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Today's Star Sign

People born on this day are Virgo as their zodiac sign.

EVENTS
Tennis great Roger Federer announces his retirement from professional tennis at 41 with 20 grand slam wins and 103 ATP titles.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets Russian President Vladimir Putin and other regional leaders at a summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
European parliament says Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy, saying Viktor Orbán’s government has become a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”.
DEATHS
Eddie Butler, Welsh rugby union #8 (16 caps; Cambridge University RFC, Pontypool RFC), journalist (The Observer Sport, The Guardian) and broadcaster (BBC), who died at 65.

EVENTS
SpaceX launches the first all-civilian spaceflight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for three-day orbit around Earth.
US gymnasts, including Simone Biles, testify against former team doctor Larry Nassar at a Senate Committee hearing, criticizing a system that allowed it to happen.
US, UK and Australia announce trilateral security partnership Aukus, to counteract influence of China, including helping Australia build nuclear-powered submarines.
DEATHS
Lou Angotti, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins), who died at 83.

EVENTS
Family of Breonna Taylor announce $12 million wrongful death settlement with city of Louisville, Kentucky, after her death in botched police raid March 13.
Scientific American issues its 1st ever presidential endorsement in 175 years by backing Joe Biden.
DEATHS
Sadashiv Patil, Indian cricket fast bowler (1 Test,2 wickets; Maharashtra), who died at 86.
Wang Zhiliang, Chinese table tennis player and coach (World Table Tennis C'ships gold, doubles 1963), who died from a stroke at 79.
Caroline Kaart (neé Raitt0, Scottish-Dutch alto singer, and TV and radio presenter, who died at 88.
Jan Krenz, Polish conductor and composer, who died at 94.
Moussa Traoré, Mali soldier, politician and dictator, President of Mali (1968-91), who died at 83.

EVENTS
Norman Lear becomes the oldest person to win an Emmy at 97, in the variety special category for ABC’s “Live in Front of a Studio Audience".
" Jojo Rabbit" directed by "Taika Waititi and starring Scarlett Johansson wins the top award at the Toronto Film Festival.
Hong Kong police fire water cannons and tear gas at thousands of protesters outside the British embassy, as protests continue in the city.
UK PM Boris Johnson compares himself to Marvel Hulk character in newspaper interview "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets" about UK exiting the EU.
Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Gleneagles: Europe beats US,14½-13½; Suzann Pettersen of Norway sinks 8-footer on 18th hole of final match to beat Marina Alex,1-up and regain Cup.
DEATHS
Ric Ocasek [Otcasek], American rock singer-songwriter (The Cars - "Best Friend's Girl" ; "Shake It Up" ; "You Are The Girl"), found dead at 75.
Ric Ocasek [Richard Otcasek], American musician (The Cars - Best Friend's Girl; Shake It Up), found dead at 75.
Roberto Leal, World Music Singer.
Mike Stefanik, American auto racer (9 NASCAR Modified Championships), who died in a plane crash at 61.
Mike Stefanik, Race Car Driver.

EVENTS
Russian boxer Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1,34 KOs) loses his first pro fight in record 20th title defence as well as undisputed world middleweight crown when outpointed by Mexican Canelo Álvarez (50-1-2,34 KOs) in Las Vegas.
Russian boxer Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1,34 KOs) loses his first pro fight in record 20th title defense as well as undisputed world middleweight crown when outpointed by Mexican Canelo Álvarez (50-1-2,34 KOs) in Las Vegas.
Archaeologists find the oldest-known brewery and remains of 13,000-year-old beer in Haifa cave, Israel, belonging to nomadic Natufian people.
Swimmer killed by shark at Newcomb Hollow Beach, first fatal shark attack in Massachusetts in 80 years.
DEATHS
Dudley Sutton, British stage and screen actor (Leather Boys; Brimstone & Treacle; Lovejoy - "Tinker Dill"), who died of cancer at 85.
Jeff Lowe, American mountain climber (co-founder Lowe Alpine), who died of pneumonia at 67.

EVENTS
Terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29.
DEATHS
Violet Brown, Supercentenarian.
Harry Dean Stanton, American actor (Lucky; Alien; Cool Hand Luke; The Godfather Part II), musician, and singer, who died at 91.
Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, musician, and singer (Lucky, Alien, Cool Hand Luke, The Godfather Part II), who died at 91.

DEATHS
Rose Mofford, American politician,1st female Governor of Arizona (1988-1991), who died at 94.

EVENTS
Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus'musical "Mamma Mia!", featuring the songs of ABBA, closes at The Broadhurst Theatre, NYC, after 5,733 performances.
EU Migrant Crisis: Hungary seals its border with Serbia with a razor-wire fence, stranding thousands of migrants.

EVENTS
Ewa Kopacz becomes Prime Minister of Poland.
President Obama announces the US will send 3,000 troops to help combat spread of the Ebola virus.
DEATHS
Nicholas Romanov, French-born pretender to the Russian throne, who died at 91.
Timothy Mace, British cosmonaut, who died of cancer at 58.

EVENTS
38th Toronto International Film Festival: "12 Years a Slave" directed by Steve McQueen wins the People's Choice Award.
27 people are killed after a coal mine collapses in Afghanistan.
21 people are killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad and Shia provinces, Iraq.
Japan switches off its last working nuclear reactor.
Evian Championship Women's Golf, Evian Resort GC: Suzann Pettersen of Norway wins by 2 strokes over New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko; first time event has major title status.
Edi Rama is elected Prime Minister of Albania.
DEATHS
Frances Bairstow, American labor relations arbitrator, who died at 93.