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Today in the World Countries
- Catholic Easter Monday is being celebrated in Albania, Kosovo
- Catholic Easter Monday (BF) is being celebrated in Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Constitution Day Holiday is being celebrated in Kosovo
- Easter Monday is being celebrated in Andorra, Anguilla, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Benin, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Cook Islands, Croatia, Curacao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Eswatini, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guernsey, Guinea, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jersey, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Martinique, Mayotte, Monaco, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Tanzania, The Bahamas, Togo, Tonga, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Us Virgin Islands, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Wallis And Futuna, Zimbabwe
- Easter Monday (Many Regions) is being celebrated in Spain
- Family Day is being celebrated in South Africa
- Holy Monday is being celebrated in Zambia
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Aries as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Federico Massaro, Model, born in Italy.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan removed from power after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament.
- Revival of "Cabaret" starring Eddie Redmayne wins best musical at UK's Olivier Awards, "Life of Pi" wins best play.
- 86th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler wins first career major title; beats Irishman Rory McIlroy by 3 strokes for record $2.7m payout.
- DEATHS
- John Drew, American basketball small forward (NBA All-Star 1976,80; Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz), who died from bone cancer at 67.
- TV SERIES
- 61st Street: Season 1 is released.
Public Defender Franklin Roberts (Courtney B. Vance) takes up the case of Moses Johnson (Tosin Cole), a Chicago high school track star accused of being involved the death of an officer during a drug bust in his neighborhood.[Also airs on ALLBLK]
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- China orders Alibaba pay a record fine of 18.2 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) after anti-trust regulations say it has been acting as a monopoly.
On this day in 2020
- DEATHS
- Frits Flinkevleugel, Dutch soccer defender (11 caps; DWS, FC Amsterdam), who died at 80.
- Pete Retzlaff, American NFL halfback, tight-end (Pro Bowl 1958,60,63–65; First-team All-Pro 1958,65) and general manager (Philadelphia Eagles), who died at 88.
- Tom Webster, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings) and coach (NY Rangers, LA Kings), who died of brain cancer at 71.
- ALBUMS
- Song for Our Daughter was released by Laura Marling.
The seventh full-length solo release for the British singer-songwriter was produced with Ethan Johns and Dom Monks. - The Loves of Your Life was released by Hamilton Leithauser.
The second full-length solo release for The Walkmen frontman was self-produced and mixed. - The New Abnormal was released by The Strokes.
The first new full-length studio release in seven years for the New York rock bad was produced by Rick Rubin. - The Universe Inside was released by The Dream Syndicate.
The latest release for the band led by Steve Wynn features a guest appearance from The Long Ryders' Stephen McCarthy and was recorded in an 80-minute studio session. - Jacqueline was released by Jackie Lynn.
The second full-length release for the Haley Fohr music project includes the Bitchin Bajas' Cooper Crain, Rob Frye, and Dan Quinlivan. - Antarctica was released by Flat Worms.
The second full-length release for the Los Angeles trio led by Will Ivy was recorded by Steve Albini. - MOVIES
- The Main Event - Not Rated is released.
When 11-year-old Leo Thompson (Seth Carr) discovers a magical wrestling mask that grants him super strength, he uses it to enter a WWE competition. With the support of his grandmother (Tichina Arnold), Leo will do whatever it takes to achieve his dream of becoming a WWE Superstar. Can one kid win it all, in the face of epic challengers in the ring? [Netflix] - Stray Dolls - Not Rated is released.
Leaving India behind to break with a life of petty crime, Riz (Geetanjali Thapa) arrives stateside and gets a housekeeping job at the decidedly landlocked Tides Plaza Motel. Its manager Una (Cynthia Nixon) houses and employs several other young people in dire straits, including Dallas (Olivia DeJonge), Riz’s new roommate. At first antagonistic, the girls soon realize that their opposite personalities complement each other. Dallas is a bit of a wild card, hooking up with the motel's resident drug dealer - and Una's son - Jimmy (Robert Aramayo), whereas Riz is guarded but stolid, reluctant to take any route forward that isn’t entirely legal. But when Riz is forced to steal from one of the motel rooms, she inadvertently sets off a series of violent events and becomes entangled in a web of crime. Desperate for agency, Riz and Dallas are forced to take matters into their own hands. - Sea Fever - Not Rated is released.
Siobhán's a marine biology student who prefers spending her days alone in a lab. She has to endure a week on a ragged fishing trawler, where she’s miserably at odds with the close-knit crew. But out in the deep Atlantic, an unfathomable life form ensnares the boat. When members of the crew succumb to a strange infection, Siobhán must overcome her alienation and anxiety to win the crew’s trust, before everyone is lost. - Love Wedding Repeat - TV-MA is released.
While trying to make his sister's wedding day go smoothly, Jack (Sam Claflin) finds himself juggling an angry ex-girlfriend (Freida Pinto), an uninvited guest with a secret, a misplaced sleep sedative, and the girl that got away (Olivia Munn) in alternate versions of the same day. [Netflix] - Trolls World Tour - PG is released.
Poppy and Branch discover that they are but one of six different Troll tribes scattered over six different lands devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Their world is about to get a lot bigger and a whole lot louder. A member of hard-rock royalty, Queen Barb, aided by her father King Thrash, wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let rock reign supreme. With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch, along with their friends, set out to visit all the other lands to unify the Trolls in harmony against Barb, who's looking to upstage them all. - We Summon the Darkness - R is released.
On the way to a heavy metal concert, Alexis (Alexandra Daddario) and two girlfriends hear a news report of a local murder believed to be tied to a series of satanic killings. After the show, the girls invite three guys to join them at the estate owned by Alexis’s father, a fire-and-brimstone preacher (Johnny Knoxville). What starts as a party suddenly turns dark and deadly. - Tigertail - PG is released.
Pin-Jui (Hong-Chi Lee) is a free-spirited yet impoverished young Taiwanese factory worker, who makes the difficult decision to leave his homeland — and the woman he loves — behind in order to seek better opportunities in America. But years of monotonous work and an arranged marriage devoid of love or compassion leave an older Pin-Jui (Tzi Ma) a shadow of his former self. Unable to sympathize with his daughter Angela (Christine Ko) and at risk of living out his retirement in solitude, Pin-Jui must reconnect with his past in order to finally build the life he once dreamed of having. - The Lost Husband - PG-13 is released.
After the sudden death of her husband, city-girl Libby (Leslie Bibb) is out of options. A job on her estranged Aunt's goat farm isn't ideal, but as Libby gets to know the residents of the small town, including a gruff farm manager with a tragic past, she starts to love the country life.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- New species of human announced named Homo luzonensis,3ft tall, remains dated 50-60,000 years old found in cave on island of Luzon, Philippines.
- New York declares a public health emergency and compulsory vaccinations after a measles outbreak in Brooklyn with 285 cases.
- Billie Eilish was at No.1 on the UK chart with her debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? It made Eilish the youngest female solo act to chart at No.1 in the UK. At the 2020 Grammy Awards, it won Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, while 'Bad Guy' from the album won Record of the Year..
- China announces move to cull more than 1 million pigs in effort to eliminate African swine fever.
- First-ever photo of a black hole announced, taken by The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration in 2017 in galaxy M87,6.5 billion times the mass of earth,55 million light-years away.
- First home delivery service by drone begins in Canberra, Australia by Wing, part of Google's Alphabet company.
- Four tiny sweat bees removed alive from a woman's eye in world's first operation of its kind at Fooyin University Hospital, Taiwan.
- DEATHS
- Earl Thomas Conley, American singer-songwriter with 18 No. 1 country hits (" Once In A Blue Moon" ; "Angel In Disguise"), who died from cerebral atrophy at 77.
- MOVIES
- Sauvage / Wild - Not Rated is released.
Leo is 22 and sells his body on the street for a bit of cash. The men come and go, and he stays right here... longing for love. He doesn’t know what the future will bring. He hits the road. His heart is pounding. - The Man Who Killed Don Quixote - Not Rated is released.
Toby (Adam Driver) enters a world of time jumping fantasy when he meets "Don Quixote"(Jonathan Pryce), a delusional Spanish cobbler who believes Toby to be Sancho Panza. They embark on an epic adventure where dreams and reality intertwine.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg begins testifying before US Congress about data use and security.
- DEATHS
- Yvonne Staples, American R& B singer (The Staple Sisters), who died at 80.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Edward Enninful is announced the new Editor of "British Vogue" its first male and black editor.
- Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigns over relationship with an aide and possible misuse of state funds to cover it up.
- " British Vogue" magazine announces Edward Enninful as new editor; first male and Black person to hold position.
- " Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" directed by James Gunn, and starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana premieres in Tokyo, Japan.
- " Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana premieres in Toyko.
- BIRTHS
- Chibi Miran, TikTok Star, born in Japan.
- DEATHS
- Banner Thomas, American rock bassist (Molly Hatchet), who died of a heart attack at 63.
- Banner Thomas, American rocker (Molly Hatchet), who died of a heart attack at 63.
- TV SERIES
- Better Call Saul: Season 3 is released.
Jimmy and Kim's law practice and relationship are tested by Chuck's (Michael McKean) con as Mike (Jonathan Banks) tries to find the person who seems to knows a lot about what he is doing.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- Hong Kong pro-democracy political party Demosisto established by Nathan Law, Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow.
- Explosions and a fire caused by fireworks at Puttingal Temple in Kerala, India, kills more than 100 and injures nearly 400.
- 80th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: England's Danny Willett wins his first major title,3 strokes ahead of Lee Westwood and defending champion Jordan Spieth.
- DEATHS
- Howard Marks, British drug dealer and author (Mr Nice), who died at 70.
- TV SERIES
- Fear the Walking Dead: Season 2 is released.
The second season expands to 15 episodes (although the latter eight episodes will air in the fall) as the survivors find the ocean is no refuge from the zombies. - Dice (2016): Season 1 is released.
The semi-autobiographical comedy series features Andrew Dice Clay as he seeks a career comeback after living life in the suburbs of Las Vegas. - The Girlfriend Experience: Season 1 is released.
The drama series based on Steven Soderbergh 2009 film of the same name follows law student Christine Reade (Riley Keough) as she becomes a call-girl who provides the "girlfriend experience"to her clients.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- All Time Low were at No.1 on the UK album chart with their sixth studio album Future Hearts. The American rock band also reach No.2 in the US, giving them their highest placing on the US album chart to date..
- DEATHS
- Paul Almond, Director.
- Richie Benaud, Australian cricket all-rounder and captain (62 Tests,3 x 100s,248 wickets; NSW CA) and broadcaster (9 Network, BBC), who died from skin cancer at 84.
- Richie Benaud, Australian cricket captain, broadcaster (62 Tests,248 wickets), who died of skin cancer at 84.
- Richie Benaud, Cricket Player.
- MOVIES
- Kill Me Three Times - Not Rated is released.
A mercurial assassin (Simon Pegg) discovers he isn't the only person trying to kill the siren (Alice Braga) of a sun-drenched surfing town. In this darkly comedic thriller, the hitman finds himself unravelling three tales of mayhem, murder, blackmail and revenge. [Magnet Releasing] - Lost River - R is released.
Set against the surreal dreamscape of a vanishing city, Billy (Christina Hendricks), a single mother of two, is swept into a macabre and dark fantasy underworld while her teenage son, Bones, discovers a secret road leading to an underwater town. Both Billy and Bones must dive deep into the mystery if their family is to survive. - The Harvest - Not Rated is released.
Maryann (Natasha Calis) moves in with her grandparents after she’s orphaned. Desperately lonely, the preteen sets out to befriend a neighboring deathly ill, bed-ridden boy (Charlie Tahan), despite the outright disapproval of his mother (Samantha Morton). Maryann’s persistence pays off, however, and during a series of secret visits she gradually uncovers some seriously sinister goings-on in the house. [IFC Films] - The Longest Ride - PG-13 is released.
Based on the bestselling novel by master storyteller Nicholas Sparks, The Longest Ride centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke (Scott Eastwood), a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia (Britt Robertson), a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City's art world. As conflicting paths and ideals test their relationship, Sophia and Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, whose memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the young couple. Spanning generations and two intertwining love stories, The Longest Ride explores the challenges and infinite rewards of enduring love. [20th Century Fox] - The Sisterhood of Night - PG-13 is released.
When a teenage girl says she's the victim of a secret network called The Sisterhood of Night, a quiet suburban town becomes the backdrop for a modern-day Salem witch trial. - Black Souls - Not Rated is released.
The Carbone family consists of three brothers, Luigi (Marco Leonardi) and Rocco (Peppino Mazzotta) who are engaged in the family business of international drug trade and Luciano (Fabrizio Ferracane) who has remained in the ancestral town of Africo in the Aspromonte mountains on the Mediterranean coast—herding goats. His 20-year old son Leo (Giuseppe Fumo) has little respect for his farmer father, but idealizes his Mafioso uncles. When Leo shoots up a bar owned by a rival family with a longstanding blood feud with the Carbones, his reckless actions create trouble that brings the whole family back to Africo for the inevitable bloody showdown. [Vitagraph Films] - Broken Horses - R is released.
After leaving town following the death of his father, young music prodigy, Jacob Heckum (Anton Yelchin), returns to his desolate hometown only to discover that Buddy (Chris Marquette), the child-like brother he left behind now works for a drug gang. The gang’s ruthless leader (Vincent D’Onofrio) has twisted his simple mind and manipulated him into a killer, a surrogate son who blindly does as he is told. Jacob is drowned in guilt for having abandoned his brother and realizes the only way to save him from his new fraternity is to join them. - Dior and I - Not Rated is released.
Dior and I brings the viewer inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons' first haute couture collection as its new artistic director-a true labor of love created by a dedicated group of collaborators. Melding the everyday, pressure-filled components of fashion with mysterious echoes from the iconic brand's past, the film is also a colorful homage to the seamstresses who serve Simons' vision. [The Orchard] - Clouds of Sils Maria - R is released.
At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant (Kristen Stewart) to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal (Chloë Grace Moretz) is to take on the role of Sigrid, and Maria finds herself on the other side of the mirror, face to face with an ambiguously charming woman who is, in essence, an unsettling reflection of herself. - Desert Dancer - PG-13 is released.
Set in Iran, this powerful and unbelievable true story follows the brave ambition of Afshin Ghaffarian. During the volatile climate of the 2009 presidential election, where many cultural freedoms were threatened, Afshin and some friends (including Elaheh played by Freida Pinto) risk their lives and form an underground dance company. Through banned online videos, they learn from timeless legends who cross all cultural divides, such as Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev. Afshin and Elaheh also learn much from each other, most importantly how to embrace their passion for dance and for one another. [Relativity Media] - Ex Machina - R is released.
Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test—charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated, seductive––and more deceptive––than the two men could have imagined.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- 88 civilians are killed by barrel bombs from Syrian war planes in Aleppo, Syria.
- 29th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Peter Gabriel; Hall & Oates; KISS; Nirvana; Linda Ronstadt; Cat Stevens; The E Street Band; Brian Epstein; and Andrew Loog Oldham.
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Peter Gabriel; Hall & Oates; KISS; Nirvana; Linda Ronstadt; Cat Stevens; The E Street Band; Brian Epstein; and Andrew Loog Oldham.
- The Council of Europe suspends Russia's right to vote.
- " The Amazing Spider-Man 2" directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone premieres in London.
- DEATHS
- Richard Hoggart, British author (The Uses of Literacy: Aspects of Working Class Life) and warden (Goldsmith's College London), who died at 95.
- Jim Flaherty, Canadian politician, Minister of Finance (2006-2014), who died at 64.
- Jim Flaherty, Politician.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- Kate Bush received her CBE for services to music from the Queen at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle, England. The singer-songwriter, who was catapulted to fame in 1978 when Wuthering Heights topped the charts, said she was 'incredibly thrilled'. The 54-year-old dedicated the award to her family and joked that it would have pride of place at the top of her Christmas tree..
- Japan and Taiwan sign an agreement on fishing rights around the Senkaku Islands.
- DEATHS
- Jimmy Dawkins, American electric blues musician, who died at 76.
- Robert Edwards, British physiologist, IVF pioneer, and Nobel laureate, who died at 87.
- Raymond Boudon, French sociologist, who died at 79.