2019 AD
- in 2019
- The Swedish Greta Thunberg started the international movement School Strike for Climate. Towards the end of the year, she was named Time Person of the Year by the American Time Magazine
- The interest rate is expected to rise of Sweden
- Tuismus to the Titanic
- Half the Earth uses the internet
- January 1
- The TV fee is abolished
- Dental care fee for everyone up to 23
- January 21 – The Löfven II cabinet takes office.
- March 15 – 51 people are killed and 50 others injured in terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the deadliest mass shooting and terrorist attack in New Zealand’s history.
- March 16-17 – Biathlon World Championships 2019
- April 15 – During Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.
- April 11 to May 19 – 2019 Indian general election: Narendra Modi secures a landslide victory, with his party BJP alone gaining 303 of the 543 seats in parliament, and his political alliance winning 353 seats of the 543
- 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.
- May 14–18 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is won by Dutch entrant Duncan Laurence with the song “Arcade“.
- May 23-26 – The 2019 European Parliament election is held
- June 6 – 75th Anniversary of D-Day
- July 2 – A total solar eclipse occurs over South America. It is the 58th solar eclipse from Saros cycle 127.
- June 7–July 7 – The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is held in France and is won by the United States.
- 1 July – Smoking ban on outdoor dining of Sweden
- July 14 – Nine parachutists die when the plane they are traveling in crashes on the island of Storsandskär in the Ume River.
- 18 July – 11 August – Wine Festival in Vevey/Fête des Vignerons
- July 20 – Anniversary of the moon landing
- October 18 – Riots in Chilean capital city Santiago erupt as civil unrest escalated as a reaction to a series of economic measures and Government’s declarations labeled as abuse by protesters
- October 25 – Tourists visit the summit of Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) for the last time, as a ban on climbing the famous rock in Australia’s Northern Territory comes into effect
