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Today in the World Countries
- Armed Forces Day is being celebrated in Myanmar
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Aries as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
In the future 2134
- EVENTS
- 32nd predicted perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- 94th Academy Awards: "CODA" wins best film, best director Jane Campion, best actress Jessica Chastain, best actor Will Smith who also controversially slaps host Chris Rock live on stage.
- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge end an eight-day tour of Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas that highlighted issues of decolonization and calls for slave reparations.
- DEATHS
- Alexandra Zabelina, Russian fencer (Olympic gold USSR women's team foil 1960,68,72), who died at 85.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- 114 people including children killed in one day by armed forces in Myanmar, with more than 420 killed since protests began against the military coup.
- Militants attack the town of Palma, northern Mozambique, killing dozens in an escalation of violence in the area.
- Iran and China sign major agreement guaranteeing Chinese investment of $400 billion and Iranian oil supply in return in Tehran.
- WEDDINGS
- Rapper Jeezy marries TV fashion expert Jeannie Mae Jenkins at home in Atlanta.
- DEATHS
- Howard Schnellenberger, American football coach (National C'ship Uni of Miami 1983; Uni of Oklahoma, Uni of Louisville, Florida Atlantic Uni; Baltimore Colts), who died at 87.
- Derek Ufton, English soccer defender (1 cap; Charlton Athletic), manager (Plymouth Argyle) and cricket wicketkeeper (Kent), who died at 92.
- Todd Kabel, Canadian jockey (Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey 1992,95,2003-06; Queen's Plate 1995,2000; Prince of Wales Stakes 2000,07), who died at 55.
- MOVIES
- Tina - TV-MA is released.
With a wealth of never-before-seen footage, audio tapes, personal photos, and new interviews, including with the singer herself, Tina presents an unvarnished and dynamic account of the life and career of music icon Tina Turner. [HBO]
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- $2.2 trillion stimulus package, largest in US history, signed into law by President Donald Trump saying "I never signed anything with a 'T'on it".
- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces he has contracted COVID-19 pandemic but will continue to lead the country "thanks to the wizardry of modern technology" while in self-isolation.
- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces he has contracted the COVID-19 pandemic and that he will continue to lead the country "thanks to the wizardry of modern technology" while in self-isolation.
- Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter Bob Andy died of cancer age 75. He was widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters and recorded with Marcia Griffiths as Bob and Marcia that had a major 1970 UK hit with 'Young, Gifted and Black'. The Jamaican government conferred the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander on Andy in October 2006 for his contributions to the development of Jamaican music..
- DEATHS
- Joseph Echols Lowery, Civil Rights Leader.
- Les Hunter, American basketball center (NCAA C'ship 1963, Loyola Ramblers; NBA: Baltimore Bullets; ABA All Star 1968,69; Miami Floridians), who died from cancer at 77.
- Frank Myler, English rugby league stand-off (24 caps Great Britain,1 England; Widnes, St. Helens) and coach (Widnes, Swinton, Oldham), who died at 81.
- Bob Andy [Keith Anderson], Jamaican reggae songwriter, and vocalist (" Feel the Feeling" ; "Fire Burning"), who died of cancer at 75.
- ALBUMS
- Cenizas was released by Nicolas Jaar.
The New York electronic producer worked with Patrick Higgins on his latest full-length release under his own name. - Clockdust was released by Rustin Man.
The second full-length solo release for Talk Talk's Paul Webb as Rustin Man contains music from the same sessions as Drift Code. - Are You in Love? was released by Basia Bulat.
The fifth full-length release for the Canadian singer-songwriter was produced by Jim James. - Abolition of the Royal Familia was released by The Orb.
The latest full-length release for the British ambient house project led by Alex Paterson features contributions from such artists as Roger Eno, Miquette Giraudy, David Harrow, Steve Hillage, and Youth. - Future Nostalgia was released by Dua Lipa.
The second full-length release for the British pop singer-songwriter features contributions from such artists as Ghosted, Stuart Price, Shakka, Tove Lo, and samples INXS's "Need You Tonight." - Ghosts VI: Locusts was released by Nine Inch Nails.
The 15-track surprise release is one of the two new albums (Ghosts V: Together being the other) that continues Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' instrumental Ghosts series. - Ghosts V: Together was released by Nine Inch Nails.
The eight-track surprise release is one of the two new albums (Ghosts VI: Locusts being the other) that continues Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' instrumental Ghosts series. - Gigaton was released by Pearl Jam.
The first new studio release in nearly seven years for the Eddie Vedder-led rock band was produced with Josh Evans. - Before Love Came To Kill Us was released by Jessie Reyez.
The debut full-length release for the Canadian singer-songwriter features guest appearances from 6lack and Eminem. - Far Enough was released by Cable Ties.
The second full-length release for the Australian punk trio of Jenny McKechnie, Nick Brown and Shauna Boyle was produced by Paul Maybury. - Local Honey was released by Brian Fallon.
The third full-length solo release for The Gaslight Anthem frontman was produced by Peter Katis. - New Me, Same Us was released by Little Dragon.
The sixth full-length release for the Swedish band was self-produced and is its first on the Ninja Tune label. - Illusion of Time was released by Daniel Avery.
The debut full-length release for the collaboration between Daniel Avery and Alessandro Cortini was created over several years. - High Risk Behaviour was released by The Chats.
The debut full-length release for the Australian punk trio of Matt Boggis, Josh Price, and Eamon Sandwith was recorded in Geelong by Billy Gardner. - Red Sun Through Smoke was released by Ian William Craig.
The latest full-length release for the Canadian experimental artist was written and recorded while starting a new long distance relationship, living in a city hit by forest fires and the death of his grandfather. - Saint Cloud was released by Waxahatchee.
The fifth full-length release for the indie music project of Katie Crutchfield was produced by Brad Cook. - The Caretaker was released by Half Waif.
The first release on the Anti- label for the Nandi Rose project was co-produced with David Tolomei. - Snapshot of a Beginner was released by Nap Eyes.
The fourth full-length release for the Canadian band led by Nigel Chapman was co-produced by Jonathan Low and James Elkington. - Three was released by The Necks.
The 21st release for the Australian instrumental trio of Chris Abrahams, Tony Buck, and Lloyd Swanton features three 20+-minute long tracks. - Walking Proof was released by Lilly Hiatt.
The fourth full-length release for the Nashville singer-songwriter was produced by ex-Cage the Elephant guitarist Lincoln Parish. - 925 was released by Sorry.
The debut full-length release for the British indie pop group led by Asha Lorenz and Louis O’Bryen was produced by James Dring. - MOVIES
- Vivarium - Not Rated is released.
Tom and Gemma (Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots) are looking for the perfect home. When a strange real-estate agent takes them to Yonder, a mysterious suburban neighborhood of identical houses, Tom and Gemma can’t leave quick enough. But when they try to exit the labyrinth-like housing development, each road takes them back to where they started. Soon, they realize their search for a dream home has plunged them into a terrifying nightmare. - Uncorked - TV-MA is released.
Fueled by his love for wine, Elijah enrolls in a course to become a master sommelier, an elite designation given only to a handful who are able to pass its notoriously difficult exam. It's a dream that upends the expectations of his father, Louis (Courtney B. Vance), who insists Elijah take over the popular Memphis barbeque joint that's been passed down from father to son since its inception. Elijah struggles with the demands of school and a new relationship, while Louis wrestles with the feelings of his son rejecting the family business until a tragedy forces both of them to slow things down. [Netflix] - Tape - Not Rated is released.
Based on true events and set in New York City, Tape is the story of an aspiring actress (Isabelle Fuhrman) who crosses paths with the darker side of the entertainment industry. - Resistance - NR is released.
Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. As a young man growing up in Nazi-occupied Europe, Marcel (Jesse Eisenberg) has no intention of getting involved in the war – his pursuits include impersonating Charlie Chaplin in burlesque clubs, painting backdrops for his plays, and antagonizing his obstinate father. His life is thrown into upheaval when he is recruited into the French Resistance, putting his acting skills to the ultimate test in teaching orphaned Jewish children how to survive in the horrifying reality of the Holocaust. - Banana Split - R is released.
April (Hannah Marks) has spent the last two years of high school in a relationship with Nick (Dylan Sprouse), from first frantic make-out session to final tear-stained breakup. In the aimless summer between graduation and college, the newly single April mends her heartbreak by striking up an unexpected friendship with an unlikely candidate: Nick’s new girlfriend, Clara (Liana Liberato). - TV SERIES
- Ozark: Season 3 is released.
Wendy and Marty are at odds as to whether to expand their new venture or not. The arrival of Wendy’s brother Ben (Tom Pelphrey) only creates more problems in season three of the drama created by Bill Dubuque. - Making the Cut: Season 1 is released.
Prime Video gets into the fashion designing reality competitive show arena with a series hosted by Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum with judging by Joseph Altuzarra, Naomi Campbell, Chiara Ferragni, Nicole Richie, and Carine Roitfeld.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces the country is now a "space power" after successfully shooting down a satellite from space in a ballistic missile test.
- Beatles' booking manager Joe Flannery, also known as "Secret Beatle", died aged 87. He was the band’s booking manager from 1962-63 and according to Flannery, members of The Beatles would often sleep at his flat and he would drive them home the next morning. He is also said to have given a young George Harrison driving lessons..
- Coldplay frontman Chris Martin had a restraining order granted against a deranged stalker. The woman who has visited the outside of his home numerous times claimed they had a romantic relationship. Martin stated that he feared for the safety of his family..
- Both members of Liverpool band Her’s died while on tour in the US travelling to a gig in California. Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading were travelling from Arizona to a gig in Santa Ana, when they were involved in a road accident. Their tour manager, Trevor Engelbrektson also died in the incident. Her’s released their debut album Invitation To Her’s in August 2018..
- Facebook bans white nationalism and white supremacy following criticism that Christchurch terrorist able to live-stream his attack.
- Former president of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh stole almost 1 billion from his country before his exile in 2017 according to a corruption report.
- UK Prime Minister Theresa May promises to stand down if parliament accepts her Bexit plan.
- UK Prime Minister Theresa May promises to stand down if parliament accepts her Brexit plan.
- BIRTHS
- Jace Ingham, YouTube Star, born in England.
- DEATHS
- Joe Bellino, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1960, Navy), who died of stomach cancer at 81.
- Bruce Yardley, Australian cricket spin bowler and coach (33 Tests,126 wickets; coach Sri Lanka), who died from cancer at 71.
- TV SERIES
- What We Do in the Shadows (2019): Season 1 is released.
Nandor the Relentless (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Nandor's familiar Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) have been living together in Staten Island for hundreds of years when they are reminded by their leader about what they are supposed to do: take over the New World in this comedy based on the 2014 film of the same name.
On this day in 2018
- DEATHS
- Stephane Audran, French actress (Just Before Nightfall), who died at 85.
- TV SERIES
- Splitting Up Together: Season 1 is released.
Based on a Danish comedy of the same name, after 12 years of marriage Lena (Jenna Fischer) and Martin (Oliver Hudson) divorce but live in the same house with their three kids. - Roseanne: Season 10 is released.
The Connor family is back and that includes all of the original cast: Roseanne (Roseanne Barr), Dan (John Goodman), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), Becky (Lecy Goranson), D.J (Michael Fishman), David (Johnny Galecki), and Beverly (Estelle Parsons). Sarah Chalke, who took over the role of Becky after Gornanson left, will be a new character to be announced.
On this day in 2017
- DEATHS
- Chelsea Brown, American comedienne (Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln), who died at 74.
- Clem Curtis, Soul Singer.
- Arthur Blythe, American jazz saxophonist, who died at 76.
- David Storey, British novelist and playwright (This Sporting Life), who died at 83.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- Suicide bomb kills more than 70 people at a park in Lahore, Pakistan, Taliban connected Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claim responsibility.
- DEATHS
- Emma Greer, Instagram Star.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Country singer Willie Nelson announced that he and his family were hard at work on a new brand of marijuana called Willie's Reserve. Stores of that same name were being planned and were to include his signature brand and other strains that would be grown to meet quality standards..
- Russia's Soyuz TMA-16M launches to deliver three crew members to the international space station to research the long-term effects of micro gravity.
- DEATHS
- Olga Syahputra, TV Show Host.
- Dick Dunn, Race Car Driver.
- MOVIES
- Get Hard - R is released.
When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars. But despite James’ one-percenter assumptions, Darnell is a hard-working small business owner who has never received a parking ticket, let alone been to prison. Together, the two men do whatever it takes for James to “get hard” and, in the process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of things – including each other. [Warner Bros.] - Cupcakes - Not Rated is released.
Set in contemporary Tel Aviv, six diverse best friends gather to watch the wildly popular UniverSong competition. Appalled by the Israeli entry, they decide to create their own and record it on a mobile phone. Unbeknownst to them, their performance is seen by the UniverSong judges and selected as Israel’s entry for next year’s competition. [Strand Releasing] - A Wolf at the Door - Not Rated is released.
When Sylvia (Fabíula Nascimento) discovers her 6 yr old daughter has been picked up at school by an unknown woman, police summon her husband Bernardo (Milhem Cortaz) to the station for questioning. There Bernardo confesses his extra-marital affair with Rosa (Leandra Leal), whom detectives believe to be involved in the kidnapping. - A Girl Like Her - PG-13 is released.
After the attempted suicide of a 16 year-old girl results in a coma, a film crew set out to reveal what happened, leading them to discover footage documenting the torment she suffered at the hands of a bully. - Home - PG is released.
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated. But when one resourceful girl, Tip (Rihanna), manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh (Jim Parsons). The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime. - Man from Reno - Not Rated is released.
In a small town south of San Francisco, Sheriff Paul Del Moral (Pepe Serna) is driving home through the fog when he accidentally strikes a pedestrain, a lone Japanese man. However, before an investigation can take place the man disappears from the hospital without a trace. At the same time, Japanese mystery author Aki Akahori (Ayako Fujitani) takes a trip to San Francisco in order to escape the press tour for her latest book--a potboiler in her world famous "Inspector Takabe"series. Feeling lonely and vulnerable, she begins a romantic affair with a mysterious Japanese traveler from Reno (Kazuki Kitamura). Her new lover is charismatic and charming but abruptly disappears from the hotel, leaving behind his suitcase and a trail of questions. - Marfa Girl - Unrated is released.
A story centered on a directionless 16-year-old living in Marfa, Texas and his relationships with his girlfriend, his neighbor, his teacher, a newly arrived local artist, and a local Border Patrol officer. - Serena - Not Rated is released.
In the North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s, George (Bradley Cooper) and Serena Pemberton (Jennifer Lawrence), love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning. - The Riot Club - R is released.
In the elite realm of Oxford University, no society is more exclusive than The Riot Club, the ultra-selective fraternity for Britain's most privileged sons. When he's recruited to join, down-to-earth first-year student Miles (Max Irons) is at first amused—but he's about to get a taste of upper-crust entitlement at its ugliest when a hedonistic night of drinking and drugs spins out of control. [IFC Films] - The Salt of the Earth - PG-13 is released.
For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history; international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. - The Barber - R is released.
Eugene van Wingerdt (Scott Glenn) is a small-town barber hiding a dark secret. Twenty years earlier he was arrested. Due to insufficient evidence he was never convicted, and the detective in charge of the case killed himself in despair. Now the detective’s son is in town, with a few secrets of his own. Is he seeking revenge or hoping to learn at the feet of the master? - While We're Young - R is released.
A documentary filmmaker (Ben Stiller) and his wife (Naomi Watts) find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple (Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried). - White God - Not Rated is released.
When young Lili is forced to give up her beloved dog Hagen, because it's mixed-breed heritage is deemed unfit by The State, she and the dog begin a dangerous journey back towards each other. At the same time, all the unwanted, unloved and so-called unfit dogs rise up under a new leader, Hagen, the one-time housepet who has learned all too well from his journey through the streets and animal control centers. [Magnolia Pictures] - 52 Tuesdays - Not Rated is released.
16-year-old Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. [Kino Lorber] - Welcome to New York - NC-17 is released.
Inspired by one of the most high-profile public implosions in recent memory, Welcome to New York follows a prominent international banker (Gérard Depardieu) as he spirals out of control during a drug and sex-fueled trip to America—culminating in a shocking incident involving a hotel maid and his subsequent arrest. [IFC Films]
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- UN General Assembly condemns Russia's annexation of Crimea.
- BIRTHS
- Grey'S World, Instagram Star, born in United States.
- Faze Baby, YouTube Star, born in United States.
- TV SERIES
- Surviving Jack: Season 1 is released.
Based on Justin Halpern's book I Suck at Girls and set in the 1990s, Jack (Christopher Meloni) is left in charge of his teenage kids Frankie (Connor Buckley) and Rachel (Claudia Lee), after his wife (Claudia Lee) enrolled in law school.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- 12 people are killed in the Philippines after a mini-tornado causes a boat to capsize.
- DEATHS
- Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater, who died from trauma due to a fall at 90.
- MOVIES
- Welcome to the Punch - Not Rated is released.
When a notorious criminal is forced to return to London, it gives a detective one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.