Timeline May 2023

Events in May 2023 10

• 1939 – 2023 Tina Turner Queen of Rock 'n' Roll American-born singer, songwriter and actress widely known as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. She rose to fame in the 1960s as part of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, then rebuilt her career as a solo artist in her forties with the landmark album Private Dancer (1984). She won twelve Grammy Awards, sold over 100 million records worldwide, and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice.
• 1964 – 2023 Andy Rourke (1964-2023) Died 19 May 2023, aged 59 English bassist of the Smiths, whose melodic playing underpinned the band's sound.
• 2023 2023 World Snooker Championship Brecel Breakthrough First winner from mainland Europe. Winner: Luca Brecel; Runner-up: Mark Selby. Score: 18–15.
• 2023 "Padam Padam" and "Tension" mark career revival Viral single and Grammy win renew global relevance The single "Padam Padam," released in May 2023 ahead of the album Tension, became a viral hit and introduced Minogue to a new generation of fans, particularly within LGBTQ+ and online pop communities. The success led to a Grammy Award for Best Pop Dance Recording and reaffirmed her status as an enduring pop force more than three decades into her career.
• 2023 IBM watsonx — enterprise AI platform IBM launches watsonx — a new AI and data platform — in May 2023 at its Think conference. watsonx.ai provides foundation models and machine learning tools for enterprise use; watsonx.data is a hybrid data store; watsonx.governance provides AI governance and risk management. Unlike consumer AI tools, watsonx is designed for regulated industries — banking, healthcare, government — where auditability, explainability and data privacy are paramount. IBM positions itself as the enterprise AI company for businesses that cannot use public AI models.
• 2023 King Charles III coronation First coronation in 70 years King Charles III was crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, in the first British coronation for 70 years. About 2,000 guests attended, with millions watching worldwide.
• 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 #4 film of 2023 — $845m worldwide Directed by James Gunn. The Guardians embark on a mission to protect Rocket, uncovering his mysterious past.
• 2023 Sweden wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool Loreen becomes the second person to win twice Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden on 13 May 2023 with Tattoo, becoming only the second performer to win the contest twice. Liverpool hosted on behalf of the 2022 winner, Ukraine.
• 2023 Tina Turner dies in Switzerland Died peacefully at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, at the age of 83, after a long illness. She had suffered a stroke in 2013, intestinal cancer in 2016, and undergone a kidney transplant in 2017.
• 2023 Nvidia joins the trillion-dollar club Nvidia's market capitalisation crosses $1 trillion for the first time on 30 May 2023 — making it the sixth company in history to reach this valuation, joining Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Saudi Aramco. Jensen Huang rings the Nasdaq opening bell. Nvidia's quarterly revenue guidance of $11 billion — nearly double analyst expectations — triggers the most value added in a single day in stock market history.