What Happened on May 15, 2022

Historical Events

Billboard Music Awards

29th Billboard Music Awards: Olivia Rodrigo wins 7; Drake wins 5; Taylor Swift and BTS also win

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Olivia Rodrigo

British rock band "The Who" returns to Cincinnati, Ohio for the first time since tragic December 1979 stampede that killed 11 concert goers [1]
Finland's government says it intends to apply to join NATO, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, ending decades of neutrality [1]
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected President of Somalia in a vote restricted to the country's 328 members pf parliament amid security concerns
MLB Pirates win 1-0 over Cincinnati Reds, despite getting no hits, in Pittsburgh

Canonization

Pope Francis canonizes Dutch Roman Catholic priest and anti-Nazi activist Titus Brandsma (1881-1942) as a saint

Events in 2022

Famous Weddings

Actress Chloë Sevigny and art gallerist Siniša Mačković marry for the second time in front of friends and family in Connecticut, two years after their courthouse wedding

Travis Barker

Kourtney Kardashian and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker marry in Santa Barbara, for real, shortly after they married in Las Vegas illegally without a licence

Famous Deaths

Ricky Gardiner, Scottish rock guitarist (David Bowie - Low; Iggy Pop - Lust for Life), and composer, dies at 73
Stevan Ostojić, Serbian soccer striker (2 caps Yugoslavia; Red Star Belgrade) and manager (RS Belgrade), dies at 80

Died in 2022 2022 Highlights