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Today in the World Countries

  • Carnival is being celebrated in Andorra, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela
  • Carnival Monday is being celebrated in Brazil, Curacao, Dominica
  • Commonwealth Day is being celebrated in Gibraltar
  • President's Day is being celebrated in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico
  • Shrove Monday is being celebrated in Saint Barthelemy

Today in Astrology

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

Today in History

Happening Today

  • EVENTS
  • 6.4 magnitude earthquake, followed by 5.8 magnitude aftershock strikes near city of Antakya, Turkey, on the Syria border, killing at least six people in same region devastated by earthquakes 6 Feb.
  • BIRTHS
  • Andrii Levchenko, Model, born in Budapest, Hungary.
  • Coach Bayan, TikTok Star, born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  • Diddi Emah, Dancer, born in Nigeria.
  • Taha Asaad, Fitness Instructor, born in Lebanon.
  • DEATHS
  • Ken Warby, Australian motorboat racer (water speed record 275.97 knots [511.10 km/h; 317.58 mph 1978]), who died at 83.

On this day in 2022

  • EVENTS
  • NBA All-Star Game, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Arena, Cleveland: Team LeBron beats Team Durant,163-160; MVP: Stephen Curry (50 points, record 16 x 3s).
  • 64th Daytona 500: On owner Roger Penske's 85th birthday,23 year-old rookie Austin Cindric works his way through numerous crashes over the closing laps to win from Bubba Wallace.
  • DEATHS
  • Jamal Edwards, Entrepreneur.
  • Aleksandr Sidorenko, Ukrainian swimmer (Olympic gold USSR 400m IM 1980; World C'ship gold 200m IM 1982), who died at 61.

On this day in 2021

  • EVENTS
  • Australian Open Women's Tennis: Naomi Osaka of Japan wins her 4th major and second Australian title; beats American Jennifer Brady 6-4,6-3.
  • Bloodiest day of protests in Myanmar since its coup after security forces open fire, killing two people with 40 wounded in Mandalay.
  • US President Joe Biden declares a major disaster in Texas as state struggles to cope with aftermath of a crippling winter storm.
  • DEATHS
  • Mauro Bellugi, Italian soccer defender (32 caps; Inter Milan, Bologna, Napoli), who died from COVID-19 pandemic at 71.
  • Stan Williams, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1960²; World Series 1959,1990 [coach: Cincinnati Reds]; NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), who died from cardio-pulmonary illness at 84.
  • Chris Craft, Race Car Driver.

On this day in 2020

  • EVENTS
  • New Bank of England £20 note with painter JMW Turner released, replacing earlier one with economist Adam Smith.
  • Trump associate Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months imprisonment for obstructing a congressional investigation.
  • DEATHS
  • Yona Friedman, Architect.

On this day in 2019

  • DEATHS
  • William Broomfield, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan), who died at 96.
  • Dominick Argento, American composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint), who died at 91.

On this day in 2018

  • EVENTS
  • Dutch skater Jorien ter Mors becomes first female to win Olympic medals in 2 different sports at a single Winter Games (Pyeongchang); 1,000m speed skating gold,3000m short track relay bronze.
  • Dutch women’s short track speed skating 3000m relay team skates a world record 4:03.471 in the B Final at the Pyeongchang Olympics; South Korea takes the gold medal in an inferior time,4:07.361; Dutch win bronze by default.
  • After winning the Olympic ice dance gold medal in Vancouver (2010), Canadian pair Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir follow their team event gold by taking the ice dance title at the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
  • Queen of England, Elizabeth II makes surprise appearance at London fashion week.
  • Frenchman Martin Fourcade wins his 3rd gold medal of Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the biathlon mixed relay; also wins 12.5k pursuit & 15k mass start; 5th career gold (2 Sochi 2014).
  • Venezuela becomes the first country to launch a virtual currency, the petro, to counteract their financial crisis.

On this day in 2017

  • EVENTS
  • Famine is declared in Unity State, South Sudan, affecting 4.9 million.

On this day in 2016

  • EVENTS
  • Gunman goes on random killing spree in Kalamazoo, Michigan, killing 6.
  • 4-inch lock of John Lennon's hair sells for $35,000 to a memorabilia collector at an auction in Dallas, Texas.
  • Jeb Bush suspends his presidential campaign.
  • US primary elections: Nevada Democratic Primary - Hillary Clinton wins with 52.6%.
  • US primary elections: South Carolina Republican Primary - Donald Trump wins with 32.5%.
  • Tropical Cyclone Winston hits Fiji, killing at least 29 - most powerful storm on record in Southern Hemisphere winds 296 kilometers per hour (184 mph).
  • WEDDINGS
  • TV personality and actress Casey Reinhardt at the age of 30 weds longtime beau Sean Brown in California.
  • R& B singer Ne-Yo at the age of 36 weds Crystal Renay Williams in Los Angeles.
  • Paramore's lead vocalist Hayley Williams at the age of 27 weds New Found Glory's lead guitarist Chad Gilbert in Franklin, Tennessee; divorce in 2017.
  • Paramore's lead vocalist Hayley Williams at the age of 27 weds New Found Glory's lead guitarist Chad Gilbert in Franklin, Tennessee.
  • American R& B singer Ne-Yo at the age of 36 weds Crystal Renay Williams at the age of 29 at the Terranea Resort, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Rancho Palos Verdes, California; divorce in 2023.
  • DEATHS
  • Peter Mondavi, American winemaker (Charles Krug - Napa Valley), who died at 101.

On this day in 2015

  • EVENTS
  • Kristen Stewart is the first American actress to win a French César Award as Best Supporting Actress for "Clouds of Sils Maria".

On this day in 2014

  • EVENTS
  • Marie-Philip Poulin scores in overtime to lead Canada to a 3-2 win over the US and 4th consecutive Olympic women's ice hockey gold medal at the Sochi Winter Games.
  • Aberdeen, Washington unveils statue of a weeping Kurt Cobain at park named after the singer.
  • Adelina Sotnikova convincingly wins the women's singles figure skating gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics for Russia's first title in the ladies event.
  • After winning the individual large hill 10k Nordic combined title Jørgen Graabak of Norway wins his 2nd gold medal of the Sochi Winter Olympics in the team large hill / 4 x 5 km relay.
  • Canada beats Sweden,6-3 in final to become first women's curling team to go through the Olympics undefeated as they win Sochi gold medal; first Manitoba based team to win Olympic gold.
  • France sweeps the medals in the men's ski cross at the Sochi Winter Olympics; Jean-Frédéric Chapuis takes the gold ahead of team mates Arnaud Bovolentaand Jonathan Midol.
  • France sweeps the medals in the men's ski cross at the Sochi Winter Olympics; Jean-Frédéric Chapuis takes the gold ahead of teammates Arnaud Bovolentaand Jonathan Midol.
  • BIRTHS
  • Princess Leonore, Princess, born in New York City, NY.
  • Like Nastya, YouTube Star, born in Russia.

On this day in 2013

  • EVENTS
  • Kepler-37b, the smallest known exoplanet, is discovered.
  • Estonia becomes the first country to establish a national system of fast chargers for electric cars.
  • DEATHS
  • Antonio Roma, Argentinian footballer, who died at 80.

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