2nd » A pastel version of 'The Scream', by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
9th » A Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash called crashes into Mount Salak in West Java, Indonesia, killing 45 people.
10th » The 10 May 2012 Damascus bombings or Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside of a military intelligence complex in Damascus, Syria, killing 55 people and injuring 400 others
14th » Agni Air Flight CHT crashes near Jomsom Airport in Jomsom, Nepal, after a failed go-around, killing 15 people.
20th » At least 27 people are killed and 50 others injured when a 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes known as 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy.
21st » A Qafa e Vishës bus accident called bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others.
22nd » Tokyo Skytree is opened to public. It is the List of tallest towers in the world or tallest tower in world (634 m), and the second tallest man-made structure on Earth, after Burj Khalifa (829.8 m).
23rd » Adam Lambert became the first openly gay artist to debut at 1 on the Billboard 200 known as 'Billboard' 200 Album Charts, with his album 'Trespassing (album) known as Trespassing'.
25th » The Dragon spacecraft became the COTS Demo Flight 2 or first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous with the International Space Station.
28th » The discovery of Flame (malware) named Flame, a complex malware program targeting computers in Middle Eastern countries, is announced.
29th » A 5.8-magnitude 2012 Emilia earthquakes 29 May earthquake e.g earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
30th » Former Liberian president, Charles Taylor (Liberian politician) e.g Charles Taylor, is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
17th » Herbert Breslin, American publicist and manager (b. 1924)
17th » Gideon Ezra, Israeli politician (b. 1937)
17th » Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (b. 1980)
17th » Ron Shock, American comedian (b. 1942)
17th » Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
18th » Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (b. 1925)
18th » Jai Gurudev, Indian religious leader (b. 1895)
18th » Peter Jones (drummer) called Peter Jones, English-Australian drummer (Crowded House and Deadstar) (b. 1967)
18th » Alan Oakley (designer) known as Alan Oakley, English bicycle designer (b. 1927)
19th » Bob Boozer, American basketball player (b. 1937)
19th » Tamara Brooks, American conductor and educator (b. 1941)
19th » Ian Burgess, English race car driver (b. 1930)
19th » Gerhard Hetz, German swimmer (b. 1942)
19th » Phil Lamason, New Zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
20th » Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Libyan terrorist, conducted the Pan Am Flight 103 named Pan Am Flight 103 bombing (b. 1952)
20th » Bob Bethell, American politician (b. 1942)
20th » Geoffrey Evans, Irish serial killer (b. 1943)
20th » Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (Bee Gees, The Rattlesnakes (1955 band) called The Rattlesnakes, and One World Project) (b. 1949)
20th » Eugene Polley, American engineer, invented the remote control (b. 1915)
20th » Andrew B. Steinberg, American lawyer (b. 1958)
21st » Eddie Blazonczyk, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
21st » Otis Clark, American butler and preacher, survivor of the Tulsa race riot (b. 1903)
21st » Roman Dumbadze, Georgian commander (b. 1964)
21st » Constantine of Irinoupolis, American metropolitan (b. 1936)
21st » Douglas Rodríguez (boxer) called Douglas Rodríguez, Cuban boxer (b. 1950)
21st » Bill Stewart (American football) known as Bill Stewart, American football player and coach (b. 1952)
21st » Alan Thorne, Australian anthropologist and academic (b. 1939)