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Today in the World Countries
- Aid al-Hadj is being celebrated in Burundi
- Aid el-Addha is being celebrated in Djibouti
- Aid el-Kebir is being celebrated in Chad
- Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche is being celebrated in Bhutan
- Constitution Day is being celebrated in Ukraine
- Corban Bairam Holiday is being celebrated in Sudan
- Eid al-Adha is being celebrated in Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Rwanda, South Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen
- Eid al-Adha Holiday is being celebrated in Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
- Eid al-Hajj is being celebrated in Tanzania
- Eid ul-Adha is being celebrated in Philippines
- Eid ul-Adha-Holiday is being celebrated in Bangladesh
- Eid-ul Al'haa is being celebrated in Maldives
- Hari Raya Haji is being celebrated in Malaysia, Singapore
- Id al Adha is being celebrated in Madagascar
- Ide el Kabir is being celebrated in Comoros
- Idi Qurbon is being celebrated in Tajikistan
- Idul Adha is being celebrated in Timor Leste
- Kurban Bajram (BF) is being celebrated in Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Kurman Ait is being celebrated in Kyrgyzstan
- National Day Holiday is being celebrated in Djibouti
- Sacrifice Feast is being celebrated in Turkey
- St Vitus Day (RS) is being celebrated in Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Tabaski is being celebrated in Benin, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Niger, Senegal, Togo
- Tobaski is being celebrated in Gambia
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Cancer as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Harith Zazman, Songwriter, born in Malaysia.
- Marisol Perez, Family Member, born in Spain.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for grooming and aiding Jeffery Epstein to abuse underage girls.
- DEATHS
- Deborah James, British teacher, journalist, author (You, Me and the Big C), and charity campaigner, who died of cancer at 40.
- Deborah James, Journalist.
- TV SERIES
- Only Murders in the Building: Season 2 is released.
Charles, Mabel and Oliver team up again to investigate the death of Arconia Board President Bunny Folger, but soon find themselves suspects and subjects in a competing podcast in the second season of the comedic murder mystery co-created by John Hoffman and Steve Martin.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes marijuana use by adults.
- Ethiopian government declares unilateral ceasefire in breakaway Tigray region as rebel forces say they have retaken its regional capital Mekelle.
- AirCar, prototype flying car capable of flying 1,000km (600 miles), at height of 8,200ft (2,500m), completes 35 min test flight between Nitra and Bratislava airports.
- AirCar, prototype flying car capable of flying 1,000km (600 miles), at height of 8,200ft (2,500m), completes 35 min test flight between Nitra and Bratislava airports in Slovakia.
- Tigray Defense Forces retake Tigray's regional capital of Mekelle in Ethiopia's Tigray War. The Ethiopian government declares a unilateral ceasefire to save face but neither side sticks to it..
- US Supreme Court declines to hear school's appeal in transgender bathroom case made by Gavin Grimm in Virginia, upholding an earlier decision it was discriminatory.
- DEATHS
- Sergio Victor Palma, Argentine boxer (WBA Super Bantamweight champion 1980-82), who died from COVID-19 pandemic at 65.
- Jock Aird, Scottish soccer defender (4 caps Scotland,2 New Zealand; Burnley), who died at 94.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- COVID-19 pandemic cases surge in southern and western US states with California, Texas and Florida closing bars, Arizona reports 20% of tests returning as positive.
- Global death toll from COVID-19 pandemic passes 500,000, doubling in less than two months (Johns Hopkins).
- 50th anniversary of 1st Gay Pride march in New York City marked around the world.
- DEATHS
- Joe Bugel, American football coach (offensive line Washington Redskins 'Hogs', Super Bowl 1982,87; Phoenix Cardinals, Oakland Raiders), who died of bone cancer at 80.
- Marián Cišovský, Slovak soccer defender (15 caps; Inter Bratislava, Viktoria Plzen), who died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis at 40.
- TV SERIES
- I'll Be Gone in the Dark is released.
The Liz Garbus-directed six-part documentary series based on Michelle McNamara's nonfction book about her search for the Golden State Killer features interviews with investigators, survivors and family of the killer as well as original recordings and archival footage.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Highest-ever temperature recorded in France 45.9C in Gallargues-le-Montueux, southern France.
- Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne ordered Donald Trump not to use the star’s music for his political campaign. The US president, who was running for re-election in 2020, used Ozzy's 1980 hit Crazy Train in a video mocking his Democratic rivals. Sharon Osbourne suggested Mr Trump could ask some of his prominent supporters such as Kid Rock and Ted Nugent to supply him with music for his campaign..
- The EU and South American trade bloc Mercosur agree historic trade deal, the EU's biggest to date.
- 3,400 year old Bronze Age palace from the Mittani Empire uncovered on the banks of the Tigris River, due to lack of rainfall dropping the water level in the Mosul Dam reservoir.
- BIRTHS
- Rowan_Indiana, TikTok Star, born in New Zealand.
- ALBUMS
- I Was Real was released by 75 Dollar Bill.
The third full-length release for the Brooklyn-based duo of Che Chen and Rick Brown features contributions from Sue Garner, Cheryl Kingan, Steve Maing, and Karen Waltuch. - Let's Rock was released by The Black Keys.
The ninth full-length studio release for the duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney was recorded in Nashville and is their first album in five years. - Dolphine was released by Mega Bog.
The fifth full-length release for the singer-songwriter Erin Birgy features contributions from members of such band as Big Thief, Hand Habits and Iji. - Bandana was released by Freddie Gibbs.
The second full-length studio collaboration between Freddie Gibbs and Madlib features guest appearances from Anderson.Paak, Yasiin Bey, Black Thought, Killer Mike, and Pusha T. - Can You Really Find Me was released by Night Moves.
The third full-length release for the Minneapolis duo of John Pelant and Micky Alfano was produced by Spoon's Jim Eno. - Clarity was released by Kim Petras.
The debut full-length release for the German pop artist was produced by Dr. Luke, Aaron Joseph and Brandon Hamlin. - MOVIES
- Euphoria - R is released.
Ines (Alicia Vikander) and Emilie (Eva Green) are two estranged sisters traveling through Europe toward a mysterious destination. Gradually, it becomes clear to Ines why she has been asked to accompany her sister. Horrified at first, Ines fights to understand Emilie’s intentions as the two women confront their unsettled past – and, more importantly, their future. - Maiden - Not Rated is released.
Maiden is the story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook in charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World in 1989. Tracy’s inspirational dream was opposed on all sides: her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, and potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity. But Tracy refused to give up: she remortgaged her home and bought a secondhand boat, putting everything on the line to ensure the team made it to the start line. Although blessed with tremendous self-belief Tracy was also beset by crippling doubts and was only able to make it through with the support of her remarkable crew. With their help she went on to shock the sport world and prove that women are very much the equal of men. [Sony Pictures Classics] - Ophelia - PG-13 is released.
Set in the 14th Century but spoken in a contemporary voice, Ophelia is a dynamic re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Ophelia (Daisy Ridley) takes center stage as Queen Gertrude’s (Naomi Watts) most trusted lady-in-waiting. Beautiful and intelligent, she soon captures the attention of the handsome Prince Hamlet (George MacKay) and a forbidden love blossoms. As war brews, lust and betrayal are tearing Elsinore Castle apart from within and Ophelia must decide between her true love or her own life in order to protect a very dangerous secret. - The Other Story - Not Rated is released.
Two rebellious young women - one fleeing the chaos of secular hedonism for the disciplined comforts of faith; the other desperate to transcend her oppressive religious upbringing for sexual and spiritual freedom-cross paths unexpectedly in Jerusalem, to startling consequences. - The Plagiarists - Not Rated is released.
When a young white couple’s car breaks down after a weekend getaway, they’re helped by an older black man who inspires them with his creative wisdom. When they discover six months later that the words he spoke might not be his own, they’re horrified, fixating on his “crime” while forced to confront the originality of their own lives. - Three Peaks - Not Rated is released.
German Aaron (Alexander Fehling) has found the woman of his life in his French girlfriend Lea (Bérénice Bejo) but her young son Tristan still imagines his mother reconciling with his American father. On what should be an idyllic vacation in the soaring Italian Dolomites, Aaron fights to win over Tristan and cement his place in this family, while Lea wrestles with conflicting loyalties to her son and her lover. Yet when Tristan disappears into the mountains, it’s unclear who is in the most danger. [Greenwich Entertainment] - Yesterday - PG-13 is released.
Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie (Lily James). Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed … and he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed. Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, and with a little help from his steel-hearted American agent, Debra (Kate McKinnon), Jack’s fame explodes. But as his star rises, he risks losing Ellie — the one person who always believed in him. With the door between his old life and his new closing, Jack will need to get back to where he once belonged and prove that all you need is love.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Power company uncovers Neolithic wooden trackway 2,300 years old in Suffolk, England. One of the largest archaeological digs in Europe at 16,000 square meters.
- Lone gunman attacks offices of Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, killing nine.
- Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo declared "largely contained" by World Health Organisation, first outbreak to use new Merck vaccine.
- Employee charged with attempted poisoning of colleague's sandwich in Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany, leading authorities to investigate 21 other suspicious deaths.
- Fire starts on Winter Hill on Lancashire moorland, England, lit by arson.
- Amsterdam elects its first-ever woman mayor Femke Halsema since its first mayor in 1343.
- DEATHS
- Harlan Ellison, American sci-fi author and screen-writer (Star Trek-" The City on the Edge of Forever"), who died at 84.
- Marc Sluszny, Race Car Driver.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- " Spider-man: Homecoming" directed by Jon Watts starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr. premieres in Los Angeles.
- China’s president, Xi Jinping begins 3 day trip to Hong Kong to mark 20 years since the territory handed back to China.
- Wilshire Grand Center becomes the tallest building in Los Angeles and in the US west of the Mississippi at 1,100 ft.
- BIRTHS
- Jayden Foley, YouTube Star, born in California.
- MOVIES
- Okja - TV-MA is released.
For 10 idyllic years, young Mija (An Seo Hyun) has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja — a massive animal and an even bigger friend — at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when the family-owned multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where image obsessed and self-promoting CEO Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) has big plans for Mija’s dearest friend. With no particular plan but single-minded in intent, Mija sets out on a rescue mission, but her already daunting journey quickly becomes more complicated when she crosses paths with disparate groups of capitalists, demonstrators and consumers, each battling to control the fate of Okja… while all Mija wants to do is bring her friend home. [Netflix] - Pop Aye - Not Rated is released.
A successful Bangkok architect in the midst of a midlife crisis is reunited with an elephant he knew growing up. The two embark on a road trip to the man's childhood home in the idyllic Thai countryside. Along the way, they meet a colorful cast of characters that includes a pair of nonplussed local police officers, a forlorn transgender sex worker, and a mysteriously wise drifter. [Kino Lorber] - Baby Driver - R is released.
A talented, young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom. - TV SERIES
- Broadchurch: Season 3 is released.
DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) and DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant) David Tennant investigate a rape at a house party in the third and final season of the crime drama.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- Suicide bombings and gun attacks at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport kill 42 and wound more than 200.
- Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's longtime guitarist died at his home in Nashville, aged 84. Moore had been in poor health in recent months. He formed the Starlite Wrangers with bassist Bill Black and in 1954, Sun Records impresario Sam Phillips paired Moore with a teenaged Elvis Presley. Together, along with Black, they recorded Presley's first single, 'That's All Right (Mama).' The recording session was only meant to be an audition; instead, the trio made music history..
- DEATHS
- Sergei Cortez, Chilean-Belarusian composer (Jubilee and The Bear; Giordano Bruno), who died at 81.
- Scotty Moore, American guitarist (for Elvis), who died at 84.
- Buddy Ryan, American football coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals), who died from cancer and stroke complications at 85.
- Buddy Ryan, American NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals), who died at 85.
- Andre Guelfi, Race Car Driver.
- Fabiane Niclotti, Pageant Contestant.
- Pat Summitt, American basketball coach (University of Tennessee), who died at 61.
- Pat Summitt, Basketball Coach.
- ALBUMS
- Freetown Sound was released by Blood Orange.
The third full-length release for Dev Hynes was self-produced and released three days ahead of its scheduled release date. - TV SERIES
- Dead of Summer: Season 1 is released.
The drama series from Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, and Ian Goldberg is set in the 1980s at Camp Stillwater, a midwestern summer camp where danger also looms.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Greek Credit Crisis: Greek government says banks closed for a week and ATM withdrawals restricted after European Central Bank refused to supply emergency funds.
- David Sweat shot and captured near Canadian border. 2nd prisoner to escape maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility June 6.
- US Senior Open Men's Golf, Del Paso CC: Jeff Maggert shoots final round 65 (-5) to win by 2 strokes from defending champion Colin Montgomerie of Scotland.
- BIRTHS
- Diana Soleimani, Instagram Star, born in Iran.
- Presley Smith, TV Actress, born in Canada.
- DEATHS
- Jack Carter [Chakrin], American comedian and actor, who died at 93.
- Chris Squire, Bassist.
- TV SERIES
- Humans: Season 1 is released.
The sci-fi show based on the Swedish series "Real Humans"is focused on a universe where the latest gadget to have is a Synth, an android robot. Joe Hawkins (Tom Goodman-Hill) buys a Synth named Anita (Gemma Chan), hoping it will help his relationship with his wife Laura (Katherine Parkinson), who is skeptical.
On this day in 2014
- WEDDINGS
- Socialite and actress Olivia Palermo at the age of 28 weds model Johannes Huebl in Bedford, New York.
- DEATHS
- Seymour Barab, American cellist (Philip Glass Ensemble), and composer of fairy tale operas (Little Red Riding Hood), who died at 93.
- Jim Brosnan, American baseball player and writer (Long Season), who died at 84.
- Meshach Taylor, American actor, who died from colorectal cancer at 67.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole's final "Sportscentre" broadcast on TSN.
- Coldplay's 2011 headline appearance on the Glastonbury Pyramid Stage was voted the top Glastonbury moment by BBC Radio listeners. Radiohead and Blur's 2009 Pyramid Stage appearances polled second and third respectively, with Bruce Springsteen's performance of Thunder Road in 2009 coming fourth..
- WEDDINGS
- Writer Josh Kilmer-Purcell at the age of 43 weds physician Brent Ridge in Sharon Springs, New York.
- DEATHS
- Matt Osborne, American professional wrestler, who died at 55.
- MOVIES
- Museum Hours - Not Rated is released.
When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum becomes a mysterious crossroads which sparks explorations of their lives, the city, and the ways artwork reflects and shapes the world. - Redemption - R is released.
Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity -- transforming into an avenging angel in the process. - I'm So Excited - R is released.
A technical failure has endangered the lives of the passengers on Peninsula Flight 2549. The pilots, hardened, experienced professionals, are striving, along with their colleagues in the Control Center, to find a solution. The flight attendants and the chief steward are atypical, baroque characters who, in the face of danger, try to forget their own personal problems and devote themselves body and soul to the task of making the flight as enjoyable as possible for the passengers, while they wait for a solution. Life in the clouds is as complicated as it is at ground level, and for the same reasons, which could be summarized in two: sex and death. [Sony Pictures Classics] - Laurence Anyways - Not Rated is released.
A look at the 10-year relationship of a male-to-female transsexual with a straight woman. - Copperhead - PG is released.
Based on the novel by Harold Frederic, Copperhead tells the story of Abner Beech, a stubborn and righteous farmer of Upstate New York, who defies his neighbors and his government in the bloody and contentious autumn of 1862. - Byzantium - R is released.
A mother and daughter vampire duo settle in a small seaside town where the daughter strikes up a relationship with a sick boy. - A Band Called Death - Not Rated is released.
A documentary on the 1970s punk band Death, and their new-found popularity decades after they broke up. - 100 Bloody Acres - Not Rated is released.
Reg and Lindsay run an organic fertilizer business. They need a fresh supply of their "secret ingredient"to process through the meat grinder. Reg comes across two guys and a girl with a broken-down vehicle on their way to a music festival. - Gideon's Army - Not Rated is released.
Follows three young public defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up. - White House Down - PG-13 is released.
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a police officer takes action to protect his child and the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. - Some Girl(s) - Not Rated is released.
On the eve of his wedding, a successful writer travels across the country to meet up with ex-lovers in an attempt to make amends for past relationship transgressions. - The Secret Disco Revolution - Not Rated is released.
The disco era, long dismissed as a time of hedonistic excess, has been gravely misunderstood. Revisionist historians now argue the era was in fact an important time of protest: liberating gays, blacks and women. The Secret Disco Revolution juxtaposes the thoughts of disco revisionists with revealing new interviews with some of the era's biggest stars, a goldmine of rarely seen stock footage, and enough disco hits to shake your booty straight back to 1978. - The Heat - R is released.
Uptight FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn and Boston cop Shannon Mullins become partners in order to take down a ruthless drug lord. The hitch: neither woman has ever had a partner -- or a friend for that matter.