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Today in the World Countries

  • Candlemas is being celebrated in Liechtenstein

Today in Astrology

  • People born on this day are Aquarius as their zodiac sign.

Today in History

On this day in 2338

  • BIRTHS
  • Data, android character on Star Trek Next Generation.

Happening Today

  • BIRTHS
  • Mohammed Hijab, YouTube Star, born in Egypt.
  • Mq, TikTok Star, born in Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Mughrabi, Rapper, born in Jerusalem, Israel.
  • DEATHS
  • Lanny Poffo, Wrestler.
  • Glória Maria, Journalist.
  • Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French auto racer (55 x F1 GP,2 wins; 4 x 3rd overall 24 Hours of Le Mans), who died at 80.

On this day in 2022

  • EVENTS
  • More than one million Afghans have fled the country for Iran since October due to the country's economic crisis, according to immigration authorities threatening a new migrant crisis.
  • BIRTHS
  • Aire Webster, Family Member, born in United States.
  • DEATHS
  • Bill Fitch, American Basketball HOF coach (NBA C'ship 1981, Boston Celtics; NBA Coach of the Year 1976,80; NBA All-Star coach 1982; Cleveland Cavaliers; NJ Nets, Houston Rockets, LA Clippers), who died at 89.
  • Bill Fitch, American Basketball HOF coach (NBA C'ship 1981, Boston Celtics; NBA Coach of the Year 1976,80; NBA All-Star coach 1982; Cleveland Cavs; NJ Nets, Houston Rockets, LA Clippers), who died at 89.
  • Mosese Taga, Fijian rugby union front rower (48 Tests; Suva RFU, Nabua RUFC), who died at 57.
  • Luca Itvai, TikTok Star.
  • Hamid Zouba, Algerian soccer manager (Algerian national team x 6 separate spells), who died at 86.
  • Roy Purdon, New Zealand harness-racing trainer (21 x NZ trainers premierships; 4 x NZ cup winners; 54 x Group One wins), who died at 94.

On this day in 2021

  • EVENTS
  • Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny jailed for three and a half years in jail over alleged parole violations in Moscow.
  • Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 pandemic vaccine deemed 91.6% effective according to analysis published in "The Lancet".
  • Pete Buttigieg is the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a US cabinet post as transportation secretary.
  • US President Joe Biden signs executive orders to reunite immigrant families, setting up a new taskforce to address around 1000 remaining separated families.
  • Jeff Bezos announces he is stepping down as CEO of Amazon after 30 years, becoming executive chairman.
  • Alejandro Mayorkas is the first Latino and immigrant to be confirmed as head of the US Department of Homeland Security.
  • DEATHS
  • Danny Ray, American MC, stage manager, valet and "cape man" for singer James Brown, who died at 85.
  • Danny Ray, American MC, stage manager, valet and "cape man" for soul singer James Brown, who died at 85.
  • Grant Jackson, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969; World Series 1979; Philadelphia Phillies; Baltimore Orioles; Pittsburgh Pirates), who died from complications of COVID-19 pandemic at 78.
  • Tom Moore, English army captain knighted for raising £32 million for the NHS, who died with COVID-19 pandemic at 100.

On this day in 2020

  • EVENTS
  • 73rd British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs): "1917" Best Film, Sam Mendes Best Director, Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix best actors.
  • 73rd British Film awards (BAFTAS): "1917" Best Film, Sam Mendes Best Director, Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix best actors.
  • Palindrome Day: the date 02022020 reads the same forward and backward including in the US and China (last one like this 11 November 1111).
  • Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL: Kansas City Chiefs beat San Francisco 49ers,31-20; MVP: Patrick Mahomes, KC Chiefs, QB; Chiefs'1st victory in 50 years.
  • Australian Open Men's Tennis: novak djokovic of Serbia rallies to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-4,4-6,2-6,6-3,6-4 for a record-extending eighth title at Melbourne Park.
  • Australian Open Men's Tennis: Novak Ðokovic of Serbia rallies to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-4,4-6,2-6,6-3,6-4 for a record-extending eighth title at Melbourne Park.
  • BIRTHS
  • Zoe Sato Nagle, Family Member, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • DEATHS
  • Ivan Král, Czech-American bass player, songwriter, record producer (Patti Smith; Iggy Pop; John Waite), and filmmaker, who died of cancer at 71.

On this day in 2019

  • EVENTS
  • More than 40 mummies from 323-30 BC found at a burial site at Tuna el-Gebel archaeological site south of Cairo, Egypt.
  • American singer R. Kelly arrested after turning himself in on ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, including with three minors.
  • Virginia Governor Ralph Northam admits to wearing blackface in 1984 but says he's not in a photo of men wearing blackface and a Ku Klux Klan robe on a yearbook page.
  • DEATHS
  • Carol Emshwiller , Novelist.

On this day in 2018

  • EVENTS
  • All 955 miners rescued from the Beatrix gold mine in Welkom town, South Africa, after 2 days underground.
  • DEATHS
  • Dave Barrett,26th Premier of British Columbia (1972-75), who died at 87.
  • Joseph Polchinski, American leading theoretical physicist (multiverse), who died of brain cancer at 63.

On this day in 2017

  • DEATHS
  • (Mary) Norma Procter, British contralto singer, who died at 89.

On this day in 2016

  • EVENTS
  • First case of Zika contracted on US mainland (Texas) and second known sexually transmitted case confirmed in Texas.
  • DEATHS
  • Cloecouture Mom, Family Member.
  • Bob Elliott, American comedian (Bob & Ray, Get a Life), who died at 92.
  • Henry Wallace, Race Car Driver.
  • Intizar Hussain, Pakistani and Urdu writer and columnist, who died in his early 90s.

On this day in 2015

  • BIRTHS
  • Davi Lucca Sampaio Sales, Instagram Star, born in Brazil.
  • DEATHS
  • Joseph Alfidi, American classical prodigy pianist, composer and conductor, who died at 65.
  • Stewart Stern, American screenwriter (Rebel Without A Cause), who died at 92.

On this day in 2014

  • EVENTS
  • Protests in Ukraine turn violent after parliament passes legislation that outlaws protest.
  • Super Bowl XLVIII, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ: Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos,42-8; MVP: Malcolm Smith, Seattle, LB.
  • BIRTHS
  • Alena Rose Jonas, Family Member, born in Morristown, NJ.
  • DEATHS
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor (Capote, Moneyball) dies of a suspected drug overdose at 46.
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Movie Actor.

On this day in 2013

  • EVENTS
  • 18 people are killed and 34 are injured after a bus catches fire after falling down a ravine in Gansu province, China.
  • 23 people are killed and 8 are injured after militants attacked an army base in the Lakki Marwat District, Pakistan.
  • Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister vows to defend the Senkaku Islands "at all costs".
  • BIRTHS
  • Malaya Burriss, Family Member, born in United States.
  • DEATHS
  • John Kerr, American actor (South Pacific, Peyton Place, Pit & Pendulum), who died at 81.
  • Chris Kyle, American sniper, is shot at 38.
  • Chris Kyle, Non-Fiction Author.
  • Pepper Paire, American National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1948 AAGPBL All-Star Team), who died at 88.
  • Walter Francis Sweeney, American NFL guard (San Diego Chargers), who died from pancreatic cancer at 71.
  • Walt Sweeney, American football offensive lineman (9 × Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1967,68; San Diego Chargers), who died from pancreatic cancer at 71.

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