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Today in the World Countries
- Amazigh New Year is being celebrated in Algeria
- Traditional Day of Offering is being celebrated in Bhutan
- Zanzibar Revolutionary Day is being celebrated in Tanzania
- People born on this day are Capricorn as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
On this day in 2023
- EVENTS
- American singer and songwriter Lisa Marie Presley died at the age of 54. The only daughter of Elvis Presley she married Michael Jackson in 1994. The couple separated on 10th December 1995. She was also married to actor Nicolas Cage. Lisa Marie had the UK No.16 single 'Lights Out'. On her 25th birthday in 1993, she inherited the Presley estate, which had grown to an estimated $100 million. She later sold 85 per cent of her father's estate in 2004..
- Canadian drummer Robbie Bachman died aged 69. He was the youngest brother of guitarist, singer and songwriter Randy Bachman and with Bachman Turner Overdrive they had the 1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'. BTO enjoyed a period of peak popularity between 1973 and 1976, releasing five Top 40 albums, six US Top 40 singles, and eleven Top 40 singles in Canada..
- Miley Cyrus released 'Flowers' as the lead single from her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation. The song was a massive commercial success, setting several records and becoming Cyrus' biggest hit. It broke the record as the most streamed song in a week on Spotify during both its first and second week, and broke the record as the fastest song in Spotify history to surpass one billion streams, doing so in 112 days. It debuted atop the Billboard Global 200 chart and reached number one in 43 countries..
- Toadzilla, a large cane toad and unofficially the world's largest toad at 2.7kg, discovered in Conway National Park, Australia (as an invasive pest later euthanized).
- BIRTHS
- Mads Gottlieb, YouTube Star, born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- DEATHS
- Lisa Marie Presley, Rock Singer.
- Paul Johnson, Journalist.
- Gerrie Coetzee, Boxer.
- TV SERIES
- Velma: Season 1 is released. Velma Dinkley (voiced by Mindy Kaling) teams up with Daphne (Constance Wu), Shaggy (Sam Richardson) and Fred (Glenn Howerton) to solve a murder in the adult animated comedy series from Charlie Grandy that does not include Scooby-Doo.
- GAMING: PC
- One Piece Odyssey for PC is released. Join this brand-new RPG featuring new character and monster designs produced by Eiichiro Oda, the author of ONE PIECE. The game is also complemented by the beautiful music of Motoi Sakuraba, a composer well known for his various contributions to video games such as the Dark Souls and Tales of series.During their voyage, the Straw Hats, led by Monkey D. Luffy are swallowed by a huge storm at sea. They end up on a mysterious island full of nature amidst the storm and become separated from each other. The crew sets out on a new adventurous journey filled with wonders of a raging nature, powerful enemies, and strange encounters with island locals.Work together with Luffy and his crew to set sail once again!
- Lone Ruin for PC is released. LONE RUIN is a spell-based roguelike twin-stick shooter with a focus on replayability. Play as an explorer who seeks a mysterious ancient power and venture in a ruined magical city, built atop a source of magic used by olden mages to power and transform themselves. Dive deeper and deeper, battling your way through twisted creatures, utilising your very own magic abilities to ultimately reach the center of the Lone Ruin.
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 5
- Breakers Collection for PlayStation 5 is released. Breakers Collection features both of the original games (Breakers and Breakers Revenge) and a brand new content for the cult-classic among the fans of Fighting Games, that was first released in 1996 for the Neogeo and Arcades and after released with a sequel in 1998 with additional playable characters, balance adjustments and new gameplay elements.Breakers Collection is a simple action-fighting game, with a rooster with many playable characters (10 in Breakers Revenge), that were all known by the fans from around the world.The collection version, the player will have more features and modes, like online versus mode - Rollback Netcode (GGPO) -, Art gallery and the most requested one, the training mode.
- Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider for PlayStation 5 is released. Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge.REVENGE OF THE MOONRIDERIn the oppressed world of Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider, humanity finds an unlikely hero. After building an army of super soldiers as weapons of war, the authoritarians unwittingly seal their own fates by bringing online the ninja warrior known as Moonrider. Conceived as a tool to preserve the totalitarian state, the Moonrider instead rejects its intended purpose and wages a relentless battle for vengeance against its creators and fellow super soldiers.GEAR UP AND PREPARE TO BATTLE YOUR CREATORSThe design of Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider puts the best classic action-game elements in the laser-precise sights of its starring ninja, ensuring snappy, responsive combat that’s supremely challenging.Powerful modifier chips are hidden and guarded throughout the adventure, allowing you to customize the Moonrider’s fighting style while gaining killer advantages and abilities.
- POLITICS
- US Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents.
- Special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents appointed by US Attorney General Merrick Garland.
- Frene Ginwala, South African politician and ANC activist (1st post-apartheid Speaker of the National Assembly), who died at 90.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- UK PM Boris Johnson admits he attended a "bring your own booze" staff party in May 2020 during the country's first lockdown.
- DEATHS
- Stjepan Lamza, Croatian soccer midfielder (7 caps Yugoslavia; GNK Dinamo Zagreb), who died at 81.
- Taffy Thomas, Welsh thoroughbred jockey (Singapore Gold Cup 1977, Vernons Sprint Cup 1978, King's Stand Stakes 1983), who died at 76.
- Everett Lee, American violinist, and theater and classical conductor (Cosmopolitan Little Symphony,1947-55; Norrkoping Symphony,1962-72), who died at 105.
- Adalia Rose, Facebook Star.
- Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett], American pop singer (The Ronettes -" Be My Baby"), who died of cancer at 78.
- Shebby Singh, Soccer Player.
- TV SERIES
- Cheer (2020): Season 2 is released. The second season of Netflix's competitive cheerleading reality series follows student athletes and coaches at Navarro College as they are hit by two major events--the pandemic and the arrest of season 1 breakout star Jerry Harris--while also expanding the focus to follow one of Navarro's main rivals, Trinity Valley Community College.
- GAMING: PC
- Monster Hunter Rise for PC is released. Rise to the challenge and join the hunt! In Monster Hunter Rise on PC, the latest installment in the award-winning and top-selling Monster Hunter series, you’ll become a hunter, explore brand new maps and use a variety of weapons to take down fearsome monsters as part of an all-new storyline.
- GAMING: SWITCH
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash for Switch is released. Characters from SNK and CAPCOM clash in this epic card fighting game!Introducing! SNK VS. CAPCOM: CARD FIGHTERS' CLASH, a white-hot card fighting game for the NEOGEO POCKET COLOR (released in 1999), is coming to Nintendo Switch™!Back then, SNK VS. CAPCOM: CARD FIGHTERS' CLASH was sold as two separate games; the SNK Cardfighter's Version and the CAPCOM Cardfighter's Version. But now, both have been combined into one game! There's nothing stopping you from collecting all the cards!-SNK icons like Terry, Nakoruru, and Marco clash against CAPCOM legends Ryu, Chun-Li, and Mega Man in this insane card fighter!-There are 300 cards in total, where characters from both SNK and CAPCOM appear as Character Cards for fighting, and Action Cards for support during battle. Go out there and make the strongest fighting deck in the world!-You can trade between both the SNK and CAPCOM Cardfighters' Versions. What's more, you can even use their individual save data to have them battle each other!*You may switch between the SNK Cardfighter's Version and CAPCOM Cardfighter's Version at any time, but each has their own save data.*You may switch between the Japanese and English versions at any time, but each has their own save data.*Trading between Japanese and English versions is not possible.*The manual included in the game it is from the NEOGEO POCKET Color edition. Therefore, some of the controls may vary on Nintendo Switch.
- SEPERATIONS
- Actors Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa divorce after four years of marriage.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- India's Supreme Court puts on hold three controversial new farm laws that ignited weeks of protests by farmers in Delhi.
- BIRTHS
- Adaiah Garcia Cruz, Family Member, born in Philippines.
- DEATHS
- Álvaro Mejía, Colombian athlete (Boston Marathon 1971 2:18:45), who died at 80.
- Frank Arok AM, Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach (Australia 1983-89), who died at 88.
- John Ward, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests; 17 dismissals), who died at 83.
- Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud, Saudi thoroughbred racing owner and breeder (Juddmonte Farms; Dancing Brave, Enable, Frankel, Arrogate), who died at 84.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- The Road to Mandalay is released. Two Burmese immigrants flee their country's civil war in search of a new life in Thailand. Finding work, they focus their efforts on acquiring Thai ID cards. However, when one achieves this goal, their relationship is doomed.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Taal volcano,70km (45 miles) south of Manila in the Philippines begins erupting prompting evacuations.
- 1st ATP Cup Men's Tennis, Sydney: Novak Ðokovic & Viktor Troicki beat Spanish pair Pablo Carreño Busta & Feliciano López 6-3,6-4 to clinch inaugural title for Serbia,2-1; Ðokovic beats Rafael Nadal 6-2,7-6.
- DEATHS
- La Parka, Wrestler.
- Paulo Gonçalves, Portuguese rally racing motorcycle rider (FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship 2013), who died in motorcycle crash during Dakar Rally at 40.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- VHYes is released. A bizarre retro comedy shot entirely on VHS, VHYes takes us back to a simpler time, when twelve-year-old Ralph mistakenly records home videos and his favorite late night shows over his parents’ wedding tape. The result is a nostalgic wave of home shopping clips, censored pornography, and nefarious true-crime tales that threaten to unkindly rewind Ralph’s reality. [Oscilloscope]
- TV SERIES
- The New Pope: Season 1 is released. The eight-episode sequel to The Young Pope adds Massimo Ghini, Henry Goodman, John Malkovich, Marilyn Manson, Sharon Stone, and Ulrich Thomsen.
- The Outsider (2020): Season 1 is released. The adaptation of Stephen King's novel about the investigation into the murder of an 11-year-old boy in the Georgia woods by local police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn) and Holly Gibney (Cynthia Erivo), a P.I. he brings in when he becomes unsure about the guilt of his prime suspect.
- Sanditon: Season 1 is released. Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams) ends up at the seaside village of Sanditon and meets Sidney Parker (Theo James) and Georgiana Lambe (Crystal Clarke), a West Indian heiress in this adaptation of Jane Austen's unfinished final novel by Andrew Davies.[Originally premiered in the UK on ITV on 25 August 2019 and premieres in the US on PBS on 12 Jan 2020]
- SPORTS
- Argentine striker Sergio Agüero becomes top-scoring overseas player in English Premier League football history with a hat-trick in Manchester City's 6-1 rout of Aston Villa; total 177 takes him past Thierry Henry.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Missy Eliot is the first female rapper to be inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
- Missy Elliott is the first female rapper to be inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
- 18 year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrives in Toronto, Canada, as a refugee, via Thailand, after escaping family abuse in Saudi Arabia.
- DEATHS
- Jerry Taylor, Race Car Driver.
- Bonnie Guitar [Buckingham], American guitarist, singer and record executive (Dark Moon), who died at 95.
- SPORTS
- Bob Kuechenberg, American football guard (6 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1972,73 Miami Dolphins; First-team All-Pro 1975,78), who died of a heart attack at 71.
On this day in 2018
- DEATHS
- Danny Woods, American musician (CEO of the Board), who died at 75.
- Bella Emberg [Sybil Dyke], British comic actress (The Russ Abbott Show), who died of alcohol toxicity at 80.
- Pierre Pincemaille, French organist, composer, and pedagogue, who died of lung cancer at 61.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- Saturday Church is released. Saturday Church tells the story of 14-year-old Ulysses, a shy and effeminate boy, who finds himself coping with new responsibilities as “man of the house” after the death of his father. Living alongside his mother, younger brother, and conservative aunt, Ulysses is also struggling with questions about his gender identity. He finds an escape by creating a world of fantasy filled with dance and music. Ulysses’ journey takes a turn for the better when he encounters a vibrant transgender community, who take him to “Saturday Church, ” a program for LGBTQ youth. Ulysses manages to keep his two worlds apart; appeasing his aunt and discovering his passion for the NYC ball scene, and voguing, until his double life is revealed. Ulysses must find the courage to be who he truly is, all while risking losing those he cares about most.
- Humor Me is released. Humor Me is a heartfelt father-son light comedy about a struggling playwright (Jemaine Clement) who is forced to move in with his joke-telling dad (Elliot Gould) in a New Jersey retirement community and learns, as his father often says, "life's going to happen, whether you smile or not."
- My Art is released. Ellie Shine (Laurie Simmons) is a single artist living in New York City. Ellie has a good life: a stable teaching job, successful friends, and a loyal, aging dog named Bing. As her decades-old dream of a respectable place in the art world becomes more elusive, her frustration with her lack of recognition feels alarmingly urgent. When she is offered the summer house and studio of a famous friend in Upstate New York she seizes the opportunity to hit the reset button on her life and work. She unwittingly finds inspiration in two out-of-work actors who maintain the gardens at her summer retreat: Frank (Robert Clohessy), a recent widower trying to reassemble his life by turning his back on a mediocre acting career, and Tom (Josh Safdie), a young, hungry actor whose wife (Parker Posey) has a less ambitious vision for their idyllic country life. Joining them is John (John Rothman), a thrice-divorced, disillusioned lawyer looking for a summer distraction. This unlikely trio helps Ellie reinvent her artistic identity by participating in her DIY art videos—improbable recreations of old Hollywood films. They accompany Ellie on an odd and unexpected journey toward finding her late-blooming artistic momentum.
- Lover for a Day is released. After a devastating breakup, the only place twenty-three-year old Jeanne (Esther Garrel) has to stay in Paris is the small flat of her father, Giles (Eric Caravaca). But when Jeanne arrives, she finds that her father’s new girlfriend has moved in too: Arianne (Louise Chevillotte), a young woman her own age. Each is looking for their own kind of love in a city filled with possibilities. [MUBI]
- Vazante is released. Upon returning from a trading expedition, Antonio discovers that his wife has died in labor. Confined to a decadent but desolate property in the company of his aging mother-in-law and numerous slaves, he marries his wife’s young niece, Beatriz. Separated from her family and left alone on the rugged farmhouse in the Brazilian mountains, Beatriz finds solace in the displaced and oppressed inhabitants around her.
- The Insult is released. In today’s Beirut, a civilian dispute blown out of proportion finds Tony (Adel Karam), a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser (Kamel El Basha), a Palestinian refugee, facing off in court. As the media circus surrounding the case threatens a social explosion in divided Lebanon, Tony and Yasser reconsider their values and beliefs as revelations of trauma complicate their understanding of one another.
- MOVIES: NR
- Freak Show is released. Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther) is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-bending teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only his by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense. When his glamorous mother (Bette Midler) is forced to send him to live with his straight-laced father (Larry Pine), Billy finds himself a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who don’t understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement in his own inimitable way: challenging the school’s reigning mean girl (Abigail Breslin) for the title of homecoming queen. [IFC Films]
- MOVIES: PG
- Paddington 2 is released. Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
- MOVIES: PG13
- The Commuter is released. A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home.
- MOVIES: R
- Proud Mary is released. Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.
- MOVIES: TV14
- The Polka King is released. This exuberant tragicomedy recounts the remarkable but true story of the rise and fall of Polish émigré Jan Lewan (Jack Black), from striving tchotchke shop owner in the ’70s to the undisputed “King of Pennsylvania Polka” in the early ’90s. Lewan pursued the American Dream by any means necessary, fleecing investors and bribing officials to build a personal musical empire in what became the world’s only known Polka Ponzi scheme. Swept up by Lewan’s charismatic charm are his devoted wife, Marla (Jenny Slate), and his neurotic sidekick, Mickey (Jason Schwartzman).
- TV SERIES
- My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Season 1 is released. David Letterman returns to the talk show world with a monthly series and the six-episode first season will include President Barack Obama, George Clooney, Tina Fey, Jay-Z, Malala Yousafzai, and Howard Stern.
- ALBUMS
- No Cross No Crown was released by Corrosion of Conformity. The 10th full-length studio release for the North Carolina metal band sees the return of singer/guitarist Pepper Keenan and was produced by John Custer.
- Songs of Praise was released by Shame. This is the debut full-length release for the British post-punk quintet that includes Charlie Steen, Sean Coyle-Smith, Eddie Green, Josh Finerty, and Charlie Forbes.
- Camila was released by Camila Cabello. The debut full-length solo release for the former Fifth Harmony member features contributions from such artists as Shawn Mendes, Machine Gun Kelly, Pitbull, Skrillex, Ryan Tedder, Pharrell Williams, and Young Thug.
- Encore was released by Anderson East. Produced by Dave Cobb, the fourth full-length release for the Nashville-based singer-songwriter features contributions from Tim Bergling, Johnny McDaid, Ed Sheeran, and Chris Stapleton.
- Wrong Creatures was released by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The eighth full-length studio release for the Los Angeles-based rock band was produced by Nick Launay.
- GAMING: SWITCH
- Azkend 2: The World Beneath for Switch is released. While traveling from Liverpool to New York your ship was pulled down into a massive maelstrom and you woke up in a place that may have never been gazed upon by the eyes of men. From now on your goal is to ascend from the bowels of the earth and return to civilization.Enjoy dozens of exciting levels with variable gameplay in the story mode. The Jules Vernesque story of your journey will be told with gorgeous animated full screen cut scenes and professional voice overs. You'll experience awe and wonder through all the eight fantastic scenes that change constantly as you move through them.Azkend 2 presents you several different and exciting level styles throughout the adventure. You can also earn almost 20 unique powerups and over a dozen achievements. Choose your powerups wisely for each level to hasten your journey.In addition Azkend 2 has two challenge game modes called Time and Medals. The Time-challenge is a quick two minute bite-sized game where you'll try to gain as many points as possible and gain fame on the leaderboards. In the Medals-challenge you can replay all the levels from the story and try to gain a medal from each one.
- BRAWL for Switch is released. Are you ready to face your darkest fears... with a bomb in your hand? Step into the darkness of The Emporium with 8 unique characters, each with a rich back story and a surprising plot-twist. Fight your way to the end using different play styles, from pure brutality as a Wrestler to hiding in shadows as an elusive Thief. Play with up to 4 players on Multiplayer Mode with 20+ interactive maps. Fight against your opponents and environmental hazards in 5 game modes, featuring Sumo, Color Domination and Classic Brawl. Team up with a friend and take a challenge on 3 different Challenge Modes. Use powerups to upgrade your bombs and be even more deadly than usual.
- SPORTS
- Keith Jackson, American sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football, college football), who died at 89.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Justin Thomas (23) becomes the youngest player to shoot a sub-60 round of 59 in the opening round of the Sony Open at Waialae CC in Hawaii; he also wins the tournament.
- Richard Carpenter said he was owed at least $2m (£1.6m) in royalties for the hits he recorded in The Carpenters. He claimed Universal Music had only paid the band a "minuscule fraction"of the money they were owed from downloads on sites like iTunes and Amazon. The musician was suing for compensation, according to legal documents filed in Los Angeles..
- DEATHS
- Graham Taylor, Soccer Coach.
- William Peter Blatty, American scriptwriter and author of The Exorcist, who died at 89.
- GAMING: PC
- Detention for PC is released. Detention is a survival horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
- POLITICS
- US President Barack Obama in surprise presentation awards Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
On this day in 2016
- DEATHS
- Mike Mckee, Race Car Driver.
- TV SERIES
- Shadowhunters: Season 1 is released. The television adaptation of Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series follows 18-year-old Clary Fray (Katherine McNamara) as she discovers she is a Shadowhunter, human-angel hybrids who hunt demons. When her mother is kidnapped, Clary and her best friend Simon (Alberto Rosende) meet a group of Shadowhunters led by Jace (Dominic Sherwood).
- GAMING: PC
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India for PC is released. Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India throws you into the tension between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company in 1841. When a Master Templar arrives with a mysterious item that used to belong to the Assassin Order, Arbaaz Mir must discover why he's come, steal back the item, and protect his friends and his lover.
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
- Gone Home: Console Edition for PlayStation 4 is released. The eldest daughter of the Greenbriar family returns after a year abroad. She expects her parents and sister to greet her. Instead she finds only a deserted house, filled with secrets. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Find out for yourself in Gone Home, a first-person game entirely about exploration, mystery and discovery. The house is yours to explore as you see fit. Open any drawer or door to investigate what's inside. Piece together the mysteries from notes and clues woven into the house itself. Discover the story of a year in the life of the Greenbriar family. Dig deeper. Go home again.
- Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens for PlayStation 4 is released. Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens Table is an intergalactic adventure that no Star Wars Pinball fan will want to miss!
- Tharsis for PlayStation 4 is released. Tharsis is a turn-based strategy game about humanity’s first mission to Mars. It’s an important mission, and not just because of its potential to greatly increase our knowledge of the red planet. No, this mission is humanity’s attempt to locate the source of a mysterious signal emanating from the red planet. [Choice Provisions]
- GAMING: XBOX ONE
- The Banner Saga for Xbox One is released. The Banner Saga is a single player driven Viking saga in which a player’s choice in travel, conversation and combat determines the outcome of her own personal story as well as the survival of an entire civilization.
On this day in 2015
- DEATHS
- Clifford Adams, American trombone player, who died at 62.
- John Bayley, English academic and writer (Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch), who died at 89.
- ALBUMS
- At Least for Now was released by Benjamin Clementine. This is the full-length debut release for the British singer-songwriter first discovered in Paris, France.
- Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of "Inside Llewyn Davis"was released by Various Artists. The two-disc compilation features songs from a one-night concert of songs from the Coen brothers film "Inside Llewyn Davis"by such artists as The Avett Brothers, Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Colin Meloy, The Milk Carton Kids, Keb Mo, Marcus Mumford, Punch Brothers, Dave Rawlings, Secret Sisters, Willie Watson, Gillian Welch, and Jack White.
- SPORTS
- College Football National Championship, AT& T Stadium, Arlington: #4 Ohio State beats #2 Oregon,42-20.
- FIFA Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid & Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins for a 2nd consecutive time; his 3rd award overall; VfL Wolfsburg midfielder Nadine Keßler is women's award winner.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- " True Detective", a crime-drama starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, debuts on HBO.
- Stephen Bunting and Lisa Ashton win the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship.
- 71st Golden Globes: "12 Years a Slave", Matthew McConaughey, & Cate Blanchett win.
- Woody Allen receives the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards.
- DEATHS
- Gyula Torok, Hungarian Olympic Champion Boxer, who died at 75.
- TV SERIES
- Girls: Season 3 is released. Shiri Appleby, Bob Balaban, Danielle Brooks, Richard E. Grant, Gaby Hoffman, John Cameron Mitchell, Debra Monk, Colin Quinn, Andrew Rannells, Amy Schumer, and Rita Wilson guest star on the third season.
- True Detective: Season 1 is released. A 17-year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana begins with Detectives Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) joining the search in this eight-episode anthology series.
- POLITICS
- Michael L. Strang, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado), who died at 84.