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Today in the World Countries
- Aid el-Fithr is being celebrated in Burundi
- Aid el-Fitr is being celebrated in Chad
- Aid el-Fitre is being celebrated in Djibouti
- Djoulde Soumae is being celebrated in Cameroon
- Eid al-Fitr is being celebrated in Albania, Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kosovo, Libya, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Suriname
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday is being celebrated in Afghanistan, Qatar
- Eid Ul Fitr Holiday is being celebrated in Bangladesh
- Eid-al-Fitr is being celebrated in Azerbaijan, Ghana, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen
- Eid-ul Fithr is being celebrated in Maldives
- End of Ramadan is being celebrated in Egypt
- Hari Raya Puasa is being celebrated in Singapore
- Id al Fitr is being celebrated in Madagascar
- Ide el Fitr is being celebrated in Comoros, Mayotte
- Idi Ramazon is being celebrated in Tajikistan
- Idul Fitri is being celebrated in Timor Leste
- International Creativity and Innovation Day is being celebrated in International
- Jumatul Bidah is being celebrated in Bangladesh
- Korite is being celebrated in Benin, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Niger, Togo
- Koriteh is being celebrated in Gambia
- Orozo Ait is being celebrated in Kyrgyzstan
- Queen's Birthday is being celebrated in Falkland Islands
- Ramadan Bairam Holiday is being celebrated in Sudan
- Ramadan Bajram (BF) is being celebrated in Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Ramadan Feast is being celebrated in Turkey
- Ramadan Hayit is being celebrated in Uzbekistan
- Ramazan Bajram is being celebrated in North Macedonia
- Tiradentes Day is being celebrated in Brazil
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Taurus as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Shin Jae Yoon, TikTok Star, born in South Korea.
- MOVIES
- Evil Dead Rise - R is released.
A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable. - Other People's Children - NR is released.
When dedicated high school teacher Rachel (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Ali (Roschdy Zem), it’s not long before she also falls for his 4-year-old daughter Leila. The adolescent giddiness of Rachel and Ali’s late night rendezvous and secret sleepovers evolves into the familiar warmth of family picnics and after-school pickups. Although she feels like a mother, Rachel is not allowed to forget that Lelia is another woman’s daughter. She begins to long for a child of her own, but as a forty-something woman, she is abundantly aware that she has limited time to begin a family. Rachel must decide whether to embrace the inherent entanglements of her current situation, including the looming presence of Ali’s ex-wife Alice (Chiara Mastroanni) or strike out again on her own. [Music Box Films]
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- Ex-president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández extradited to the US to face drug trafficking and weapons charges.
- DEATHS
- Daryle Lamonica, American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 1970,72; AFL MVP 1967,69; Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills), who died at 80.
- Mwai Kibaki, World Leader.
- TV SERIES
- The Flight Attendant: Season 2 is released.
Flight attendant Cassie is now in Los Angeles working flights with a side gig with the CIA but she soon finds herself a witness to a new murder.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Manhattan district attorney's office announces it will no longer prosecute prostitution, dismissing 914 open cases, part of growing movement to change approach to prostitution.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin warns the West not to cross a "red line" in his state of the union address, amid massing of 100,000 Russian troops on Ukraine border.
- Indonesian submarine RI Nanggala sinks off the coast of Bali with the loss of all 53 people on board.
- DEATHS
- Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 15 km, silver 4 × 10 km relay 1960), who died at 93.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Health Secretary Matt Hancock and UK government come under criticism for lack of personal protective equipment and testing for COVID-19 pandemic (despite pledge to test 100,000 a day only 19,000 done April 20th).
- At least 25,000 extra people across 11 countries have died during COVID-19 pandemic that were not previously counted according to new mortality figures.
- Mexico says it is entering stage three of its COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, with rapid spread and hospitalizations from 8,772 infections and 712 deaths.
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announces $26 billion aid package and plans for gradual reopening of economy as cases reach 3,465 with 58 deaths.
- US President Donald Trump announces new 60-day ban on most green cards for the US.
- DEATHS
- Teruyuki Okazaki, Japanese karate master (10th degree black belt Shotokan Karate; founder International Shotokan Karate Federation), who died from COVID-19 pandemic at 88.
- Milt Sunde, American NFL guard (Pro Bowl 1966; NFL Champion 1969; Minnesota Vikings), who died from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease at 78.
- Laisenia Qarase, Politician.
- Florian Schneider, German musician (Kraftwerk), who died of cancer at 73.
- MOVIES
- Ghost Town Anthology - Not Rated is released.
In the small isolated town of Irénée-les-Neiges with a population of 215, supernatural activities begin to unravel after a man dies in a car accident. The stunned townspeople are reluctant to discuss the circumstances of the tragedy. From that point on, for his family and a handful of others, time seems to lose all meaning.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at a Extinction Rebellion protest in London amid city-wide climate protests where Waterloo Bridge was occupied over four days.
- Terror attacks on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday in three Sri Lankan cities, Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa kill at least 253 and injure hundreds.
- Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky wins the country's presidential election in a landslide.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Oakland A's left hander Sean Manaea no-hits the Boston Red Sox.
- DEATHS
- Verne Troyer, American actor (Mini-Me in Austin Powers movies), who died at 49.
- Verne Troyer, Movie Actor.
- Nabi Tajima, Japanese supercentenarian and the last living person certified to have been born in the 19th century, who died at 117.
- Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian movie director (Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês, Vidas Secas), who died at 89.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Taliban attack army base at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, killing more than 100.
- WEDDINGS
- Actor David Henrie at the age of 27 weds former Miss Delaware Maria Cahill in Southern California.
- DEATHS
- Magdalena Abakanowicz , Sculptor.
- Tyre Rakestraw, Race Car Driver.
- Ugo Ehiogu, English soccer defender (4 caps; Aston Villa, Middlesborough), who died from cardiac arrest at 44.
- ALBUMS
- 8 was released by Incubus.
The eighth full-length studio release for the Southern California alternative rock band was co-produced by Dave Sardy and Sonny John Moore (aka Skrillex), who also mixed the album. - Wrangled was released by Angaleena Presley.
The second full-length solo release for the Kentucky singer-songwriter features a guest appearance from Yelawolf and was co-produced with Oran Thornton. - Tara Jane O'Neil was released by Tara Jane O'Neil.
The latest full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter features guest appearances from Chris Cohen, Carolyn Pennypacker-Riggs and Joan Shelley. - Robyn Hitchcock was released by Robyn Hitchcock.
The latest solo release for the artist was produced with Brendan Benson with a full studio band that included Grant-Lee Phillips, Pat Sansone, Emma Swift, and Gillian Welch. - The Last Rider was released by Ron Sexsmith.
The 14th full-length solo release for the Canadian singer-songwriter was recorded with his touring band and was produced by Ron and Don Kerr. - Guppy was released by Charly Bliss.
This is the debut full-length release for the New York pop rock band led by Eva Hendricks. - Love Is Love was released by Woods.
The 10th full-length release for the New York folk rock band was recorded in two months after the presidential election. - Life. Love. Flesh. Blood was released by Imelda May.
The fifth full-length release for the Irish singer-songwriter features guest appearances from Jeff Beck and Jools Holland and was produced by T-Bone Burnett. - Narkopop was released by Gas.
This is the first full-length studio release in 17 years for Wolfgang Voigt's ambient techno project. - Risk To Exist was released by Maxïmo Park.
The sixth full-length release for the British rock quartet was co-produced with Tom Schick. - Be Myself was released by Sheryl Crow.
The ninth full-length studio release for the singer-songwriter was co-produced with Jeff Trott and Tchad Blake. - Death Song was released by The Black Angels.
The fifth full-length release for the Austin psych rock band was produced by Phil Ek. - Devout was released by Mr. Mitch.
The second full-length release for the London-based grime producer features guest appearances from such artists as Denai Moore, P Money, Palmistry, and Py. - Electric Lines was released by Joe Goddard.
The debut full-length solo release for the Hot Chip artist-producer features a guest appearance from SLO (Jess Mills). - Americana was released by Ray Davies.
Inspired in part by his 2013 memoir, the first solo studio release for the Kinks founding member in a decade was co-produced with Guy Massey and John Jackson. - MOVIES
- Citizen Jane: Battle for the City - Not Rated is released.
In 1960 Jane Jacobs’s book The Death and Life of Great American Cities sent shockwaves through the architecture and planning worlds, with its exploration of the consequences of modern planners’ and architects’ reconfiguration of cities. Jacobs was also an activist, who was involved in many fights in mid-century New York, to stop “master builder” Robert Moses from running roughshod over the city. This film retraces the battles for the city as personified by Jacobs and Moses, as urbanization moves to the very front of the global agenda. Many of the clues for formulating solutions to the dizzying array of urban issues can be found in Jacobs’s prescient text, and a close second look at her thinking and writing about cities is very much in order. This film sets out to examine the city of today though the lens of one of its greatest champions. - Born in China - G is released.
A wildlife drama that follows the families of endangered animals in China. - Free Fire - R is released.
Justine (Brie Larson) has brokered a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two Irishmen and a gang led by Vernon (Sharlto Copley) and Ord (Armie Hammer), who are selling them a stash of guns. But when shots are fired during the handover, complete pandemonium ensues, with everyone at the scene suddenly thrust into a heart-stopping game of survival. - Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent - R is released.
Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent explores the remarkable life of Jeremiah Tower, one of the most controversial and influential figures in the history of American gastronomy. Tower began his career at the renowned Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1972, becoming a pioneering figure in the emerging California cuisine movement. After leaving Chez Panisse, due in part to a famously contentious relationship with founder Alice Waters, Tower went on to launch his own legendary Stars Restaurant in San Francisco. Stars was an overnight sensation and soon became one of America’s top-grossing U.S. restaurants. After several years, Tower mysteriously walked away from Stars and then disappeared from the scene for nearly two decades, only to resurface in the most unlikely of places: New York City’s fabled but troubled Tavern on the Green. There, he launched a journey of self-discovery familiar to anyone who has ever imagined themselves to be an artist. [The Orchard] - Sand Castle - TV-MA is released.
Set in Iraq in 2003, Sand Castle follows a group of American soldiers in the early days of the second Gulf War. Bearing witness to the heat and the horror is the inexperienced Private Matt Ocre (Nicholas Hoult), who, together with several fellow soldiers, is ordered to the outskirts of Baqubah to repair a water pumping station damaged by U.S. bombs. But, as Ocre discovers, in an atmosphere where resentment and anger fester, trying to win the hearts and minds of the locals is a task fraught with danger. It’s here, in the streets, squares and schools that he discovers the true cost of war. [Netflix] - The Promise - Not Rated is released.
It is 1914. As the Great War looms, the mighty Ottoman Empire is crumbling. Constantinople, the once vibrant, multicultural capital on the shores of the Bosporus, is about to be consumed by chaos. Michael Boghosian (Oscar Isaac), arrives in the cosmopolitan hub as a medical student determined to bring modern medicine back to Siroun, his ancestral village in Southern Turkey where Turkish Muslims and Armenian Christians have lived side by side for centuries. Photo-journalist Chris Myers (Christian Bale), has come here only partly to cover geo-politics. He is mesmerized by his love for Ana (Charlotte le Bon), an Armenian artist he has accompanied from Paris after the sudden death of her father. When Michael meets Ana, their shared Armenian heritage sparks an attraction that explodes into a romantic rivalry between the two men. As the Turks form an alliance with Germany and the Empire turns violently against its own ethnic minorities, their conflicting passions must be deferred while they join forces to survive even as events threaten to overwhelm them. - The Student - Not Rated is released.
Veniamin is a high school student who recently has become a fervent Christian, reciting Bible passages from heart for seemingly every occasion. He is convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him. When the school psychologist teaches sex ed using condoms on carrots, he tears off his clothes to rail against fornication. Neither his mother, an Orthodox priest, nor the principal can discipline the increasingly vehement evangelist. His next steps, attempting miracles and smiting sinners. - Tomorrow - Not Rated is released.
Today, we sometimes feel powerless in front of the various crises of our times. Today, we know that answers lie in a wide mobilization of the human race. Over the course of a century, our dream of progress commonly called “the American Dream”, fundamentally changed the way we live and continues to inspire many developing countries. We are now aware of the setbacks and limits of such development policies. We urgently need to focus our efforts on changing our dreams before something irreversible happens to our planet. Today, we need a new direction, objective... A new dream! The documentary Tomorrow sets out to showcase alternative and creative ways of viewing agriculture, economics, energy and education. It offers constructive solutions to act on a local level to make a difference on a global level. So far, no other documentary has gone down such an optimistic road. - Tramps - Not Rated is released.
Danny (Callum Turner) is an aspiring chef whose hustler brother asks him to complete a job for him. It all seems simple enough: meet a driver with a briefcase, proceed to a rendez-vous spot and exchange one briefcase for another. But Danny swaps the wrong bag, sending him and the driver Ellie (Grace Van Patten) on a two-day odyssey through the boroughs and suburbs of New York City. [Netflix] - The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki - Not Rated is released.
The true story of Olli Mäki, the famous Finnish boxer who had a shot at the 1962 World Featherweight title. Immensely talented and equally modest, Olli’s small town life is transformed when he is swept into national stardom and suddenly regarded as a symbol of his country. There’s only one problem: Olli has just fallen in love. Inside of the ring, it’s Finland vs. the USA, but outside, boxing and romance become unlikely adversaries vying for Olli’s attention. [MUBI] - Slack Bay - Not Rated is released.
The bourgeois and extremely eccentric Van Peteghem family have settled in for another summer at their cliff-top villa overlooking the picturesque Slack Bay. Their leisurely rhythm of sunbathing and seaside constitutionals is soon interrupted by the arrival of two bumbling inspectors investigating a string of tourists gone missing. [Kino Lorber] - Unforgettable - R is released.
Tessa Connover (Katherine Heigl) is barely coping with the end of her marriage when her ex-husband, David (Geoff Stults), becomes happily engaged to Julia Banks (Rosario Dawson)—not only bringing Julia into the home they once shared but also into the life of their daughter, Lilly (Isabella Rice). Trying to settle into her new role as a wife and a stepmother, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her put her own troubled past behind her. But Tessa’s jealousy soon takes a pathological turn until she will stop at nothing to turn Julia’s dream into her ultimate nightmare. [Warner Bros.] - TV SERIES
- Girlboss: Season 1 is released.
Sophia (Britt Robertson) was a broke anarchist selling vintage clothes online but before she knew it, she became the boss of a fashion empire in this comedy series based on Sophia Amoruso's memoir.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- Adele was named as Britain's richest ever female musician, in the latest Sunday Times Rich List. A list of the top 50 music millionaires in the UK and Ireland placed the singer's £85m fortune in 30th place - an increase of £35m compared to last year..
- American musician Joe Long died from complications of COVID-19 pandemic age 88. He is best known as the bass guitarist for the Four Seasons that became internationally successful in the 1960s and 1970s. They are one of the best-selling musical groups of all time, having sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide..
- Prince was found dead at his home in Minnesota at the age of 57, after Police were summoned to his Paisley Park estate and found his body in a lift. The acclaimed and influential musician became a global superstar in the 1980s, with albums such as 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O' the Times and recorded more than 30 albums..
- US President Barack Obama begins a 4 day visit to the UK with Michelle Obama.
- DEATHS
- Peter Ruckman, American Baptist minister and founder of Pensacola Bible Institute in Pensacola, who died at 94.
- Peter Williamson, Race Car Driver.
- Prince. American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor.
- Prince, R& B Singer.
- Prince [Rogers Nelson], American funk, rock, R& B singer-songwriter and musician (" 1999" ; "Purple Rain"), who died from an accidental overdose of painkillers at 57.
- Prince [Rogers Nelson], American singer-songwriter and musician (1999, Purple Rain), who died at 57.
- Lonnie Mack, American rocker (Baby What's Wrong), who died at 74.
- Lonnie Mack, American rocker (" Baby What's Wrong"), who died at 74.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- American rock, blues and country singer-guitarist Lonnie Mack died of natural causes in hospital near his log-cabin home, seventy miles east of Nashville, Tennessee. In the early 1960s, he was a "pioneer" in virtuoso rock guitar soloing whose recordings were pivotal to the emergence of the electric guitar as a lead voice in rock music. For this, it has been said that he launched the era of "modern rock guitar". He scored the hit single instrumentals, 'Memphis' and 'Wham!'.
- ALBUMS
- Damogen Furies was released by Squarepusher.
The British producer recorded the album mostly on the road in single takes with no edits. - A Forest of Arms was released by Great Lake Swimmers.
The sixth studio release for the Canadian folk rock band led by Tony Dekker was partially recorded in Ontario’s Tyendinaga Caverns and Caves. - Foil Deer was released by Speedy Ortiz.
The second full-length major studio release for the Massachusetts indie rock band led by Sadie Dupuis was produced with Nicolas Vernhes. - Kindred was released by Passion Pit.
The third full-length release for the indie pop band led by Michael Angelakos was co-produced with Chris Zane, Alex Aldi, and Benny Blanco. - Jackrabbit was released by San Fermin.
The second full-length release for the Brooklyn chamber pop band led by Ellis Ludwig-Leone features vocals from Allen Tate and Charlene Kaye. - Hi Honey was released by Low Cut Connie.
The third full-length release for the Philadelphia rock band was produced by Thomas Brenneck with contributions from Dean Ween and tUnE-yArDs' Merrill Garbus. - Love Story was released by Yelawolf.
The second full-length studio release for the Alabama rapper features a guest appearance from Eminem. - Lucid Dreaming was released by Say Lou Lou.
This is the debut full-length release for the electro pop twin sister duo of Miranda and Elektra Kibley-Jansson (daughters of The Church's Steve Kilbey and Pink Champagne's Karin Jansson). - N.E.W. was released by Death.
The Detroit garage/hard rock band's remaining members of Bobby Hackney, Dannis Hackney, and Bobbie Duncan recorded songs written by the late David Hackney as well as new songs for its first new recordings since 1976. - No Control was released by Turbo Fruits.
The fourth full-length release for the Tennessee band features production by Patrick Carney on two tracks. - Not Real was released by Stealing Sheep.
This is the second full-length release for the British trio of Rebecca Hawley, Emily Lansley, and Lucy Mercer. - Ripe was released by Slug.
The debut solo release for the project of former Field Music bassist Ian 'Blackie' Black was co-produced with Peter and David Brewis of Field Music. - Untethered Moon was released by Built to Spill.
The eighth studio release for the indie rock band led by Doug Martsch is its first with new bassist Jason Albertini and drummer Steve Gere. - Wire was released by Wire.
This is the 14th studio release for the British post-punk band led by Colin Newman. - Sound & Color was released by Alabama Shakes.
The second full-length release for the southern rock band was produced by Blake Mills.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- 118th Boston Marathon: American Meb Keflezighi men's champion in 2:08:37; Rita Jeptoo of Kenya wins her 2nd women's title in 2:18:57.
- Phil Rudd, drummer of AC/DC, changed his plea to guilty on a charge of a threat to kill, in a court in Tauranga, New Zealand. The court heard Rudd was unhappy about his album's launch party and asked for a former employee to be "taken out". He had previously denied the charge. He also pleaded guilty to cannabis and methamphetamine possession. The court heard that he had fired a number of employees last August after the launch of his solo album, Head Job..
- DEATHS
- George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (helped invent LCD displays), who died at 77.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- Horacio Cartes is elected President of Paraguay.
- 185 people are killed in a conflict between Islamic extremists and the Nigerian military.
- Robin Thicke's controversial hit single 'Blurred Lines' was named the UK's most-downloaded song of all time. The song had sold 1.54 million copies since it was released in May 2013, despite criticisms of its explicit lyrics. About 20 university student unions banned the track, saying it promoted "date rape culture", an accusation Thicke consistently denied..
- Tsegaye Kebede and Priscah Jeptoo win the 2013 London Marathon.
- DEATHS
- Shakuntala Devi, Indian writer and mental calculator known as the "Human Computer", stops calculating at 83 due to complications from severe respiratory problems.
- Shakuntala Devi, Novelist.
- Leopold Engleitner, Austrian Holocaust survivor, who died at 107.
- Jean-Michel Damase, French pianist and composer, who died at 85.
- Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer- songwriter (Divinyls - "I Touch Myself"), who died of breast cancer at 53.
- TV SERIES
- All The President's Men Revisited is released.
The two-hour documentary narrated by Robert Redford includes archival footage and interviews with Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Dustin Hoffman, Ben Stein, David Frost, Tom Brokaw, Rachel Maddow, Joe Scarborough, James Carville, Mary Matalin, and Fred Thompson about the Watergate scandal and the impact of "All the President’s Men, "the Oscar-winning 1976 film it inspired.