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Today's Star Sign
People born on this day are Scorpio as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Anita Pelayo, Instagram Star, born in Spain.
- Sara Abu Sheikha, YouTube Star, born in Jordan.
- Shaikha Alaslawi, Pop Singer, born in Kuwait.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- UK's ruling Conservative party appoints Rishi Sunak as their next leader and Prime Minister, replacing Liz Truss after six weeks; Sunak is the first PM of color in the country's history.
- US Mint issues first US currency featuring an Asian-American - silent film actress Anna May Wong; coin is part of American Women Quarters Program celebrates female trailblazers [2].
- China continues its Covid-zero policy with 28 cities and 207 million people affected by some form of lockdown, including Wuhan.
- DEATHS
- Ashton Carter, American military civilian official (Secretary of Defense,2015-17), and academic administrator, who died of a heart attack at 68.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- COVID-19 pandemic cases in Eastern Europe pass 20 million with Russia, Ukraine and Romania in top five countries reporting deaths globally.
- Tom Brady becomes first quarterback in NFL history to record 600 touchdown passes when he hits Mike Evans in 1st quarter of the Buccaneers 38-3 rout of the Chicago Bears in Tampa Bay.
- Strongest storm to ever hit the West Coast of the US, with California recording barometric pressure of 945.2 mb, and San Francisco its wettest October day.
- Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships sell for $1.472 million at Sotheby's, a new record for sneakers at auction.
- DEATHS
- Mamat Khalid, Screenwriter.
- Sonny Osborne, American bluegrass banjo player (The Osborne Brothers - "Rocky Top"), who died of a stroke at 83.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Colombia records more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 pandemic, the 8th globally and 3rd in Latin America.
- Deadliest shipwreck of the year claims 140 lives on a ship that sank with 200 migrants on board off the coast of Senegal.
- DEATHS
- Haji Azim, Prince.
- Kevin McCarra, Scottish sports journalist (The Guardian, Scotland on Sunday, The Times), who died from Alzheimer's disease at 62.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Bangladesh sentences 16 men to death for the murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was set on fire after accusing a teacher of inappropriate behavior.
- Remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco removed from mausoleum in Valley of the Fallen and reburied in private family vault in Madrid.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- Scientists confirm East Island in Hawaii, half a mile long, has been wiped out after contact with Hurricane Walaka.
- Pipe bombs sent to prominent US Democrats including the Obamas, Clintons, John Brennan and CNN, but safely defused.
- Largest jackpot in US history at $1.6 billion won by one person in South Carolina.
- Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge named UN Person of the Year for setting a new marathon world record and for his work with AIDS/HIV in Kenya.
- Indian cricketer Virat Kohli becomes the 12th and the fastest-ever to score 10,000 runs in one day international matches, taking just 205 innings.
- EU directive bans single-use plastics by 2021.
- DEATHS
- Darijan Božic, Slovenian composer and conductor, who died at 86.
- Tony Joe White, American blues and swamp rock singer (Polk Salad Annie), who died at 75.
- Tony Joe White, American blues and swamp rock singer (" Polk Salad Annie"), and songwriter (" Rainy Night In Georgia"), who died of a heart attack at 75.
- Wah-Wah Watson [Melvin Ragin], American session guitarist in Motown's Funk Brothers (Temptations - "Papa Was A Rollin'Stone"), who died at 67.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman vows to return Saudi Arabia to moderate Islam after announcing 500bn independent economic zone.
- Albert Einstein's "Theory of Happiness", written as a note for a bellboy instead of a tip in Tokyo in 1922 sells for $1.56 million.
- Dog doping scandal confirmed by officials of Iditarod, Alaskan dog sled race after dogs test positive for a banned substance.
- BIRTHS
- Travis In Wonderland, YouTube Star, born in Philippines.
- DEATHS
- Robert Guillaume [Williams], American actor (Rafiki- The Lion King, Sports Night, Benson, Soap), who died at 89.
- George Young, Music Producer.
- Antione "Fats" Domino, American rhythm & blues star of the early rock ’n’ roll era (Blueberry Hill, Blue Monday), who died from natural causes at 89.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- Suicide bomb kills 61 and injures 117 at a police training academy in Quetta, Pakistan, ISIS claims responsibility.
- DEATHS
- Pete Burns, English singer (Dead or Alive, "Spin Me Round"), who died of a cardiac arrest at 57.
- Bobby Vee, American pop singer (Night has a Thousand Eyes), who died at 73.
- Bobby Vee [Velline], American pop singer (" Devil Or Angel" ; "Take Good Care Of My Baby"), who died at 73.
- Jack Sellers, Race Car Driver.
- Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Politician.
- Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan politician, President of Uruguay (2000-2005), who died at 88.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Even results in Argentine Presidential Election between Daniel Scioli and Mauricio Macrieven trigger 1st ever Presidential run off 22 Nov.
- BIRTHS
- Finley Lanning, YouTube Star, born in California.
- WEDDINGS
- American Idol winner and singer Phillip Phillips at the age of 25 weds longtime girlfriend Hannah Blackwell at the Resora Plantation in Albany, Georgia.
- Comedian Tig Notaro at the age of 44 weds girlfriend Stephanie Allynne in Pass Christian, Mississippi.
- DEATHS
- Dave White, Race Car Driver.
- Maureen O'Hara [FitzSimons], Irish-American actress and singer (Miracle on 34th St, The Quiet Man), who died at 95.
- Maureen O'Hara, Movie Actress.
On this day in 2014
- BIRTHS
- Natalia Guerrero, Instagram Star, born in Philippines.
- Natalia Ongsee, Family Member, born in Philippines.
- DEATHS
- Marcia Strassman, American actress (M*A*S*H; Welcome Back, Kotter - "Julie Kotter"), who died from breast cancer at 66.
- Marcia Strassman, American actress, who died from breast cancer at 66.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- St Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Red Sox to tie the MLB 2013 World Series 1-1.
- WEDDINGS
- Country music singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe at the age of 27 weds MLB pitcher John Danks at the age of 28 at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee.
- DEATHS
- Frank Perconte, American sergeant from Easy Company during WWII (portrayed in Band of Brothers), who died at 96.
- Héctor Quintanar, Mexican composer, who died at 77.
- Henry Taylor, Race Car Driver.