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Today in the World Countries
- Dayton Agreement Day (RS) is being celebrated in Bosnia And Herzegovina
- World Television Day is being celebrated in International
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Scorpio as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- China reports new COVID-19 pandemic outbreaks, with 28,127 new cases, with half in Guangzhou and the municipality of Chongqing and public venues closed in Beijing and Shanghai.
- DEATHS
- Jeremy Lloyds, English cricket umpire (5 Tests,18 ODIs,1 T20I) and all-rounder (Somerset CCC, Orange Free State, Gloucestershire CCC), who died at 68.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Alexander Zverev of Germany captures his second ATP Finals men's tennis title defeating world #2 Daniil Medvedev 6-4,6-4 in Turin.
- British driver Lewis Hamilton wins 1st Qatar Grand Prix Formula One motor race at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar.
- 49th American Music Awards: BTS, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Drake & Luke Bryan win.
- DEATHS
- Antwain Lee Fowler, Instagram Star.
- Gordon Crosse, British contemporary classical composer (Grace of Todd; Purgatory; Changes), and educator, who died at 84.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Texas National Guard mobilized to help El Paso County, deal with a morgue crisis as COVID-19 pandemic cases and deaths surge.
- DEATHS
- Paul Wensink, Race Car Driver.
- Ricky Yacobi, Indonesian soccer striker (31 caps; Arseto Solo, Matsushita), who died from a heart attack at 57.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- 44% of Americans work in low-wage jobs with medium annual wage of just $18,000, with most aged 25 - 54 according to analysis by Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program.
- 22 killed in displacement camp in attack by Syrian government in Idlib province, Syria.
- Elon Musk launches Tesla's electric Cybertruck with shatterproof windows that when demonstrated on stage shatter.
- First of a series of national strikes in Colombia against the government of President Iván Duque and proposed cuts to pensions.
- WHO says Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2019, in world's largest and fastest-moving epidemic.
- DEATHS
- Gahan Wilson, American author and cartoonist known as the "Michelangelo of the Macabre", who died at 89.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Former Guatemalan soldier Santos López Alonzo sentenced to 5,160 years for killing 171 people in Dos Erres during the civil war.
- RIBA’s best building in the world biennial international prize awarded to Canuanã school in Brazil.
- DEATHS
- Devin Lima [Harold Lima], American singer (LFO), who died of cancer at 41.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- CBS TV host Charlie Rose is fired after allegations of sexual harassment by eight women.
- American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist David Cassidy died of liver failure aged 67. He was known for his role as Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge (played by his stepmother Shirley Jones), in the 70s musical-sitcom The Partridge Family, which led to him becoming one of popular culture's teen idols. The Partridge Family had the 1970 US No.1 single 'I Think I Love You', and the 1972 UK No.3 single 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do'. As a solo artist he scored the 1972 UK No.1 single 'How Can I Be Sure'..
- Mt Agung on the Indonesian island of Bali begins erupting.
- Robert Mugabe's resignation after 37 years in power is read out in Zimbabwe's parliaments during impeachment proceedings.
- Pixar animation head John Lasseter takes 6 month leave of absence amid sexual misconduct claims.
- DEATHS
- Rodney Bewes, English actor (The Likely Lads), who died at 79.
- David Cassidy, American singer and actor (Keith-Partridge Family), who died at 67.
- David Cassidy, TV Actor.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- India celebrates 50th anniversary of IR8, rice variety specially bred that saved much of Asia from famine.
- DEATHS
- Joe Frasson, Race Car Driver.
On this day in 2015
- WEDDINGS
- Actress Sofia Vergara at the age of 43 weds True Blood star Joe Manganiello at the age of 38 in Palm Beach, Florida.
- DEATHS
- Bob Foster, American boxer (world light-heavyweight champion 1968-74), who died at 76.
- Germán Robles, Spanish-Mexican film, theater, television, and voice actor (El Vampiro), who died at 86.
- Ken Johnson, American baseball pitcher (only pitcher to lose a complete game 9-inning no-hitter 1964), who died at 82.
- Ken Johnson, American MLB player - 1st pitcher to lose a complete game nine-inning no-hitter, who died at 82.
- Jason Gaviati, Pianist.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- " Happy" single is released by Pharrell Williams (Billboard Song of the Year 2014, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance 2015).
- 54 people are killed after the roof of a supermarket collapses in Riga, Latvia.
- 31 people are killed by a truck bomb in northeaster Iraq.
- The Alabama parole board grants posthumous pardons to three members of the Scottsboro boys.
- WEDDINGS
- Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt at the age of 34 weds actor Brian Hallisay at the age of 34.
- DEATHS
- Bernard Parmegiani, French composer (L'Oeil écoute - The Eye Listens), who died at 86.
- Maurice Vachon, Canadian professional wrestler, who died at 84.
- Vern Mikkelsen, American HOF basketball player, who died at 85.