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Today in the World Countries
- Independence Day is being celebrated in Nauru
- People born on this day are Aquarius as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
On this day in 2023
- EVENTS
- Pope Francis lands in Kinshasa on a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, first papal visit to the country since 1985.
- BIRTHS
- Hugo Rodrãguez, Guitarist, born in Argentina.
- DEATHS
- Charlie Thomas, American pop singer (The Drifters,1958-67 - "Sweets For My Sweet" ; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), who died of liver cancer at 85.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- Pamela, a love story is released. An intimate and humanizing portrait of one of the world’s most famous blonde bombshells, Pamela, a love story follows the trajectory of Pamela Anderson’s life and career from small town girl to international sex symbol, actress, activist and doting mother.
- TV SERIES
- Cunk on Earth: Season 1 is released. Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) hosts a series of documentaries about human development in this British mockumentary series created by Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker.[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC Two on 19 Sep 2022; in the US on Netflix on 31 Jan 2023]
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 5
- PowerWash Simulator for PlayStation 5 is released. Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish. Build up your business in Career Mode and complete a variety of dirty jobs across the dusty town of Muckingham. There's no right or wrong; no time pressure or final score, just you and the tools you need to soak away your stress. Want a clean start? Chill out and replay your favourite jobs in Free Play.
- Raiden IV x Mikado Remix for PlayStation 5 is released. THE ROAR OF THUNDER IS BACK!Raiden IV, the popular shoot 'em up arcade and console game, debuts on Nintendo Switch with remixed background music by a superb lineup of artists produced by GAME CENTER MIKADO.Instill fear in your enemies with devastating attacks and earn the acclaimed title of master Ace!
- SEASON: A letter to the future for PlayStation 5 is released. Immerse yourself in the world of Season, a third-person atmospheric adventure bicycle road trip game. Leave home for the first time to collect memories before a mysterious cataclysm washes everything away. Explore, record, meet people, and unravel the strange world around you.
- GAMING: XBOX ONE
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake for Xbox One is released. Wish-granting Mermaid's Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick... What could possibly go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the very universe very together could come very undone, opening up portals into Wishworlds full of knights, cowboys, pirates, and prehistoric snails. But that's nothing everyone's favorite sponge can't handle - with the right cosmic costume! Everybody do the Cosmic Shake!Features* Unlock classic and new platforming skills like the Fishhook Swing and Karate Kick* Don more than 30 F.U.N.tastic costumes like SnailBob and SpongeGar* Travel to 7 distinct Wishworlds like Wild West Jellyfish Fields and Halloween Rock Bottom* Experience all the buddy movie banter with SpongeBob's permanent companion Balloon-Patrick* Meet all your favorite Bikini Bottomites from the series, voiced by their original actors* Enjoy the in-game soundtrack featuring 101 songs from the series, including Sweet Victory
- GAMING: XBOX SERIES X
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition for Xbox Series X is released. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition celebrates the 20th anniversary of one of the most popular strategy games ever with stunning 4K Ultra HD graphics, a new and fully remastered soundtrack, and brand-new content, "The Last Khans"with 3 new campaigns and 4 new civilizations.Explore all the original campaigns like never before as well as the best-selling expansions, spanning over 200 hours of gameplay and 1,000 years of human history. Head online to challenge other players with 35 different civilizations in your quest for world domination throughout the ages.Choose your path to greatness with this definitive remaster to one of the most beloved strategy games of all time.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- Online word puzzle Wordle bought for “low seven figure sum” by The New York Times.
- DEATHS
- Carleton Carpenter, American magician, stage and screen actor (Two Weeks With Love; Up Periscope), songwriter, and mystery novelist (Cat Got Your Tongue?),, who died at 95.
- Mike Nykoluk, Canadian ice hockey coach (NHL's 1st full-time assistant coach - Philadelphia Flyers,1972-78), and (head coach - Toronto Maple Leafs,1980-84), who died at 87.
- POLITICS
- British government report finds "a failure of leadership" led to parties taking place in Downing Street when UK under strict lockdown, amid a police investigation.
On this day in 2021
- DEATHS
- Mark Beard, Race Car Driver.
- TV SERIES
- The Lady and the Dale: Season 1 is released. The four-part documentary series produced by Mark and Jay Duplass looks at the life of Elizabeth Carmichael, her promise of a fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car in the 1970s and the fraud case that exposed her past that included her life as Jerry Dean Michael and being involved in a counterfeiting operation.
- POLITICS
- Widespread protests in Russia against detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the government with 5,000 people arrested.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- United Kingdom formally withdraws from the European Union (Brexit).
- DEATHS
- Johnny Bumphus, American boxer (WBA super lightweight title 1984), who died at 59.
- César Zabala, Paraguayan soccer defender (49 caps; Cerro Porteño), who died of bladder cancer at 58.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- Incitement is released. In September 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin announces the Oslo Accords, which aim to achieve a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians after decades of violence. Yigal Amir, a law student and a devoted Orthodox Jew, cannot believe that his country's leader will cede territory that he and many others believe is rightfully - by the word of God - theirs. As the prospect of a peaceful compromise approaches, Amir turns from a hot-headed political activist to a dangerous extremist. Consumed by anger and delusions of grandeur, he recruits fighters and steals weapons to form an underground militia intent on killing Palestinians. After his longtime girlfriend leaves him, Amir becomes even more isolated, disillusioned, and bitter. He soon learns of an ancient Jewish law, the Law of the Pursuer, that he believes gives him the right to murder Yitzhak Rabin. Convinced he must stop the signing of the peace treaty in order to fulfil his destiny and bring salvation to his people, Amir's warped mind sees only one way forward.
- José is released. José (Enrique Salanic) lives with his mother (Ana Cecilia Mota) in Guatemala City, where they survive on her selling sandwiches at bus stops and with him working at a local restaurant. It is a poor and sometimes dangerous country where, dominated by conservative Catholic and Evangelical Christian religion, living one’s life as an openly gay man is hard for José to imagine. His mother has never had a husband, and as her youngest and favorite child, though at the edge of manhood at 19-years old, she is determined to hold on to him. Reserved and private, José fills his free moments playing with his phone and random sex with other men arranged on street corners and dating apps. When he meets attractive and gentle Luis (Manolo Herrera), a migrant from the rural Caribbean coast, they pursue an unexpected relationship with more emotion than José has ever felt. He is thrust into new passion and pain, and self-reflection, that push him to rethink his life even as he is reluctant to take a leap of faith.
- The Assistant is released. The Assistant follows one day in the life of Jane (Julia Garner), a recent college graduate and aspiring film producer, who has recently landed her dream job as a junior assistant to a powerful entertainment mogul. Her day is much like any other assistant’s – making coffee, changing the paper in the copy machine, ordering lunch, arranging travel, taking phone messages, onboarding a new hire. But as Jane follows her daily routine, she, and we, grow increasingly aware of the abuse that insidiously colors every aspect of her work day, an accumulation of degradations against which Jane decides to take a stand, only to discover the true depth of the system into which she has entered
- The Traitor is released. In the early 1980’s, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores are being settled and Buscetta watches from afar as his sons and brother are killed in Palermo, knowing he may be next. Arrested and extradited to Italy by the Brazilian police, Buscetta makes a decision that will change everything for the Mafia: He decides to meet with Judge Giovanni Falcone and betray the eternal vow he made to the Cosa Nostra.
- MOVIES: PG13
- Gretel & Hansel is released. A long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside, a young girl (Sophia Lillis) leads her little brother (Sammy Leakey) into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
- Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words is released. Although Clarence Thomas remains a controversial figure, loved by some, reviled by others, few know much more than a few headlines and the recollections of his contentious confirmation battle with Anita Hill. Yet, the personal odyssey of Clarence Thomas is a classic American story and should be better known and understood. His life began in extreme poverty in the segregated South, and moved to the height of the legal profession, as one of the most influential justices on the Supreme Court.
- MOVIES: R
- The Rhythm Section is released. Stephanie Patrick (Blake Lively) is an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When Stephanie discovers that the crash was not an accident, she enters a dark, complex world to seek revenge on those responsible and find her own redemption.
- MOVIES: TVMA
- Miss Americana is released. A look at iconic pop artist Taylor Swift during a transformational time in her life as she embraces her role as a singer/songwriter and harnesses the full power of her voice.
- TV SERIES
- BoJack Horseman: Season 6.5 is released. The second half of the final season of the animated comedy.
- ALBUMS
- Be Up a Hello was released by Squarepusher. The first new solo full-length studio release in five years for the British electronic artist features vintage analogue equipment.
- ACCA was released by Ala.Ni. The second full-length release for the Paris-based British singer features guest appearances from Iggy Pop and Lakeith Stanfield.
- Mystic Familiar was released by Dan Deacon. The fifth full-length solo release for the experimental electronic artist is his first in nearly five years.
- Likewise was released by Frances Quinlan. The debut full-length solo release for the Hop Along singer was recorded with her Hop Along bandmate, Joe Reinhart.
- Have We Met was released by Destroyer. The 12th full-length release for the Canadian indie rock band led by Dan Bejar was produced and mixed by John Collins.
- High Road was released by Kesha. The fourth full-length studio release for the pop singer features guest appearances from Big Freedia, Sturgill Simpson, Brian Wilson, and Wrabel.
- Funeral was released by Lil Wayne. The latest full-length studio release for the rapper features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Jay Rock, Adam Levine, Lil Baby, Lil Twist, O.T. Genasis, Takeoff, The-Dream, and XXXTentacion.
- I Was Born Swimming was released by Squirrel Flower. The debut full-length release for the Boston singer-songwriter Ella Williams was recorded in New York City with producer Gabe Wax.
- When We Stay Alive was released by Poliça. The fourth full-length release for the Minneapolis band features songs written while frontwoman Channy Leaneagh was recovering from a back injury.
- The Unraveling was released by Drive-By Truckers. The 12th full-length studio release for the alt-country/southern rock band was recorded in Memphis with Matt Ross-Spang and producer David Barbe.
- Silver Tongue was released by Torres. The fourth full-length release for the Nashville-based singer-songwriter was recorded in Brooklyn and is her first on the Merge label.
- Sorry for the Late Reply was released by Sløtface. The second full-length release for the Norwegian punk-pop band includes songs about climate change, immigration, and relationships.
- Storm Damage was released by Ben Watt. The fourth full-length solo release for the former Everything But The Girl member features a guest appearance from Alan Sparhawk of Low.
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
- Ash of Gods: Redemption for PlayStation 4 is released. Ash of Gods is a tactical turn-based RPG with rich lore and detailed nonlinear storyline about three heroes facing an ancient mythical evil. Captain Thorn Brenin, the guard Lo Pheng and scribe Hopper Rouley don’t yet know that the Reapers have returned and are planning to drown the world in blood so they can awaken the slumbering gods.The story can change at any time depending on your choices, sometimes leading to a character’s death. This won’t end the game, however, as the narrative continues without the hero but takes into account the consequences of his demise on future events. Don’t rely on a single tactic or a powerful team to win the game – the AI in Ash of Gods adapts to your gaming style and forces you to be more cunning!
- GAMING: SWITCH
- HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed for Switch is released. HYPERCHARGE Unboxed tells the story of Sgt. Max Ammo and his epic mission to defend the HYPER-CORE. Your task is to fulfill his mission and prevent the HYPER-CORE from being destroyed. If it’s destroyed, you can bid farewell to your human friends. They’ll forget about you. It’ll be like you never existed. Do not let that happen. Work together and win, for the future of toys everywhere.
- Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition for Switch is released. Not Tonight is a post-Brexit management game, fusing a time-pressure RPG with a politically charged story where every decision matters. Will you join the resistance and fight the regime -- or keep your head down and hope that one day this will all be a distant memory? Not Tonight: One Love is a full, extra chapter that follows on from the main Not Tonight storyline. King's Head Dave has had just about enough of everything happening in Britain, and has decided to pack up and move to France, in the hope of finding true love.In an alternative Britain where Brexit talks have collapsed, an extreme far-right government has taken power. Citizens of European heritage have been rounded up and exiled. Forced out of your previous life, you find yourself in the midst of a booming gig economy, fighting to scrape by and return to the city you call home.
- Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge for Switch is released. Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge is an arcade shooter full to the brim with action and shooting, inspired by the console classics of the 90s. In the orbit of the planet Gravos there has been a terrible accident that has caused an environmental disaster, filling the planet with space garbage. Willy is a street sweeper whose mission will be to collect the garbage and take it to the recycling centres while facing countless enemies, but he will soon find out that his destiny is preparing more surprises than he could have imagined. Enjoy this exciting adventure that will transport you to a faraway world. Explore, fight, earn experience, purchase weapons... don't let your guard down even for a second and save your friends to become the biggest intergalatic hero of all time... or not.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- US border agency seizes its biggest ever fentanyl bust, nearly 254 pounds hidden in Tractor-trailer in Nogales, Arizona.
- Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah crowned King of Malaysia to serve a five-year term.
- Harold Bradley the American country and pop guitarist died age 93. As a session musician into the 1970s, he performed on hundreds of albums by country stars such as Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley and Slim Whitman. Bradley, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006, is believed to be one of the most recorded instrumentalist in history..
- At least 20 newborns and children have died in last two months of the cold, trying to get to the Al-Ho Syrian refugee camp according to WHO.
- Blockbuster NBA trade: NY Knicks send Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee & Trey Burke to Dallas Mavericks for Dennis Smith Jr., DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews & 2 future 1st-round picks.
- Colonization of the America's in the late 1500s killed so many people it cooled the planet and led to a "Little Ice Age", according to a scientific report published in "Quaternary Science Reviews".
- Catholic leaders in Texas name 286 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children, dating back to 1940.
- BIRTHS
- Lya Fadi El Hashem, Family Member, born in Lebanon.
- DEATHS
- John Manke, American USMC fighter pilot and NASA test pilot (HL-10), who died at 87.
- GAMING: PC
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown for PC is released. Strap yourself into the cockpit of some of the worlds most formidable fighter planes and skim through the clouds embarking on daring aerial stunts and nerve-shredding tactical dogfights.In Ace Combat 7, you take on the role of an Ace an elite fighter pilot tasked with patrolling the most open and intimidating space on Earth: the sky. Choose from an array of authentic modern and futurist aircraft and load them up with an arsenal of cutting-edge super weapons as unfolding events drive you into ever more dangerous aerial face-offs.PlayStation VR support will allow you to actually climb inside the cockpit with a series of exclusive features that create a new level of death-defying immersion.
- Sunless Skies for PC is released. SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling for PC, Mac and Linux.
- GAMING: SWITCH
- Tangledeep for Switch is released. Enter the magical world of Tangledeep, a beautifully polished dungeon crawler inspired by classic 16-bit RPGs! Colorful characters, a unique job system, tons of skills, items, and diverse environments with deep, turn-based roguelike gameplay. A different adventure every time you play.
- Downwell for Switch is released. Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots for protection. Make your way further and further down into the darkness filled with nasty creatures and mysterious secrets to collect the spectacular red gems scattered about the rocks. Step into precariously placed shops and buy some helpful items or level up between levels to battle well-dwelling monsters and uncover hidden caves filled with riches and relics. No two trips down the well are ever the same.
- POLITICS
- Leaked Indian government reports says unemployment rate at 6.1% highest since 1972-73, up from 2.2% in 2011-12.
- New government in Lebanon finally formed by Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri nine months after elections.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Houston guard James Harden becomes first player in NBA history to log a 60-point triple-double with 60 points,10 rebounds,11 assists,4 steals and a block in Rockets'114-107 win over Orlando Magic.
- trump administration formally suspends the Clean Water Act.
- DEATHS
- Anne Gillis [Alma Conner], American actress (Faline-Bambi, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Little Men), who died at 90.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- In the Intense Now is released. Made following the discovery of amateur footage shot in China in 1966 during the first and most radical stage of the Cultural Revolution, In the Intense Now speaks to the fleeting nature of moments of great intensity. Scenes of China are set alongside archival images of the events of 1968 in France, Czechoslovakia, and, to a lesser extent, Brazil. In keeping with the tradition of the film-essay, they serve to investigate how the people who took part in those events continued onward after passions had cooled. The footage, all of it archival, not only reveals the state of mind of those filmed—joy, enchantment, fear, disappointment, dismay—but also sheds light on the relationship between a document and its political context. What can one say of Paris, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, or Beijing by looking at the images of the period? Why did each of these cities produce a specific sort of record? [Icarus FIlms]
- GAMING: PC
- Candleman: The Complete Journey for PC is released. Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
- GAMING: XBOX ONE
- Wulverblade for Xbox One is released. Help Britannia defeat the Romans in Wulverblade — a hardcore side-scrolling beat ’em up inspired by classics such as Golden Axe, Sengoku, and Knights of the Round.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- English singer, bassist, and songwriter John Wetton died in his sleep at his home in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK from colon cancer. He rose to fame with bands Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, and Wishbone Ash. After his period with King Crimson, Wetton formed UK, and later he was the frontman and principal songwriter of the supergroup Asia. Their biggest hit 'Heat of the Moment', reached No. 4 in the US in 1982..
- BIRTHS
- Landon Nguyen, YouTube Star, born in Florida.
- DEATHS
- Leo Cleary, Race Car Driver.
- John Wetton, British rock vocalist and bassist (Asia, King Crimson), who died of cancer at 67.
- Deke [Roger] Leonard, Welsh rock musician (Man), who died at 72.
- Rob Stewart, Director.
- GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
- Resident Evil 7: biohazard - Banned Footage Vol. 1 for PlayStation 4 is released. The first pack of DLC for RE7. See what went on with another poor victim that might look familiar to you, and find out how the Bakers became the twisted family you see in RE7.
- Pinball FX 2: Star Wars Pinball - Rogue One for PlayStation 4 is released. Table features: Rogue One’s adventures unfold in 10 story-related game modes, each with completely different playfield toys. Avoid stormtrooper detection in stealth missions. Engage in firefights and close combat in action-oriented game modes.
- DEXED for PlayStation 4 is released. From Ninja Theory, creators of Heavenly Sword and DmC: Devil May Cry comes Dexed, an on-rails VR shooter where dexterity is a must. Target and shoot flurries of enemies with two blasters, one launching ice to destroy fire and the other shooting fire to destroy ice. Journey through beautifully realized worlds and hone your skills in Challenge Mode before taking on the endless battle of Arcade Mode. [Playstation.com]
- Digimon World: Next Order for PlayStation 4 is released. The Digital World is in despair. Machinedramons are running rampant and causing utter chaos... the Digital World needs your help. Explore and traverse the Digital World to solve a digi-mystery. Recruit faithful Digimon companions and meet friends along the way to help you on this epic journey.
- Divide for PlayStation 4 is released. Divide is a character-driven, science fiction action/adventure game with a modern take on isometric adventures of the past. Search for clues that reveal new insight into the story, interact with fully realized characters, and combat enemies by hacking out of sight, or launching a direct assault.
- Dynasty Warriors: Godseekers for PlayStation 4 is released. The final days of the Later Han Period in China...Political strife has led to unrest and the rise of rebelling peasants, known as the "Yellow Turbans", has brought ceaseless conflict to the land. Among this chaos, in the country of Changshan lives a young warrior known as Zhao Yun, who has a lore-master friend named Lei Bin.One day, Lei Bin hears a rumor about a "buried person"discovered in a "mysterious shrine"by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and he convinces Zhao Yun to investigate it. While Zhao Yun is more interested in the danger the rebels could pose, Lei Bin can only think of the "great historical discovery"they might make. However, what they discover inside the cave is a young woman who appears to be frozen inside a column of ice.
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Sabotage for PlayStation 4 is released. Sabotage, the first DLC pack for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, includes the next terrifying Zombies installment: Rave in the Redwoods plus four unique multiplayer environments. Play DLC map packs 30 days early on PS4.
- Knee Deep for PlayStation 4 is released. When a washed-up actor hangs himself on location, a spotlight is cast on the backwater Florida town of Cypress Knee. Your screen becomes a stage on which you investigate this mysterious suicide as three distinct characters: cheeky blogger Romana Teague, down-and-out local reporter Jack Bellet, and cynical private investigator K.C. Gaddis.
- Linelight for PlayStation 4 is released. Linelight is a minimalist puzzle game where everything takes place on lines. Its zen-inducing music and visuals simulate the experience of getting an A+ on a super hard test while receiving a back massage. The controls are irreducibly simple: move.
- POLITICS
- Romanian government passes emergency decree to release prisoners and decriminalise corruption charges, triggering huge protests in Bucharest.
- US President Donald Trump announces he is nominating 49 year old Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- " World's best chef" French-Swiss Benoît Violier found dead after apparent suicide weeks after being named world's best by La Liste.
- David Bowie left an estate valued at about $100m (£70m), according to his will which was filed in New York. Half would go to his widow, Iman, along with the home they shared in New York. The rest was shared between his son and daughter. Bowie's personal assistant, Corinne Schwab, was left $2m and another $1m went to a former nanny, Marion Skene..
- DEATHS
- Terry Wogan, British broadcaster (Eurovision Song Contest, Blankety Blank), who died of cancer at 77.
- TV SERIES
- Grease: Live is released. The live adaptation of the musical finds Sandy (Julianne Hough) transferring to the high school of Danny's (Aaron Tveit) where she meets the Pink Ladies: Rizzo (Vanessa Hudgens), Frenchy (Carly Rae Jepsen), Marty (Keke Palmer). and Jan (Kether Donohue) as well as the T-Birds: Kenickie (Carlos PenaVega) and Putzie (David Del Rio).
- SPORTS
- 61st NHL All Star Games, Bridgestone Centre, Nashville, TN: Pacific Division All Stars win four-team 3-on-3 tournament; MVP: John Scott, San Jose, LW.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- R&B rock and roll singer and songwriter Don Covay passed away at the age of 78. His most successful recordings include 'Mercy, Mercy' (1964), 'See-Saw' (1965), and 'It's Better to Have (and Don't Need)' (1974). He also wrote 'Pony Time', a US No.1 hit for Chubby Checker, and 'Chain of Fools', a Grammy-winning song for Aretha Franklin..
- 17 year old Lydia Ko of New Zealand becomes the youngest golfer in men's or women's golf history to be ranked No. 1 in the world.
- Atlanta Hawks set a new NBA monthly win record as they move to 17-0 for January, with a 91-85 win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
- DEATHS
- Don Covay [Donald Randolph], American R & B musician and songwriter (Chain of Fools), who died at 78.
- Jack Hahn, Race Car Driver.
- Lizabeth Scott [Emma Matzo], American actress (Desert Fury, Dark City), who died of heart failure at 92.
- POLITICS
- Richard von Weizsacker, German politician and 1st president of reunited Germany (1990-94), who died at 94.
- Sergio Mattarella is elected President of Italy.
- SPORTS
- Udo Lattek, German football striker (VfL Osnabrück) and coach (Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona), who died from Parkinson's disease and dementia at 80.
- Pr-Football Hall of Fame inductees: Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Charles Haley, Will Shields, Tim Brown, and Mick Tingelhoff.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees: Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Charles Haley, Will Shields, Tim Brown, Mick Tingelhoff.
- Australia defeats South Korea in football to win the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
On this day in 2014
- DEATHS
- Anna Gordy Gaye, Business Executive.
- Miklos Jancso, Director.
- Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian director (The Red and the White), who died at 92.
- Frank Weiss, Race Car Driver.
- Paul Humphrey, American jazz, R& B, and rock session and touring drummer, who died at 78.
- MOVIES: NOT RATED
- 12 O'Clock Boys is released. Pug, a young boy growing up on a combative West Baltimore block, finds solace in a group of illegal dirt bike riders known as the 12 O'Clock Boys.
- Love Is in the Air is released. Antoine is a lawyer living in New York. On his way back to France for the final round of a job interview, he finds himself sitting next to his ex-girlfriend Julie. Over the seven-hour flight, they rehash the highs and lows of their failed relationship.
- Brightest Star is released. After the heartbreaking end of his first love, a recent college graduate (Chris Lowell) sets out to win back the girl of his dreams (Rose McIver) only to discover a greater journey awaits him.
- MOVIES: R
- Best Night Ever is released. Bride-to-be Claire, her sister Leslie, fun-loving Zoe, and quirky new friend Janet set off to Las Vegas for a one-night bachelorette party that turns out to be more than they bargained for. A series of unexpected adventures including, getting kicked out of a strip club, being mugged and getting pummeled by the Las Vegas’ reigning gelatin-wrestling champion, Veronica, rip them from the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas strip and places them smack dab in Vegas’ seedy underbelly. Determined to keep their bachelorette party dreams alive, the girls band together and embark on the wildest night in bachelorette party history. Fueled by sex and booze, this raunchy, riotously hilarious, out-of-control, blow-out is, for better or worse, all caught on tape.
- At Middleton is released. A man and a woman fall in love while taking their kids on a college admissions tour.
- That Awkward Moment is released. Three best friends find themselves at that confusing moment in every dating relationship when you have to decide "So...where is this going?"