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Today in the World Countries
- Awal Mouharam is being celebrated in Djibouti
- Awal Muharram is being celebrated in Malaysia
- Islamic New Year is being celebrated in Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
- Liberation Day is being celebrated in Nicaragua
- Martyrs' Day is being celebrated in Myanmar
- Mouharam is being celebrated in Comoros
- Muharram is being celebrated in Egypt
- Muharram / Islamic New Year is being celebrated in Indonesia
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Cancer as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- 92nd MLB All Star Game, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA: AL beats NL,3-2 for their ninth straight victory.
- Queen made UK chart history when they become the first act ever to reach 7 million UK chart sales of an album with their 1981 Greatest Hits album. The Official best-selling album of all time in the UK, the record includes such classic tracks as 'We Will Rock You', 'Don’t Stop Me Now' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' The record also recently celebrated its 1000th week on the Official Albums Chart, with Queen becoming the first British act ever to achieve this landmark milestone..
- DEATHS
- Q Lazzarus [Diane Luckey], American new-wave singer-songwriter (Goodbye Horses), who died at 61.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Peruvian union leader Pedro Castillo declared winner of the country's presidential election (11 April), defeating Keiko Fujimori by only 44,000 votes.
- UK lifts most COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on so-called 'Freedom Day" despite 50,000 new daily infections.
- UK lifts most COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on so-called "Freedom Day" despite 50,000 new daily infections.
- Bomb attack on al-Wuhailat market in Baghdad, Iraq, ahead of Eid al-Adha festival, kills 25 people.
- DEATHS
- Jenny Lynn, American bodybuilder (IFBB Figure Olympia 2006,07; Figure International 2003,04,05), who died from a seizure at 49.
- Layne Flack, American poker player (6 x World Series of Poker bracelets), who died at 52.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler criticizes federal policing of protesters in his city, calling it unconditional.
- Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler criticizes federal policing of protesters in his city, calling it unconstitutional.
- World Formula 1 drivers champion Lewis Hamilton wins a record 8th Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest to equal Michael Schumacher's record of wins at a single circuit (French GP).
- Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says 25 million Iranians already infected with COVID-19 pandemic,35 million at risk (official figure just 269,440).
- Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says 25 million Iranians already infected with COVID-19 pandemic,35 million at risk (official figures just 269,440).
- First Arab interplanetary mission, the Mars" Hope" orbiter launches on board aJapanese H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center.
- First Arab interplanetary mission, the Mars "Hope" orbiter launches on board Japanese H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center.
- American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer Emitt Rhodes died age 70. He was a member of The Palace Guard as the group’s drummer before joining The Merry-Go-Round as a multi-instrumentalist. He worked as a recording engineer and record producer for Elektra Records..
- DEATHS
- Sapardi Djoko Damono, Poet.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- UK oil tanker Stena Impero seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Largest wind farm in Africa opens at Lake Turkana, Kenya, generating 310 megawatts.
- Heat wave begins across the east of America affecting 100 million people and killing 6, with New York city declaring a state of emergency.
- Heat wave begins across the eat of America affecting 100 million people and killing 6, with New York city declaring a state of emergency.
- BIRTHS
- Bellamy Rose Johnston, Family Member, born in United States.
- DEATHS
- César Pelli, Argentine American architect (Petronas Towers), who died at 92.
- Jeremy Kemp, British actor (The Winds of War; The Blue Max), who died at 84.
- Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend), who died at 75.
- Rutger Hauer, Movie Actor.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Largest intact sarcophagus of its kind ever found (2000 years old) opened in Alexandria, contains 3 skeletons, not a curse as feared.
- Russian ship Dmitri Donskoii, with possible cargo of gold coins is discovered in waters between South Korea and Japan where it sunk in 1905.
- Israel's parliament passes controversial "nation state" law giving only Jews self-determination, relegating Arabic to "special status".
- First commercial flight, the "bird of peace" between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 20 years lands in Asmara, Eritrea, reuniting families.
- Brazilian soccer international goalkeeper Alisson transfers from Roma to Liverpool for a world record shot blocker's fee of £66.8m.
- A duck boat sinks in Table Rock Lake, Missouri, drowning 17 people.
- Airbus Beluga XL, painted to look like the whale, makes its first flight, landing in Toulouse-Blagnac, France.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Archaeological dig in Kakadu National Park extends Aboriginal peoples time in Australia to 65,000 to 80,000 years ago.
- BBC publishes salaries of its top-earning journalists and presenters, two-thirds male, Chris Evans highest at over £2.2 million.
- Crowds dancing at a festival triggered minor earthquakes. The biggest tremors were recorded during a headline set by indie band Two Door Cinema Club at Tramlines Festival in Sheffield, England. Manic Street Preachers, Lewis Capaldi and Nile Rogers and Chic were also on the bill..
- Investigators using DNA identify 16 year-old James Byron Haakenson as a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy,41 years after his disappearance.
- US scientists calculate total amount plastic ever produced - 8.3 billion tonnes, equal to weight of 1 billion elephants.
- US Senator John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer.
- " Depacito" by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee becomes the most streamed song ever, played 4.6 billion times.
- " Despacito" by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee becomes the most streamed song ever, played 4.6 billion times.
On this day in 2016
- BIRTHS
- Kate Kaji, YouTube Star, born in Texas.
- Emma Kaji, YouTube Star, born in Texas.
- Emma Ryansfamilyreview, YouTube Star, born in Texas.
- DEATHS
- Garry Marshall, American TV and film director (Happy Days, Pretty Woman), who died at 81.
- Garry Marshall, American TV writer (The Dick Van Dyke Show), TV producer (The Odd Couple; Happy Days; Laverne & Shirley), and film director (Pretty Woman; Runaway Bride; The Princess Diaries), who died at 81.
- Garry Marshall, Director.
- Gerry Marshall, Race Car Driver.
- Betsy Bloomingdale, American socialite and fashion leader, who died at 93.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- World Health Organization puts world's Ebola death toll at 11,284.
- DEATHS
- Sybren Polet [Sijbe Minnema], Dutch writer and poet (Mannekino), who died at 91.
- Van Alexander, American composer and band leader (A-Tisket, A-Tasket), who died at 100.
- Van Alexander, American composer and band leader (" A-Tisket, A-Tasket"), who died at 100.
- Galina Prozumenshchikova, Soviet 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1964), who died at 66 after a long illness.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- A US judge halted an auction of personal items of Madonna, after she said her privacy was violated. Madonna's underwear, a chequebook, a hairbrush, photos and a break-up letter from the late rapper Tupac Shakur had been among the scheduled lots.The singer said her possessions had been stolen by a former friend..
- WEDDINGS
- American "Glee" actress and singer Naya Rivera at the age of 27 weds American actor Ryan Dorsey at the age of 31 on his birthday, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; divorce in 2018.
- Actress and singer Naya Rivera at the age of 27 weds actor Ryan Dorsey at the age of 31 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
- Actress and singer Naya Rivera at the age of 27 weds actor Ryan Dorsey in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
- Maroon 5 lead vocalist Adam Levine at the age of 35 weds Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo at the age of 25 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
- DEATHS
- Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress, who died at 21.
- James Garner, American actor (Rockford Files, Bret Maverick), who died of acute myocardial infarction at 86.
- James Garner, TV Actor.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- Selena Gomez releases her debut solo studio album "Stars Dance".
- 20 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Diyala, Iraq.
- BIRTHS
- Aunty Success, YouTube Star, born in Nigeria.
- DEATHS
- Bert Trautmann, German footballer, who died from heart failure at 89.
- Bert Trautmann, German soccer goalkeeper (Manchester City 508 games; FWA Footballer of the Year 1956), who died from heart failure at 89.
- Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer striker, manager (Wales 17 caps, USA manager 1968), who died from prostate cancer and Alzheimer's disease at 90.
- Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), who died from heart failure at 80.
- Mel Smith, English comedian and author, who died from a heart attack at 60.