Deaths on May 19

Nawshirwan Mustafa

Died on May 19, 2017

Nawshirwan Mustafa, General coordinator of the Movement for Change (Gorran) (b. 1944)

Nawshirwan Mustafa (22 December 1944 – 19 May 2017) (Kurdish: نەوشیروان مستەفا) was an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the General Coordinator of the Movement for Change and the leader of the opposition in the Kurdistan Region from 1 April 2009 to his death on 19 May 2017.

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 2017

2 Mar

Periodic table
The elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson were officially added to the periodic table at a conference in Moscow, Russia
3 Mar

Nintendo Switch
Nintendo releases the hybrid video game console Nintendo Switch worldwide to critical acclaim.
23 May

Battle of Marawi
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi.
14 Jun

Grenfell Tower fire
London: A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington leaves at least 80 people dead and another 74 injured.
1 Aug

Afghanistan
A suicide attack on a mosque in Heart, Afghanistan kills 20 people.

Deaths on May 19

Nawshirwan Mustafa

Died on May 19, 2017

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 2017

Periodic table

Nintendo Switch

Battle of Marawi

Grenfell Tower fire

Afghanistan