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Today in the World Countries
- Mashujaa Day is being celebrated in Kenya
- Revolution Day is being celebrated in Guatemala
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Libra as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Briza Torres, Blogger, born in Mexico.
- Jhon Alex Alava, Reality Star, born in Ecuador.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her intention to resign, after 44 days in office, making her term shortest in country's history.
- DEATHS
- Jimmy Millar, Scottish soccer centre forward (2 caps; Rangers 197 games) and manager (Raith Rovers), who died from dementia at 87.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Confirmation that Vikings established settlement first in 1021 AD in the New World at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, provided by new dating technique using solar storms.
- Barbados elects Sandra Mason as its first-ever president, as part of a process to replace Queen Elizabeth and become a republic.
- Brazilian Senate inquiry finds President Bonsonaro should face series of criminal charges, including crimes against humanity, for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- DEATHS
- Brian Laundrie, Instagram Star.
- Dragan Pantelic, Serbian soccer goalkeeper (19 caps Yugoslavia; Radnicki Niš, Bordeaux), who died at 69.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Argentina becomes the fifth country in the world to record over 1 million confirmed COVID-19 pandemic cases with the death toll at 26,716.
- Nigerian police open fire on protesters in Lagos amid escalating protests against police violence around the country.
- US Justice Department sues Google for illegal monopoly over search and search advertising.
- Vietnam suffers its worst floods in decades with over 100 people killed according to the Red Cross.
- DEATHS
- James Randi, Magician.
- Bill Mathis, American football halfback (AFL All Star 1961,63; New York Titans/Jets), who died at 81.
- Derryl Cousins, American baseball umpire (World Series 1988,99,2005; MLB All-Star Game 1987,98,2008), who died from cancer at 74.
- Bruno Martini, French soccer goalkeeper (31 caps; Auxerre, Nancy, Montpellier), who died from heart failure at 58.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- 1st New York to Sydney non-stop test flight by a commercial airline achieved by a Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner, takes 19 hours 42 minutes.
- 1st test flight New York to Sydney by a commercial airline a Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner, takes 19 hours 42 minutes, landing in Sydney.
- DEATHS
- Nick Tosches, American writer (bio of Jerry Lee Lewis), who died at 69.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Australia's center-right coalition government loses its 1-seat majority by losing the Wentworth by-election.
- All-England Lawn Tennis Club announces tie break to be used when scores reach 12-12 in deciding set at Wimbledon.
- 12,000 year old fossil called "Luzia", oldest known fossil in South America announced found mostly intact after devastating fire at Brazil's National Museum.
- President Trump threatens to pull the US out of an arms control agreement with Russia because Russia has violated its terms.
- DEATHS
- Wim Kok, Dutch politician, Dutch Prime Minister (1994-2002), who died at 80.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- " Coco" Pixar animated film, the first nine-figure budget film with all-Latino cast premieres at Morelia film festival.
- Pollution linked to 1 in 6 deaths worldwide or 9 million in 2015 in report published in "The Lancet".
- BIRTHS
- Everleigh Isabella Dawn, YouTube Star, born in Hawaii.
On this day in 2016
- DEATHS
- Junko Tabei, Japanese mountain-climber,1st woman to climb Mount Everest, who died at 77.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Migrants arriving in Greece top 500,00 for the year, according to the UN.
- US Vice President Joe Biden confirms he will not run for President.
- US Vice President Joe Biden confirms he will not run for President in 2016.
- BIRTHS
- Jett Newman, Instagram Star, born in Mesa, AZ.
- DEATHS
- Don Rendell, English jazz musician and arranger, who died at 89.
- Cory Wells [Emil Lewandowski], American rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World), who died at 74.
- Cory Wells [Emil Lewandowski], American rock vocalist (3 Dog Night - "Joy to the World"), who died at 74.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- Laquan McDonald (17) is shot dead by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke while jaywalking, the murder caught on video footage.
- Joko Widodo becomes President of Indonesia.
- DEATHS
- John Hoskyns, Policy Advisor to Margaret Thatcher (1979-82), who died at 87.
- Lili Carati, Miss Italy 1975 and actress (Alcove), who died at 58.
- Oscar de la Renta, Domincan American fashion designer (Coty Hall of Fame-1973), who died at 82.
- Óscar De La Renta, Fashion Designer.
- Pavle Merku, Italian-Slovene composer and ethnomusicologist, who died at 87.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- 30 people are killed by a suicide truck bomber in Hama, Syria.
- 78 people are killed by cattle raiders in Jonglei, Sudan.
- 37 people are killed in a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq.
- WEDDINGS
- Actor Rider Strong at the age of 33 weds actress Alexandra Barreto at the age of 31 in Oregon.
- American singer and television personality Kelly Clarkson at the age of 31 weds talent manager Brandon Blackstock at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee; divorce 2021.
- Singer Kelly Clarkson at the age of 31 weds talent manager Brandon Blackstock at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee; divorce 2021.
- Singer Kelly Clarkson at the age of 31 weds talent manager Brandon Blackstock at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee.
- DEATHS
- Frog Trent, Race Car Driver.
- Lawrence Klein, American economist who created computer models to forecast economic trends (1980 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences), who died at 93.