- January 6
- Muhammad V of Kelantan abdicates the federal throne as the 15th monarch of Malaysia, the first Malaysian monarch to do so. [1368]
- January 7
- A faction of the Armed Forces of Gabon attempts a coup d'état. [1368]
- January 10
- Venezuela enters a presidential crisis as Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly declare incumbent President Nicolás Maduro "illegitimate". [1368]
- January 18
- Fuel thieves rupture a pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico, and a subsequent explosion kills at least 137 people and injures dozens more. [1368]
- January 23
- In Venezuela, thousands of people protest in favor of disputed interim President Juan Guaidó. Several people are killed, and President Maduro severs diplomatic ties with the United States. [1368]
- January 24
- Félix Tshisekedi is inaugurated as presidet of the Democratic Republic of Congo. [1596.37]
- January 25
- A mine tailings dam breaks in the Brazilian city of Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais. At least 248 people are killed, with 22 missing. [1368]
- January 28
- The U.S. Justice Department charges Chinese tech firm Huawei with multiple counts of fraud. [1368]
- 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. [1368]
- February 3
- Pope Francis arrives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, becoming the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula. [1368]
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- February 7
- Anti-government protests demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse begin in several cities across the country. [1368]
- 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 European Union. [1368]
- February 21
- SpaceIL launches the Beresheet probe, the world's first privately financed mission to the Moon. [1368]
- February 23
- Venezuelan President Maduro severs diplomatic ties with Colombia as humanitarian aid attempts to enter the country across the border. [1368]
- February 26
- (to January 27) The Indian Air Force launches airstrikes on purported militant camps in Balakot, Pakistan. [1368]
- February 27
- (to January 28) The 2019 North Korea-United States summit is held in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is the second summit between United States President Donald Trump and the North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un. [1368]
- March 3
- An unmanned 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. [1368]
- March 5
- A second case of sustained remission from HIV is reported, ten years after the Berlin Patient. [1368]
- March 6
- Venezuela expels German ambassador Daniel Kriener for his alleged meddling in internal affairs. [1368]
- 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. All Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are subsequently grounded worldwide. [1368]
- March 13
- A winter storm completes its intensification over the Southern Rocky Mountains region, becoming a powerful cyclone and triggering severe blizzard conditions across much of the Southwestern and Central United States. [1368]
- March 15
- 51 people are killed and 50 others injured in attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the deadliest mass shooting and terrorist attack in New Zealand's history. [1368] [1465.34]
- Cyclone Idai makes landfall on Mozambique, causing at least 1,073 fatalities, as well as causing mass flooding and power outages in southern Africa. [1368]
- March 19
- Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns as President of Kazakhstan after 29 years in office and appoints Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as acting president. [1368]
- March 20
- Europe's antitrust regulators fine Google 1.49 billion euros (US$1.7 billion) for freezing out rivals in the online advertising business. [1368]
- March 21
- A major explosion at a chemical plant in Xiangshui, Jiangsu, China, kills at least 78 people and injures more than 600 others. [1368]
- March 23
- The final territory of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, located in Al-Baghuz Fawqani, Syria, is liberated. [1368]
- 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. [1368]
- March 31
- The Republic of China (Taiwan) scrambles its fighter aircraft after two Chinese jets crossed a maritime border between the two nations. [1368]
- April 2
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns as President of Algeria amid widespread protests, after nearly two decades in office. [1368]
- April 4
- 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. [1368]
- 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. [1368]
- Fossil fragments found in the Callao Cave in the Philippines reveal the existence of the Homo luzonensis species of humans. [1368]
- April 11
- WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is arrested after seven years in Ecuador's embassy in London, England. [1368]
- Amid mass protests, Omar al-Bashir is deposed as President of Sudan in a coup d'état, after nearly 30 years in office. [1368]
- April 13
- First flight of Stratolaunch aircraft from Mojave Air and Space Port, largest aircraft ever built. [1575.26]
- April 15
- During Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing. [1368]
- April 16
- The Howse Peak avalanche kills three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley. [1368]
- April 18
- NepaliSat-1 is launched. It is Nepal's first ever research satellite to be sent into space. [1368]
- April 21
- A series of bomb attacks occur at eight locations in Sri Lanka, including three churches, four hotels and one housing complex in Colombo, leaving 259 people dead and over 500 injured. [1368]
- April 25
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Russia to hold a series of summits with Russian leaders, including President Vladimir Putin. [1368]
- April 26
- The Movie "Avengers: Endgame" is released in theaters, becoming the highest grossing movie of all time. [1368]
- 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). [1368]
- 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. [1368]
- Venezuelan opposition leader and disputed interim President Juan Guaidó leads an attempted uprising against President Nicolás Maduro. [1368]
- May 1
- 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. [1368]
- King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand marries his personal bodyguard Suthida Tidjai - a commoner - in a surprise ceremony, making her queen consort of Thailand. [1368]
- May 3
- (to May 6) The Gaza-Israel conflict escalates after the Israeli military launches airstrikes into Gaza killing more than 20 Palestinians, following the injury of two soldiers from Gazan sniper fire. [1368]
- The number of deaths from the Kivu Ebola outbreak exceeds 1,000. It is the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. [1368]
- May 4
- (to May 6) Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand. [1368]
- May 5
- Aeroflot Flight 1492 crash-lands and bursts into flames at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board. [1368]
- 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. [1368]
- The Syrian Army launches a major ground offensive against one of the last rebel strongholds in the country. [1368]
- 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. [1368]
- May 10
- The United States' 25 percent tariff hike on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports takes effect. [1368]
- May 12
- Four commercial ships, including two Saudi Aramco oil tankers, are damaged near the port of Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman. The United Arab Emirates claims the incident was a "sabotage attack", while an early United States assessment reportedly blames Iran for the attack. [1368]
- May 14
- (to May 18) The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is won by Dutch entrant Duncan Laurence with the song "Arcade". [1368]
- May 15
- Billionaire Steve Cohen buys Jeff Koons' 3-foot tall sculpture of an inflatable rabbit in New York for US$91 million. [1457.9]
- May 17
- The parliament of the Republic of China (Taiwan) becomes the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. [1368]
- May 19
- Eleven people are killed in a shooting at a bar in Belém, Brazil. [1368]
- Google pulls Android update support for Huawei phones, as well as the Google Play Store and Gmail apps, after the Chinese technology company is blacklisted by the United States. [1368]
- May 20
- The redefinition of the SI system of measurement adopted by the majority of countries in the world takes effect. [1368]
- May 21
- Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant empire files for bankruptcy, leaving about 1000 workers unemployed. [1457.9]
- May 22
- British Steel goes bankrupt. [1457.9]
- May 23
- Narendra Modi secures a landslide win in elections in India, with his party BJP alone gaining 303 of the 543 seats in parliament, and his political alliance winning 353 seats of the 543. [1368]
- May 24
- Falcon 9 rocket of SpaceX launches 60 communications satellites into low Earth orbit. [1398.58]
- A prison riot in Acarigua, Venezuela, leaves 29 prisoners dead and 19 guards injured. [1368]
- British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Conservative leader, effective June 7. [1368]
- May 26
- (to May 27) More than 50 prisoners are killed in a series of riots at four different prisons in Amazonas, Brazil. [1368]
- May 27
- U.S. President Donald Trump, during an official state visit to Japan, is the first foreign leader to meet with Japanese emperor Naruhito. [1368]
- May 30
- (to July 14) The 2019 Cricket World Cup is held in England and Wales; the series is won by England. [1368]
- June 2
- In San Marino, Sammarinese voters vote to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and initiate a popular legislative initiative for the reform of the electoral system. [1368]
- Nearly five years after abdication, King Juan Carlos I of Spain retires from public life. [1368]
- Death of Walter Lübcke, shot in the hed outside his house in Wolfhagen, Germany; Kassel district preident, member of parliament. [1520.45]
- June 3
- 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. [1368]
- (to June 5) U.S. President Donald Trump makes a state visit to the United Kingdom, meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. Trump also attends D-Day commemorative ceremonies. [1368]
- June 5
- (to June 8) Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a state visit to Russia, where he also attends the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. [1368]
- June 6
- The African Union suspends Sudan's membership "with immediate effect" after the Khartoum massacre. [1368]
- June 7
- British Prime Minister Theresa May resigns as leader of the Conservative Party. [1368] [1464.25]
- (to July 7) The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is held in France and is won by the United States. [1368]
- June 9
- A large explosive eruption of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia sends a 7,000-metre ash column, generating a pyroclastic flow 3-3.5 kilometres long towards the south and southeast of the mountain. [1368]
- Over 1 million people in Hong Kong protest against proposed legislation regarding extradition to China. It is the largest protest in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover. [1368]
- June 11
- Botswana decriminalizes homosexuality. [1368]
- June 12
- The Supreme Court of Ecuador rules in favor of same-sex marriage, making it legal throughout the country. [1368] [1518.27]
- June 13
- Two oil tankers are attacked near the Strait of Hormuz while transiting the Gulf of Oman. [1368]
- June 15
- Hong Kong announces it will indefinitely suspend the controversial extradition bill. [1368]
- June 16
- A large-scale power outage hits Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay, affecting nearly 50 million people. [1368]
- 1.9 million people protest in Hong Kong, against a proposed law to allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland People's Republic of China. [1518.32]
- 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. [1368]
- Sotheby's auction company of England is bought by Patrick Drahi for US$3.7 billion. [1518.52]
- Death of Mohamed Morsi at age 67 of a heart attack in a court in Egypt; 5th President of Egypt (born 1951). [1368] [1518.36]
- June 18
- Facebook announces the Libra global payments system and currency, to be launched in 2020. [1604.64]
- The U.S. sends an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions build with Iran. [1368]
- June 19
- Four men are charged with murdering the 298 passengers and crew of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the airliner shot down while flying over Ukraine in July 2014. [1368]
- June 20
- Iran shoots down a United States RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz after claiming it violated their airspace. The U.S. claims it was shot down in international airspace in an "unprovoked attack". [1368]
- (to June 21) Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a state visit to North Korea. It is his first visit to the country as president. [1368]
- June 22
- In the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, regional president Ambachew Mekonnen and national-military chief of staff Se'are Mekonnen are assassinated. [1368]
- 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 United States 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. [1368]
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