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Today in the World Countries
- Independence Day is being celebrated in Vietnam
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Virgo as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Yoofi Greene, Dancer, born in Ghana.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- Attempted assassination of Argentina's vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner fails when the gun jams outside her home in Buenos Aires.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- At least 43 people die as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the US Northeast with record rains, tornadoes and flooding with New York and New Jersey declaring state of emergency.
- DEATHS
- Sidharth Shukla, Model.
- David Patten, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl 2001,04,05; New England Patriots), who died in a road accident at 47.
- Mikis Theodorakis, Greek classical and film music composer (Zorba the Greek; Mauthausen Trilogy; Serpico), who died of cardiopulmonary arrest at 96.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Press conference with body camera evidence brings to light death of African American Daniel Prude after being retrained by police back in March.
- English architect Richard Rogers designer of the Pompidou Centre and the Millennial Dome retires.
- Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi tests positive for COVID-19 pandemic and is later hospitalized.
- Australia officially enters recession for the first time in almost 3 decades with GDP falling 7% (April-June).
- DEATHS
- David Capel, English cricket all-rounder (15 Tests; 21 wickets; 23 ODIs), who died from a brain tumour at 57.
- Ian Mitchell, Guitarist.
- Ian Mitchell, Irish rocker (Bay City Rollers), who died at 62.
- Khang Khek Leu 'Comrade Dutch', Cambodian Khmer Rouge figure convicted of crimes against humanity, who died at 77.
- William Yorzyk Jr., American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly, WR 2:19.3,1956), who died at 87.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Violence and looting directed at foreigners in Johannesburg results in five deaths and dozens arrested by South African police.
- Diving boat catches fire at night killing 34 asleep on board off Santa Cruz Island, California.
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatens a snap general election if rebel MPs pass bill against no-deal Brexit.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- About 400 prisoners escape a jail near Tripoli in Libya during militia fighting.
- Major fire at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro destroys most of its 20 million artifacts.
- BIRTHS
- Isabella De Nigris, Family Member, born in Mexico.
- DEATHS
- Claire Wineland, Entrepreneur.
- Conway Savage, Australian piano and organ player (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), who died from a brain tumor at 58.
On this day in 2017
- DEATHS
- Dave Hlubek, American rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet), who died at 66.
- Halim El-Dabh, Composer.
- Halim El-Dabh, Egyptian-American composer (Martha Graham Ballets), who died at 96.
- Halim El-Dabh, Egyptian-American pianist, darabukha drummer, and composer (Martha Graham ballet scores), who died at 96.
- Murray Lerner, American documentary and experimental film director and producer (Secrets of the Reef), who died at 90.
On this day in 2016
- DEATHS
- Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991-2016), who died at 78.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Earth's trees number just over 3 trillion according to study in "Nature" by Thomas Crowther of Yale University.
- US President Barack Obama becomes the first president to visit the Arctic Circle at Kotzebue, Alaska.
- DEATHS
- Donny Conn, American musician (The Playmates), who died at 85.
- Dick Guldstrand, Race Car Driver.
- Alan Kurdi,3 year old Syrian refugee drowns off the coast of Turkey, his death and photograph prompt international reaction.
On this day in 2014
- BIRTHS
- Bárbara Velásquez, Instagram Star, born in Venezuela.
- Mohsin Saleh, Family Member, born in United States.
- DEATHS
- Norman Gordon, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests,20 wickets; Transvaal), who died at 103.
- Sila Godoy, Guitarist.
On this day in 2013
- DEATHS
- Tommy Morrison, Boxer.
- Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician (2nd Governor-General of Grenada (1978-92)), who died at 78.
- Ronald Coase, British economist (Nobel Prize in Economics 1991), who died at 102.
- Frederik Pohl, American sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Gateway, Bipohl), who died at 93.
- David Jacobs, British broadcaster (Juke Box Jury), who died at 87.
- Elton Hildreth, Race Car Driver.