The 2003 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d’Or went to the American film Elephant by Gus Van Sant.The festival opened with […]
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Rock the Desert
Rock The Desert is a Christian music festival held in Midland Texas USA every August.
Mexican Open (golf)
The Mexican Open or Abierto Mexicano de Golf is the national open golf tournament of Mexico. It was first played in 1944 at the Club de Golf Chapultepec. It was […]
Mauritanian parliamentary election 2001
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 19 and 26 October 2001. The result was a landslide victory for President Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya’s Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal […]
1993 Caribbean Cup
The Shell Caribbean Cup 1993 was the fourth edition of the Caribbean Cup the football championship of the Caribbean one of the CONCACAF zones. The final stage was hosted by […]
Colombian presidential election 2002
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 26 May 2002. The result was a victory for Álvaro Uribe of Colombia First who received 54% of the vote. Uribe took office […]
Japanese general election 1980
In Japan on 16 May 1980 Japan Socialist Party (JSP) brought a no-confidence motion to the Diet mentioning corruption and rises in public utility charges as reasons for the House […]
Japanese House of Councillors election 1980
Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan in 1980. On 16 May 1980 the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) brought no-confidence motion before the Diet relating to […]
2005–06 UEFA Women’s Cup
The UEFA Women’s Cup 2005–06 was the fifth edition of the UEFA Women’s Cup football club tournament. It was won by 1. FFC Frankfurt in an all-German final against defending […]
Champions Mile
The Champions Mile is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1600 metres (approximately 1 mile) on the […]