal withdrawal of extradition bill|website=RTHK Hong Kong|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904105310/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1478782-20190904.htm|url-status=live}}
In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission threatens to fine YouTube and Google up to $170 million for violation of collecting personal information from children under 13. Google tracked children's YouTube history to regulate targeted advertising and the FTC took notice and took action.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/tech/google-youtube-ftc-settlement/index.html|title=Google and FTC reach $170 million settlement over alleged YouTube violations of kids' privacy|last=Fung|first=Brian|website=CNN Business|date=4 September 2019|access-date=2019-09-04}}
September 6 – Chandrayaan-2, India's second lunar probe, is successfully placed in lunar orbit, but the lander Vikram crashes into the surface of the Moon.{{citation|website=Business Insider|title=India lost contact with its moon lander, and an astronomer thinks the spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/india-lost-contact-with-moon-lander-indicating-crash-2019-9|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019|author1=Morgan McFall Johnsen|author2=Dave Mosher|archive-date=September 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908085855/https://www.businessinsider.com/india-lost-contact-with-moon-lander-indicating-crash-2019-9|url-status=live}}
September 7
Afghan peace process: U.S. President Donald Trump announces he "called off" planned peace talks with the Taliban at Camp David after they claimed responsibility for the September 2 and 5 bombings in Kabul which killed a U.S. soldier, among others.{{cite news|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/bf2b42d5e86d466ab5f434d0f646bc72|title=Pompeo: Taliban 'overreached' in attack that killed American|date=September 8, 2019|access-date=September 8, 2019|archive-date=September 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909210715/https://apnews.com/bf2b42d5e86d466ab5f434d0f646bc72|url-status=live}}
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.{{citation|website=Amnesty International/USA|title=FILMMAKER OLEG SENTSOV AND OTHERS FREED IN PRISONER SWAP|access-date=September 7, 2019|url=https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/filmmaker-oleg-sentsov-and-others-freed-in-prisoner-swap/|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614122425/https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/filmmaker-oleg-sentsov-and-others-freed-in-prisoner-swap/|url-status=live}}
September 10 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom is prorogued amid unprecedented protests from opposition MPs, who hold up signs in the House of Commons and refuse to back the shutdown.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49645338 |title=Brexit: Protests as five-week Parliament suspension begins |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC News |date=September 10, 2019 |access-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123114636/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49645338 |url-status=live }}
September 11 – Astronomers announce the detection of water in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b, the first such discovery for an exoplanet in the habitable zone around a star.{{cite news|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/09/first-water-found-in-habitable-exoplanets-atmosphere-hubble-kepler-k2-18b/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911201003/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/09/first-water-found-in-habitable-exoplanets-atmosphere-hubble-kepler-k2-18b/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |title=Water found on a potentially life-friendly alien planet |work=National Geographic |publisher=National Geographic |date=September 11, 2019 |access-date=September 11, 2019}}
September 14 – 2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack: Two Saudi Aramco oil refineries in Abqaiq and Khurais, Saudi Arabia, are attacked by drones, resulting in fires. Houthi militants claim responsibility, saying that they used ten drones for the attack. Aramco's oil exports and production are disrupted by five million barrels a day, close to half of the entire Saudi Arabian oil exports.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/drones-hit-saudi-aramco-facilities-fires-190914051900472.html|title=Houthi drone attacks on 2 Saudi Aramco oil facilities spark fires|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=September 14, 2019|archive-date=April 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425200435/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/drones-hit-saudi-aramco-facilities-fires-190914051900472.html|url-status=live}}
September 16 – A gas explosion in Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia sets off a fire in a bioweapons plant that houses viruses including smallpox, ebola and anthrax.{{citation|magazine=Time|title=Gas Explosion at Russian Lab That Holds Ebola and Smallpox Samples|url=https://time.com/5678982/russia-explosion-lab-ebola-smallpox/|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918205004/https://time.com/5678982/russia-explosion-lab-ebola-smallpox/|url-status=live}}
September 17 – Interest rates on repurchase agreements (or "repos") in the United States experience a sudden and unexpected spike.{{Cite journal|last1=Anbil|first1=Sriya|last2=Anderson|first2=Alyssa|last3=Senyuz|first3=Zeynep|date=February 27, 2020|title=What Happened in Money Markets in September 2019?|journal=FEDS Notes|volume=2020|issue=2527|url=https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/what-happened-in-money-markets-in-september-2019-20200227.htm|location=Washington, DC|publisher=Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System|doi=10.17016/2380-7172.2527|s2cid=214047684|access-date=April 17, 2021|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503233603/https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/what-happened-in-money-markets-in-september-2019-20200227.htm|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|doi-access=free}}
September 19 – 30 Afghan nut farmers are killed and 40 injured in a U.S. drone attack in Nangarhar Province.{{citation|website=Al Jazeera|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Afghanistan: US confirms drone attack that killed 30 farmers|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/afghanistan-dozens-civilians-killed-drone-attack-190919072728303.html|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921015729/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/afghanistan-dozens-civilians-killed-drone-attack-190919072728303.html|url-status=live}}
September 20 – An international strike and protest led by young people and adults is held three days before the latest UN Climate Summit, to demand action be taken to address the climate crisis. Gathering 6 million people in 4,500 locations across 150 countries, the event is one of the largest climate mobilizations in history.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-49753710 |title=Global Climate Strike Latest updates |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC News |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920140514/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-49753710 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2019/sep/20/climate-strike-global-change-protest-sydney-melbourne-london-new-york-nyc-school-student-protest-greta-thunberg-rally-live-news-latest-updates |title=Global climate strike: Greta Thunberg and school students lead climate crisis protest – live updates |work=The Guardian |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920025751/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2019/sep/20/climate-strike-global-change-protest-sydney-melbourne-london-new-york-nyc-school-student-protest-greta-thunberg-rally-live-news-latest-updates |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Laville |first1=Sandra |last2=Watts |first2=Jonathan |date=2019-09-20 |title=Across the globe, millions join biggest climate protest ever |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/21/across-the-globe-millions-join-biggest-climate-protest-ever |access-date=2024-07-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
September 20–November 2 – The 2019 Rugby World Cup is held in Japan and is won by South Africa who defeated England in the final.[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/02/sport/england-south-africa-rugby-world-cup-final-spt-intl/index.html South Africa stuns England to win Rugby World Cup and inspire a nation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103205742/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/02/sport/england-south-africa-rugby-world-cup-final-spt-intl/index.html |date=November 3, 2019 }} CNN Sports retrieved November 3, 2019
September 21 – U.S. President Donald Trump approves deployment of several hundred troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates following the September 14 attack on Saudi oil refineries.{{citation|website=Sky News|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Trump approves deployment of US forces in Saudi Arabia|author=Sharon Marris|url=https://news.sky.com/story/trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-in-saudi-arabia-11815482|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921024532/https://news.sky.com/story/trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-in-saudi-arabia-11815482|url-status=live}}{{citation|website=India Today|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Donald Trump to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/donald-trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-to-saudi-arabia-uae-1601522-2019-09-21|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921184331/https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/donald-trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-to-saudi-arabia-uae-1601522-2019-09-21|url-status=live}} Both Saudi Arabia and Iran vow to defend themselves.{{citation|website=Sky News|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Saudi foreign minister says his country will defend itself against Iranian threats|url=https://news.sky.com/story/saudi-foreign-minister-says-his-country-will-defend-itself-against-iranian-threats-11816188|author=Mark Stone|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921183332/https://news.sky.com/story/saudi-foreign-minister-says-his-country-will-defend-itself-against-iranian-threats-11816188|url-status=live}}
September 22 – Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on The Bahamas, the official death toll stands at 52 and 1,300 are reported missing. Rescuers report the widespread stench of rotting bodies in the rubble.{{citation|website=CNN|date=September 22, 2019|access-date=September 22, 2019|author1=Rosa Flores|author2=Holly Yan|title=In this crippled part of the Bahamas, US medics can smell more bodies than they can find|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/22/americas/east-grand-bahama-us-medics-and-survivor/index.html|archive-date=September 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922095042/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/22/americas/east-grand-bahama-us-medics-and-survivor/index.html|url-status=live}}

September 23
One of the largest and oldest travel firms, Thomas Cook, goes bankrupt as last-minute rescue negotiations fail, stranding 600,000 tourists worldwide.{{citation|website=The New York Times|date=September 23, 2019|title=How Could Travel Giant Thomas Cook Fail?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/travel/why-thomas-cook-travel-collapsed.html|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924092139/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/travel/why-thomas-cook-travel-collapsed.html|url-status=live}}
Russia formally adopts the Paris climate agreement.{{citation|website=Euractiv|title=Russia formally joins Paris climate pact|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/russia-formally-joins-paris-climate-pact/|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326013733/https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/russia-formally-joins-paris-climate-pact/|url-status=live}}
September 24
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously rules in R (Miller) v The Prime Minister that the September 2019 prorogation of Parliament is unlawful and void.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49810261 |title=Supreme Court: Suspending Parliament was unlawful, judges rule |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC News |date=September 24, 2019 |access-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924094821/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49810261 |url-status=live }}
The Supreme Court of Spain unanimously rules in favour of the exhumation of the remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco from the Valle de los Caídos.{{cite news|title=Franco exhumation: Spain's Supreme Court backs move to cemetery|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49807372|date=September 24, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924080949/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49807372|url-status=live}} He is finally exhumed on October 24, being re-inhumed in a private crypt with his wife.{{cite news|title=Controversial exhumation of Franco's takes place in Spain|publisher=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/24/europe/franco-exhumation-spain-intl/index.html|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024205910/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/24/europe/franco-exhumation-spain-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announces the start of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/pelosi-announce-formal-impeachment-inquiry-trump-n1058251 |title=Nancy Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry of Trump |work=NBC News |publisher=NBC News |date=September 24, 2019 |access-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924193028/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/pelosi-announce-formal-impeachment-inquiry-trump-n1058251 |url-status=live }}
September 27
500,000 people march in a climate change protest led by activist Greta Thunberg and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal, Canada.{{citation|website=Montreal Gazette|title=As it happened – 500,000 in Montreal climate march led by Greta Thunberg|access-date=September 28, 2019|date=September 28, 2019|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/live-coverage-greta-thunberg-leads-climate-march-in-montreal|archive-date=September 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927143629/https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/live-coverage-greta-thunberg-leads-climate-march-in-montreal|url-status=live}} 4,000,000 go on strike around the world.{{citation|website=Vox|title=Kids around the world are striking again for the climate. They aren't giving up.|access-date=September 27, 2019|date=September 28, 2019|url=https://www.vox.com/2019/9/26/20885295/greta-thunberg-climate-strike|author=Umair Irfan|archive-date=September 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927090333/https://www.vox.com/2019/9/26/20885295/greta-thunberg-climate-strike|url-status=live}}
The United Nations University Centre for Policy Research's Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking releases its final report, Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.{{Cite web |title=Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - United Nations University Centre for Policy Research |url=https://cpr.unu.edu/research/projects/financial-sector-commission-on-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-final-report.html#outline |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=cpr.unu.edu |language=en-US |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720120813/https://cpr.unu.edu/research/projects/financial-sector-commission-on-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-final-report.html#outline |url-status=live }}
September 30 – The Republic of Ireland promises to plant 440 million trees in twenty years to combat climate change.{{citation|website=Forbes|author=Trevor Nace|date=September 30, 2019|title=Ireland Commits To Plant 440 Million Trees To Help Tackle Climate Change|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/09/30/ireland-commits-to-plant-440-million-trees-to-help-tackle-climate-change/|access-date=October 6, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005150812/https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/09/30/ireland-commits-to-plant-440-million-trees-to-help-tackle-climate-change/|url-status=live}}

= October =

October 1
2019–20 Hong Kong protests: A protester is shot in the chest with a live round of ammunition and critically injured.{{citation|website=BBC News|date=October 1, 2019|title=China anniversary: Hong Kong protester shot by a live round|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49891403|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001123639/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49891403|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/china-hong-kong-oct-1-live-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Hong Kong protesters hit the streets as China marks National Day: Live updates|date=October 1, 2019|website=www.cnn.com|language=en|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001012321/https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/china-hong-kong-oct-1-live-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}
The Nanfang'ao Bridge, the only steel single-arch bridge in Taiwan, collapses, killing six people and injuring more than twenty others.{{cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3788721|title=Update: 5 Filipino, Indonesian workers perish after NE Taiwan bridge collapse, 1 still missing|website=Taiwan News|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002025255/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3788721|url-status=live}}
October 2 – 25 soldiers are killed and 60 missing following attacks on two army camps in Boulkessi and Mondoro, Mali.{{citation|website=CNN|author1=Sharif Paget|author2=Mitchell McCluskey|title=25 Malian soldiers killed in attack on two military camps|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=October 2, 2019|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/02/africa/mali-soldiers-killed-military-base-attack/index.html|archive-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002174301/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/02/africa/mali-soldiers-killed-military-base-attack/index.html|url-status=live}}
October 3 – European Commission spokesperson Daniel Rosario threatens retaliatory measures if the United States imposes a US$7.5-billion (approximately €6.8-billion) tariff on products such as olives, whiskey, wine, cheese, yogurt, and airplanes. The tariffs are scheduled to take place on October 18.{{citation|website=Associated Press|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=October 4, 2019|title=US-Europe dispute threatens main artery of world trade|first1=Carlo|last1=Piovano|first2=Lorne|last2=Cook|url=https://apnews.com/f9a1b466d1a64c649c4c68054be316b9|archive-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003200919/https://www.apnews.com/f9a1b466d1a64c649c4c68054be316b9|url-status=live}}
October 4 – 2019–20 Hong Kong protests: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and the Chief Executive in Council invokes the Emergency Regulations Ordinance and banning the face mask in public gatherings with immediate effect.{{cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1484223-20191004.htm|title=Anti-mask law to take effect from midnight|date=October 4, 2019|website=RTHK|access-date=October 4, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005132412/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1484223-20191004.htm|url-status=live}}
October 5 – 2019 Iraqi protests: 91 people are killed by police during a week of demonstrations in Iraq.{{citation |website=The Hill |title=91 protesters killed by Iraqi police over week of demonstrations: report |first=John |last=Bowden |date=October 5, 2019 |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/464522-91-protesters-killed-by-iraqi-police-over-week |access-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-date=October 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006055551/https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/464522-91-protesters-killed-by-iraqi-police-over-week |url-status=live }}
October 8
2019 Ecuadorian protests: The Government of Ecuador, headed by President Lenín Moreno, moves to Guayaquil as the Carondelet Palace in Quito is overtaken by protesters and chaos persists in the capital.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/08/ecuador-moves-government-out-of-capital-as-violent-protests-rage | title=Ecuador moves government out of capital as violent protests rage | date=October 8, 2019 | access-date=October 9, 2019 | work=The Guardian | archive-date=October 11, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011035300/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/08/ecuador-moves-government-out-of-capital-as-violent-protests-rage | url-status=live }}
About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.{{cite web|website=BBC News|title=Extinction Rebellion: Dublin activists block Irish parliament gates|date=October 8, 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49981111?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cmj34zmwm1zt/climate-change&link_location=live-reporting-story|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308155251/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49981111?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cmj34zmwm1zt/climate-change&link_location=live-reporting-story|url-status=live}}
October 9
2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey announces a military invasion of north-eastern Syria, targeting the SDF and other Kurdish militias.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49983357|title=Turkey launches ground offensive in Syria|work=BBC News|date=October 9, 2019|access-date=October 9, 2019|archive-date=October 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012052712/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49983357|url-status=live}}
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the U.N. Human Rights Office issue a report that says that U.S. bombings in Nimroz and Farah Province, Afghanistan, that killed 39 civilians are unlawful. The U.S. said the attacks were against drug labs that fund the Taliban.{{citation|website=The Hill|date=October 9, 2019|title=UN declares US strikes in Afghanistan unlawful|first=Zack|last=Budryk|url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/464992-un-declares-us-strikes-in-afghanistan-unlawful|access-date=October 9, 2019|archive-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009202626/https://thehill.com/policy/defense/464992-un-declares-us-strikes-in-afghanistan-unlawful|url-status=live}}
October 12 – Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, the biggest storm to hit the region in decades, with over seven million people urged to evacuate.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50020108|title=Typhoon Hagibis: Biggest Japan storm in decades makes landfall|website=BBC News|date=October 12, 2019|access-date=October 12, 2019|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011183024/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50020108|url-status=live}}
October 14
Trial of Catalonia independence leaders: The Supreme Court of Spain sentences nine Catalan independence movement leaders to 9 to 13 years of prison for sedition and misuse of public funds. Three others are disqualified for 1 year and 8 months for disobedience. Violent protests erupt across Catalonia.{{cite news|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Spanish Supreme Court sentences Catalan separatists to prison, sparking protests|date=October 14, 2019|access-date=October 14, 2019|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/spanish-supreme-court-sentences-catalan-separatists-to-jail/2019/10/14/a0590366-ee59-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014110950/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/spanish-supreme-court-sentences-catalan-separatists-to-jail/2019/10/14/a0590366-ee59-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|website=BBC News|title=Violent clashes erupt as Spanish court jails Catalonia leaders|date=Oct 14, 2019|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49974289|access-date=October 15, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112224952/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49974289|url-status=live}}
A New York Times investigation reveals that Russian planes had bombed at least 50 hospitals and clinics in opposition-held Idlib, Syria.{{cite web|website=Democracy Now|title=NYT: Russian Warplanes Bomb 4 Hospitals in Syria over 12 Hours|date=October 14, 2019|access-date=October 14, 2019|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/14/headlines/spanish_supreme_court_sentences_9_catalan_separatist_leaders_to_prison|archive-date=October 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014162851/https://www.democracynow.org/2019/10/14/headlines/spanish_supreme_court_sentences_9_catalan_separatist_leaders_to_prison|url-status=live}}
October 16 – Venezuelan councilman and opposition politician Edmundo Rada is reported missing. He is found dead the following day on the side of the road out of Petare, Caracas,{{cite web|last=Guerrero|first=Sandra|date=2019-10-18|title=El hermano de Edmundo Rada no descarta ninguna hipótesis en ese caso|url=https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/sucesos/el-hermano-de-edmundo-rada-no-descarta-ninguna-hipotesis-en-ese-caso/|access-date=2019-10-19|website=EL NACIONAL|language=es|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200134/https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/sucesos/el-hermano-de-edmundo-rada-no-descarta-ninguna-hipotesis-en-ese-caso/|url-status=live}} burned and with two coup de grâce shots in the back of his neck.{{cite news|date=17 October 2019|title=Venezuela: el cuerpo del opositor Edmundo Rada apareció calcinado y con dos tiros en la nuca|language=es|agency=La Nación|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/venezuela-cuerpo-del-opositor-edmundo-rada-aparecio-nid2298134|access-date=18 October 2019|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628031933/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/venezuela-cuerpo-del-opositor-edmundo-rada-aparecio-nid2298134/|url-status=live}}
October 17 – Shootouts erupt in Culiacán, Mexico, after the arrest of El Chapo's son, Ovidio Guzmán López, on an arrest warrant for drug dealing in the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/17/el-chapo-violence-breaks-out-in-mexican-city-amid-rumours-of-sons-arrest|title=El Chapo: Mexican police capture then release drug boss's son after battle with cartel|first=Jo|last=Tuckman|newspaper=The Guardian|date=October 18, 2019|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018022333/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/17/el-chapo-violence-breaks-out-in-mexican-city-amid-rumours-of-sons-arrest|url-status=live}} Eight people are killed and 56 convicts escape from prison; 7 are recaptured by October 18. Guzmán López is released in an effort to restore peace and to prevent more bloodshed.{{citation|website=CBS News|title=Mexican president defends releasing son of "El Chapo" in face of cartel violence: "We do not want war"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-chapo-son-ovidio-guzman-mexican-president-defends-release-cartel-violence-today-2019-10-18/|date=October 18, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018231123/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-chapo-son-ovidio-guzman-mexican-president-defends-release-cartel-violence-today-2019-10-18/|url-status=live}}
October 18
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conduct the first all-female spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.
Riots in Chilean capital city Santiago erupt as civil unrest escalated as a reaction to a series of economic measures and Government's declarations labeled as abuse by protesters{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/chile-students-mass-fare-dodging-expands-into-city-wide-protest|title=Chile students' mass fare-dodging expands into city-wide protest|last=Bartlett|first=John|date=October 18, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=December 5, 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211225156/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/chile-students-mass-fare-dodging-expands-into-city-wide-protest|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/watch-chilean-students-occupy-metro-stations-protest-fare-hikes-1466306|title=Watch: Chilean students occupy metro stations to protest fare hikes|last=Powers|first=Laura|date=October 18, 2019|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204234535/https://www.newsweek.com/watch-chilean-students-occupy-metro-stations-protest-fare-hikes-1466306|url-status=live}}
October 19 – An estimated one million people march through London in a protest organised by People's Vote, to demand a second referendum on Brexit.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/19/peoples-vote-march-hailed-as-one-of-greatest-protest-marches-in-british-history|title=March organisers hail 'one of the greatest protest marches in British history'|date=October 19, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=October 20, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019211107/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/19/peoples-vote-march-hailed-as-one-of-greatest-protest-marches-in-british-history|url-status=live}}
October 23
The bodies of 39 people are found in a truck container in Essex, England. A 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland is arrested on suspicion of murder.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50150070|title=Essex Police: 39 bodies found in lorry container|date=October 23, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=October 23, 2019|archive-date=October 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023084441/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50150070|url-status=live}}
Google announces that its 53-qubit "Sycamore" processor has achieved quantum supremacy.{{cite web|url=https://ai.googleblog.com/2019/10/quantum-supremacy-using-programmable.html|title=Quantum Supremacy Using a Programmable Superconducting Processor|date=October 23, 2019|access-date=October 23, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024184439/https://ai.googleblog.com/2019/10/quantum-supremacy-using-programmable.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50154993|title=Google claims 'quantum supremacy' for computer|date=October 23, 2019|access-date=October 23, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=October 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023150805/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50154993|url-status=live}}{{cite journal|title=Hello quantum world! Google publishes landmark quantum supremacy claim|date=October 23, 2019|journal=Nature|doi=10.1038/d41586-019-03213-z|last1=Gibney|first1=Elizabeth|volume=574|issue=7779|pages=461–462|pmid=31645740|bibcode=2019Natur.574..461G|s2cid=204836839|doi-access=free}}{{cite journal|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1666-5|title=Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor|date=October 23, 2019|access-date=October 23, 2019|journal=Nature|doi=10.1038/s41586-019-1666-5|last1=Arute|first1=Frank|last2=Arya|first2=Kunal|last3=Babbush|first3=Ryan|last4=Bacon|first4=Dave|last5=Bardin|first5=Joseph C.|last6=Barends|first6=Rami|last7=Biswas|first7=Rupak|last8=Boixo|first8=Sergio|last9=Brandao|first9=Fernando G. S. L.|last10=Buell|first10=David A.|last11=Burkett|first11=Brian|last12=Chen|first12=Yu|last13=Chen|first13=Zijun|last14=Chiaro|first14=Ben|last15=Collins|first15=Roberto|last16=Courtney|first16=William|last17=Dunsworth|first17=Andrew|last18=Farhi|first18=Edward|last19=Foxen|first19=Brooks|last20=Fowler|first20=Austin|last21=Gidney|first21=Craig|last22=Giustina|first22=Marissa|last23=Graff|first23=Rob|last24=Guerin|first24=Keith|last25=Habegger|first25=Steve|last26=Harrigan|first26=Matthew P.|last27=Hartmann|first27=Michael J.|last28=Ho|first28=Alan|last29=Hoffmann|first29=Markus|last30=Huang|first30=Trent|volume=574|issue=7779|pages=505–510|pmid=31645734|arxiv=1910.11333|bibcode=2019Natur.574..505A|s2cid=204836822|display-authors=1|archive-date=December 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222042622/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1666-5?error=cookies_not_supported&code=d7861b0f-67c8-4e98-b905-5c6c8978e145|url-status=live}} IBM disputes the claim.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/23/772710977/google-claims-to-achieve-quantum-supremacy-ibm-pushes-back|date=October 23, 2019|access-date=October 23, 2019|publisher=NPR|title=Google Claims To Achieve Quantum Supremacy — IBM Pushes Back|author=Paolo Zialcita|archive-date=October 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023221418/https://www.npr.org/2019/10/23/772710977/google-claims-to-achieve-quantum-supremacy-ibm-pushes-back|url-status=live}}
October 25 – Tourists visit the summit of Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) for the last time, as a ban on climbing the famous rock in Australia's Northern Territory comes into effect.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-50151344|title=Uluru climbing ban: Tourists scale sacred rock for final time|date=October 25, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025002424/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-50151344|url-status=live}}
October 26 – The Amazon Catholic bishops synod proposes that married men be ordained as priests, which would reverse the Church's centuries-old discipline of celibacy.{{cite web|publisher=Reuters|title=Vatican synod proposes ordination of married men as priests in Amazon region|date=Oct 26, 2019|access-date=Oct 26, 2019|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-synod-amazon-priests/vatican-synod-proposes-ordination-of-married-men-as-priests-in-amazon-region-idUSKBN1X50HE#targetText=VATICAN%20CITY%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20An,centuries%2Dold%20discipline%20of%20celibacy.|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026232939/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-synod-amazon-priests/vatican-synod-proposes-ordination-of-married-men-as-priests-in-amazon-region-idUSKBN1X50HE#targetText=VATICAN%20CITY%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20An,centuries%2Dold%20discipline%20of%20celibacy.|url-status=live}}
October 27 – U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in a U.S. special forces operation. It is reported that al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest after being chased into a tunnel.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/isis-leader-baghdadi-confirmed-dead-after-apparent-suicide-during-u-s-operation-sources|date=October 27, 2019|title=ISIS leader al-Baghdadi confirmed dead after apparent suicide during U.S. operation: sources|work=Fox News|access-date=October 27, 2019|archive-date=October 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027123113/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/isis-leader-baghdadi-confirmed-dead-after-apparent-suicide-during-u-s-operation-sources|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50200339|title=IS leader dead after US raid in Syria, Trump says|work=BBC News|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019|archive-date=November 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130220245/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50200339|url-status=live}}
October 30
Social media website Twitter bans all political advertising worldwide.{{citation|website=BBC News|date=Oct 30, 2019|access-date=Oct 30, 2019|title=Twitter bans all political advertising|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50243306|archive-date=October 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030203731/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50243306|url-status=live}}
An earthquake of 6.5. M_w rocks the Philippine island of Mindanao two days after an earthquake killed at least five and left around 12,000 people homeless.{{Cite news|last=Gutierrez|first=Jason|date=2019-10-31|title=Philippines Struck by Second Big Earthquake in Three Days|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/world/asia/philippines-earthquake-davao-mindanao.html|access-date=2021-03-25|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305133854/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/world/asia/philippines-earthquake-davao-mindanao.html|url-status=live}}
October 31
A fire destroys much of the 500-year-old Japanese Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.{{cite news|title=Fire at Shuri Castle, a world heritage site|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191031_09/|publisher=NHK|date=Oct 31, 2019|access-date=Oct 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030213614/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191031_09/|archive-date=October 30, 2019|url-status=dead}}
A train catches fire near Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan. The blaze, sparked by gas used by passengers cooking on board, kills at least 74 people.{{citation|website=BBC News|date=Oct 31, 2019|access-date=Oct 31, 2019|title=At least 73 dead in Pakistan train fire, police say|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50245090|archive-date=October 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031140741/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50245090|url-status=live}}
Heavy rain and flooding leave 3 dead and 200,000 people are homeless in Beledweyne, Somalia. Meanwhile, 29 are dead and 29,000 homeless due to flooding in nearby Kenya.{{citation|website=CNN World|date=Oct 31, 2019|author=Bukola Adebayo|title=Homes submerged under water and 100,000 children displaced in Somalia floods, agency says|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/31/africa/somalia-floods-children-displaced-intl/index.html|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116215951/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/31/africa/somalia-floods-children-displaced-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}

= November =

November 4
LeBarón and Langford families massacre: Nine Americans are killed when Mexican gang members open fire on their vehicles while driving to a wedding about {{convert|70|mi|km|order=flip|sigfig=2}} south of the Mexico–United States border.[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/slain-u-s-citizens-were-part-mormon-offshoot-sordid-history-n1076776 Slain U.S. citizens were part of Mormon offshoot with sordid history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106192542/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/slain-u-s-citizens-were-part-mormon-offshoot-sordid-history-n1076776 |date=November 6, 2019 }} NBC News retrieved November 6, 2019
Amnesty International alleges that Bangladesh killed 466 people in 2018 under the guise of an anti-drugs campaign in what appears to be a wave of extrajudicial executions.[https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/11/bangladesh-killed-in-crossfire/ Bangladesh: Alleged extrajudicial killings in the guise of a 'war on drugs'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106150745/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/11/bangladesh-killed-in-crossfire/ |date=November 6, 2019 }} Amnesty International retrieved November 6, 2019
The United States formally begins process to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.{{Cite web |author=Seth Borenstein |agency=Associated Press |title=US tells UN it is pulling out of Paris climate deal |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/04/paris-climate-deal-mike-pompeo-submits-formal-notice-us-withdrawal/4159493002/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106212720/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/04/paris-climate-deal-mike-pompeo-submits-formal-notice-us-withdrawal/4159493002/ |url-status=live }}
November 5 – 11,000 scientists from around the world publish a study in the journal BioScience, warning "clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/05/climate-crisis-11000-scientists-warn-of-untold-suffering|title=Climate crisis: 11,000 scientists warn of 'untold suffering'|date=November 5, 2019|access-date=November 5, 2019|work=The Guardian|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114130151/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/05/climate-crisis-11000-scientists-warn-of-untold-suffering|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biz088/5610806|title=World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency|date=November 5, 2019|access-date=November 5, 2019|journal=BioScience|doi=10.1093/biosci/biz088 |archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103103553/https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biz088/5610806|url-status=live |last1=Ripple |first1=William J. |last2=Wolf |first2=Christopher |last3=Newsome |first3=Thomas M. |last4=Barnard |first4=Phoebe |last5=Moomaw |first5=William R. }}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50302392|title=Climate change: 'Clear and unequivocal' emergency, say scientists|date=November 5, 2019|access-date=November 5, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105152602/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50302392|url-status=live}}
November 6 – 2019 Fada N'Gourma attack: At least 37 people are killed and 60 others injured when gunmen attack a Canadian gold mining company convoy on a road in Burkina Faso.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50326743 | title=Burkina Faso: Gunmen kill 37 in ambush on mining firm convoy | publisher=BBC News | access-date=November 7, 2019 | archive-date=November 8, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108095004/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50326743 | url-status=live }}
November 7 – Former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda is sentenced to 30 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the longest sentence ever handed down by the International Criminal Court.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-50329503|title=Bosco Ntaganda sentenced to 30 years for crimes in DR Congo|date=November 7, 2019|access-date=November 7, 2019|work=BBC News|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107121210/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-50329503|url-status=live}}
November 9
The Supreme Court of India awards a holy site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh to Hindus, rejecting a Muslim claim. The move is likely to spur sectarian disputes.[https://news.sky.com/story/indias-top-court-awards-disputed-holy-site-in-ayodhya-to-hindus-11857945 India's top court awards disputed holy site in Ayodhya to Hindus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110202648/https://news.sky.com/story/indias-top-court-awards-disputed-holy-site-in-ayodhya-to-hindus-11857945 |date=November 10, 2019 }} Sky News, November 9, 2019{{importance inline|date=May 2020}}
Cyclone Bulbul kills seven in West Bengal, India and seven in Bangladesh. 2,000,000 people are evacuated.[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/cyclone-kills-14-india-bangladesh-66889252 Cyclone kills at least 14 in India, Bangladesh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110174737/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/cyclone-kills-14-india-bangladesh-66889252 |date=November 10, 2019 }} ABC News, November 10, 2019
November 10 – 2019 Bolivian protests: Evo Morales and Álvaro García Linera resigns in response to fierce three-week long protests. Within hours, Adriana Salvatierra and Víctor Borda also tender their resignations, leading to a political crisis.{{Cite news|last=Londoño|first=Ernesto|date=10 November 2019|title=Bolivian Leader Evo Morales Steps Down|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/world/americas/evo-morales-bolivia.html|access-date=3 February 2022|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110211008/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/world/americas/evo-morales-bolivia.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=10 November 2019|title=Borda presenta renuncia irrevocable al cargo de presidente de la Cámara de Diputados|language=es|work=Opinión|location=Cochabamba|url=https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/borda-presenta-renuncia-irrevocable-cargo-presidente-camara-diputados/20191110095643736361.html|access-date=3 February 2022|archive-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203235115/https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/pais/borda-presenta-renuncia-irrevocable-cargo-presidente-camara-diputados/20191110095643736361.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=10 November 2019|title=Bolivia: Adriana Salvatierra, la jefa del Senado también renunció y sigue la incertidumbre sobre quién asumirá la presidencia|language=es|work=Infobae|location=Buenos Aires|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2019/11/10/bolivia-adriana-salvatierra-la-jefa-del-senado-tambien-renuncio-y-sigue-la-incertidumbre-sobre-quien-asumira-la-presidencia/|access-date=3 February 2022|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207230651/https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2019/11/10/bolivia-adriana-salvatierra-la-jefa-del-senado-tambien-renuncio-y-sigue-la-incertidumbre-sobre-quien-asumira-la-presidencia/|url-status=live}}
November 11
A transit of Mercury occurs.
2019–20 Hong Kong protests: A traffic officer shoots a youth in Sai Wan Ho during a city-wide strike.{{cite web |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-police-shoot-protester-sai-wan-ho-12081540 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113083916/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-police-shoot-protester-sai-wan-ho-12081540 |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |title=Hong Kong spirals into rare working-hour violence as police shoot protester |work=CNA |date=November 11, 2019}} A man is also set on fire by protesters on the same day.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3037243/hong-kong-father-two-burned-alive-after-chasing|title=Hong Kong man set on fire in gruesome act police call attempted murder |date=November 11, 2019 |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=November 23, 2019 |archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113032800/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3037243/hong-kong-father-two-burned-alive-after-chasing|url-status=live}}
November 12 – 2019 Bolivian protests: Jeanine Áñez took power as interim President of Bolivia amidst political crisis.{{Cite news |date=12 November 2019 |title=Con Evo en México y en ausencia del MAS, Jeanine Áñez asume la Presidencia |language=es |work=Página Siete |location=La Paz |url=https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/2019/11/12/con-evo-en-mexico-en-ausencia-del-mas-jeanine-anez-asume-la-presidencia-237216.html |url-status=dead |access-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208010441/https://www.paginasiete.bo/nacional/2019/11/12/con-evo-en-mexico-en-ausencia-del-mas-jeanine-anez-asume-la-presidencia-237216.html |archive-date=8 December 2021 |quote=...{{nbsp}}según el documento leído por Áñez, 'constituye un abandono material de sus funciones{{nbsp}}...'. En ausencia de ambos exmandatarios, el caso 'obliga a activar la sucesión presidencial{{nbsp}}...'. 'Por consiguiente, aquí se está frente a una sucesión presidencial originada en la vacancia de la presidencia{{nbsp}}..., [y] como presidenta de la Cámara de Senadores asumo de inmediato la presidencia del Estado{{nbsp}}...'.}}
November 13
Public impeachment hearings against U.S. President Donald Trump begin in the House of Representatives.{{citation|website=The Independent|title=Trump news: President asked about Ukraine 'investigations', impeachment hearings told as Democrats reject effort to force whistleblower testimony|date=November 14, 2019|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-today-twitter-impeachment-hearings-latest-tweets-a9200816.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113121703/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-live-today-twitter-impeachment-hearings-latest-tweets-a9200816.html |archive-date=2019-11-13 |url-access=limited |url-status=live}}[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/11/politics/house-impeachment-schedule-guide/index.html Public impeachment hearings scheduled for this week: Here's what you need to know] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115161213/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/11/politics/house-impeachment-schedule-guide/index.html |date=November 15, 2019 }} CNN Politics, November 11, 2019
2019–20 Hong Kong protests: The Chinese University of Hong Kong officially announces a premature end to the semester as a result of large-scale protests and civil unrest. Besides CUHK, several Hong Kong universities switch to online learning and suspend on-campus class. The Education Bureau in Hong Kong officially announces to close all schools in Hong Kong due to the ongoing protests.{{citation|website=Hong Kong Free Press|title=CUHK announces premature end to semester as Hong Kong universities switch to online teaching|date=November 13, 2019|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/11/13/cuhk-announces-premature-end-semester-hong-kong-universities-switch-online-teaching/|access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-date=November 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114202210/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/11/13/cuhk-announces-premature-end-semester-hong-kong-universities-switch-online-teaching/|url-status=live}}{{citation|website=BBC News|title=Hong Kong to close all schools amid escalating protests|date=November 13, 2019|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50400338/|access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115131443/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50400338|url-status=live}}
November 14
A mass shooting occurs at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, United States, resulting in 3 deaths (including the perpetrator) and 3 injuries.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-14/shooting-reported-at-saugus-high-school-in-santa-clarita-police-searching-for-teen-suspect|title=Santa Clarita shooting: 2 teens killed; attack came on suspect's birthday, officials say|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=November 14, 2019|access-date=November 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114180422/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-14/shooting-reported-at-saugus-high-school-in-santa-clarita-police-searching-for-teen-suspect|archive-date=November 14, 2019|url-status=live}}
Italy declares a state of emergency in Venice following record flooding.[https://www.milenio.com/internacional/europa/italia-decreta-el-estado-de-emergencia-en-venecia-por-inundaciones Italia decreta el estado de emergencia en Venecia por inundaciones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115125549/https://www.milenio.com/internacional/europa/italia-decreta-el-estado-de-emergencia-en-venecia-por-inundaciones |date=November 15, 2019 }} Milenio, November 14, 2019
November 17 – 2019–20 Hong Kong protests: Police use tear gas and water cannons against protesters who try to break through cordons and reach The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which is at the center of a week-long standoff between demonstrators and law enforcement. Protesters fight back with Molotov cocktails, arrows, and bricks.{{citation|website=Reuters|title=Hong Kong protesters confront police to try to free campus allies|author1=Nick Macfie|author2=David Lague|date=November 17, 2019|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-protesters-confront-police-to-try-to-free-campus-allies-idUSKBN1XR0O2|access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-date=November 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118155144/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests/hong-kong-protesters-confront-police-to-try-to-free-campus-allies-idUSKBN1XR0O2|url-status=live}}{{citation|website=NBC News|author1=Jasmine Leung|author2=Yuliya Talmazan|title=Hong Kong police lay siege to university where hundreds of protesters trapped|date=November 18, 2019|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hong-kong-police-lay-siege-university-where-protesters-are-trapped-n1084716|access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-date=November 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119132142/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hong-kong-police-lay-siege-university-where-protesters-are-trapped-n1084716|url-status=live}}
November 19 – Google enters the video game market with the launch of Stadia.{{cite web | url = https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/15/20908177/google-stadia-release-date-founders-edition-pixel-4-event | title = Google's Stadia cloud gaming service will launch on November 19th | first = Sean | last = Hollister | date = October 15, 2019 | access-date = October 15, 2019 | work = The Verge | archive-date = June 2, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230602210750/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/15/20908177/google-stadia-release-date-founders-edition-pixel-4-event | url-status = live }}
November 21 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-pm-netanyahu-indicted-charges-bribery-fraud-breach-trust-n1084831 Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122044401/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-pm-netanyahu-indicted-charges-bribery-fraud-breach-trust-n1084831 |date=November 22, 2019 }} NBC News, November 21, 2019
November 23 – The last known Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia dies.{{cite news|title=Malaysia's last known Sumatran rhino dies|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50531208|work=BBC News|date=November 23, 2019|access-date=November 23, 2019|archive-date=November 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123142222/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50531208|url-status=live}}
November 23–December 7 – A non-binding independence referendum was held in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. Voters overwhelmingly voted for independence.{{Cite news |last=Lyons |first=Kate |date=11 December 2019 |title=Bougainville referendum: region votes overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/11/bougainville-referendum-region-votes-overwhelmingly-for-independence-from-papua-new-guinea |access-date=12 December 2019 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211163246/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/11/bougainville-referendum-region-votes-overwhelmingly-for-independence-from-papua-new-guinea |url-status=live }}
November 24 – 2019 Busy Bee crash: A plane crashes shortly after takeoff in a densely populated area of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 19 people on board and at least 10 more on the ground.{{cite news| title= RDC : un avion s'écrase au décollage sur un quartier de Goma, 29 morts| url= http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/congo-23-morts-dans-le-crash-au-decollage-d-un-avion-sur-un-quartier-de-goma-24-11-2019-8200515.php| publisher= Le Parisien| date= November 24, 2019| access-date= November 25, 2019| archive-date= November 28, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191128015520/http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/congo-23-morts-dans-le-crash-au-decollage-d-un-avion-sur-un-quartier-de-goma-24-11-2019-8200515.php| url-status= live}}
November 25
The World Meteorological Organization reports that levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high of 407.8 parts per million, with "no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline."{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/25/climate-heating-greenhouse-gases-hit-new-high-un-reports|title=Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high, UN reports|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|work=The Guardian|archive-date=November 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125103247/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/25/climate-heating-greenhouse-gases-hit-new-high-un-reports|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/greenhouse-gas-concentrations-atmosphere-reach-yet-another-high|title=Greenhouse gas concentrations in atmosphere reach yet another high|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|publisher=World Meteorological Organization}}
IPv4 address exhaustion: The RIPE NCC, which is the official regional Internet registry (RIR) for Europe, officially announces that it has run out of IPv4 addresses.{{cite web|url=https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/the-ripe-ncc-has-run-out-of-ipv4-addresses|title=The RIPE NCC has run out of IPv4 Addresses|date=November 25, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019|publisher=Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre|archive-date=November 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125145354/https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/the-ripe-ncc-has-run-out-of-ipv4-addresses|url-status=live}}
November 26
2019 Albania earthquake: 51 people are killed and around 2,000 others injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in northwestern Albania.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/0d5f6afacf034e7982e31112e7a6f1e3|title=Albania's search for quake victims ends; death toll up to 50|website=apnews.com|date=November 30, 2019|language=en|access-date=November 30, 2019|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114210804/https://apnews.com/0d5f6afacf034e7982e31112e7a6f1e3|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/termeti-tragjik-vijon-kerkimi-tek-hotel-mira-mare-ne-durres-dyshohet-per-dy-balerina-poshte-rrenojave|title=51 viktima nga tërmeti/ Vdes në spitalin e Traumës 20-vjeçarja, i ra një tullë në kokë duke dalë nga shtëpia në Kombinat - Shqiptarja.com|website=shqiptarja.com|access-date=November 30, 2019|language=sq|archive-date=July 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709175921/https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/termeti-tragjik-vijon-kerkimi-tek-hotel-mira-mare-ne-durres-dyshohet-per-dy-balerina-poshte-rrenojave|url-status=live}} The earthquake is the strongest to hit Albania in more than 40 years, and the world's deadliest earthquake in 2019.
2019 Chilean protests: Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International issue reports on Chile's situation denouncing grave human rights violations, including excessive violence use and detention abuses by police forces.{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/11/26/chile-police-reforms-needed-wake-protests|title=Chile: Police Reforms Needed in the Wake of Protests|date=November 26, 2019|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=November 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129065317/https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/11/26/chile-police-reforms-needed-wake-protests|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sns-bc-lt--chile-protests-20191121-story.html|title=Amnesty reports violations by Chile's security forces|website=sun-sentinel.com|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205195457/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sns-bc-lt--chile-protests-20191121-story.html|archive-date=December 5, 2019|url-status=dead}} Among police brutality acts there are records of police agents firing non-lethal ammunition to protesters' faces against provider's regulations, resulting in more than 200 people with severe eye trauma and more than 50 requiring prosthetic eyes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/11/28/world/americas/ap-lt-chile-eye-protests.html|title=Chileans Who Lost Eyes in Protests Demonstrate in Capital|date=November 28, 2019|work=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|access-date=December 5, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205195451/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/11/28/world/americas/ap-lt-chile-eye-protests.html|url-status=live}}
November 27 – The U.S. Government passes the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/us/politics/trump-hong-kong.html |title=Trump Signs Hong Kong Democracy Legislation That Has Angered China |last=Cochrane |first=Emily |date=November 27, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 27, 2019 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128164117/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/us/politics/trump-hong-kong.html |archive-date=November 28, 2019 |url-status=live}}

= December =

December 1 – COVID-19 pandemic: First known human case of Coronavirus disease 2019, in Wuhan, Hubei, China.{{cite web |title=WHO {{!}} Novel Coronavirus—China |url=https://www.who.int/csr/don/12-january-2020-novel-coronavirus-china/en/ |website=WHO |access-date=April 9, 2020 |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114185815/https://www.who.int/csr/don/12-january-2020-novel-coronavirus-china/en/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=Covid-19: Five days that shaped the outbreak|first=Jane|last=McMullen|work=BBC News News|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-55756452|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126021655/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-55756452|url-status=live}}
December 2 – Typhoon Kammuri hits the Philippines, causing the evacuation of 200,000 people, but without reports of injuries or serious damage.[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-philippines/typhoon-hits-philippines-disrupting-travel-work-idUSKBN1Y7021 Typhoon hits Philippines, disrupting travel, work] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203024815/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asia-storm-philippines/typhoon-hits-philippines-disrupting-travel-work-idUSKBN1Y7021 |date=December 3, 2019 }} Reuters, December 2, 2019
December 2–13 – The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Madrid, Spain, after Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced in October that his country could not host the conference due to political unrest in the country.{{cite web|website=Common Dreams|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=November 1, 2019|title=Because the Climate Crisis 'Does Not Wait for Us,' Spain to Host COP25 in Place of Chile|url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/01/because-climate-crisis-does-not-wait-us-spain-host-cop25-place-chile|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102172607/https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/01/because-climate-crisis-does-not-wait-us-spain-host-cop25-place-chile|url-status=live}}
December 5
The 2019 Burundi landslide is reported to have caused at least 26 deaths.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-burundi-landslide-idUSKBN1Y91IX|title=Landslides in northwest Burundi kill at least 26 people|date=December 5, 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=December 5, 2019|language=en|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205161146/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-burundi-landslide-idUSKBN1Y91IX|url-status=live}}
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi asks the House Judiciary Committee to begin drafting the articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pelosi-make-formal-statement-impeachment-inquiry/story?id=67514548|title=Speaker Pelosi asks House to draft articles of impeachment against President Trump|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205132716/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pelosi-make-formal-statement-impeachment-inquiry/story?id=67514548|url-status=live}}
December 8 – A fire at a factory in Delhi, India, kills 43 people and injures at least 50 others.{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/08/786066785/43-dead-in-extremely-horrific-fire-at-new-delhi-factory|title=43 Dead In 'Extremely Horrific' Fire At New Delhi Factory|newspaper=NPR|date=December 8, 2019|last1=Wamsley|first1=Laurel|access-date=December 8, 2019|archive-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208190327/https://www.npr.org/2019/12/08/786066785/43-dead-in-extremely-horrific-fire-at-new-delhi-factory|url-status=live}}
December 9
The World Anti-Doping Agency votes unanimously to ban Russia from international sport for four years for doping offences, meaning it will be excluded from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/09/russia-banned-from-tokyo-olympics-and-football-world-cup|title=Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and football World Cup|date=December 9, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=December 9, 2019|language=en|archive-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209155622/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/09/russia-banned-from-tokyo-olympics-and-football-world-cup|url-status=live}}
A volcano erupts on White Island in New Zealand, killing 22 people and injuring 25 others.{{cite web|title=Another person dies of injuries from Whakaari /White Island eruption, bringing death toll to 20|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/another-person-dies-injuries-whakaari-white-island-eruption-bringing-death-toll-20|publisher=TVNZ|access-date=January 13, 2020|archive-date=January 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112230730/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/another-person-dies-injuries-whakaari-white-island-eruption-bringing-death-toll-20|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=New Zealand volcano eruption: death toll rises to 19 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/22/new-zealand-volcano-death-toll-rises-to-19 |access-date=December 23, 2019 |date=December 23, 2019 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222234826/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/22/new-zealand-volcano-death-toll-rises-to-19 |url-status=live }}
2019 Chilean Air Force C-130 crash: A Chilean military transport aircraft crashes while en route to Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva in Antarctica, killing all 38 people on board.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50723907|title=Antarctica-bound plane missing with 38 on board|date=December 10, 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=December 10, 2019|publisher=BBC News|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820141304/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50723907|url-status=live}} The crash site is located on December 12.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chile-plane-missing-human-remains-and-debris-c-130-hercules-air-force-plane-today-2019-12-12/|title=Chile air force plane found off tip of South America along with human remains|date=December 12, 2019|work=CBS News|access-date=December 12, 2019|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003000521/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chile-plane-missing-human-remains-and-debris-c-130-hercules-air-force-plane-today-2019-12-12/|url-status=live}}
December 10
Sanna Marin, at the age of 34, becomes the world's youngest serving prime minister after being selected to lead Finland's Social Democratic Party.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/09/finland-anoints-sanna-martin-34-as-worlds-youngest-serving-prime-minister|title=Finland anoints Sanna Marin, 34, as world's youngest serving prime minister|date=December 9, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=December 9, 2019|language=en|archive-date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052728/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/09/finland-anoints-sanna-martin-34-as-worlds-youngest-serving-prime-minister|url-status=live}}
Democrats in the United States House of Representatives announce formal charges against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abusing power and "obstructing Congress"; he becomes the third U.S. president in history to face impeachment.{{cite news|title='Solemn step': Democrats unveil articles of impeachment against Trump|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/10/donald-trump-articles-of-impeachment-democrats-congress|work=The Guardian|date=December 10, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210141534/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/10/donald-trump-articles-of-impeachment-democrats-congress|url-status=live}}
December 11 – The World Trade Organization is left unable to intervene in trade disputes after the U.S. blocks the appointment of new panel members.{{cite news|title=UK's post-Brexit trade at risk as WTO's top court shuts down|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/11/uk-post-brexit-trade-at-risk-as-wto-top-court-shuts-down|work=The Guardian|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211120017/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/11/uk-post-brexit-trade-at-risk-as-wto-top-court-shuts-down|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=U.S. trade offensive takes out WTO as global arbiter|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto/us-trade-offensive-takes-out-wto-as-global-arbiter-idUSKBN1YE0YE|publisher=Reuters|date=December 10, 2019|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210154408/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto/us-trade-offensive-takes-out-wto-as-global-arbiter-idUSKBN1YE0YE|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Trump Cripples W.T.O. as Trade War Rages|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/business/trump-trade-war-wto.html|work=The New York Times|date=December 8, 2019|access-date=December 11, 2019}}
December 12 – Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party win a landslide victory in the 2019 United Kingdom general election achieving a majority in the House of Commons of 80 seats.{{cite news|title=Boris Johnson leads Tories to historic general election win|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/13/boris-johnson-leads-tories-historic-general-election-win|work=The Guardian|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=November 29, 2023}}
December 16 – Pope Francis abolishes pontifical secrecy in sex abuse cases; the move follows the Vatican's Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church months prior.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50824842|title=Pope lifts 'pontifical secret' rule in sex abuse cases|work=BBC News|date=December 17, 2019}} The Pope also raises the definition of "child pornography" from 14 to 18 years old.{{citation|website=NBC World News|title=Pope abolishes 'pontifical secret' in clergy sex abuse cases|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pope-abolishes-pontifical-secret-clergy-sex-abuse-cases-n1103166|date=December 17, 2019}}
December 17 – Shandong, China's first fully domestically built aircraft carrier, enters naval service.{{cite web |url=https://chinapower.csis.org/china-aircraft-carrier-type-001a/|title=What we know so far about China's second aircraft carrier |website=chinapower.csis.org |date=April 22, 2017 |access-date=23 December 2019 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3043042/smaller-fighter-jet-force-expected-chinas-new-aircraft-carrier|title=Smaller fighter jet force expected for China's new aircraft carrier|date=20 December 2019|website=South China Morning Post|location=Hong Kong|access-date=23 December 2019}}
December 18
The CHEOPS space telescope, whose mission is to study the formation of extrasolar planets and determine their precise radius, likely density and internal structure, is launched.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/18/cheops-european-satellite-lifts-off-to-study-planets-beyond-solar-system|title=Cheops satellite lifts off to study planets beyond solar system|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=December 18, 2019|work=The Guardian}}
The U.S. House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Trump, making him the third president to be impeached in the nation's history.{{citation|website=Fox News |title=House impeaches Trump over Ukraine dealings, as Pelosi floats holding up Senate trial|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/impeachment-debate-floor |author1=Gregg Re|author2=Marisa Schultz|date=December 18, 2019}} {{citation|website=CNN|title=House of Representatives impeaches President Donald Trump|date=December 18, 2019 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/house-impeachment-vote/index.html|author1=Jeremy Herb|author2=Manu Raju}}
December 19
Libya's Government of National Accord activates a cooperation accord with Turkey, allowing for a potential Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/20/libyan-government-activates-cooperation-accord-with-turkey|work=The Guardian|title=Libyan government activates cooperation accord with Turkey|date=December 19, 2019}}
A locust plague devastates 173,000 acres (70,000 hectares) of crop and grazing land in Ethiopia and Somalia.[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/plague-locusts-ravages-harvests-somalia-ethiopia-n1104791 Plague of locusts ravages harvests in Somalia and Ethiopia] NBC World News, December 19, 2019
A court in the Philippines convicts Andal Ampatuan Jr., his brother Zaldy Ampatuan and 31 others including three members of the Ampatuan clan, of 57 counts of murder and sentences them to life imprisonment without parole for their role in the Maguindanao massacre.{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/247380-ampatuan-brothers-guilty-ampatuan-maguindanao-massacre-case/|title=Ampatuan brothers convicted in 10-year massacre case|date=December 19, 2019|newspaper=Rappler}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50770644|title=Maguindanao : Philippine family clan members guilty of massacre|date=December 19, 2019|newspaper=BBC News}}
December 20
The United States founds the United States Space Force, a branch of the United States Armed Forces dedicated to space warfare.{{cite news|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/space-force-established-as-trump-signs-ndaa/|title=Space Force Established as Trump Signs NDAA|date=December 20, 2019|access-date=December 21, 2019|work=Air Force Magazine}}
The Dutch Supreme Court affirms that the Dutch government is responsible for management of carbon dioxide emissions for the country and is bound to protect human rights.{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/12/20/business/bc-eu-netherlands-climate-case.html | title = Activists Cheer Victory in Landmark Dutch Climate Case | date = December 20, 2019 | access-date = December 21, 2019 | newspaper=The New York Times | via = Associated Press | archive-date = December 21, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191221020329/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/12/20/business/bc-eu-netherlands-climate-case.html | url-status = dead }} The ruling reiterated from the Court of Appeals is that "every country is responsible for its share" of emissions.
December 23
Five men are sentenced to death and another three face 24 years in prison for their roles in the murder of dissident journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/23/saudi-arabia-sentences-five-to-death-for-of-jamal-khashoggi|work=The Guardian|title=Saudi Arabia sentences five to death for murder of Jamal Khashoggi|date=December 23, 2019|access-date=December 23, 2019}}
28 people are killed and 13 others injured after a bus plunges into a ravine on a winding road in South Sumatra.{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/24/death-toll-rises-to-28-after-indonesian-bus-plunges-into-ravine |work=The Guardian|title= Indonesian bus crash: death toll rises to 28 |date=December 24, 2019|access-date=December 24, 2019}}{{importance inline|date=May 2020}}
December 24 – Thousands of Muslims protest the December 20 burning of four mosques in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.{{cite web|website=ABC News|title=Ethiopian Muslims protest after several mosques burned|date=December 24, 2019 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ethiopian-muslims-protest-mosques-burned-67910346}}
December 26 – An annular solar eclipse is visible from South Asia. This is a part of Saros 132.{{cite web |title=NASA: Annular Solar Eclipse of 2019 December 26 |url=http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=20191226 |date=September 15, 2009 |access-date=August 7, 2010}}
December 27 – Corporate defaults on corporate bonds in China reach a new record.{{cite web|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/China-s-corporate-bond-defaults-hit-record-23bn-as-bailouts-fade|title=China's corporate bond defaults hit record $23bn as bailouts fade|website=Nikkei Asia}}{{Cite news |last=Wilkins |first=Rebecca Choong |date=2019-12-26 |title=China's Government Is Letting a Wave of Bond Defaults Just Happen |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-26/china-s-government-is-letting-a-wave-of-bond-defaults-just-happen |access-date=2024-11-20 |work=Bloomberg News}}{{importance inline|date=May 2020}}
December 28 – A truck bomb attributed to al-Shabaab kills at least 78 and wounds 125 in Mogadishu, Somalia.{{cite web |website=ABC News|title=Truck bomb in Somali capital kills at least 78 at rush hour|author=ABDI GULED|date=December 28, 2019 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-car-bomb-somalias-capital-kills-67954666?cid=clicksource_76_null_articleroll_hed}}
December 29
A report by the Multi-Sector Epidemic Response Committee (CMRE) indicates that 2,231 people have died so far in the 2018–20 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{cite web|website=AFP / MSN Noticias|title=Ébola mató a 2.231 personas en RDC desde agosto de 2018|language=es|trans-title=Ebola has killed 2,231 people in DRC since August 2018|date=December 29, 2019 |url=https://www.msn.com/es-mx/noticias/virales/%c3%a9bola-mat%c3%b3-a-2231-personas-en-rdc-desde-agosto-de-2018/ar-BBYrbpM}}
The Taliban's ruling council agrees to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, opening a door to a peace agreement with the United States.[https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/29/taliban-council-agrees-cease-fire-afghanistan-090398 Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan] Politico, December 29, 2019
December 30 – Chinese authorities announce that He Jiankui, who claimed to have created the world's first genetically edited human babies, has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3 million yuan (US$430,000) for his genetic research efforts.{{cite news |last=Wee |first=Sui-Lee |title=Chinese Scientist Who Genetically Edited Babies Gets 3 Years in Prison – He Jiankui's work was also carried out on a third infant, according to China's state media, in a new disclosure that is likely to add to the global uproar over such experiments. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/business/china-scientist-genetic-baby-prison.html |date=December 30, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 30, 2019 }}{{cite news |last1=Yee |first1=Isaac |last2=Hollingsworth |first2=Julia |title=Chinese gene-editing scientist jailed for 3 years |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/30/china/gene-scientist-china-intl-hnk/index.html |date=December 30, 2019|website=CNN News |access-date=December 30, 2019}}
December 31
Iraqi militiamen and protesters breach the front gate checkpoint of the United States embassy in Baghdad following a U.S. military operation that targeted an Iraqi militia on December 29.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/75228a8a607a44863b57021ac33264dc|title=Militiamen breach US Embassy in Baghdad; Trump blames Iran|date=December 31, 2019|work=Associated Press}}
COVID-19 pandemic: First official reports of "viral pneumonia" from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission.{{Cite news|date=2019-12-31|title=Chinese officials investigate cause of pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pneumonia-idUSKBN1YZ0GP|access-date=2021-05-02}}

Births and deaths

Nobel Prizes

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Chemistry – John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino{{citation |website=The Nobel Prize|title=The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/}}
Economics – Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer{{citation |website=The Nobel Prize|title=The Prize in Economic Sciences 2019|access-date=October 14, 2019 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/2019/summary/}}
Literature – Peter Handke{{citation |website=The Nobel Prize|title=The Nobel Prize in Literature 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2019/summary/}}
Peace – Abiy Ahmed{{citation|website=Common Dreams|author=Jon Queally|title=Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Awarded 2019 Nobel Peace Prize|date=Oct 11, 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019|url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/11/ethiopian-prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-awarded-2019-nobel-peace-prize|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011133839/https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/11/ethiopian-prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-awarded-2019-nobel-peace-prize|archive-date=October 11, 2019|url-status=dead}}
Physics – James Peebles, Michel Mayor, and Didier Queloz{{citation|website=CNN|author=Jack Guy|title=Nobel Prize in Physics winners 'forever changed our conceptions of the world'|date=October 9, 2019 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/08/world/nobel-prize-physics-2019-intl/index.html}}
Physiology or Medicine – William Kaelin Jr., Peter J. Ratcliffe, and Gregg L. Semenza{{citation |website=The Nobel Prize|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2019/summary}}