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On this day in 2022

• EVENTS
• MLB American League Championship Series: Houston Astros defeat NY Yankees 6-5 in NYC, sweeping series 4-0 to advance to World Series for 4th time in 6 years.
• SPORTS
• Walt Corey, American football linebacker (AFL C'ship 1962,66; AFL All-Star 1963; Dallas Texans/KC Chiefs) and coach (KC Chiefs, Buffalo Bills), who died at 84.

On this day in 2021

• EVENTS
• Capture of Colombia's most-wanted drug lord, Dairo Antonio Usuga 'Otoniel', in Colombia's Uraba region, announced live on TV.
• DEATHS
• Bob Neumeier, American sportscaster (WBZ-radio, TV Boston; NBC Sports), who died from heart disease at 70.

On this day in 2020

• EVENTS
• Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 20th studio album "Letter To You", recorded with the E Street Band.
• DEATHS
• David Barnes, New Zealand sailor (470 world champion 1981,83,84), who died from multiple sclerosis at 62.
• Ebbe Skovdahl, Danish soccer manager (Brøndby IF, Benfica, Aberdeen), who died from cancer at 75.
• Bob Whitlow, Race Car Driver.
• Kastiop, YouTube Star.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Bad Hair is released. In 1989 an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.
• Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You is released. Go behind the music as Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band record together live for the first time since Born In The U.S.A. in this intimate documentary that captures reflections on love, loss, and the way music has shaped Bruce Springsteen’s life.
• Coming Home Again is released. A Korean American man takes care of his sick mother as she teaches him her traditional recipes.
• MOVIES: PG
• Over the Moon is released. Fueled with determination and a passion for science, a bright young girl builds a rocket ship to the moon to prove the existence of a legendary Moon Goddess. There she ends up on an unexpected quest, and discovers a whimsical land of fantastical creatures.
• MOVIES: R
• Synchronic is released. When New Orleans paramedics and longtime best friends Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) are called to a series of bizarre, gruesome accidents, they chalk it up to the mysterious new party drug found at the scene. But after Dennis’s oldest daughter suddenly disappears, Steve stumbles upon a terrifying truth about the supposed psychedelic that will challenge everything he knows about reality—and the flow of time itself.
• MOVIES: TV14
• Ham on Rye is released. A bizarre rite of passage at the local deli determines the fate of a generation of teenagers, leading some to escape their suburban town and dooming others to remain.
• TV SERIES
• How to With John Wilson: Season 1 is released. The comedic documentary filmed in New York City features commentary and advice on such topics like small talk, scaffolding, memory, check splitting, cooking risotto, and furniture coverings.
• The Queen's Gambit: Season 1 is released. The seven-episode series based on Walter Tevis's novel of the same name follows young orphan Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) as she grows up and battles addiction while seeking to become the best chess player in the world during the Cold War.
• ALBUMS
• Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez was released by Gorillaz. The latest full-length studio release for the Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's virtual band features music that was part of its web series and features guest appearances from 6lack, Roxani Arias, Beck, Fatoumata Diawara, Georgia, Peter Hook, Elton John, Leee John, Kano, Octavian, ScHoolboy Q, Slaves, slowthai, Robert Smith, and St. Vincent.
• songs and instrumentals was released by Adrianne Lenker. The double LP solo release for the Big Thief artist was recorded in a cabin in Massachusetts with Philip Weinrobe and features two 20-minutes sound collages.
• Off Off On was released by This Is the Kit. The fifth full-length release for the Kate Stables-led band was produced by Josh Kaufman.
• My Echo was released by Laura Veirs. The 11th full-length studio release for the singer-songwriter was produced by her ex-husband Tucker Martine and features contributions from Karl Blau, Bill Frisell, Jim James, and Matt Ward.
• Sam Amidon was released by Sam Amidon. The latest full-length release for the singer-songwriter is a covers album and features a guest appearance from Beth Orton.
• Visions of Bodies Being Burned was released by clipping.. The fourth full-length studio release for the Los Angeles experimental rap trio features guest appearances from Ted Byrnes, Cam, China, Michael Esposito, Ho99o9, Jeff Parker, SICKNESS, and Greg Stuart.
• III was released by Fuzz. The third full-length release for the rock band that includes Ty Segall, Charles Moothart and Chad Ubovich was recorded with Steve Albini.
• Featuring Ty Dolla $ign was released by Ty Dolla $ign. The third full-length studio release for the hip hop/R&B artist features guest appearances from 6LACK, Jhené Aiko, Anderson.Paak, Big Sean, FKA twigs, Future, Gunna, Tish Hyman, Kid Cudi, Kehlani, Lil Durk, Nicki Minaj, Musiq Soulchild, Mustard, Post Malone, Quavo, Roddy Ricch, Skrillex, Thundercat, Kanye West, and Young Thug.
• Getting Into Knives was released by The Mountain Goats. The latest full-length release for the indie folk band led by John Darnielle features a guest appearance from Charles Hodges and was produced by Matt Ross-Spang.
• Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In) was released by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. The posthumous release features covers of songs by such artists as Bad Medicine, Woody Gutherie, Janet Jackson, Gladys Knight, Bob Marley, The Marvelettes, Shuggie Otis, Prince, Kenny Rogers, Dusty Springfield, and Stevie Wonder.
• Karma & Desire was released by Actress. The latest full-length release for British electronic artist Darren Cunningham as Actress features guest appearances from Aura T-09, Vanessa Benelli, Sampha, Christel Well, and Zsela.
• Letter to You was released by Bruce Springsteen. The 20th full-length studio release for the rock artist was recorded over five days with the E Street Band and producer Ron Aniello.
• Love Is the King was released by Jeff Tweedy. The fourth full-length solo release for the Wilco singer was produced with Tom Schick and features his sons Spencer and Sammy.
• Don't Shy Away was released by Loma. The second full-length release for the indie rock trio was self-produced except for one Brian Eno-produced track.
• Forgotten Days was released by Pallbearer. The fourth full-length release for the Arkansas doom metal band was recorded in Texas and was produced by Randall Dunn.
• GAMING: PC
• Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice for PC is released. No obstacle will keep me away from my beloved, my Faith, not even the wild and untamed islands of Kalau’a. Those lovely island ladies can only distract me for so long as my heart’s compass only points in one direction - Faith!
• Pumpkin Jack for PC is released. Pumpkin Jack is a Spooky Scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!
• Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp for PC is released. "Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp"brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected! The sequel brings you into a new setup (summer camp) with new characters to romance, including old faces and new ones: Damien, Calculester, Milo, Dahlia, Joy and Aaravi. But that's not all, Monster Camp comes with twists here and there: from the campfire mechanics to a new stage full of magic mixed drinks.
• SPORTS
• W. C. Gorden, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Jackson State University 1976-91, record 119–48–5), who died at 90.

On this day in 2019

• EVENTS
• Lorry containing 39 bodies of Vietnamese nationals found in Essex, England, man arrested for people smuggling and murder.
• Google research lab claims it has achieved Quantum Supremacy, performing calculation in 3 mins that wold take a supercomputer 10,000 years.
• Hong Kong Legislative Council scraps the extradition bill that sparked months of protests and unrest.
• All Star point guard Kyrie Irving pours in 50 points, setting a new NBA record for points on debut with a new team as his Brooklyn Nets go down 127-126 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
• BIRTHS
• Franklin Daugh, Family Member, born in United States.
• DEATHS
• Hansheinz Schneeberger, Swiss violinist (Duo Paganini), who died at 93.
• TV SERIES
• Castle Rock (2018): Season 2 is released. Nurse Annie Wilkes (Lizzy Caplan) turns up at Castle Rock in the second season of the psychological horror series from J.J. Abrams and Stephen King.
• GAMING: PC
• Crossroads Inn for PC is released. Crossroads Inn is a real time management sim set in an original fantasy world of Delcrys. Build and manage your tavern, make visiting adventurers happy, and make your services famous all over the land.
• POLITICS
• The tracklist for Coldplay'sforthcoming album was exclusively announced for the first time in a classified advert in the North Wales Daily Post. The ad appeared alongside items for sale including a fridge freezer and a bale of hay, and below a Welsh Government public notice. Coldplay has strong links to North Wales, with the band's guitarist Jonny Buckland having grown up in Pantymwyn, near Mold. The band had been drip-feeding details of their new double album Everyday Life with a series of hints..
• SPORTS
• Bernie Parrish, American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 1960,63; Cleveland Browns; best-selling book, 'They Call It A Game'), who died of prostate cancer at 83.

On this day in 2018

• EVENTS
• Freddie Mercury bio film "Bohemian Rhapsody" directed by Bryan Singer, starring Rami Malek (Best Actor Academy Awards 2019) premieres in London.
• European Commission rejects Italy's budget, first country to be rejected.
• Megyn Kelly is criticized after making comments supporting blackface on her NBC show.
• Microplastics found in human stools for the first time by Austrian scientists.
• World's oldest intact shipwreck, ancient Greek vessel 2,400 years old, found at bottom of the Black Sea by archaeologists.
• BIRTHS
• Abella Lili Valdes, YouTube Star, born in United States.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Marvel's Spider-Man: The Heist for PlayStation 4 is released. Marvel's Spider-Man: The Heist - Felicia Hardy aka Black Cat, is back in town and leaving mysterious clues around Marvel's New York to toy with Spider-Man.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Just Dance 2019 for Switch is released. 40 Tracks, including:Finesse (Remix) – Bruno Mars Ft. Cardi BBum Bum Tam Tam – MC Fioti, Future, J Balvin, Stefflon Don, Juan MaganBang Bang Bang – BIGBANGMad Love – Sean Paul, David Guetta Ft. Becky GShaky Shaky – Daddy YankeeDame Tu Cosita – El Chombo ft. Cutty RanksOMG – Arash Ft. Snoop DoggMi Mi Mi – Hit The Electro BeatMama Mia – Mayra VerónicaNarco – Blasterjaxx & Timmy TrumpetFire – LLP Ft. Mike Diamondz
• WindJammers for Switch is released. A dazzling new game combining the thrills of tennis, the dangers of the discus, and the heart-stopping competition of competition sports. Six of the world's toughest and most clever athletes take court in the most thrilling new sport of the fin-de-seicle! WINDJAMMERS - It will blow you away!
• Nickelodeon Kart Racers for Switch is released. Hit the Slime-filled race tracks with Nickelodeon Kart Racers. Select a racer from one of your favorite Nickelodeon series, including SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy from SpongeBob SquarePants, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Arnold and Helga from Hey Arnold!, & Angelica, Tommy and Reptar from Rugrats. Race your friends in up to 4-player local multiplayer or check out the Battle Arena for a variety of challenges. Hit the road with racers from some of your favorite Nickelodeon series in a variety of Slime-filled tracks in the ultimate race to win cups and upgrades for your Kart! There's no slowing down there -- shift to the next gear and challenge your friends in split-screen racing and battle modes.
• POLITICS
• World's longest sea-crossing bridge, the Hong Kong Macau Zhuhai bridge at 55km, opened by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejects Saudi claim journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed accidentally, says it was premeditated murder.

On this day in 2017

• GAMING: PC
• High Hell for PC is released. High Hell is a neon-soaked, arcade-action first-person shooter from Terri Vellmann (Heavy Bullets) and Doseone (Enter the Gungeon, Gang Beasts).
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Poi: Explorer Edition for Switch is released. Embark on a classic 3D platforming adventure as you set sail on an airship to collect Explorer Medallions and unravel the mysteries of the Milky Way Globe. Explore uncharted lands, and meet wild new characters, while on a journey to collect all the medallions and become a true Master Explorer!

On this day in 2016

• BIRTHS
• Asahd Khaled, Instagram Star, born in California.
• DEATHS
• Jack Chick, American religious cartoonist (Chick tracts), who died at 92.
• Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1972-95), who died at 84.
• Pete Burns, Pop Singer.
• POLITICS
• Tom Hayden, American civil rights and antiwar activist and politician (Rep-D-Ca), who died at 76.
• SPORTS
• English singer-songwriter and television personality Pete Burns died following a sudden cardiac arrest. He was a member of the Mystery Girls (with Pete Wylie and Julian Cope), and then Dead Or Alive who scored the 1985 UK No.1 single 'You Spin Me Round, Like A Record'..

On this day in 2015

• EVENTS
• Adele released 'Hello' as the lead track from her third studio album,25. The music video for the song broke the Vevo Record by achieving over 27.7 million views within 24-hours and entered the top of the UK Singles Chart with 333,000 combined sales, of which 259,000 were downloads, making it the biggest selling No.1 single on the UK chart in three years..
• Jamie Lawson, the first act signed to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man label, topped the UK album chart with his self titled new record. Lawson had released his first album 12 years ago..
• DEATHS
• Jim [James Wilfred] Roberts, Canadian NHL defenceman (1st Blues draft pick), who died at 75.
• Bill Keith, American banjoist, who died at 75.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Bone Tomahawk is released. When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home. But their enemy is more ruthless than anyone could have imagined, putting their mission – and survival itself – in serious jeopardy. [RLJ Entertainment]
• Extraordinary Tales is released. An animated anthology based on 5 Edgar Allan Poe stories.
• Difret is released. When 14-year-old Hirut is abducted in her rural village’s tradition of kidnapping women for marriage, she fights back, accidentally killing her captor and intended husband. Local law demands a death sentence for Hirut, but Meaza, a tough and passionate lawyer from a women’s legal aide practice, steps in to fight for her. With both Hirut’s life and the future of the practice at stake the two women must make their case for self-defense against one of Ethiopia’s oldest and most deeply-rooted traditions.
• Tokyo Tribe is released. In a futuristic Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. When one of the gang leaders breaks the fragile peace, it triggers a massive, brutal street war for supremacy.
• The Pearl Button is released. The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of two mysterious buttons which were found on its ocean floor. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline and the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian Indigenous people, the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.
• MOVIES: PG
• Jem and the Holograms is released. As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a one-in-a-million journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.
• MOVIES: PG13
• Suffragette is released. Maud (Carey Mulligan) is a working wife and mother whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.’s growing suffragette movement. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep), Maud becomes an activist for the cause alongside women from all walks of life. [Focus Features]
• The Last Witch Hunter is released. The modern world holds many secrets, but the most astounding secret of all is that witches still live amongst us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world. Armies of witch hunters battled the unnatural enemy across the globe for centuries, including Kaulder (Vin Diesel), a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful Queen Witch, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen curses Kaulder with her own immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter in the afterlife. Today Kaulder is the only one of his kind remaining, and has spent centuries hunting down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost loved ones. However, unbeknownst to Kaulder, the Queen Witch is resurrected and seeks revenge on her killer causing an epic battle that will determine the survival of the human race.
• MOVIES: R
• Rock the Kasbah is released. Has-been rock manager Richie Lanz (Bill Murray), dumped and stranded in war-torn Kabul by his last remaining client (Zooey Deschanel), discovers Salima Khan (Leem Lubany), a Pashtun teenager with a beautiful voice and the courageous dream of becoming the first woman to compete on national television in Afghanistan’s version of “American Idol.” Richie partners with a savvy hooker (Kate Hudson), a pair of hard-partying war profiteers (Danny McBride and Scott Caan) and a hair-trigger mercenary (Bruce Willis) and, braving dangerous cultural prejudices, manages his new protégée into becoming the “Afghan Star.”
• Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension is released. The Paranormal Activity saga comes to an end.
• Nasty Baby is released. Freddy (Sebastian Silva) and his boyfriend Mo (Tunde Adebimpe) are trying to have a baby with the help of their best friend, Polly (Kristen Wiig). Freddy is an artist, and his latest work is all about babies – it’s clear he’s dying to be a father. Polly is a family practitioner who is more interested in having a baby than having a man. Mo is hesitant about the entire idea, especially when Polly isn’t having success with Freddy's sperm and the donor responsibility shifts to him. Set almost entirely in the multicultural vibrancy of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, the trio navigates the idea of creating life, when they are confronted by unexpected harassment from particularly aggressive neighborhood man, nicknamed The Bishop (Reg E. Cathey). The Bishop is bothersome in small, yet persistent ways, with a hint of danger. As their clashes become increasingly aggressive, someone is bound to get hurt.
• I Smile Back is released. Laney Brooks (Sarah Silverman) is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband (Josh Charles), a pristine house, and a shiny SUV for carting the children to their next activity. However, just beneath the façade lie depression and disillusionment that send her careening into a secret world of reckless compulsion. Only very real danger will force her to face the painful root of her destructiveness and its crumbling effect on those she loves. [Broad Green Pictures]
• ALBUMS
• II was released by Fuzz. This is the second full-length release for Ty Segall's side project with Charlie Moothart and Chad Ubovich.
• International Blackjazz Society was released by Shining. The seventh full-length studio release for the Norwegian group led by Jørgen Munkeby was mixed by Sean Beavan.
• Liberman was released by Vanessa Carlton. The fifth full-length release for the singer-songwriter was produced by Steve Osborne.
• Divers was released by Joanna Newsom. The fourth full-length release for the singer-songwriter features the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and arrangements by Nico Muhly and David Longstreth.
• Angels & Ghosts was released by Dave Gahan & the Soulsavers. This is the second collaboration between the Depeche Mode frontman and the British electronica duo Soulsavers.
• Another Country was released by Rod Stewart. The 29th full-length studio release for the British singer-songwriter follows 2013's Time with another album of originals songs (except for a cover of Steve Harley's "A Friend for Life").
• Pray for Rain was released by Pure Bathing Culture. The second full-length release for the Portland, Oregon-based duo of Sarah Vesprille and Daniel Hindman duo was produced by John Congleton.
• Pretend was released by Seinabo Sey. The debut full-length release for the Swedish pop artist was produced by Magnus Lidehäll.
• Pylon was released by Killing Joke. The 16th studio release for the British rock band was produced with Tom Dalget.
• Sounds Good Feels Good was released by 5 Seconds of Summer. The second full-length release for the Australian pop-punk band features songs co-written by such artists as Duran Duran, All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth, Good Charlotte's Benji and Joel Madden, with production by John Feldmann.
• Storyteller was released by Carrie Underwood. The fifth full-length release for the country-pop singer was produced by Mark Bright and Jay Joyce.
• GAMING: 3DS
• The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes for 3DS is released. In the visual style of the The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds game comes a new adventure. In this journey,3 players team up– each as Link – to cooperatively make their way through dungeons and battle bosses. Use the new Totem mechanic to stack three Links on top of each other to reach higher grounds and solve puzzles. Collect loot to create wearable outfits, each with a different boost or ability.
• GAMING: PC
• Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide for PC is released. Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.
• Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns for PC is released. Explore new training opportunities for your character beyond level 80 and master abilities like hang gliding in the jungle, tearing the bark off of heavily armored Mordrem, or building new collections that earn precursors to a legendary weapon.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Assassin's Creed Syndicate for PlayStation 4 is released. 1868 London. The Industrial Revolution. An age of invention and wealth, built on the backs of the working class. As gangster killer Jacob Frye, you recruit a gang to fight for justice on behalf of the oppressed working class. Lead the underworld to reclaim London in an adventure filled with action, intrigue and brutal combat. With Jacob as the leader, players can establish UK's fiercest gang, the only force that can challenge the elite and defeat rival gangs to bring freedom to the oppressed folks. Enemy strongholds can be infiltrated by using an arsenal to dominate London’s underworld. From robbing trains to rescuing child workers, players will do everything they can to bring justice to London’s lawless streets. [Ubisoft]

On this day in 2014

• DEATHS
• Alvin Stardust [Bernard Jewry], English rock singer(" Jealous Mind") dies of prostate cancer at 72.
• Ghulam Azam, Politician.
• GAMING: 3DS
• Shantae and the Pirate's Curse for 3DS is released. Embark on a brand new adventure which teams Shantae with her arch nemesis, Risky Boots. When a curse falls upon Sequin Land, Risky Boots and Shantae must join forces to battle unimaginable evil. Shantae must give up her job as Scuttle Towns "Guardian Genie" and become a pirate if she hopes to get her magic back and save the day. As a pirate, Shantae gains new weapons and tools to advance her quest and power through monsters.
• GAMING: PC
• Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth for PC is released. Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth sends players on an expedition from Earth to lead their people into a new frontier to explore and colonize an alien planet, and create a new civilization.

On this day in 2013

• DEATHS
• Bill Mazer, American sports broadcaster (New York institution in sports reporting; sports trivia expert), who died at 92.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Bastards is released. Bastards follows Marco (Vincent Lindon), a captain on a container-ship who is called urgently back to Paris by his desperate sister Sandra.
• TV SERIES
• Ja'mie: Private School Girl: Season 1 is released. The latest comedy from Australian comedian Chris Lilley sees his We Can Be Heroes/Summer Heights High character Ja'mie King returning to her private school to complete her senior year.
• GAMING: XBOX 360
• How to Survive for Xbox 360 is released. Featuring a robust crafting system, unique survival guide and a host of playable characters, How to Survive strands players on a remote archipelago off the coast of Colombia in the aftermath of an unexplained accident...but you're not alone. In order to survive, you must fulfill the most basic of needs - seeking out food, water and shelter, as well as crafting dozens of tools and weapons from fishing rods to Molotov cocktails. Players can also team up with other survivors in local and online multiplayer story and challenge modes to take on a growing array of the infected.
• SPORTS
• Boston Red Sox defeat St Louis Cardinals in game 1 of the MLB 2013 World Series.