Editing 2015 (section)

===May===
* [[May 1]]–[[October 31]] – [[Expo 2015]] is held in [[Milan, Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.expo2015.org/en/learn-more |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502064930/http://www.expo2015.org/en/learn-more |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |title=Learn More About Expo Milano 2015 |access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref>
* [[May 7]] – The [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 UK General Election]] results in the first [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] majority government in 18 years.
* [[May 8]] – A [[2015 Al Khalis prison break|prison break occurred]] in the Iraqi town of [[Al Khalis]], resulting in over fifty escapees.
* [[May 10]] – The first round of the [[2015 Polish presidential election]] is held.
* [[May 11]]–[[May 12|12]] – ''Version O'' of ''[[Les Femmes d'Alger]]'' by [[Pablo Picasso]] sells for [[United States dollar|US$]]179.3&nbsp;million at [[Christie's]] auction in New York, while the sculpture ''[[L'Homme au doigt]]'' by [[Alberto Giacometti]] sells for [[United States dollar|US$]]141.3&nbsp;million, setting a new world record [[List of most expensive paintings|for a painting]] and [[List of most expensive sculptures|for a sculpture]], respectively.<ref name=BBCApr15>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32700575 |title=Picasso's Women of Algiers smashes auction record |date=May 12, 2015 |work=[[BBC News Online]] |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712002734/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32700575 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Two Artworks Top $100 Million Each at Christie's Sale (Artsbeat blog) |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/two-art-works-top-100-million-each-at-christies-sale |first1=Scott |last1=Reyburn |access-date=May 12, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514033530/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/two-art-works-top-100-million-each-at-christies-sale/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 12]] – A [[May 2015 Nepal earthquake|second major earthquake]] in [[Nepal]], measuring 7.3 on the [[moment magnitude scale]], results in 153 deaths in Nepal,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/magnitude-7-1-quake-strikes-nepal-usgs-072155570.html |title=Fresh earthquake kills scores in Nepal and India |date=May 12, 2015 |work=Yahoo News |access-date=January 14, 2017 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305151552/http://news.yahoo.com/magnitude-7-1-quake-strikes-nepal-usgs-072155570.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 62 in [[India]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/12/nepal-hit-by-second-huge-earthquake |title=Nepal rocked by 7.3-magnitude earthquake near Mount Everest |first=Jason |last=Burke |work=The Guardian |date=May 12, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2016 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101233532/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/12/nepal-hit-by-second-huge-earthquake |url-status=live }}</ref> 1 in [[China]]<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/25/nepal-earthquake-nation-worst-tremor-80-years-kathmandu-live-updates |title=Nepal earthquake: day one - as it happened |first=Martin |last=Williams |work=The Guardian |date=April 25, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2016 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101234103/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/25/nepal-earthquake-nation-worst-tremor-80-years-kathmandu-live-updates |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2 in [[Bangladesh]],<ref name="theguardian.com"/> with a total of 218 deaths.
* [[May 19]]–[[May 23|23]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2015]] is held in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]], and is won by [[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest|Swedish]] entrant [[Måns Zelmerlöw]] with the song "[[Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw song)|Heroes]]".
* [[May 21]] – ISIS captures the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/09/150901-isis-destruction-looting-ancient-sites-iraq-syria-archaeology/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813194747/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/09/150901-isis-destruction-looting-ancient-sites-iraq-syria-archaeology/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 13, 2019 |title=Here Are the Ancient Sites ISIS Has Damaged and Destroyed |date=2015-09-01 |website=National Geographic News|language=en |access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref>
* [[May 24]] – The second round of the [[2015 Polish presidential election]] is held, with [[Andrzej Duda]] reigning victorious over then-incumbent president [[Bronisław Komorowski]].
* [[May 29]] – In [[Tonga]], the [[Mata ʻo e Laʻa Solar Facility]] is officially opened by [[List of monarchs of Tonga|King]] [[Tupou VI]].<ref>{{cite news|date=29 May 2015|url=https://matangitonga.to/2015/05/29/king-receives-mata-o-e-la-solar-facility-tonga|title=King receives Mata 'o e La'a Solar Facility for Tonga|work=Matangi Tonga Online|access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>