- In association football, the UEFA Champions League is won by Real Madrid (Real Madrid's Gareth Bale pictured), and the UEFA Women's Champions League is won by Lyon.
- In a referendum, Ireland votes to allow the legalisation of abortion.
- The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect, imposing strict privacy controls for its residents.
- The Man Booker International Prize is awarded to the novel Flights by Olga Tokarczuk.
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