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Today in the World Countries
- Independence Day is being celebrated in Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Scorpio as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- Elon Musk takes ownership and control of Twitter, immediately fires 4 executives.
- DEATHS
- Arshad Sharif, Journalist.
- Bahaa Taher, Egyptian writer (1st winner International award for Arabic Fiction 2008), who died at 87.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Cleveland Guardians men's roller derby team files lawsuit seeking to block MLB baseball Cleveland Indians name change.
- More than one million people in southern Madagascar are on the brink of famine according to Amnesty International, who urges world to prove relief.
- More than one million people in southern Madagascar are on the brink of famine according to Amnesty International, who urges world to provide relief.
- DEATHS
- Christopher Wenner, Journalist.
- Bernd Nickel, German soccer attacking midfielder (1 cap West Germany,1972 Olympics; Eintracht Frankfurt 426 games,141 goals), who died at 72.
- Bob Ferry, American basketball forward (St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets) and executive (GM Washington Bullets; NBA Exec of the Year 1979,82), who died at 84.
- Sandy Carmichael MBE, Scottish rugby union prop (50 caps; British and Irish Lions 1971,74; West of Scotland, Glasgow District), who died at 77.
- Sandy Carmichael, Scottish rugby union prop (50 caps; British and Irish Lions 1971,74; West of Scotland, Glasgow District), who died at 77.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- US Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court sealing a conservative majority.
- WHO confirms Europe is in the midst of a 2nd COVID-19 pandemic wave with cases rising rapidly,30% in a week, deaths rising 40%.
- World Series Baseball: LA Dodgers beat Tampa Bay Rays,3-1 in Game 6 at Globe Life Field, Arlington to win first title in 32 years; MVP: Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager.
- Baseball World Series: LA Dodgers beat Tampa Bay Rays,3-1 in Game 6 at Globe Life Field, Arlington to win first title in 32 years; MVP: Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager.
- A record 69.5 million Americans have already voted, a week before election day,50.4% of 2016 total vote.
- Leader of the Nxivm sex cult Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison for sex trafficking, racketeering, fraud and other crimes.
- Organizers of 96th East-West Shrine Bowl college football all-star game, benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children, announce cancellation of game scheduled for January 23,2021, in St. Petersburg, Florida, due to COVID-19 pandemic issues.The.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Argentine presidential election won by Alberto Fernandez, defeating sitting President Mauricio Macri.
- California Governor Gavin Newson declares state of emergency with multiple fires across the state, including Sonomoa County's Kincade Fire burning over 30,000 acres.
- Tiger Woods scores a wire-to-wire 3-stroke win over Hideki Matsuyama at the inaugural Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf & Country Club to tie Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA victories.
- Wes Studi is the first Native American actor to receive an Oscar, a honorary award for career achievement.
- Wes Studi is the first Native American actor to receive an Oscar, an honorary award for career achievement.
- Scottish singer, songwriter Lewis Capaldi achieved his first No.1 single in the US with ‘Someone You Loved’ after the track had spent 23 weeks in the US charts before reaching the top. The singer celebrated by painting his face in the style of the Stars and Stripes..
- DEATHS
- Grandpa Kitchen, YouTube Star.
- John Conyers, American politician (Rep-D-MI,1965-2017), who died at 90.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- LA Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox,3-2 in Game 3 of baseball's World Series; a record 46 players used by both teams; Boston go on to win 4 games to 1.
- Gunman shoots and kills 11 people and injures six at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in an anti-Semitic attack.
- EPL club Leicester City’s billionaire Thai owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha dies in a helicopter crash in the carpark outside the club’s King Power Stadium following 1-1 draw against West Ham United.
- Australian 7-year old mare Winx wins unprecedented fourth consecutive Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in Melbourne; her record 29th-straight win and her 22nd Group 1 racing success.
- DEATHS
- Murray Khouri, New Zealand classical clarinet player (Australia Ensemble), writer, and broadcaster, who died at 77.
- Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Thai businessman, sports team owner (Leicester City FC), who died in helicopter crash at 60.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- First operation to separate conjoined twins joined at the head in India completed in New Delhi.
- Catalan parliament meets and unilaterally declares independence from Spain.
- BIRTHS
- Mirko Wiebe, Instagram Star, born in Argentina.
- DEATHS
- Jack Levy, English mechanical engineer, who died at 91.
- Ladislav Kubík, Czech-American composer (Aulos; Subterranean River) and educator (Florida State University,1990-2017), who died at 71.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- A letter John Lennon wrote to the Queen explaining why he was returning his MBE was found tucked in a record sleeve from a £10 car boot haul. The anonymous owner took the document to a valuation day at The Beatles Story in Liverpool and discovered it was worth about £60,000. Lennon had returned the MBE in protest at Britain's involvement in a civil war..
- BIRTHS
- Valentina Jonas, Family Member, born in United States.
- DEATHS
- Pentti Siimes, Finnish actor (Miriam), who died at 87.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- American soccer star Abby Wambach announces her retirement.
- DEATHS
- Betsy Drake, French-born American actress and writer (Every Girl Should be Married), who died at 92.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- " Montevallo" debut album by Sam Hunt is released (American Country Countdown Award Digital Album of the Year 2016, Billboard Album of the Year 2015).
- Taylor Swift releases her 5th studio album “1989” (2015 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2016).
- The Last Ship, Sting's musical about shipbuilding in north-east England, opened on Broadway. The former frontman with The Police described watching the opening night as "an out-of-body experience". Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and Blondie's Deborah Harry were among the first night audience at the Neil Simon Theatre..
- The Pet Shop Boys' 'Always On My Mind' was voted the top cover version of all time in a BBC Music vote. The song, written by John Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, was first made famous by Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley in 1972. Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt' came in second place, followed by The Stranglers' version of Dionne Warwick's 'Walk On By'. Jimi Hendrix's take on Bob Dylan's 'All Along The Watchtower' came fourth and Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' completed the top five..
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed died at the age of 71. An admitted hard drinker and drug user for many years, he underwent a liver transplant in Cleveland in April 2013. Afterwards he claimed on his website to be 'bigger and stronger' than ever..
- German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit to clinch his 4th straight F1 World Drivers Championship; 6th consecutive GP victory.
- Giorgi Margvelashvili wins the Georgian Presidential election in a landslide victory.
- American Serena Williams wins her 4th season ending tennis title; beats Li Na of China 2–6,6–3,6–0 in the WTA Championship final in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 18 people are killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
- 38 people are killed in a series of car bombings in Bagdhad, Iraq.
- DEATHS
- Lou Reed, American musician, who died from liver disease at 71.
- Lou Reed, American rock singer-songwriter (Velvet Underground - "Sweet Jane" ; solo -" Take A Walk On The Wild Side"), who died from liver disease at 71.