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Today in the World Countries
- Bonifacio Day is being celebrated in Philippines
- Independence Day is being celebrated in Barbados, Yemen
- International Computer Security Day is being celebrated in International
- Saint Andrew's Day is being celebrated in Romania
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Sagittarius as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Marie Madeleine, Instagram Star, born in New Zealand.
- Yarikzbss, YouTube Star, born in Ukraine.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- US House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as the first Black House Minority leader, replacing Nancy Pelosi.
- Artificial intelligence Chatbot ChatGPT prototype released by A.I. lab OpenAI, able to answer complex questions, write poetry and mimic some human emotions.
- Harry Styles single "As It Was" is the most streamed song globally for Spotify in 2022 with Bad Bunny their most listened-to artist.
- DEATHS
- Christiane Horbiger, Stage Actor.
- Jiang Zemin, World Leader.
- John Hadl, American College Football HOF quarterback (Uni of Kansas; 4 x AFL All-Star; Pro Bowl 1972,73; First Team All Pro 1973; AFL C'ship 1963; SD Chargers; LA Rams), who died at 82.
- TV SERIES
- Willow: Season 1 is released.
Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) leads a disparate group of heroes to help save the world in this television sequel series to George Lucas's 1988 film "Willow."
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- 15 year old student shoots four death and injures seven at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan.
- Josephine Baker becomes the first black woman to be honored at Paris’ Panthéon, France's highest honor.
- Barbados becomes a Republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state in a ceremony with Sandra Mason sworn in as the first President, with Rihanna declared a national hero.
- El Chapo's wife Emma Coronel Aispuro sentenced to three years in the US for helping run her husband's drug cartel and aid his escape from prison.
- DEATHS
- (Chembolu) Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Indian poet and film and theater lyricist (" Vidhata Thalapuna"), who died of lung cancer at 66.
- C. Herbert Oliver, American clergyman and civil rights activist (Inter-Citizens Committee), who died at 96.
- Erwin Wilczek, Polish soccer midfielder, forward (16 caps; Górnik Zabrze), who died at 81.
- John Sillett, English soccer defender (Chelsea, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle) and manager (Coventry City FA Cup 1987), who died at 85.
- Pamela Helen Stephen, British Mezzo-soprano, who died at 57.
- Phil Dwyer, Welsh soccer defender (10 caps; Cardiff City 471 games), who died at 68.
- Ray Kennedy, English soccer midfielder, forward (17 caps; Arsenal, Liverpool), who died from Parkinson's disease at 70.
- Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Indian poet and film and theater lyricist (" Vidhata Thalapuna"), who died of lung cancer at 66.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Los Angeles County begins three-week stay at home order for 10 million people to combat COVID-19 pandemic surge.
- Newly discovered rock art announced found in the Serranía La Lindosa, Colombian Amazon, dated 12,600 and 11,800 years ago with thousands of paintings of now extinct Ice Age animals.
- Joe Biden announces he is nominating Janet Yellen for US treasury secretary.
- Alphafold's DeepMind AI program announces it has achieved scientific breakthrough by being able to predict how proteins fold into 3D shapes.
- Australia condemns doctored photo of Australian soldier threatening Afghan child with knife on Chinese official's Twitter, marking new low in the two countries relationship.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Australian cricket batsman David Warner smashes 335 not out in the 2nd Test against Pakistan; second-highest Test score by an Australian (Matt Hayden 380); highest Test score at Adelaide Oval.
- Gun battle between suspected cartel and security forces at Villa Unión city hall, northern Mexico, kills 21.
- On the way to 36 in 2nd Test v Pakistan, Australian cricket batsman Steve Smith overtakes Don Bradman’s run-tally of 6,996 Test runs; becomes fastest batsman to 7000, in terms of innings (126).
- 83rd Iron Bowl: #16 Auburn beats #5 Alabama,48-45.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Marriot Hotels reveal massive data breach - 500 million guests affected in one of largest-ever company hacks.
- 7.0 magnitude earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska.
- DEATHS
- George H. W. Bush. American politician,41st President of the United States.
- George H. W. Bush,41st US President (R,1989-93) and 43rd US Vice President (R,1981-89), who died at 94.
- George H.W. Bush, US President.
- ALBUMS
- Foxwarren was released by Foxwarren.
This is the debut full-length release for the Andy Shauf band that includes Dallas Bryson, Darryl and Avery Kissick. - Championships was released by Meek Mill.
The fourth full-length studio release for the rapper features guest appearances from 21 Savage, Anuel AA, Cardi B, Drake, Ella Mai, Fabolous, Future, Jay Z, Jeremih, Kodak Black, Melii, PnB Rock, Rick Ross, Roddy Ricch and Young Thug. - A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships was released by The 1975.
The third full-length release for the British rock band was produced by the band's own Matthew Healy and George Daniel. - Some Rap Songs was released by Earl Sweatshirt.
The third full-length studio release for the Los Angeles-based rapper features guest appearances by Navy Blue and Standing On The Corner as well as vocal samples of his parents: Cheryl Harris and (the late) Keorapetse Kgositsile. - Warm was released by Jeff Tweedy.
The second full-length solo release for the Wilco frontman was self-produced and recorded. - The Pains of Growing was released by Alessia Cara.
The second full-length release for the Canadian R&B-pop singer-songwriter was co-produced with No I.D., Rick Nowels, Pop & Oak, and Ricky Reed. - MOVIES
- The Possession of Hannah Grace - R is released.
A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young woman. Months later, Megan Reed (Shay Mitchell) is working the graveyard shift in the morgue when she takes delivery of a disfigured cadaver. Locked alone inside the basement corridors, Megan begins to experience horrifying visions and starts to suspect that the body may be possessed by a ruthless demonic force. - The World Is Yours - TV-MA is released.
François is a small time drug dealer who wants to call it quits. His dream is to become the official distributor of the Mr Freeze popsicle brand in the Maghreb. This ideal life, which he yearns for, vanishes when he learns that Danny, his mother, has spent all his life’s savings. Putin, the local boss, talks about an interesting deal in Spain, which François can’t refuse if he wants to get the money back. Lamya his childhood crush, Henry a former father-in-law just out of prison, the two young Mohamed and his mother who’s the head of a gang of women pickpockets, all get involved and nothing will happen as planned! - People's Republic of Desire - Not Rated is released.
In a digital universe where live streamers earn as much as $200K a month, can virtual relationships replace real-life human connection? People's Republic of Desire tells the stories of two such online stars who've risen from isolation to fame and fortune in China. The film takes us on a vérité journey through their live streaming showrooms, which have become virtual gathering places for hundreds of millions - from the super rich who lavish performers with digital gifts, to poor migrant workers who worship them. The characters are brought together in a series of bizarre online idol competitions, where they discover that happiness in their virtual world may be as elusive as in the real one. - The Mercy - Not Rated is released.
Yachtsman Donald Crowhurst's disastrous attempt to win the 1968 Golden Globe Race ends up with him creating an outrageous account of traveling the world alone by sea. - Sicilian Ghost Story - Not Rated is released.
In a little Sicilian village at the edge of a forest, Giuseppe, a boy of 13, vanishes. Luna, his classmate who loves him, refuses to accept his mysterious disappearance. She rebels against the code of silence and collusion that surrounds her, and to find him she descends into the dark world which has swallowed him up and which has a lake as its mysterious entrance. Only their indestructible love will be able to bring her back along. - Mirai - PG is released.
Kun, a little boy, enjoys a happy childhood until the arrival of his baby sister, Mirai. As the new baby becomes the center of his parents' attention, he becomes increasingly jealous. Little by little, he withdraws into himself. In the backyard where he likes to take refuge, grows a magical family tree. Kun finds himself suddenly catapulted into a fantastic world where the past and the present mingle. One after another, he meets his relatives at different ages: his mother, as a little girl; his great-grandfather, as an energetic young man; and his little sister, as a teenager. Through these adventures, Kun is able to discover his own story. [Gkids] - Anna and the Apocalypse - R is released.
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other. [Orion Pictures] - Bathtubs Over Broadway - PG-13 is released.
A late night comedy writer stumbles upon a hilarious, hidden world of entertainment and finds an unexpected connection to his fellow man. - Ghostbox Cowboy - Not Rated is released.
Texan Jimmy Van Horn (David Zellner) arrives in China brimming with optimism, only to realize that acquiring a share of the country’s rapidly growing riches is not as easy as it appeared from back home. Armed with an absurd product pitch and short on the charisma or quick thinking needed to convince local businessmen of his sincerity, Jimmy soon finds himself out of funds, leaving him at the mercy of those who promise to help him stay in the place he’s gambled away his entire livelihood to be. As it turns out, there’s a lot of unpleasant work in China for guys who look like Jimmy Van Horn. - Happy as Lazzaro - Not Rated is released.
This is the tale of a meeting between Lazzaro, a young peasant so good that he is often mistaken for simple-minded, and Tancredi, a young nobleman cursed by his imagination. Life in their isolated pastoral village Inviolata is dominated by the terrible Marchesa Alfonsina de Luna, the queen of cigarettes. A loyal bond is sealed when Tancredi asks Lazzaro to help him orchestrate his own kidnapping. This strange and improbable alliance is a revelation for Lazzaro. A friendship so precious that it will travel in time and transport Lazzaro in search of Tancredi. His first time in the big city, Lazzaro is like a fragment of the past lost in the modern world.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Def Jam founder Russell Simmons steps down from his companies after allegations of sexual misconduct.
- Disney announces it has cast Chinese actress Liu Yifei to play Mulan in up-coming live action film.
- World's longest recorded rainbow - 8 hrs 58 min in Taipei's Yangmingshan mountain range.
- DEATHS
- Surin Pitsuwan, Politician.
- Marina Popovich, Soviet Air Force colonel, engineer and test pilot (102 world records), who died at 86.
- Jim Nabors, American comedian, actor and singer (Gomer Pyle, Back Home Again in Indiana), who died from health complications at 87.
- Jim Nabors, American comedian, actor (The Andy Griffith Show; Gomer Pyle, USMC), and singer (" Back Home Again in Indiana"), who died from health complications at 87.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- UNESCO adds Belgian beer to its Cultural Heritage List.
- DEATHS
- Aleksei Maslennikov, Russian tenor (Bolshoi Theater,1953-88), who died at 87.
- Alice Drummond, American actress (Awakenings), who died at 88.
- MOVIES
- Bobby Sands: 66 Days - Not Rated is released.
In the spring of 1981 Irish Republican Bobby Sands’ 66-day hunger strike brought the attention of the world to his cause. Drawing on an Irish Republican tradition of martyrdom, Sands’ emotive, non-violent protest to be classified as a political prisoner became a defining moment in 20th century Irish history. Sands’ death after 66 days marked a key turning point in the relationship between Britain and Ireland, and brought a global spotlight to the Northern Irish conflict which eventually triggered international efforts to resolve it. - Old Stone - Not Rated is released.
When a drunken passenger causes Lao Shi (Chen Gang) to swerve and hit a motorcyclist, the driver stops to help the injured man. When no police or ambulance arrive he drives the victim to the hospital, checks him in and finds himself liable for the man’s medical bills. The repercussions of Shi’s selfless act expose a society rife with bone-chilling callousness and bureaucratic indifference. On the verge of losing his cab, his job and his family, Lao Shi has to resort to desperate measures to survive. - TV SERIES
- Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love is released.
Alyvia Alyn Lind as a young Dolly returns in this sequel to 2015's Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors. - Incorporated: Season 1 is released.
In a future where corporations run the world, Ben Larson (Sean Teale) created a new identity and life at the SPIGA Biotech to locate and save Elena (Denyse Tontz), the woman he loves, who sold herself to servitude to pay for her family's debts.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Former New Order bassist Peter Hook was suing his ex-bandmates for £2.3m, ($3.5m). Hook accused Bernard Sumner and Stephen and Gillian Morris of "pillaging" the pop group's assets after the three other band members set up a company without him to handle the band's income in 2011..
- NBA star Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) announces his intention to retire at the end of the season.
- Sinead O’Connor was receiving medical treatment after a message about her taking an overdose was posted on her Facebook page. "I have taken an overdose. There is no other way to get respect, "the post read. The Irish singer was found safely in Dublin by Police..
- 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or COP21 begins in Paris.
- Pope Francis urges peace while visiting controversial mosque in Bangui's PK5 district in Central African Republic.
- DEATHS
- Shigeru Mizuki, Cartoonist.
- Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese soldier and Manga artist (GeGeGe no Kitaro), who died at 93.
- Marcus Klingburg, Israeli soviet spy and epidemiologist, who died at 97.
- Eldar Ryazanov, Russian film director and screenwriter (Carnival Night), who died at 88.
- Yus Bin Edoo, Movie Actor.
- TV SERIES
- Superstore: Season 1 is released.
The workplace comedy from The Office producer Justin Spitzer features America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nichole Bloom and Nico Santos as workers at a big-box superstore.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- Australia experiences its hottest spring and second-hottest November recorded.
- CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Calgary Stampeders beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats,20-16 for their 7th Championship.
- Tabaré Vázquez is re-elected President of Uruguay.
- DEATHS
- Fred Catherwood, British politician, Vice President of the European Parliament (1989-1992), who died at 89.
- Go Seigen [Wu Qingyuan], Chinese-born Japanese Go master considered the greatest Go player in the 20th century, who died of natural causes at 100.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- 14th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 34-2.
- DEATHS
- Tabu Ley Rochereau [Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu], African musician (Orchestre Afrisa International), who died at 76.
- Jean Kent [Joan Summerfield], British actress (Caravan, Bond Street), who died from complications from a fall at 92.
- Roger Rodas, Business Executive.
- Paul Crouch, American televangelist (Trinity Broadcasting Network), who died at 79.
- Paul Walker, American actor (The Fast and the Furious), who died in a car accident at 40.
- Paul Walker, Movie Actor.
- John Zochonis, British industrialist (PZ Cussons) and philanthropist, who died at 84.