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Today in the World Countries
- Assumption Day is being celebrated in Andorra, Austria, Benin, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, France, French Polynesia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Martinique, Mayotte, Monaco, New Caledonia, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Togo, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Wallis And Futuna
- Assumption Day (BY, SL) is being celebrated in Germany
- Assumption Day (GT) is being celebrated in Guatemala
- Assumption of Mary is being celebrated in Belgium, Mauritius, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin
- Carnival Tuesday is being celebrated in Grenada
- Constitution Day is being celebrated in Equatorial Guinea
- Defence Forces Day is being celebrated in Zimbabwe
- Feast of the Assumption is being celebrated in Malta
- Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin is being celebrated in Lebanon
- Founding of Asuncion is being celebrated in Paraguay
- Independence Day is being celebrated in India
- Liberation Day is being celebrated in North Korea, South Korea
- Mother's Day is being celebrated in Costa Rica
- National Day is being celebrated in Liechtenstein
- National Mourning Day is being celebrated in Bangladesh
- The Assumption of Mary is being celebrated in Greece, Romania
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Leo as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Claudia Molina, Fitness Instructor, born in Colombia.
- Hayden James, DJ, born in Sydney, Australia.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- Deputy President William Ruto declared winner of Kenyan Presidential election won with just 50.5% of the vote, defeating former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
- DEATHS
- Pete Carril, American basketball coach (13 × Ivy League champion, Princeton University), who died at 92.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Petrol tanker explosion kills 27 and injures 79 in al-Tleil, Lebanon, amid the country's continuing economic crisis.
- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital Kabul and take control.
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls a snap election for 20 September, two years ahead of schedule.
- DEATHS
- Ernie Sigley, TV Show Host.
- Gary Woollard, New Zealand rugby league five eighth (10 Tests; Wellington), who died at 79.
- Gerd Müller [" Der Bomber" ], German soccer striker (62 caps; FIFA World Cup 1974; Bayern Munich 453 games,398 goals), who died from Alzheimer's disease at 75.
- Gerd Müller "Der Bomber", German soccer striker (62 caps; FIFA World Cup 1974; Bayern Munich 453 games,398 goals), who died from Alzheimer's disease at 75.
- Gerd Muller, Soccer Player.
- Joe Walton, American football coach (New York Jets 1983-89; Robert Morris University), who died at 85.
- TV SERIES
- Heels: Season 1 is released.
Set in Georgia, wrestler Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) acts as the villainous antagonist to the hero played by younger brother Ace (Alexander Ludwig) as they seek to continue their late father's dream of an independent wrestling league in this drama series created by Michael Waldron.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Taylor Swift was at No.1 on the UK album chart her eighth studio album Folklore. Upon release, Folklore broke the Guinness World Record for the biggest opening day on Spotify for an album by a female act. Three of its tracks reached the top 10 of the official charts in eight countries. It was Swift's seventh consecutive No.1 album on the US Billboard 200 and became the best-selling album of 2020..
- DEATHS
- Henk Wullems, Dutch soccer manager (NAC Breda, SBV Vitesse, Go Ahead Eagles, AZ; Indonesia 1996-98), who died from a Cerebral infarction at 84.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Israel bars US Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering for supporting Palestinian-led boycott movement.
- 60th annual finger wrestling (Fingerhakeln) championships takes place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, part of Partenkirchner Festival week.
- Disney Studios is the first studio to have five films earn over $1 billion each in one year with "Toy Story 4", "Avengers: Endgame", "Captain Marvel", "Aladdin" and "The Lion King".
- Disney Studios is the first studio to have five films earn over $1 billion each in one year with "Toy Story 4", "Avengers: Engame", "Captain Marvel", "Aladdin" and "The Lion King".
- American Michael Gargiulo, found guilty of stabbing three women, killing two in Los Angeles, while awaiting trial for third killing.
- American Michael Gargiulo, found guilty of stabbing three women, killing two in Los Angles, while awaiting trial for third killing.
- Whistleblower releases damaging report on General Electric titled "General Electric, a Bigger Fraud Than Enron" claiming $38 billion accountancy fraud.
- DEATHS
- Alexander Tamir, Pianist.
- Vb Chandrasekhar, Cricket Player.
- MOVIES
- Apocalypse Now: Final Cut - Not Rated is released.
Francis Ford Coppola's masterful 1979 Vietnam War epic was previously expanded in 2001 into Apocalypse Now Redux by adding back 49 minutes of excised footage. This 2019 version of the film clocks in midway between the two prior releases by including just some of that added footage. In addition, the entire film has been remastered in 4K. - TV SERIES
- Why Women Kill: Season 1 is released.
Beth Ann, a 1960s housewife (Ginnifer Goodwin); Simone, a socialite in the '80s (Lucy Liu); and in 2019, lawyer Taylor (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) discover they each have been cheated on by their respective partners in the Marc Cherry dark comedy-drama.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Australian Senator Fraser Anning evokes Nazi euphemism "a final solution to the immigration problem", in proposing outlawing Muslim immigration into Australia in parliament speech.
- Bar-hopping for pintxos (Basque tapas) in San Sebastián, Spain, named world's best food experience in Lonely Planet's Ultimate Eatlist.
- Boat overturns in floods near the Nile in Northern Sudan, leaving 25 dead, most of them school children.
- First ever US execution by fentanyl of Carey Dean Moore at Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln.
- US President Donald Trump revokes security clearance of former CIA Director and Trump critic John Brennan.
- Record 72,000 Americans (up 10%) killed by drug overdoses in 2017 in new figures by Centers for Disease Control.
- Suicide bomber attacks tuition centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 48 and injuring 67.
- Italian PM Giuseppe Conte declares a 12-month state of emergency in Liguria after the collapse of the Morandi Bridge.
- BIRTHS
- Andrea Saccone-Joly, YouTube Star, born in London, England.
- DEATHS
- Ajit Wadekar, Indian cricket batsman and captain (37 Tests; top score 143; Bombay), who died at 77.
- Ajit Wadekar, Indian cricket batsman and captain (37 Tests; top score 143), who died at 77.
- Jim Dickinson, American record producer (Mud Boy), who died at 67.
- MOVIES
- Cielo - Not Rated is released.
Cielo is a cinematic reverie on the crazy beauty of the night sky, as experienced in the Atacama Desert, Chile, one of the best places on our planet to explore and contemplate its splendor. Director Alison McAlpine’s sublime nonfiction film drifts between science and spirituality, the arid land, desert shores and lush galaxies, expanding the limits of our earthling imaginations. Planet Hunters in the Atacama's astronomical observatories and the desert dwellers who work the land and sea share their evocative visions of the stars and planets, their mythic stories and existential queries with remarkable openness and a contagious sense of wonder. A love poem for the night sky, Cielo transports us to a space, quiet and calm, within which we can ponder the infinite and unknown. - Crazy Rich Asians - PG-13 is released.
Crazy Rich Asians follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding), to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick’s family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country’s wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors. Being on Nick’s arm puts a target on Rachel’s back, with jealous socialites and, worse, Nick’s own disapproving mother (Michelle Yeoh) taking aim. And it soon becomes clear that while money can’t buy love, it can definitely complicate things.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Daniel Craig confirms he will play James Bond one more time.
- Falling tree kills 13, injures 49 at a religious festival in Funchal, on Portuguese island of Madeira.
- Barack Obama's tweet "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." in response to Charlottesville violence becomes most-liked tweet ever.
- Scientists genetic study of the apple reveal its origin was in Kazakhstan, published in "Nature Communications".
- DEATHS
- Vernon "Vern" Ehlers, American politician (Michigan House of Representatives), who died of complications from Alzheimers disease at 83.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- Thiago Braz da Silva of Brazil sets an Olympic record 6.03m to win the men's pole vault gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
- Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas dives at the line to win the women's 400m gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; beats American 6-time Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix by 0.07.
- Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland sets a world record 82.29m to win the women's hammer throw gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Zhang Wenxiu (China) silver, and Sophie Hitchon (Great Britain) bronze..
- DEATHS
- Bobby Hutcherson, American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (" Little B's Poem" ; SFJAZZ Collective), who died of emphysema at 75.
- Bob Glass, Race Car Driver.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- North Korea creates its own time zone -moving its clocks back half an hour to GMT+8.5.
- North Korea Introduces Pyongyang Time. The East Asian country introduced the time change to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Japanese occupation of Korea. Before the change, North Korea was UTC+09:00. Since this day, the time in the country is UTC+08:30..
- BIRTHS
- Rafathar Malik Ahmad, Family Member, born in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- DEATHS
- Julian Bond, American civil rights leader and politician (D-Ga), who died at 75.
- Julian Bond, Civil Rights Leader.
- Gordon "Jazz" Summers, British music manager (Wham, Snow Patrol), who died at 71.
On this day in 2014
- DEATHS
- Licia Albanese, Italian-American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera,1940-66), who died at 105.
- Licia Albanese, Italian-born American operatic soprano, who died at 105.
- Jerry Lumpe, American baseball player, who died at 81.
- MOVIES
- Life After Beth - R is released.
Zach (Dane DeHaan) is devastated after his girlfriend, Beth (Aubrey Plaza), unexpectedly dies. When she suddenly rises from the dead, he sees it as a second chance and decides to do and say every thing he wishes he had while she was still alive. - Jealousy - Not Rated is released.
The film opens with a man leaving his wife and daughter and, in a series of brief conversations, observed gestures, chance encounters and impulsive acts, tells the story of the relationships that flounder and thrive in the wake of this decision. [DistribFilms] - Septic Man - R is released.
Jack, a sewage worker who’s determined to uncover the cause of the town’s water contamination crisis, gets trapped underground in a septic tank and undergoes a hideous transformation. In order to escape the tank, he must team up with a docile Giant and confront a murdering madman. - The Expendables 3 - PG-13 is released.
Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. In order to defeat Stonebanks, Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet. [Lionsgate] - The Giver - PG-13 is released.
Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. - The Trip to Italy - Not Rated is released.
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reunite for a new culinary road trip, retracing the steps of the Romantic poets’ grand tour of Italy and indulging in some sparkling banter and impersonation-offs. Rewhetting our palates from the earlier film, the characters enjoy mouthwatering meals in gorgeous settings from Liguria to Capri while riffing on subjects as varied as Batman’s vocal register, the artistic merits of “Jagged Little Pill, ” and, of course, the virtue of sequels. [IFC FIlms] - Frank - R is released.
A young wannabe musician, Jon (Domhnall Gleeson), finds himself out of his depth when he joins an avant-garde pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank (Michael Fassbender), a musical genius who hides himself inside a large fake head, and his terrifying bandmate Clara (Maggie Gyllenhaal). - Coldwater - Not Rated is released.
Brad Lunders (P.J. Boudousqué) is a teenager forcefully abducted from his home in the middle of the night by his mother’s consent to a harsh wilderness reform facility. There is no contact with the outside world and the retired war colonel in charge prides himself on breaking an inmate’s spirit in order to correct delinquent behavior. As we learn of the tragic events that led to Brad’s arrival, unforeseen circumstances threaten to tear the already eroding reform facility apart, forcing Brad to confront not only his fellow inmates and the personnel in charge, but finally his own sense of what is right and what is wrong. - Dinosaur 13 - PG is released.
When Paleontologist Peter Larson and his team from the Black Hills Institute made the world's greatest dinosaur discovery in 1990, they knew it was the find of a lifetime; the largest, most complete T. rex ever found. But during a ten-year battle with the U.S. government, powerful museums, Native American tribes, and competing paleontologists they found themselves not only fighting to keep their dinosaur but fighting for their freedom as well. - Cheatin' - Not Rated is released.
In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other"woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a disgraced magician and his forbidden "soul machine", Ella takes the form of Jake's numerous lovers, desperately fighting through the malfunction and deceit as they try to reclaim their destiny. - Abuse of Weakness - Not Rated is released.
A stroke-afflicted filmmaker (Isabelle Huppert) is manipulated by a notorious con man.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- 20 people are killed and 200 are injured in an explosion in Beirut.
- DEATHS
- Randy Tissot, Race Car Driver.
- Rosalía Mera, Entrepreneur.
- Slawomir Mrozek, Playwright.