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On this day in 2022

• EVENTS
• Jim Seals of the US soft rock duo Seals and Crofts, died at the age of 80. The singer was behind laid-back 1970s classics like 'Diamond Girl' and 'Summer Breeze', later covered by the Isley Brothers. Between 1972 and 1976, Seals and Crofts had a run of five gold albums, culminating in an double-platinum greatest hits collection..
• Former chairman of far-right group the Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio and four others, indicted for seditious conspiracy for their role in Jan 6 attack on the US Capitol.
• DEATHS
• Eric Nesterenko, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL All Star 1961,65; Toronto Maple Leafs; Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks), who died at 88.
• TV SERIES
• Irma Vep: Season 1 is released. Disillusioned American actress Mira (Alicia Vikander) comes to France to film a remake of the French silent film classic, "Les Vampires."She begins to find it difficult to separate herself from the character she plays in this eight-episode limited series based on 1996 film of the same name from Olivier Assayas.
• POLITICS
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins Tory party no-confidence vote 211-148, with 41% of MPs voting against him.

On this day in 2021

• EVENTS
• Four members of a London, Ontario, family killed when they are struck by a truck in an anti-Muslim attack.

On this day in 2020

• GAMING: SWITCH
• Potata: Fairy Flower for Switch is released. Reveal secrets, uncover hidden treasure, and don’t forget to save the world!Potata is a puzzle-platformer adventure story about a little girl’s magical journey through a world filled with good and evil. Play as the oddly-named Potata, a novice witch who is still getting a handle on her powers. Help Potata save her village from stinky spores, evil mushrooms, spiders, and other dark forest spirits.The game world is inhabited by fantastic creatures, each with their own personality and story. Learn what secrets your village is hiding and make new friends — or maybe new enemies.Gameplay involves traditional platformer mechanics, puzzles, boss battles, conversations with village inhabitants and forest exploration. Some careful thought is necessary, and the hardest moments may leave you racking your brain to find the solution.

On this day in 2019

• EVENTS
• On 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, New York City’s police commissioner James O’Neill apologizes for his department's actions during the 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn.
• German serial killer nurse Niels Hoegel jailed for a second life sentence for the murder of 85 more people (previously convicted for six). Germany's worst post-war serial killer..
• American singer and songwriter Dr John known for music combining blues, pop, jazz, boogie woogie and rock and roll died at the age of 77 after suffering a heart attack. Born Malcolm John Rebennack his career started in the late 1950s, when he became prominent as a pianist and singer on the New Orleans music scene. He also worked with the Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Bob Seger and Joe Walsh..
• DEATHS
• Dr. John [Malcolm John Rebennack], American musician (Right Place, Wrong Time), who died at 77.
• Jota Mario Valencia, TV Show Host.
• MOVIES: TVMA
• All Is Well is released. Janne's new boss's brother-in-law slept with her against her will. She conceals the incident and continues her way of life as usual. But her silence has consequences, not only for the love that she feels for her friend Piet.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Hue for Switch is released. Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour. You explore a dangerous grey land, unearthing coloured fragments on a journey to find your missing mother. As obstacles match the background, they disappear, creating new and exciting puzzles - full of peril, mystery and colours unseen.
• Slay the Spire for Switch is released. Slay the Spire is an energetic fusion of card games and roguelikes. Choose your cards wisely. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and make your way up the ever-changing Spire.
• GAMING: XBOX ONE
• MotoGP 19 for Xbox One is released. Remember when you were the king of the race? Old times: thanks to the Neural AI and to the Machine Learning, you’ll now face smarter, faster opponents who will exploit your mistakes. The challenge is about to get real.
• POLITICS
• Amir Ohana becomes the first openly gay minister in Israel as acting justice minister.

On this day in 2018

• EVENTS
• At least 46 Ethiopian migrants drown after their boat capcizes of fthe coast of Yemen.
• French man announced to have won France's €1 million My Lottery for the second time in 2 years, with odds of 1 in 16 trillion.
• 52nd CMT Music Awards: Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood win.
• MLB Draft: Auburn pitcher Casey Mize first pick by Detroit Tigers.
• Special pedestrain lane introduced just for "phubbers" slow-walking smartphone users in Xi'an, China.
• DEATHS
• Kira Muratova, Director.
• TV SERIES
• Condor: Season 1 is released. Based on James Grady's novel Six Days of the Condor and the 1975 film Three Days of the Condor, CIA analyst Joe Turner (Max Irons) must go on the run when his discovery of a plan that could jeopardize millions of lives causes the death of his colleagues.
• GAMING: PC
• Antigraviator for PC is released. Antigraviator is a sleek new take on the anti-gravity racing genre. Use traps, power-ups and boosts to overtake your opponents and dominate the track in single player or multiplayer mode. With no speed limit holding you back, Antigraviator delivers the fastest racing experience of the future.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Shape of the World for Switch is released. A first-person exploration game that grows around you. Without your presence, will the forest still come alive?
• POLITICS
• Convicted drug trafficker, Alice Johnson, granted clemency by US President Donald Trump after Kim Kardashian highlights case.
• Iraqi parliament orders manual recount of legislative elections in May after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi claims evidence of irregularities.
• SPORTS
• LeBron James eclipses Michael Jordan's record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in Cleveland Cavaliers'110-102 Game 3 Finals loss to Golden State Warriors.
• Red Schoendienst, American Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman/manager (10-time All Star), who died at 95.

On this day in 2017

• EVENTS
• Korean singer T.O.P is rushed to hospital after a suspected overdose while serving mandatory military service.
• Indian Arundhati Roy publishes her 2nd novel "The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness" 20 years after her first.
• Floods in Salto, Paysandú and Artigas in Uruguay displace over 3,000 people.
• Scooter Gennet hits four home runs in Cincinnati Reds 13-1 victory against at home against St. Louis Cardinals,17th player to do so.
• Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the US launch offensive to take Raqqa from Islamic State in Syria.
• BIRTHS
• Alexander and Ella Clooney, twin children of actor George and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, born in London.
• London Powell, YouTube Star, born in United States.
• DEATHS
• Paul Zukofsky, American violinist and conductor (Cappricio), who died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 73.
• Adnan Khashoggi, Saudi businessman (arms dealing), who died at 81.
• GAMING: PC
• Conarium for PC is released. Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Dark Rose Valkyrie for PlayStation 4 is released. 1929 - It was the year of the outbreak. In masses, normal people were transforming into inhuman creatures called Chimeras. The cause: a mysterious virus brought to earth by a meteorite, known as the Black Garnet, which crashed there long ago.The Chimera Virus in its beginning stages would wipe out 3% of the world's entire population. In a state of national emergency, Japan became a closed nation in an attempt to stave off the pandemic. A covert military agency known as ACID was established to combat the remaining Chimeras in country.Time passes. ACID establishes a special unit known as Special Force Valkyrie in order to eradicate the Chimera that threaten humanity to this day.
• DiRT 4 for PlayStation 4 is released. Dirt 4 puts you at the wheel of the most powerful machines ever made as you face the toughest roads and circuits on the planet in rally, rallycross, and landrush.
• ClaDun Returns: This is Sengoku! for PlayStation 4 is released. Set in Japan's Sengoku Era, you wake up in the mysterious land of Arcanus Cella where the souls of the dead gather as they await reincarnation. However, some souls have unfinished business that needs to be settled before they can reincarnate. As the player, you will assist these souls by traveling to real-world locations in feudal Japan and fighting your way through dangerous dungeons filled with monsters and traps.
• Perception for PlayStation 4 is released. A first person narrative horror adventure that puts players in the shoes of a young blind woman who must use her extraordinary hearing and razor-sharp wits to solve mysteries and escape a deadly presence.
• Randall for PlayStation 4 is released. Randall wakes up in a dystopian world in which people are content living under constant surveillance and absolute control. Players take on the part of Randall, a powerful telepath with a touch of schizophrenia. His abilities allow him to control and play as every single character on screen, seamlessly swapping between them, exploiting the power that they have. [Playstation.com]
• Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Episode 2: Under Pressure for PlayStation 4 is released.
• Wipeout: Omega Collection for PlayStation 4 is released. A name synonymous with PlayStation, Wipeout is the rapid combat racer that defies gravity and defines generations. Known for its blistering speed, iconic music and pure multiplayer mayhem, Wipeout has starred on every PlayStation format since 1995 and is now set to rip through the air on PlayStation4 and PlayStation4 Pro. Featuring all the content from Wipeout HD, Fury and 2048, Wipeout Omega Collection packs in 26 reversible circuits,46 unique ships, a ton of game modes and some new and classic music tracks. Its time for Wipeout veterans to come out of retirement and new pilots to make their debut.
• GAMING: XBOX ONE
• The Town of Light for Xbox One is released. Journey through the eyes of Renée, a 16-year-old girl who suffers from the symptoms of mental illness. She is searching for answers to the many questions from her past, while exploring the place where she spent most of her youth. Guide Renée through a dark and emotional journey where the lines between entertainment, storytelling, and reality blur.
• POLITICS
• The site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival was officially recognised for its place in history when Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Bethel Woods Center for the Arts had been placed on the National Register of Historic Places..

On this day in 2016

• BIRTHS
• Sofía Sundance, Family Member, born in Costa Rica.
• DEATHS
• Theresa Saldana, American actress (Raging Bull), who died at 62.
• Viktor Korchnoi, Chess Player.
• Kimbo Slice [Kevin Ferguson], American mixed martial artist, who died at 42.
• Peter Shaffer, English playwright (Equus, Amadeus), who died at 90.
• TV SERIES
• UnReal: Season 2 is released. A new season of Everlasting finds producers Rachel Goldberg (Shiri Appleby) and Quinn King (Constance Zimmer) casting an African-American All-American football player (B.J. Britt) as the newest eligible beau.
• GAMING: PC
• Hearts of Iron IV for PC is released. Hearts of Iron IV challenges players to face the brutal conflict of World War II in a multifaceted grand strategy game, where history can be fully relived or rewritten from the perspective of a global superpower attempting to change the world, or a small nation simply trying to survive.
• Edge of Nowhere for PC is released. Edge of Nowhereis a VR third-person action-adventure from acclaimed independent developer Insomniac Games.Follow the trail ofa missing expedition that leads across the treacherous mountainsof Antarctica. Scale massive ice walls and travel deep into alien caves in thisunsettling psychological thriller. In Edge of Nowhere, nothing is what it seems and the unexpected lurks from all sides

On this day in 2015

• EVENTS
• UEFA Champions League Final, Berlin: FC Barcelona beats Juventus,3-1 for 5th title and second treble (Spanish La Liga & Cup champions).
• 236th Epsom Derby: Golden Horn ridden by Frankie Dettori wins.
• Singer Ronnie Gilbert, a member of the influential 1950s Folk quartet The Weavers, passed away at the age of 88. At the height of their popularity the quartet sold millions of records and are most often remembered for 'On Top Of Old Smoky', 'Kisses Sweeter Than Wine' and 'Rock Island Line'..
• DEATHS
• Ronnie Gilbert, American folk singer (The Weavers - "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"), who died at 88.
• Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney and author (Helter-Skelter), who died at 80.
• Ludvik Vaculik, Czech writer (Two Thousand Words), who died at 88.
• Pierre Brice [Pierre-Louis Le Bris], French actor (Winnetou), who died at 86.

On this day in 2014

• BIRTHS
• Daelo Walton, TV Actor, born in Atlanta, GA.
• DEATHS
• Eric Hill, British children's books author and illustrator (Where's Spot), who died at 86.
• Lee Hyla, American contemporary classical composer (Mythic Birds of Saugerties; Pre-Pulse Suspended), and music professor (New England Conservatory; Northwestern University), who died of pneumonia at 61.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Ping Pong Summer is released. The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is a shy 13-year-old white kid who’s obsessed with two things: ping pong and hip hop. During his family’s annual summer vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, Rad makes a new best friend, experiences his first real crush, becomes the target of rich local bullies, and finds an unexpected mentor in his outcast next-door neighbor. Ping Pong Summer is about that time in your life when you’re treated like an alien by everyone around you, even though you know deep down you’re as funky fresh as it gets.
• Rigor Mortis is released. A washed-up actor, desperate and suicidal, moves into a haunted apartment building where supernatural creatures, ghost hunters, taoist exorcists, and the souls of the undead are among his neighbors.
• Dormant Beauty is released. Several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life converge during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state.
• Citizen Koch is released. Citizen Koch investigates the impact of unlimited, anonymous spending by corporations and billionaires on the electoral process, featuring stories of life-long Republicans whose loyalty is tested when their families become collateral damage in the GOP fight to take organized labor out at the knees.
• 2 Autumns,3 Winters is released. Arman is 33 and ready to make a change, starting with a run in the park. When he literally bumps into Amélie - slightly cynical but nevertheless lovely - on the jogging path, he's dead-set on making a connection with her. As a bit of contrived fate brings them together, Arman's best friend Benjamin suffers an unexpected stroke, relegating him to the hospital for weeks where he falls for his doting young physical therapist. Over the course of two autumns and three winters, Arman, Amélie and Benjamin share the incidental moments, unexpected accidents, unconventional love stories and unforgettable memories that will define who they are. [Film Movement]
• Borgman is released. A vagrant enters the lives of an upper-class family and quickly unravels their carefully curated lifestyle.
• Willow Creek is released. Set in Humboldt County, California, Willow Creek centers on Jim (Bryce Johnson, Pretty Little Liars) a Bigfoot believer whose idea of a romantic getaway is to head deep into Six Rivers National Forest in Northern California, video camera in tow, trying to shoot his own Bigfoot footage at the site of the Patterson-Gimlin film. That 1967 fragment of footage purporting to show Sasquatch striding along a dry riverbed became a key artifact in the cryptozoology community, and Jim dreams of nothing more than setting foot on the actual location where it was shot. His long-suffering girlfriend, Kelly (Alexie Gilmore, World's Greatest Dad), agrees to tag along for the ride, despite the fact that she thinks Bigfoot has about as much chance of being real as leprechauns. The two stop off first in Willow Creek, the Bigfoot capital of the world and home to an annual Bigfoot festival, where various locals talk to Jim's camera, warning them to keep out of the woods, singing ballads about Bigfoot, and generally enjoying their 15 minutes in the spotlight while Jim and Kelly have a blast, cracking wise amidst all the touristy Bigfoot kitsch on display. But when they strap on packs and head into the forest via a two-hour drive down a dirt road, they start to feel like they might be in over their heads. Well, Kelly does, at least. Jim, as he approaches what he considers hallowed ground, is in heaven. [MPI/Dark Sky Films]
• The Moment is released. After a tumultuous affair between international photojournalist Lee (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and troubled writer John (Martin Henderson) ends in John’s disappearance, Lee lands in a mental hospital. While recuperating, Lee reconnects with her estranged daughter, Jessie (Alia Shawkat) and befriends Peter, a patient who bears an uncanny resemblance to her missing lover. As Lee struggles to uncover the truth behind John’s disappearance, the clues lead to the last place she would ever expect.
• Test is released. In the free-spirited San Francisco of 1985, Frankie (Scott Marlowe) confronts the challenges of being an understudy in a modern dance company where he's taunted to "dance like a man!"Frankie embarks on a budding relationship with Todd (Matthew Risch), a veteran dancer in the same company and the bad boy to Frankie's innocent. As Frankie and Todd's friendship deepens, they navigate a world of risk - it's the early years of the epidemic - but also a world of hope, humor, visual beauty and musical relief.
• The Case Against 8 is released. The Case Against 8 takes a riveting, inside look at the groundbreaking Supreme Court case that overturned Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Five years in the making, with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the powerhouse legal team of Ted Olson and David Boies, who previously faced off as opposing counsel in Bush v. Gore, along with the four plaintiffs in the suit, the film provides a definitive account of the battle that effectively ended marriage discrimination in California.
• MOVIES: PG13
• The Fault in Our Stars is released. Hazel (Shailene Woodley) and Gus (Ansel Elgort) are two extraordinary teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that takes them on an unforgettable journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous, given that they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.
• Edge of Tomorrow is released. Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to little more than a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy. [Warner Bros. Pictures]
• MOVIES: R
• Burning Blue is released. They have been trained to meet danger head-on, to execute vital strategic maneuvers while flying at breathtaking speeds. But after a series of fatal accidents, a close-knit squadron of male Navy pilots begins to splinter—and becomes the focus of a criminal investigation. As a government agent digs to uncover the cause of the accidents, two of the pilots engage in a secret, forbidden relationship. Their affair is exposed, and the squadron is engulfed by an incendiary scandal that will challenge each pilot’s notions of friendship, love, honor and courage.
• Anna is released. John Washington (Mark Strong) is a detective with the unique ability to enter people’s minds and memories (presumably to help people recall event details pertinent to solving cases). Washington takes on the case of a troubled teenage girl named Anna (Taissa Farmiga), who is accused of an attempted triple homicide. To uncover the mystery surrounding Anna and her story, Washington will enter her mind and try to find out the truth: is Anna capable of killing, or is there something hidden in her memories that shows otherwise?
• Obvious Child is released. For aspiring comedian Donna Stern (Jenny Slate), everyday life as a female twenty-something provides ample material for her incredibly relatable brand of humor. On stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about topics as intimate as her sex life and as crude as her day-old underwear. But when Donna gets dumped, loses her job, and finds herself pregnant just in time for Valentine’s Day, she has to navigate the murky waters of independent adulthood for the first time. As she grapples with an uncertain financial future, an unwanted pregnancy, and a surprising new suitor, Donna begins to discover that the most terrifying thing about adulthood isn’t facing it all on her own. It’s allowing herself to accept the support and love of others. And be truly vulnerable. Never failing to find the comedy and humanity in each awkward situation she encounters, Donna finds out along the way what it means to be as brave in life as she is on stage.
• The Sacrament is released. The Sacrament follows two Vice media correspondents as they set out to document their friend’s search to find his missing sister. They travel outside of the United States to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the world of Eden Parish, a self-sustained rural utopia comprised of nearly 200 members. At the centre of this small, religious, socialist community is a mysterious leader known only as Father. As their friend reunites with his sister, it becomes apparent to the newcomers that this paradise may not be as it seems. What started as just another documentary shoot soon becomes a race to escape with their lives.
• Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon is released. Shep Gordon is the consummate Hollywood insider. Though he isn’t a household name, Gordon has become a beacon in the industry, beloved by the countless stars he has encountered throughout his storied career. Shep is known for managing the careers of Alice Cooper as well as stints with Blondie, Luther Vandross and Raquel Welch, among others. He even found time to invent the “Celebrity Chef.” Though the chef as star is part of the culture now, it took Shep's imagination, and his moral outrage at how the chefs were being treated, to monetize the culinary arts into the multi-billion dollar industry it is today. Personal friends with the Dalai Lama through his philanthropic endeavors with the Tibet Fund and the guardian of four children, Gordon’s unlikely story will be told by those who know him best, his pals, including Alice Cooper, Michael Douglas, Sylvester Stallone, Anne Murray, Willie Nelson, Emeril Lagasse and more. [RADiUS-TWC]
• Trust Me is released. Howard Holloway, a former child star now struggling agent for child actors, spends years losing his most talented clients to his slick, arch-nemesis Aldo Shocklee.
• TV SERIES
• Orange is the New Black: Season 2 is released. Season two finds Piper (Taylor Schilling) spending time in solitary, while Litchfield adds a new inmate in Vee (Lorraine Toussaint), who has a history with Red (Kate Mulgrew).
• GAMING: 3DS
• Tomodachi Life for 3DS is released. What happens when friends, family, and celebrities become Mii™ characters and live together on an island? Tomodachi Life happens! Start by creating Mii characters and customizing everything about them. Have fun recreating your best friend, your favorite actor, mom and dad, co-workers...whoever! Then watch as they rap, rock, eat donuts, fall in love, break up, go shopping, play games, and live their crazy Mii lives.
• GAMING: PC
• Concursion for PC is released. Concursion is a multi-genre game played on the boundaries between worlds. Steer your hero through a dangerous interdimensional universe, switching between different genres on the fly, pulling off feats of tight aerial acrobatics otherwise unattainable in one genre alone.
• SEPERATIONS
• Actess Melanie Griffith (45) and actor Antonio Banderas (53) file for divorce citing irreconcilable differences after 18 years of marriage.
• Actress Melanie Griffith (45) and actor Antonio Banderas (53) file for divorce citing irreconcilable differences after 18 years of marriage.

On this day in 2013

• EVENTS
• Kevin Barry's City of Bohane wins the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
• DEATHS
• Jerome Karle, American chemist and Nobel Laureate, who died at 94.
• John Settlemyre, Race Car Driver.
• Harold Wilcox, Race Car Driver.
• Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (Dangerous When Wet), who died from natural causes at 91.
• Tom Sharpe, British satirist and author, who died from complications from diabetes at 85.
• TV SERIES
• The Hero: Season 1 is released. Nine contestants compete for the chance to be named the Hero and win a million dollars in this reality series hosted by Dwayne "The Rock"Johnson.
• Graceland: Season 1 is released. Undercover agents (Daniel Sunjata, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Ferlito, Brandon Jay McLaren, Manny Montana, and Serinda Swan) from the FBI, DEA and US Customs, live and work together in a Southern California beach house.