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On this day in 2023

On this day in 2022

• EVENTS
• American runner Emily Sisson runs US record 2:18:29 in Chicago Marathon, finishing 2nd by 4:11 to repeat winner Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya.
• Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen secures his second consecutive World F1 Drivers C'ship after finishing in front of Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc in the Japanese GP at Suzuka.
• DEATHS
• Margie Masters, Australian golfer (Western Open runner-up 1966), who died at 87.
• TV SERIES
• Let the Right One In: Season 1 is released. Mark (Demián Bichir) tries to provide enough blood for his daughter (Madison Taylor Baez) who was turned into a vampire 10 years ago as a 12-year-old in this series inspired by John Ajvide Lindqvist's Swedish novel and the 2008 film of the same name.[Premieres on the Showtime app and on-demand on 7 Oct 2022 and on the Showtime network on 9 Oct 2022]

On this day in 2021

• DEATHS
• Keitaro Hoshino, Japanese boxer (WBA minimumweight title 2000-01,02), who died at 52.
• POLITICS
• Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis narrowly defeated in nation elections by a coalition of opposition parties.

On this day in 2020

• EVENTS
• The UN's World Food Programme is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• DEATHS
• Sam Rose, Race Car Driver.
• MOVIES: PG
• The War with Grandpa is released. Sixth-grader Peter (Oakes Fegley) is pretty much your average kid—he likes gaming, hanging with his friends and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when his recently widowed grandfather Ed (Robert De Niro) moves in with Peter’s family, the boy is forced to give up his most prized possession of all, his bedroom. Unwilling to let such an injustice stand, Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won’t go without a fight. Soon, the friendly combatants are engaged in an all-out war with side-splitting consequences.
• MOVIES: PG13
• Time is released. Fox Rich is a fighter. The entrepreneur, abolitionist and mother of six boys has spent the last two decades campaigning for the release of her husband, Rob G. Rich, who is serving a 60-year sentence for a robbery they both committed in the early 90s in a moment of desperation. Combining the video diaries Fox has recorded for Rob over the years with intimate glimpses of her present-day life, director Garrett Bradley paints a mesmerizing portrait of the resilience and radical love necessary to prevail over the endless separations of the country’s prison-industrial complex.
• Yellow Rose is released. a Filipina teen from a small Texas town fights to pursue her dreams as a country music performer while having to decide between staying with her family or leaving the only home she has known.
• A Rainy Day in New York is released. Two young people arrive in New York for a weekend where they are met with bad weather and a series of adventures.
• MOVIES: R
• The Wolf of Snow Hollow is released. Terror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there's no such thing as werewolves.
• TV SERIES
• The Haunting of Bly Manor: Season 1 is released. Set in 1980s New England, Henry Wingrave (Henry Thomas) hires a new American nanny (Victoria Pedretti) to look after his orphaned niece and nephew (Amelie Bea Smith, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) at Bly Manor after the death of their au pair in this gothic horror series created by Mike Flanagan.
• The Right Stuff (2020): Season 1 is released. NASA's Bob Gilruth (Patrick Fischler) and Chris Kraft (Eric Ladin) select seven men: John Glenn (Patrick J. Adams), Alan Shepard (Jake McDorman), Captain Gordo Cooper (Colin O’Donoghue), Wally Schirra (Aaron Staton), Scott Carpenter (James Lafferty), Deke Slayton (Micah Stock), and Gus Grissom (Michael Trotter), to become the first American astronauts in space in this series based on the Tom Wolfe book of the same name (that also became a film with the same name).
• ALBUMS
• Silver Ladders was released by Mary Lattimore. The latest full-length release for the harpist was recorded over nine days with producer, Slowdive's Neil Halstead.
• 10 Songs was released by Travis. The ninth full-length studio release for the Scottish indie rock band led by Fran Healey features a guest appearance from the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs.
• As Long as You Are was released by Future Islands. The sixth full-length studio release for the Baltimore band is its first as a quartet with drummer Mike Lowry and was produced with Steve Wright.
• Atlas Vending was released by METZ. The fourth full-length release for the Toronto punk rock trio was co-produced with Uniform's Ben Greenberg.
• April was released by Emmy the Great. The fourth full-length release for the singer-songwriter was written in less than a month in 2018 after visiting her parents in Hong Kong.
• Edna was released by Headie One. The debut full-length studio release for the British rapper features guest appearances from Aitch, Bugsey, Haile, M Huncho, Ivorian Doll, Mahalia, Kaash Paige, Skepta, Stormzy, AJ Tracey, Young Adz, and Young T.
• Lament was released by Touché Amoré. The latest full-length studio release for the Los Angeles post-hardcore quintet was produced by Ross Robinson.
• GAMING: PC
• FIFA 21 for PC is released. On the street and in the stadium, FIFA 21 has more ways to play than ever before. FIFA 21 rewards you for your creativity and control all over the pitch. Create more scoring opportunities with all-new dynamic attacking systems in the most intelligent FIFA gameplay to date. A new Agile Dribbling system gives you the means to unleash your creativity in 1-on-1 situations. Use fast footwork, more responsive close control, and new skill moves like the ball roll fake to explode past defenders. In FIFA 21, increased positional awareness elevates footballers’ in-game intelligence to put them in the right place at the right time. See world-class forwards hold their runs in line with the last defender, creative playmakers find space to play through balls, and midfielders shut off passing lanes as players better live up to their real-world understanding of space and time on the pitch. [Electronic Arts]
• The Survivalists for PC is released. A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?

On this day in 2019

• EVENTS
• Nearly 1 million people in northern California have their power cut by Pacific Gas and Electric to prevent wildfires amid high winds.
• Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for development of lithium-ion batteries, Goodenough oldest-ever winner at 97.
• BIRTHS
• Atlas Noa, Family Member, born in United States.
• DEATHS
• Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis player (French Open 1972), who died from cancer at 82.
• MOVIES: R
• Mister America is released. A freshman filmmaker follows Tim Heidecker during the final month of his campaign for district attorney. What begins as a profile of an outsider candidate facing an uphill battle evolves into a study of toxic delusion as Tim’s motivations and controversial past begin to unravel his candidacy. Taking on a popular incumbent has found Tim and his inexperienced campaign manager outmatched. Low on funds, experience, and connections, Tim hits the streets in an attempt to connect with voters, but has difficulty winning over the community. With word of his campaign spreading, former associates of Tim try to warn the public with stories of bad business deals, strained friendships and a failed court case in which he found himself accused of murder. With days until the election and his campaign in free-fall, Tim has to confront the unexpected costs of pursuing his dream.
• TV SERIES
• Nancy Drew (2019): Season 1 is released. 18-year-old Nancy Drew (Kennedy McMann) was ready to leave for college when the death of her mother delays her plans and she becomes involved in a murder investigation in the series based on the classic mystery novels.
• POLITICS
• Turkey launches airstrikes on Kurdish forces in Northern Syria after US President Donald Trump announces decision to pull back US forces.

On this day in 2018

• EVENTS
• 46th American Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello, BTS & Kane Brown win.
• DEATHS
• Thomas A. Steitz, American Biochemist (2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for ribosome discoveries), who died at 78.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Space Hulk: Tactics for PlayStation 4 is released. Space Hulk: Tactics is a faithful adaptation of the board game Space Hulk, bringing a unique twist to the cult classic formula. Battle as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers.
• My Memory of Us for PlayStation 4 is released. My Memory of Us is a reminiscence of a friendship between a boy and a girl. A friendship made during tough times. Times of terror, pain, and exclusion in a world where people were forced to live in two artificially detached worlds.
• Punch Line for PlayStation 4 is released. Punch Line is the newest visual novel adventure from the creators of Zero Escape and the Science Adventure series.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Disgaea 1 Complete for Switch is released. The Overlord is dead. The Netherworld is in turmoil. Time to kick some ass! Netherworld Prince Laharl awakens to fight for his throne and it’s up to him and some unlikely allies to defend what is rightfully his. Together with his devious vassal Etna, the angel trainee Flonne, and a whole cavalcade of explosive characters, Laharl will slash, shoot, and punch his way to the top. Build your squad to level 9999 and unleash crazy special skills, team attacks, and spells to deal millions of points of damage in this zany high-definition remake of an RPG classic.
• POLITICS
• President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley says she is resigning at the end of the year.

On this day in 2017

• EVENTS
• Producer Harvey Weinstein is fired from The Weinstein Company after allegations of sexual abuse.
• Foo Fighters were at No.1 on the US album chart with their ninth studio album Concrete and Gold and their second album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Dave Grohl had ended a self-imposed six-month hiatus from music to record the album while recovering from an injury sustained on the Sonic Highways World Tour..
• American economist Richard Thaler is awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics.
• DEATHS
• Bill Puterbaugh, Race Car Driver.
• Hervé Leroux, French fashion designer and founder of Hervé Léger fashion house, who died from a ruptured aneurysm at 60.
• Jean Rochefort, French actor (Man on the Train, The Artist and the Model), who died at 87.
• Vincent La Selva, American conductor (New York Grand Opera Company,1973-2012), who died at 88.
• TV SERIES
• Valor: Season 1 is released. A failed secret mission by The Shadow Raiders, an elite unit of U.S. Army helicopter pilots, results with only Warrant Officer Nora Madani (Christina Ochoa) and her commanding officer, Captain Leland Gallo (Matt Barr) returning to base. When it is discovered one of their own (W. Tre Davis) is alive, they seek to return to duty and rescue him in this military drama.
• GAMING: PC
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War for PC is released. Experience an epic open world brought to life by the Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Go behind enemy lines to forge your army, conquer Fortresses and dominate Mordor from within. Experience how the award-winning Nemesis System creates unique personal stories with every enemy and follower, and confront the full power of the Dark Lord Sauron and his Ringwraiths in this epic new story of Middle-earth. In Middle-earth: Shadow of War, nothing will be forgotten.

On this day in 2016

• DEATHS
• Aaron Pryor, American welterweight boxing champion, who died of heart disease at 60.
• Andrzej Wajda, Director.
• Anthony Grant, British MP (C), who died at 91.
• TV SERIES
• Divorce (2016): Season 1 is released. In the comedy created by Sharon Horgan, Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) decides she wants to end her decade-long marriage to Robert (Thomas Haden Church) but discovers it's hard to completely let go and start anew.
• Insecure: Season 1 is released. The comedy follows the lives of best friends Issa Dee (Issa Rae) and Molly (Yvonne Orji) in Los Angeles.
• POLITICS
• Second US Presidential debate: Hostile confrontation between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at Washington University, St. Louis.

On this day in 2015

• EVENTS
• Selena Gomez releases her studio album "Revival", goes to #1 on Billboard 200.
• The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• DEATHS
• Richard F. Heck, American chemist who discovered the Heck Reaction (Nobel Prize 2010), who died at 84.
• N. Ramani, Indian flutist, who died at 80.
• Gordon Honeycombe, British broadcaster/author, who died at 79.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Dukhtar is released. In the mountains of Pakistan, a mother and her ten-year-old daughter flee their home on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. A deadly hunt for them begins.
• Victoria is released. Victoria (Laia Costa), a young woman from Madrid, meets four local Berliners outside a nightclub. Sonne and his friends promise to show her a good time and the real side of the city. But these lads have gotten themselves into hot water: they owe someone a dangerous favor that requires repaying that evening. As Victoria’s flirtation with Sonne deepens into something more, he convinces her to come along for the ride. And later, when things become more ominous and possibly lethally dangerous for Sonne, she insists on coming along. As the night takes on an ever more menacing character, what started out as a good time, quickly spirals out of control. As dawn approaches, Victoria and Sonne address the inevitable: it’s all or nothing and they abandon themselves to a heart-stopping race into the depths of hell. [Adopt Films]
• Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom is released. A documentary on the unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich.
• MOVIES: PG
• Pan is released. Peter (Levi Miller) is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly. Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a fantastical world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland. There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him at the orphanage so long ago, and his rightful place in this magical land. Teamed with the warrior Tiger Lily (Rooney Mara) and a new friend named James Hook (Garrett Hedlund), Peter must defeat the ruthless pirate Blackbeard (Hugh Jackman) to save Neverland and discover his true destiny—to become the hero who will forever be known as Peter Pan.
• MOVIES: PG13
• Big Stone Gap is released. A story centered around a transitional point in the life of Ave Maria Mulligan, the heart of her community in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.
• The Final Girls is released. When Max (Taissa Farmiga) and her friends reluctantly attend an anniversary screening of “Camp Bloodbath, ” the infamous ‘80s horror film that starred Max’s late mother (Malin Akerman), they are mysteriously sucked into the silver screen. They soon realize they are trapped inside the cult classic movie and must team up with the fictional and ill-fated camp counselors, including Max’s mom as the scream queen, to battle the film’s machete-wielding killer. With the body count rising in scene after iconic scene, who will be the final girls left standing and live to escape this film?
• MOVIES: R
• Trash is released. When two trash-picking boys from Rio’s slums find a wallet amongst the daily detritus of their local dump, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet’s return, the boys, Rafael (Rickson Tevez) and Gardo (Luis Eduardo), realize that what they’ve found must be important. Teaming up with their friend Rato (Gabriel Weinstein), the trio begins an extraordinary adventure as they try to hang onto the wallet, evade the police, and uncover the secrets it contains. Along the way, the boys will have to figure out friend from foe, as they piece together the story of the wallet’s owner José Angelo (Wagner Moura) and realise they can’t trust the police, led by the dangerous Frederico (Selton Mello). But a pair of American missionaries working in their favela – the disillusioned Father Julliard (Martin Sheen) and his young assistant Olivia (Rooney Mara) – might just have the power to knock on the right doors. [Focus Features]
• Yakuza Apocalypse is released. Fearsome yakuza boss Kamiura is also a bloodsucking vampire. One day, men arrive from a competing clan and deliver him an ultimatum: Play nice or die. Kamiura refuses and, during a fierce battle, is torn limb from limb. With his dying breath, he passes on his vampire powers to his loyal lieutenant, Kageyama. His first order of business is revenge, setting him on a collision course with the seemingly unstoppable foreign syndicate, while making his name! [Samuel Goldwyn Films]
• Steve Jobs is released. Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter. [Universal Pictures]
• Knock Knock is released. When a devoted husband and father (Keanu Reeves) is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women (Lorenza Izzo & Ana de Armas) unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse. [Lionsgate]
• TV SERIES
• Red Oaks: Season 1 is released. Set in the summer of 1985, David Myers (Craig Roberts), is working the summer at Red Oaks Country Club as an assistant tennis instructor, before he returns to college for his junior year.
• ALBUMS
• Revival was released by Selena Gomez. The second full-length solo release for the pop singer features a guest appearances from A$AP Rocky.
• Beach Music was released by (Sandy) Alex G. The seventh full-length release for the indie artist was self recorded in his apartment. [This album was originally credited under the name Alex G]
• Grey Tickles, Black Pressure was released by John Grant. The third solo release for the ex-The Czars frontman was produced by John Congleton.
• If I Should Go Before You was released by City and Colour. The fifth full-length release for the Dallas Green project features his touring band Matt Kelly, Jack Lawrence, Doug MacGregor, and Dante Schwebel.
• St. Germain was released by St. Germain. The third full-length release for French artist Ludovic Navarre features Malian instrumentation and influences of jazz.
• Still Got That Hunger was released by The Zombies. The sixth overall release from the 60s' British psychedelic rock band is its second since reforming in 2011 and was funded via Pledge Music.
• Surrender was released by Hurts. The third full-length release for the British duo was produced by Jonas Quant.
• Sore was released by Dilly Dally. The debut full-length release for the Canadian punk quartet was produced by Josh Korody and Leon Taheny.
• The Agent Intellect was released by Protomartyr. This is the third full-length release for the Detroit post-punk band.
• The Documentary 2 was released by The Game. A sequel to the rappers debut 2005 album is part one of a double album (The Documentary 2.5 was released October 16th) features guest appearances from such artists as Ab-Soul, Diddy, Dr. Dre, Drake, Fergie, Ice Cube, Kendrick Lamar, Q-Tip, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, and will.i.am.
• We the Generation was released by Rudimental. The second full-length release for the British quartet features guest appearances from Anne-Marie, Ella Eyre, Sinead Harnett, Lianne La Havas, Will Heard, Mahalia, MNEK, Dizzee Rascal, Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance and Bobby Womack.
• Safe was released by Visionist. This is the debut full-length release for grime producer Louis Carnell.
• GAMING: 3DS
• Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash for 3DS is released. In this side-scrolling game, Chibi-Robo uses his plug and cord to whip enemies, grapple onto ledges, and swing across chasms. Power-up the plug and cord to search for collectables and explore previously out of reach areas.
• GAMING: PC
• Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising Tide for PC is released. After the initial wave of great colony ships departed Earth, the jubilation of humanity was ephemeral. Those left behind fell into a violent struggle over the quickly-diminishing resources on their barren home world. From this tumultuous time,4 new factions arose. These newcomers were founded not in the idealism of their predecessors, but on opportunism, resilience, ruthlessness, and, most importantly, a commitment to their own survival. Now, many decades after their first landfall on a new planet, the proud survivors of the first expeditions beyond Earth look up to see the skies darkened by a new breed of pioneers. [2K]
• Masochisia for PC is released. A young man discovers through a series of hallucinations that he will grow up to become a violent psychopath. How will he respond to these revelations? Can he change his fate? Can you even... change fate?
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection for PlayStation 4 is released. From the storytellers at Naughty Dog, comes the epic that altered adventure storytelling, rebuilt by Bluepoint Games with the power of the PS4 system. Follow the harrowing journey of Nathan Drake across the globe, from humble beginnings to incredible discoveries. Meet a unique cast of characters as Drake puts life and friendships on the line in a race against ruthless enemies to uncover unimaginable treasure. UNCHARTED: The Nathan Drake Collection includes the single-player campaigns for UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune, UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves, and UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception.
• POLITICS
• Geoffrey Howe, British politician (Chancellor and Foreign Secretary under Thatcher), who died at 88.

On this day in 2014

• EVENTS
• Patrick Modiano wins the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature.
• Gatwick, Heathrow and JFK airports enhance screening for the Ebola virus.
• DEATHS
• Boris Buzancic, TV Actor.
• Carolyn Ashley Kizer, American writer, who died from complications of dementia 89.
• Jan Hooks, American comedienne and actress (SNL, Designing Women), who died at 57.
• GAMING: PC
• A Golden Wake for PC is released. A Golden Wake is a nostalgic adventure that spans two dramatic decades in American history. Set in the era of Gatsby with a plot that includes real people, locations, and events, A Golden Wake has story- and puzzle-driven gameplay, retro-styled pixel art, and a point-and-click interface reminiscent of classics like King's Quest and Monkey Island. Alfie's power of persuasion will play a unique role as he analyzes other characters' attitudes and weaknesses to figure out the best way to approach them.
• GAMING: WII U
• Art of Balance for Wii U is released. Grab your stylus and build a balanced stack in this physics-based puzzler!Puzzle games must be addictive. This was our top priority during the development of the game. That's why we designed 200 levels that not only challenge your skills but also your imagination. With its perfect touch controls Art of Balance TOUCH! is easy to pick up and hard to put away.Seeking a real challenge? Then try out the new endurance mode and drive your score ever higher.Art of Balance TOUCH! brings the ultimate just one more puzzle experience to your Nintendo 3DS.Master 200 levelsDiscover 8 unique worldsPlay with your Stylus or with the SlidePad

On this day in 2013

• EVENTS
• Martin Karplus,  Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel win the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
• 60 people are killed in clashes between militias and Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic.
• BIRTHS
• Rory Vlach, YouTube Star, born in Minnesota.
• DEATHS
• Stanley Kauffmann, American playwright (Red Handkerchief Man), who died at 97.
• Mark "Chopper" Read, Australian criminal and crime author (Chopper: From the Inside), who died from liver cancer at 58.
• TV SERIES
• American Horror Story: Season 3 is released. For her protection, Zoe (Taissa Farmiga) is sent to Miss Robichaux's Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies in New Orleans. Meanwhile, the return of Coven witch Fiona Goode (Jessica Lange) stirs up an old rivalry.
• Full Circle: Season 1 is released. In the Neil LaBute's series, at the restaurant called Ellipsis, two diners, beginning with Bridgette (Minka Kelly) and her lover Tim (Tom Felton), talk about their lives and relationships. Each subsequent episodes introduces a new character connected to one in the previous episode. Future guests include: Julian McMahon, David Boreanaz, Keke Palmer, Devon Gearhart, Billy Campbell, Kate Walsh, Noah Silver, Ally Sheedy, and Cheyenne Jackson.
• The Tomorrow People: Season 1 is released. A remake of the 1970s British sci-fi series (which was previously remade in the 1990s), The Tomorrow People centers on a group of young adults who represent the next stage in human evolution; each one possesses special powers, such as teleportation and telepathy, and they are caught in a battle between good and evil forces. Robbie Amell, Peyton List, and Mark Pellegrino are among the stars, while Greg Berlanti (Arrow) and Phil Klemmer (Chuck) produce.
• GAMING: PC
• Montague's Mount for PC is released. Montague's Mount is a horror/suspense game from Mastertronic and one-man development team Polypusher Studios.
• POLITICS
• Wilfried Martens,44th Prime Minister of Belgium (1979-81,1981-92), who died from pancreatic cancer at 77.