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Today in the World Countries
- Buddhist Lent Day is being celebrated in Thailand
- Ilinden Day is being celebrated in North Macedonia
- Lady of the Angels Day is being celebrated in Costa Rica
- Republic Day is being celebrated in North Macedonia
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Leo as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Lela Radulovic, Photographer, born in Serbia.
On this day in 2022
- DEATHS
- Buddy Arrington, American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup Series 103 x top 10 finishes), who died at 84.
- Vin Scully, Sportscaster.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- 70% of American have had at least one COVID-19 pandemic vaccination shot, a target President Joe Biden had hoped to meet by 4 July.
- DEATHS
- Ged Dunn, English rugby league winger (8 Tests; Hull KIngston Rovers 301 games), who died at 74.
- June Daugherty, American women's college basketball coach (Boise State Uni, Uni of Washington, Washington State University), who died from heart issues at 64.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- South Africa confirms over 500,000 cases of COVID-19 pandemic with 10,107 deaths, highest total on the African continent.
- SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico,1st commercial crewed mission.
- United Arab Emirates starts up the Arab world's first nuclear power station at the Barakah plant.
- Australian state of Victoria announces state of disaster and imposes further lockdown measures after spike in COVID-19 pandemic cases.
- Islamic State stages a jail break at a prison in Afghan city of Jalalabad, placing bombs at its entrance, results in 20 hr gunfight,29 deaths and over 300 prisoners at large.
- DEATHS
- Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor (Annapolis Symphony 1970-82), who died of cancer at 92.
- Bob Ryland, American tennis player (first African-American to play professionally) and coach (Harold Solomon, Arthur Ashe, Venus & Serena Williams), who died of aspiration pneumonia at 100.
- Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold, light-flyweight 1980; World C'ship gold 1981), who died at 69.
- Saïd Amara, Algerian soccer midfielder (5 caps; Strasbourg, Béziers, Bordeaux) and manager (Algeria), who died at 87.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Saudi Arabia announces news rules for women including allowing them to travel independently abroad without a male guardian's permission.
- Seven-year-old boy operated on after 526 teeth found inside his mouth in Chennai, India.
- Singer songwriter Ed Sheeran's Divide tour becomes the most attended and highest grossing tour of all time overtaking U2 after 893 days on the road.
- Pedro Pierluisi sworn in as new Governor of Puerto Rico replacing Ricardo A. Rosselló.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Oldest library in Germany confirmed unearthed in Cologne dating to 2AD, possibly held 20,000 scolls.
- Oldest library in Germany confirmed unearthed in Cologne dating to 2AD, possibly held 20,000 scrolls.
- Pope Frances declares the death penalty unacceptable in all cases, reversing church teachings and adding to Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Apple becomes the first American public listed company to reach $1 trillion in value.
- Fields Medal for mathematics awarded to Caucher Birkar (his stolen minutes later), Alessio Figalli, Peter Scholze and Akshay Venkatesh.
- TikTok, the video-sharing social network, becomes available worldwide after merging with Musical.ly.
- Tokyo Medical University revealed to have been tampering with female entrance exams to ensure under 30% accepted, by Japanese newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun".
- DEATHS
- Red Harvey, Race Car Driver.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- More than a billion people around the world need glasses and 36 million are blind, according to new study published in "The Lancet".
- New crypto-currency Bitcoin Cash is created via a hard-fork of Bitcoin's blockchain technology and brand.
- First footage of white giraffes posted by Hirola Conservation Program in north eastern Kenya.
- First successful gene editing in human embryos to repair disease-causing mutation reported by scientists in "Nature".
- Great Britain's Prince Philip aged 96 makes his final solo public appearance before retiring from public engagements.
- US President Donald Trump signs legislation imposing sanctions on Russia, limiting his ability to ever lift them.
- DEATHS
- Santosh Mohan Dev, Politician.
- Terry Evans, Race Car Driver.
- Ara Parseghian, American College Football HOF coach (Northwestern; NCAA C'ship 1966,73 Notre Dame), who died at 94.
On this day in 2016
- DEATHS
- Ahmed Zewail, Chemist.
- Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist, (Nobel Prize 1999), who died at 70.
- Forbes Carlile, Australian athlete and influential swimming coach, who died at 95.
- David Huddleston, American actor (The Big Lebowski), who died at 85.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- British Open Women's Golf, Turnberry: Inbee Park of South Korea shoots final found 65 (-7) to win her 7th major title,3 strokes ahead of compatriot Ko Jin-young.
- DEATHS
- Forrest Bird, American aviator and inventor (1st respirators and ventilators), who died at 94.
- Chuck Garrett, Race Car Driver.
- Cilla Black, English pop singer and TV host (Blind Date), who died at 72.
- Cilla Black [Priscilla White], British pop singer (" Anyone Who Had a Heart"), and TV personality (Blind Date), who died at 72.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- Super Rugby Final, ANZ Stadium, Sydney: NSW Waratahs win their first SR title in a nail-biting 33-32 home effort against New Zealand's Canterbury Crusaders.
- DEATHS
- Rosetta Hightower, American pop singer (The Orlons - "Don't Hang Up"), who died at 70.
- Rosetta Hightower, American singer, who died at 70.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- 40 people are killed after an ammunition depot explodes in Homs, Syria.
- Carl Icahn sues computer giant Dell in an attempt to derail a buyout bid by the CEO, Michael Dell.
- BIRTHS
- Mia Aflalo Shunem, Instagram Star, born in Tel Aviv, Israel.
- DEATHS
- Michael Ansara, TV Actor.