June 13 Edition Go Back
Today in the World Countries
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Gemini as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- A Google engineer claims one of its AI systems, Lamda, might have a sentient mind, causing the company to place him on leave.
- The Rolling Stones cancel concert in Amsterdam due to singer Mick Jagger testing positive for COVID.
- DEATHS
- Carlos Ortiz, Puerto Rican boxer (World Light Welterweight Champion 1959-60; World Lightweight Champion 1962-65,65-68), who died at 85.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- French Open Men's Tennis: Novak Ðokovic wins his 19th Grand Slam singles title; beats Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-7,2-6,6-3,6-2,6-4.
- G7 summits ends in Cornwall, England, with leaders promising one billion vaccine doses for poorer nations.
- Israel's Knesset votes in a new coalition government with Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister, ousting Benjamin Netanyahu after a record 12 years.
- US President Joe Biden has tea with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.
- DEATHS
- Ziona Chana, Indian head of a Christian sect and 'world's largest family'(38 wives,89 children), who died at 76.
- Ned Beatty, American stage and screen actor (Deliverance; Hear My Song; Network; Nashville), who died at 83.
- TV SERIES
- Tuca & Bertie: Season 2 is released.
The animated comedy moves to Adult Swim for its second season where Bertie (voiced by Ali Wong) sees a therapist while Tuca (voiced by Tiffany Haddish) looks into dating and Speckle (voice Steven Yeun) builds a house. - Kevin Can F**k Himself: Season 1 is released.
Allison McRoberts (Annie Murphy) has been living like a stereotypical sitcom housewife but after 10 years, she reaches her breaking point in this dark comedy created by Valerie Armstrong.[Premieres on AMC+ on 13 Jun 2021 and then on AMC on 20 Jun 2021] - Blindspotting: Season 1 is released.
After Miles (Rafael Casal) is arrested, Ashley (Cephas Jones) has to move in with Miles' mother Rainey (Helen Hunt) and half-sister Trish (Jaylen Barron) in this dramedy series that is set six months after the 2018 film of the same name.
On this day in 2020
- DEATHS
- Dick Garmaker, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1957-60; Minneapolis Lakers), who died at 87.
- Mike McCormick, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1960–1961²; NL Cy Young Award 1967; NL wins leader 1967; NL ERA leader 1960; SF Giants), who died of Parkinson’s disease at 81.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors beat defending champion Golden State Warriors,114-110 to win franchise's first Championship; last game at Oracle Arena, Oakland; Kawhi Leonard MVP.
- NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors beat defending champion Golden State Warriors,114-110 to win franchise's first Championship; last game at Oracle Arena, Oakland; MVP: Kawhi Leonard.
- President Donald Trump announces Sarah Sanders will be leaving her position as White House Press Secretary.
- Recently deposed Sudan President Omar al-Bashir is charged with corruption in Sudan.
- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Iran is responsible for recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
- Kenyan MP Rashid Kassim arrested for slapping female MP Fatuma Gedi, following a walk out of parliament by female MPs after claiming male MPs joked "its slapping day".
- Archaeologists announce Scottish crannogs (fortified settlements on artificial islands in lochs) far older than first thought, radiocarbon dated to 3640-3360 BC, older than Stonehenge.
- DEATHS
- Charles M. Wilson, Canadian organist and composer (The Angels Of The Earth), who died at 88.
- Edith González, Soap Opera Actress.
- Ray Lepage, Race Car Driver.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Raccoon climbs 23 story office building in St Paul, Minnesota, becoming an internet sensation.
- The Spanish Football Association sacks coach Julen Lopetegui just 2 days out from first World Cup game after he agreed to manage Real Madrid.
- Volkswagen fined €1 billion (£880m) by German prosecutors over diesel emissions scandal.
- Roger Connor, American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (career HR record 138 stood for 23 years), who died of a stomach illness at 73.
- FIFA Congress votes to award 2026 World Cup to joint bid by US, Canada & Mexico.
- Legendary Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana died peacefully at his home age 87. Before joining guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black in Presley's backing band the Blue Moon Boys, Dominic Joseph Fontana worked as the house drummer for his hometown of Shreveport's Louisiana Hayride working with the likes of Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Steve Young, Melba Montgomery, Norma Jean, Vassar Clements, Carl Butler and other country artists..
- Antarctica is melting at an accelerating rate - 200 billion tonnes a year,3 trillion tonnes in 25 years, in report published in "Nature" journal.
- DEATHS
- Anne Donovan, Basketball Hall of Fame center and coach (Olympic gold 1984,88; coach 2008), who died of heart failure at 56.
- Charles Vinci, American weightlifter (Olympic bantamweight gold 1956,60), who died at 85.
- [Dominic Joseph] D. J. Fontana, American drummer (drummer for Elvis), who died at 87.
- (Dominic Joseph) "D. J." Fontana, American rock and roll drummer (Elvis Presley), who died at 87.
- Roger Connor, American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (career HR record 138 stood for 23 years), who died of a stomach illness at 73.
- MOVIES
- SuperFly - R is released.
The movie is a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film Super Fly.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Warriors win 2nd NBA title in 3 years over the Cavaliers (129-120).
- US Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before Senate Intelligence Committee, denies secretly meeting Russians.
- Otto Warmbier returns to the US in an unresponsive state after being held in Norther Korean jail for 17 months.
- Anita Pallenberg, the model and actress best known for her relationships with members of the Rolling Stones, died at the age of 73. Pallenberg was the girlfriend of Brian Jones but left him for fellow Rolling Stone Keith Richards. She was also alleged to have had an affair with Mick Jagger while they were making 1970 film Performance, though she always denied it..
- BIRTHS
- Rumi Carter, Family Member, born in Los Angeles, CA.
- Sir Carter, Family Member, born in Los Angeles, CA.
- DEATHS
- Anita Pallenberg, Italian model and actress credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones, who died of complications of hepatitis C. at 75.
- Anita Pallenberg, Movie Actress.
- A. R. Gurney, American playwright (The Dining Room), who died at 86.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- Some Democratic Party members of US House of Representatives protest 'moment of silence'as an inadequate response to mass shooting, and demand legislative action on gun control.
- WEDDINGS
- Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps at the age of 30 weds former Miss California USA Nicole Johnson at the age of 30 in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
- DEATHS
- Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Armenian folk singer, who died at 91.
- Oleg Karavaichuk, Russian pianist and composer, who died at 88.
- TV SERIES
- BrainDead: Season 1 is released.
New congressional staffer Laurel (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) discovers aliens have eaten the brains of a number of people on the Hill in this Robert and Michelle King comedy-drama set in Washington, D.C. - Guilt: Season 1 is released.
When Grace Atwood (Daisy Head) is accused of murdering her roommate Molly Ryan in London, her sister Natalie leaves Boston to be with her with the help of lawyer Stan Gutterie (Billy Zane). However, as she learns more about the case, she begins to question her sister's innocence and if the people around them are really there to help.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Floods in Tbilisi, Georgia, kill 12 people and free animals from the city's zoo including bears and hippos to roam the city.
- Philae,1st spacecraft to land on a comet in European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission re-awakes after 7 months.
- Rapper MC Supreme was killed in Malibu, California when a pickup truck hit his parked car on the shoulder of the Pacific Coast Highway. The 47-year-old 'Black in America' performer, whose real name was Dewayne Coleman, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was arrested on suspicion of DUI..
- WEDDINGS
- Swedish Prince Carl Philip at the age of 36 weds former model Sofia Hellqvist at Slottskyrkan Royal Chapel in Stockholm.
- DEATHS
- " Big Time" Sarah [Streeter], American blues singer, who died of heart disease at 62.
- MC Supreme [Dewayne Lawrence Coleman], rapper (Black in America), who died in a car accident at 47.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- Stanley Cup Final, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA: LA Kings edge New York Rangers,3-2 in double OT for a 4-1 series win; second Championship in LA franchise history.
- DEATHS
- Chuck Noll, NFL head coach (Pittsburgh Steelers), who died of natural causes at 82.
- MOVIES
- All Cheerleaders Die - Not Rated is released.
Teenage outsider Maddy (Caitlin Stasey) is keeping some dark secrets and holding a serious grudge against the captain of the Blackfoot High football team. When Maddy joins the school's elite and powerful cheerleading squad, she convinces her new friends to help inflict her revenge. After a late-night party goes awry, their plans take an unexpected turn for the worst and all of the girls die. A sinister, supernatural power intervenes and the girls mysteriously appear at school the next day with a killer new look and some unusual new appetites. - A Coffee In Berlin - Not Rated is released.
Niko (Tom Schilling) lives for the moment as he drifts through the streets of Berlin, curiously observing everyone around him and oblivious to his growing status as an outsider. Then on one fateful day, through a series of absurdly amusing encounters, everything changes: his girlfriend rebuffs him, his father cuts off his allowance, and a strange psychiatrist dubiously confirms his 'emotional imbalance'. Meanwhile, a former classmate insists she bears no hard feelings toward him for his grade-school taunts when she was “Roly Poly Julia, ” but it becomes increasingly apparent that she has unfinished business with him. Unable to ignore the consequences of his passivity any longer, Niko finally concludes that he has to engage with life. [Music Box Films] - Ivory Tower - PG-13 is released.
As tuition rates spiral beyond reach and student loan debt passes $1 trillion (more than credit card debt), Ivory Tower asks: Is college worth the cost? From the halls of Harvard, to public colleges in financial crisis, to Silicon Valley, filmmaker Andrew Rossi assembles an urgent portrait of a great American institution at the breaking point. - 22 Jump Street - R is released.
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them. - Lullaby - R is released.
Estranged from his family, Jonathan (Garret Hedlund) discovers his father has decided to take himself off life support in forty-eight hours’ time. During this intensely condensed period, a lifetime of drama plays out. Robert (Richard Jenkins) fights a zero sum game to reclaim all that his illness stole from his family. A debate rages on patients’ rights and what it truly means to be free. Jonathan reconciles with his father, reconnects with his mother (Anne Archer), sister (Jessica Brown Findlay), and his love (Amy Adams) and reclaims his voice through two unlikely catalysts—a young, wise-beyond-her-years patient (Jessica Barden) and a no-nonsense nurse (Jennifer Hudson). Through this intensely life-affirming prism, an unexpected and powerful journey of love, laughter, and forgiveness unfolds. - Manuscripts Don't Burn - Not Rated is released.
Clandestinely produced in disavowal of a 20-year filmmaking ban passed down by the Iranian authorities, the scathing Manuscripts Don’t Burn brings a whole new level of clarity and audacity to Mohommad Rasoulof’s already laudable career. Drawing from the true story of the government’s attempted 1995 murder of several prominent writers and intellectuals, Rasoulof imagines a repressive regime so pervasive that even the morally righteous are subsumed or cast aside. A lacerating and slow-burning thriller filmed in a frigid palate of blues and greys, Manuscripts Don’t Burn is perhaps the most subversive and incendiary j’accuse lodged against an authoritarian regime since the fall of the Soviet Union. [Kino Lorber] - Heli - Not Rated is released.
Estela is a 12 year old girl who has just fallen in love with a young police cadet who wants to run away with her and get married. While she tries to achieve this dream, her family is engulfed in the violence of the region. - Hellion - Not Rated is released.
Hard-drinking Texas single dad Hollis (Aaron Paul) struggles to raise his two boys, including rebellious teenager Jacob (Josh Wiggins). Seething with anger, Jacob finds release in the high-risk, white-knuckle world of motocross—but his increasingly reckless behavior threatens to spin out of control. - How to Train Your Dragon 2 - PG is released.
It's been five years since Hiccup and Toothless successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island's new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons. - I Am I - Not Rated is released.
Rachael meets her estranged father, Gene, at her mother’s funeral. Eager to get to know her father, Rachael later tracks him down at an assisted living home only to realize that Gene suffers from memory loss and thinks he is still a young man. He has no recollection of having a daughter and instead is convinced that Rachael is actually her mother. After trying and failing to make him remember her, Rachael eventually decides to go along with her father’s delusions by pretending to be her mother in order to get to know him. Before long, Rachael is visiting Gene every day, finding new ways to bring elements from his past into their present relationship. What began as a search for understanding has become romantic and joyful, but it can’t go on forever. As Rachael pieces together the past and plays out memories for Gene, her need to be seen by her father for who she truly is grows strong. - The Human Race - Not Rated is released.
Eighty strangers from all walks of life are ripped out of their daily lives and forced to participate in a brutal race to the death. The rules are simple; follow the arrows or you will die, step on the grass and you will die, get lapped twice and you will die. Only one participant will survive. Race or die. There can only be one winner, but who will survive and for what purpose? - The Rover - R is released.
Ten years after the collapse of society, the rule of the law has disintegrated and life is cheap. Eric (Guy Pearce) travels the desolate towns and roads of the outback. When a gang of thieves steals his car they leave behind a wounded Rey (Robert Pattinson) in their wake. Forcing Rey to help track the gang, Eric will go to any lengths to take back the one thing that still matters to him. - The Signal - PG-13 is released.
Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour: the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. The trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area. Suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students, Nic (Brenton Thwaites), regains consciousness, he is in a waking nightmare. - Violette - Not Rated is released.
Violette Leduc (Emmanuelle Devos), born out of wedlock at the beginning of the 20th century, encountered Simone de Beauvoir in the post-WWII years in St-Germain-des-Prés. An intense relationship began between the two women, which would last their whole lives, a relationship based on the quest for freedom through writing, for Violette, and, for Simone, on the conviction that she held the fate of an extraordinary writer in her hands. - Witching and Bitching - Not Rated is released.
When their bank heist doesn’t go according to plan, José and Tony find themselves in possession of hostages and speeding through the mountains of Spain, hoping to quietly slip over the border. Not wanting to give up his custody days to his ex-wife, José has also brought his son along, for both the robbery and the ride. Little do they know that this is only the beginning of their troubles. When they decide to make a stop in a small tavern in the Basque countryside, the group encounters a series of local wackos. Falling victim to a mysterious spell, they soon find themselves the honored guests of a fractured family of witches who are preparing for an ancient ritual. More colorful characters begin to enter the picture, including a pair of hapless cops hot on the trail, a defecting vixen witch and José’s controlling ex-wife. [IFC Films] - Policeman - Not Rated is released.
Yaron, an elite special operations squad leader, is the spiritual leader and alpha male among his peers, a small, highly trained team that is part of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Anti-Terrorism unit. Like a band of brothers, these men work, play, laugh, and cry together. They are true patriots; they love their country, their families, and each other. Yaron is ambitious and energetic, but a cyclone of emotions consumes him. His wife is expecting their first child, and the failing health of a team member weighs on his soul as the men contend with an unforgivable accident resulting from a miscalculation during a recent rescue mission, and the price that must be paid as a result of this. As the story shifts, the antagonists are introduced: a small group of young, passionate, idealist, and politically extreme individuals with their own vision of how Israeli society should be. They see themselves as a Robin Hood of sorts, and although their means involve methods of terrorism, set forth to make their misguided vision a reality. Circumstances swell, and Yaron faces something he never imagined; the prospect of the same sort of evil he works to eliminate taking on the form of his beloved Israeli countrymen. For the sake of his team, his expectant wife, and himself, he must hold himself together and perform his duties. [Corinth Films]
On this day in 2013
- WEDDINGS
- Model and actress Joanna Krupa at the age of 34 weds businessman Romain Zago in Southern California.