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The United Kingdom is asked to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest after its organisers concluded that Ukraine is not capable of hosting the competition.
2022-06-17

Five children who were siblings are found dead in their apartment in Solingen, NRW, Germany. Their elder brother survived. Their mother, who is injured after throwing herself in front of a train in Düsseldorf, is suspected of the killings.
2020-09-3

Duncan Laurence, representing the Netherlands, wins the 2019 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Arcade". It is the country's first win since 1975.
2019-05-18

Israeli singer Netta Barzilai wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal, with her song Toy. This is Israel's first Eurovision win in the 21st century and fourth overall.
2018-05-12

The Security Service of Ukraine bans Yuliya Samoylova, Russia's entrant in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, from entering the country. This follows allegations that she had toured in Crimea following its annexation by Russia.
2017-03-22

An assailant injures seven people, one severely, in an axe attack at the central railway station in Düsseldorf, Germany. Police have arrested one suspect.
2017-03-9

Four Syrians who are suspected of traveling to Europe on behalf of the Islamic State to attack Düsseldorf are arrested.
2016-06-2

A Germanwings flight crashes en route from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany, in a mountainous region of the Alps near Digne-les-Bains in Southern France leaving 150 dead. Rescue workers recover the damaged, but still usable, cockpit voice recorder.
2015-03-24

Azeri duo Eldar & Nigar win the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, with the song "Running Scared".
2011-05-14

Aurela Gaçe wins Albania's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the entry "Kënga ime".
2010-12-25