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Today in the World Countries
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Pisces as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
In the future 2037
- DEATHS
- Tiberius. Roman Emperor.
Happening Today
- EVENTS
- Banking jitters continues as US Wall Street banks agree to deposit US$30 billion in First Republic Bank as its stock plummets in the wake of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
- BIRTHS
- Bispo Bruno Leonardo, Religious Leader, born in Brazil.
- TV SERIES
- Shadow and Bone: Season 2 is released.
Alina and Mal search for creatures that will help amplify her powers as they gather allies to save Ravka in the second season of the series based on Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse novels.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- After 20 seasons as Fox's NFL lead broadcast team, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman join ESPN as new lead commentators of Monday Night Football.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses US Congress remotely pleading for further aid against the Russian invasion.
- DEATHS
- Kunimitsu Takahashi, Japanese motorcycle racer (1st Japanese rider to win GP race 1961) and auto racer (4 x All-Japan Sports Prototype C'ship), who died at 82.
- Kunimitsu Takahashi, Race Car Driver.
- TV SERIES
- Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.: Season 1 is released.
The four-part documentary from Chris Smith looks into how "Vegan Queen"Sarma Melngailis, became known as the "Vegan Fugitive"after meeting a man named Shane Fox in 2011.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Declassified US intelligence report says Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized efforts to aid re-election of Donald Trump.
- French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal win the Pritzker Prize for architecture.
- Gunman shots and kills eight people at three different spas in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Israeli researchers reveal re-discovery of 2,000 year-old Dead Sea Scrolls,1st found in 60 years, left by Jews fleeing Romans in "Horror Cave", Israel.
- DEATHS
- Sabine Schmitz, German professional motor racing driver, and television personality (Top Gear), who died of cancer at 51.
- Sabine Schmitz, Race Car Driver.
- Erhan Önal, Turkish soccer central defender (12 caps; FC Bayern Munich, Standard Liège, Galatasaray), who died at 63.
- Timur Faizutdinov, Hockey Player.
- TV SERIES
- Waffles and Mochi: Season 1 is released.
Waffles and Mochi dream of becoming chefs and with the help of a supermarket owner (Michelle Obama) they travel the world learning about food and cooking.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Global infections and deaths from COVID-19 pandemic CONVID-19 overtake those in China for the 1st time,86,000 vs 80,860 infections,3,241 vs 3,208 deaths according to John Hopkins Uni.
- Global infections and deaths from COVID-19 pandemic overtake those in China for the 1st time,86,000 vs 80,860 infections,3,241 vs 3,208 deaths according to John Hopkins Uni.
- COVID-19 pandemic: France orders a national lockdown, US recommends meetings 10 or less,6 counties in San Francisco and surrounding counties told to "shelter in place".
- COVID-19 pandemic study by London Imperial College showing migration approach could lead to 250,00 deaths in UK, over 1 million in US, prompts strategy changes from both countries.
- Major League Baseball suspends remainder of Spring Training and delays start of regular season in response to COVID-19 pandemic; return dependant on recommendations by Centers for Disease Control.
- Major League Baseball suspends remainder of Spring Training and delays start of regular season in response to COVID-19 pandemic; return dependent on recommendations by Centers for Disease Control.
- DEATHS
- Jim Weber, Race Car Driver.
- TV SERIES
- My Brilliant Friend: Season 2 is released.
Set in the 1960s, the second season subtitled: The Story of a New Name sees the friendship and lives of Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) and Lila (Gaia Girace) changed after the arrival of childhood acquaintance, Nino Sarratore (Francesco Serpico). - The Plot Against America: Season 1 is released.
The six-part miniseries based on novel of the same name by Philip Roth is set in an alternate universe where a President Charles Lindbergh favors anti-Semitism and fascism is experienced by a working-class Jewish-American family (Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector and Winona Ryder).
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Beached dead whale found to have 88 pounds of plastic inside it, including 40 pounds of plastic bags, in Mabini, Philippines.
- American country singer Justin Carter died after being accidentally shot during the filming of a music video at his apartment in Woodlands, an area north of Houston. The singer had just released a new song titled ‘Love Affair’ a week earlier..
- American rock guitarist Dick Dale died of heart failure at the age of 81. He was known as The 'King of the Surf Guitar'. He pioneered and created what many call the surf music style. Dale worked closely with Fender to produce custom made amplifiers, including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier. His song 'Misirlou' featured over the opening credits to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction..
- DEATHS
- Dick Dale [Richard Anthony Mansour], American guitarist, who died at 81.
- Yulia Nachalova, TV Actress.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Asia's second-richest person, Hong Kong's Li Ka-Shing, announces his retirement at 89.
- Indian actor Irrfan Khan reveals he has been diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumour.
- DEATHS
- Buell Neidlinger, American pop, jazz, and classical session cellist and double bassist (Cecil Taylor; Frank Zappa; Duane Eddy), who died at 82.
- ALBUMS
- I'll Be Your Girl was released by The Decemberists.
The eighth full-length release for the band led by Colin Meloy was produced by John Congleton - Myths 003 was released by Dungen.
The collaboration between Dungen and Woods was recorded in a week after performing together at the Marfa Myths festival in 2017. - New Path was released by Essaie Pas.
The fifth full-length release for the French Canadian husband-and-wife duo was inspired by n Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly. - Now Only was released by Mount Eerie.
The ninth full-length release for Phil Elverum as Mount Eerie was written soon after the release of 2017's A Crow Looked At Me. - Jericho Sirens was released by Hot Snakes.
The first new release for the San Diego post-hardcore band in 14 years was self-recorded and produced. - Mr. Dynamite was released by Creep Show.
The debut full-length release for the collaboration between John Grant and Wrangler (Stephen Mallinder, Phil Winter and Benge Edwards) - Stone Temple Pilots [2018] was released by Stone Temple Pilots.
The second self-titled release for the alternative rock band is the first to features former The X Factor contestant Jeff Gutt as its lead singer. - The Magic Gang was released by The Magic Gang.
The debut full-length release for the British indie rock band was produced by Jolyon Thomas (James Dring and Hugo White also produced one track each). - There's a Riot Going On was released by Yo La Tengo.
The 15th full-length release for the New Jersey indie rock trio is its first featuring new songs since 2013's Fade. - Ventriloquism was released by Meshell Ndegeocello.
The covers album from the singer-songwriter features such 1980-90s songs as George Clinton's "Atomic Dog 2017, "Janet Jackson's "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun), "Prince's "Sometimes It Snows in April, "Sade's "Smooth Operator, "Tina Turner's "Private Dancer, "and "TLC's "Waterfalls." - MOVIES
- Ramen Heads - Not Rated is released.
In 'Ramen Heads, ' Osamu Tomita, Japan's reigning king of ramen, takes us deep into his world, revealing every single step of his obsessive approach to creating the perfect soup and noodles, and his relentless search for the highest-quality ingredients. In addition to Tomita's story, the film also profiles five other notable ramen shops, each with its own philosophy and flavour, which exemplify various different aspects the ramen world. Mixing in a brief rundown of ramen's historical roots, the film gives viewers an in-depth look at the culture surrounding this unique and beguiling dish. This is a documentary record of 15 months in the lives of Japan's top ramen masters and their legions of devoted fans. - Tomb Raider - PG-13 is released.
Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father’s global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he’s truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can’t understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death. Going explicitly against his final wishes, she leaves everything she knows behind in search of her dad’s last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. But her mission will not be an easy one; just reaching the island will be extremely treacherous. Suddenly, the stakes couldn’t be higher for Lara, who—against the odds and armed with only her sharp mind, blind faith and inherently stubborn spirit—must learn to push herself beyond her limits as she journeys into the unknown. If she survives this perilous adventure, it could be the making of her, earning her the name tomb raider. [Warner Bros.] - Us and Them - Not Rated is released.
Three disenfranchised British lads, intent on making a grand and brutish statement on economic inequality in the UK, use a wealthy banker and his family as their sacrificial lambs. - Journey's End - R is released.
March,1918. C-company arrives to take its turn in the front-line trenches of norther France, led by the war-weary Captain Stanhope (Sam Claflin). With a German offensive imminently approaching, the officers (Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Tom Sturridge) and their cook (Toby Jones) use food and the memories of their lives before the war to distract themselves, while Stanhope soaks his fear in whisky, unable to deal with the dread of the inevitable. A young officer, Raleigh (Asa Butterfield), arrives fresh out of training and abuzz with the excitement of his first real posting – not least because he is to serve under Stanhope, his former school house monitor and the object of his sister’s affections. Each man is trapped, the days ticking by, the tension rising and the attack drawing ever closer. - Keep the Change - Not Rated is released.
When aspiring filmmaker David (Brandon Polansky) is mandated by a judge to attend a social program at the Jewish Community Center, he is sure of one thing: he doesn’t belong there. But when he’s assigned to visit the Brooklyn Bridge with the vivacious Sarah (Samantha Elisofon), sparks fly and his convictions are tested. Their budding relationship must weather Sarah’s romantic past, David’s judgmental mother (Jessica Walter), and their own pre-conceptions of what love is supposed to look like. - Love, Simon - PG-13 is released.
Everyone deserves a great love story. But for 17-year-old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online. - Allure - Not Rated is released.
Laura (Evan Rachel Wood) works as a house cleaner for her father's company but her personal life is not so pristine. Rough around the edges, looking for love in all the wrong places, her heartbreaking behavior points to hardships of the past. One day on the job, in yet another house, Laura meets Eva (Julia Sarah Stone), a quiet teenager unhappy with her disciplined life. In Eva, Laura rediscovers an innocent tenderness. In Laura, Eva finds a thrilling rebel who can bring her into unknown territories. The mutual attraction soon morphs into obsession as Laura convinces Eva to run away and secretly come live with her, perilously raising the stakes for the young, impressionable girl as Laura's emotional instability becomes increasingly clear. As their world closes in, they must unearth certain truths to find a way out. - Benji - TV-PG is released.
A determined dog comes to the rescue and helps heal a broken family when a young boy and his sister stumble into some serious danger. - 7 Days in Entebbe - PG-13 is released.
Four hijackers take over an airplane, take the passengers hostage, and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda in 1976 in an effort to free of dozens of Palestinians jailed in Israel. - Dear Dictator - Not Rated is released.
When political turmoil forces a British-Caribbean dictator, General Anton Vincent (Michael Caine), to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal, a rebellious teenage girl (Odeya Rush) in suburban America, and teaches her how to start a revolution and overthrow the "mean girls"in her high school. - Flower - R is released.
Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross (Zoey Deutch) is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom Laurie (Kathryn Hahn) and mom's new boyfriend Bob (Tim Heidecker) in suburban Los Angeles. When Bob's mentally unbalanced son Luke (Joey Morgan) arrives from rehab to live with the family, Erica finds her domestic and personal life overwhelmed. With Luke and her sidekicks Kala (Dylan Gelula) and Claudine (Maya Eshet) in tow, Erica acts out by exposing the kinky secrets of sexy high-school teacher Will (Adam Scott), with perilous results; their teenage kicks become a catalyst for growing up in unexpected and unpredictable ways. - I Can Only Imagine - PG is released.
I Can Only Imagine - it’s the song that brings ultimate hope to so many … often in the midst of life’s most challenging moments. Amazingly, the song was written in mere minutes by MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard. In reality, those lyrics took a lifetime to craft. Although he found faith at a young age, life wasn’t easy for Bart. He leaned into an active imagination and his love of music as escapes from a troubled home life. As he grew older, Bart turned to football in hopes of somehow connecting with his abusive father. But a career-ending injury—combined with the vision of a teacher who saw unlimited potential—set Bart on a musical pathway. Chasing a dream while running from broken relationships with his father and Shannon, his childhood sweetheart, Bart hits the road in an old, decrepit tour bus with his new band MercyMe—named for his grandmother’s favorite expression. With the guidance of a grizzled music-industry insider, the band begins a journey none of them could ever have imagined. - TV SERIES
- Wild Wild Country: Season 1 is released.
An Indian guru's plans to build a 64,000-acre utopia in a small Oregon town in 1981 that eventually escalated into a bio-terror attack in 1984 is the subject of the Duplass brothers-produced documentary series from Chapman and Maclain Way.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- US President Donald Trump's second travel ban is blocked by 2 federal courts.
- American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter James Cotton died from pneumonia aged 81. Cotton worked in Howlin' Wolf's band in the early 1950s. In 1955, he was recruited by Muddy Waters to come to Chicago and join his band. In 2006, Cotton was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame..
- DEATHS
- James Cotton, American blues vocalist and harmonica player, who died at 81.
- TV SERIES
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 1 is released.
Set in 1958, the Amy Sherman-Palladino comedy focuses on New York housewife Miriam "Midge"Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), who after her struggling comedian husband leaves her, ends up discovering she has a talent for stand-up comedy. - Snatch (2017): Season 1 is released.
A group of 20-something small-time con artists including Charlie Cavendish (Rupert Grint), Albert Hill (Luke Pasqualino), Billy Ayres (Lucien Laviscount), and Lotti Mott (Phoebe Dynevor) end up as targets of organized crime after they find a truck full of stolen gold bullion in this drama based loosely on the 2000 film of the same name.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- US college student Otto Warmbier is sentenced to 15 years hard labour for trying to steal a political poster, in Pyongyang, North Korea.
- US President Barack Obama nominates Merrick Garland as Supreme Court Justice.
- DEATHS
- Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and bandleaderr, who died at 72.
- Frank Sinatra Jr, American singer/bandleader, who died at 72.
- Frank Sinatra Jr., Pop Singer.
- MOVIES
- Fireworks Wednesday (2006) - Not Rated is released.
On the last Wednesday before the spring solstice ushers in the Persian New Year, people set off fireworks following an ancient Zoroastrian tradition. Rouhi, spending her first day at a new job, finds herself in the midst of a different kind of fireworks — a domestic dispute between her new boss and his wife. - Miracles from Heaven - PG is released.
When Christy (Jennifer Garner) discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna (Kylie Rogers) has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter's healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident, an extraordinary miracle unfolds in the wake of her dramatic rescue that leaves medical specialists mystified, her family restored and their community inspired. [Sony Pictures Entertainment] - TV SERIES
- The Americans: Season 4 is released.
Elizabeth and Phillips are given a new dangerous bio-weapon assignment as they deal with the potential repercussions from Paige's confession to her pastor. - Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders: Season 1 is released.
The second spin-off of Criminal Minds follows FBI's International Division Unit Chief Jack Garrett (Gary Sinise), profiler Matthew Simmons (Daniel Henney) and tech analyst Russ "Monty"Montgomery (Tyler James Williams) as they work to help Americans abroad.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Andy Fraser songwriter and bass guitarist with Free died of a heart attack caused by Atherosclerosis in California aged 62. The London-born musician became a founding member of the British group when he was just 15 and went on to write most of the material with lead singer Paul Rodgers, including Free's 1970 hit 'All Right Now', 'My Brother Jake' and 'The Stealer'. Fraser also penned 'Every Kinda People', a hit for Robert Palmer as well as songs for Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, Rod Stewart and Paul Young..
- Google commemorate Anna Atkins's 216th birthday with a Google Doodle image representing her cyanoprint work.
- Sam Smith stopped Madonna from topping the UK album chart, denying her the 12th No.1 of her career. Madonna's latest album, Rebel Heart, had been in pole position throughout the week, but Smith's In The Lonely Hour sneaked ahead at the last minute, beating Madonna by 12,000 sales. In The Lonely Hour had now spent six separate spells at No.1 - a record for a male solo artist..
- DEATHS
- Andy Fraser, English bass guitarist (Free), who died at 62.
- ALBUMS
- Froot was released by Marina and the Diamonds.
The third full-length studio release for the Welsh artist was recorded with a live band. - The Fade in Time was released by Sam Lee.
The second full-length release for the Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter was produced by Arthur Jeffes and Jamie Orchard-Lisle. - The Most Important Place in the World was released by Bill Wells.
The second full-length release from Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat features a theme with the city of Glasgow as a femme fatale. - To Pimp A Butterfly was released by Kendrick Lamar.
The third full-length studio release from the hip hop artist features guest appearances from Bilal, George Clinton, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat, and Anna Wise.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- 55th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Florida beats Kentucky,61-60.
- Voters in Crimea vote overwhelmingly to leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia amid international condemnation of its design.
- 61st ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #6 Virginia beats #7 Duke,72-63.
- DEATHS
- Mitch Leigh, American musical composer (Man of La Mancha), who died at 86.
- Gary Bettenhausen, Race Car Driver.
- TV SERIES
- Crisis: Season 1 is released.
When a school bus of students from Ballard High is taken a national crisis is created as one of the students is the niece of an FBI agent and another is the son of the president.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- A €10 billion Cyprus bailout plan will wipe out 10% of the citizens'bank deposits.
- Kim Yu-Na of South Korea wins the women’s 2013 World Figure Skating Championships.
- 34th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Louisville beats Syracuse,78-61.
- 24 Pakistani Army soldiers are killed in Rawalpindi after their bus falls down a ravine.
- Wales routs England by a record 30-3 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to retain their Six Nation Rugby Championship; Welsh winger Alex Cuthbert scores 2 tries and fullback Leigh Halfpenny lands 4/4 penalties.
- DEATHS
- Jamal Islam, Physicist.
- Bobby Smith, American R& B singer (The Spinners), who died from complications of influenza and pneumonia at 76.
- Frank Thornton, British actor (Are You Being Served?, Last of the Summer Wine), who died from natural causes at 92.