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Today in the World Countries

  • Democracy and National Unity Day is being celebrated in Turkey
  • His Majesty the Sultan's Birthday is being celebrated in Brunei
  • Naadam Holiday is being celebrated in Mongolia

Today in Astrology

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

Today in History

Happening Today

  • BIRTHS
  • Mz Nyra, Model, born in Lagos, Nigeria.
  • Richard Ahumada, Rapper, born in Mexico.

On this day in 2022

  • EVENTS
  • Elton John kicks off the North American leg of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour" at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • BIRTHS
  • Koazy Darlington, Family Member, born in England.
  • DEATHS
  • Georgi Yartsev, Russian soccer forward (5 caps USSR; FC Spartak Moscow) and manager (Russia; Spartak, Dynamo, Torpedo Moscow), who died at 74.

On this day in 2021

  • EVENTS
  • Devastating floods linked to climate change sweep through towns in western Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, after record rainfall, killing at least 188 people.
  • DEATHS
  • Andy Fordham, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2004), who died from organ failure at 59.
  • Dennis Murphy, American sports entrepreneur (co-founder American Basketball Ass'n, World Hockey Ass'n, original World Team Tennis, Roller Hockey International), who died at 94.

On this day in 2020

  • EVENTS
  • Heavy monsoon flooding in Indian north-eastern state of Assam affects more than 2 million people, kills more than 50.
  • DEATHS
  • Roy Mcgraw, Race Car Driver.
  • Travell Mazion, American boxer (WBC-NABF super welterweight title 2020), who died in a car accident at 24.

On this day in 2019

  • EVENTS
  • Tampa Bay catcher Travis d'Arnaud becomes first player in MLB history to hit 3 homers while catching and batting leadoff in the Rays'5-4 win over the NY Yankees.
  • DEATHS
  • Georges Harris, Race Car Driver.

On this day in 2018

  • EVENTS
  • 'November Rain' by Guns N’ Roses became the first '90s video to pass a billion views on YouTube. The next closest '90s video was ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries, at 739 million..
  • Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Exmoor CC: Fijian Vijay Singh wins in a playoff with Jeff Maggert on 2nd extra hole.
  • FIFA World Cup Final, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia: Former captain Didier Deschamps becomes only the 3rd man to win the event as a player and coach as France beats Croatia,4-2.
  • Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao stops WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse in 7 in Kuala Lumpur for his first knockout in 9 years and 60th career victory.
  • Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Ðokovic wins his 4th Wimbledon title beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-2,6-2,7-6.
  • 8-year-old girl finds pre-Viking-era sword in Vidostern lake, Sweden, internet proclaims her Queen of Sweden.
  • DEATHS
  • Michael Winstead, Race Car Driver.

On this day in 2017

  • EVENTS
  • Australian Justine Damond killed by Minneapolis police officer after calling 911 for a disturbance.
  • Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain beats Venus Williams 7-5,6-0 for her 2nd Grand Slam title.
  • DEATHS
  • Babe Parilli, American football player, who died at 87.
  • Martin Landau, American actor (Ed Wood; North By Northwest; Mission Impossible; Space 1999), who died at 89.
  • Martin Landau, American actor (Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood), who died at 89.

On this day in 2016

  • EVENTS
  • " Stranger Things" debuts on Netflix created by the Duffer Brothers, starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown.
  • " Stranger Things" debuts on Netflix created by the Duffer Brothers, starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Natalia Dyer and Millie Bobby Brown.
  • Attempted military coup in Turkey fails, nearly 300 killed,6,000 then arrested.
  • In what they famously describe as a 'conscious uncoupling, ' Chris Martin of Coldplay and actress Gwyneth Paltrow officially divorce after more than ten years of marriage..
  • WEDDINGS
  • Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and singer Chris Martin divorce after 12 years of marriage.
  • American actress Gwyneth Paltrow and British Coldplay singer Chris Martin divorce after 12 years of marriage.
  • DEATHS
  • Qandeel Baloch, Model.

On this day in 2015

  • EVENTS
  • Robbie Williams announces he is returning to boy band Take That.
  • BIRTHS
  • Lauren Yong, Instagram Star, born in Singapore.
  • Carter Wright, Family Member, born in Australia.
  • DEATHS
  • Alan Curtis, American harpsichordist, musicologist and conductor, who died at 80.
  • Howard Rumsey, American jazz musician (Lighthouse Cafe), who died at 97.
  • Wan Li, Chinese reform politician, who died at 98.

On this day in 2014

  • EVENTS
  • 85th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Target Field, Minnesota.
  • Israel announces it has officially voted to accept the ceasefire proposed by Egypt; Hamas reject, saying they were not consulted.
  • 20 people are killed & 100 are injured after a train derails in Moscow.
  • DEATHS
  • James MacGregor Burns, American political writer (The Lion & the Fox), who died at 95.

On this day in 2013

  • EVENTS
  • 13 people are killed by a car bomb in Deir Atiyah, Syria.
  • 18 people are killed and 47 are injured in a riot following a boxing match in Indonesia.
  • DEATHS
  • Earl Gros, American NFL running back (Green Bay), who died at 72.

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