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Today in the World Countries
- Revolution Day is being celebrated in Yemen
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Libra as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Pascal Cooney, Pilot, born in Australia.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- Edward Snowden, former US intelligence contractor who exposed NSA surveillance program granted Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin.
- DEATHS
- Ronney Pettersson, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (17 caps; IFK Skövde, Djurgårdens IF, Hudiksvalls ABK), who died at 82.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Ryder Cup Golf, Whistling Straits, Haven, Wisconsin: United States regain title beating Team Europe by a record,19-9; Dustin Johnson 5-0-0.
- Switzerland votes to legalize same-sex marriage in nationwide referendum.
- 74th Tony Awards: "Moulin Rouge!" Best Musical, "The Inheritance" Best Play, Aaron Tveit, Lois Smith and Adrienne Warren win.
- English musician Alan Lancaster died age 72 due to complications from multiple sclerosis. He is best known as a founding member and bassist of Status Quo, playing with the band from 1967 to 1985..
- German election: centre-left Social Democrats win most seats but not a majority over ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union without its retiring Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Laver Cup Men's Tennis, Boston: Team Europe whitewash Team World,14-1; Team Europe wins title for a 4th consecutive edition; Andrey Rublev 3-0 for event high 6 points.
- DEATHS
- Ndakasi, Congolese mountain gorilla whose photobomb went viral, who died of illness at Virunga National Park at 14.
- Commander Cody [George Frayne], American singer and pianist (Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen - "Hot Rod Lincoln"), who died of esophageal cancer at 77.
- Gabenotbabe, TikTok Star.
- Alan Lancaster, British rock bassist (Status Quo,1967-85 - "Pictures of Matchstick Men"), who died from multiple sclerosis complications at 72.
- Syarhyey Hyerasimets, Belarusian soccer midfielder (25 caps; Shakhter Donetsk, Dinamo Minsk) and manager (Okzhetpes, Piter Saint Petersburg), who died at 55.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- President Donald Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the US Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- 108 pilot whales survive, while 350 die in Australia's largest mass stranding at Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Abortion is decriminalized in New South Wales, the last remaining Australian state to do so.
- US Income inequality widest for over 50 years, worst in California, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana and New York, according to new census figures.
- WHO announces 800,000 children in DR Congo will be vaccinated in nine days in worlds's largest measles epidemic that has taken over 3,500 lives.
- DEATHS
- Martin Wesley-Smith, Australian composer, who died at 74.
- Jacques Chirac, French politician, President of France (1995-2007) Prime Minister of France (1974-76,1986-88), who died at 86.
- Jacques Chirac, Politician.
- Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-2007) and Prime Minister of France (1974-76,1986-88), who died at 86.
- TV SERIES
- Perfect Harmony: Season 1 is released.
Ex-Princeton music professor Arthur Cochran (Bradley Whitford) and a small-town church choir come together in this comedy from Lesley Wake Webster and Jason Winer. - Evil: Season 1 is released.
David Acosta, a priest-in-training (Mike Colter) recruits Kristen Bouchard, a forensic psychologist (Katja Herbers) and Ben, a carpenter (Aasif Mandvi) to help him evaluate if the phenomena reported to the church has scientific explanations or are actually supernatural in this series from from Robert and Michelle King. - Frayed: Season 1 is released.
Set in 1988, London housewife Sammy Cooper (Sarah Kendall) returns to her hometown in Australia with her two children after the death of her husband and moves in with her mother (Kerry Armstrong) and brother (Ben Mingay) in this Australian/British dramedy created by Kendall.[Originally aired in the UK on Sky One and in Australia on ABC in 2019] - Carol's Second Act: Season 1 is released.
With her two children grown and newly divorced, Carol Kenney (Patricia Heaton) retires from teaching and begins pursuing her dream to become a doctor as a 50-years-old in this comedy from Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins. - The Unicorn: Season 1 is released.
Wade (Walton Goggins), a widower with two daughters reluctantly begins dating and discovers he is very popular in this comedy from Bill Martin and Mike Schiff. - Sunnyside (2019): Season 1 is released.
Disgraced New York City Councilman Garrett Modi (Kal Penn) is living with his sister and feeling sorry for himself until a group of people seek his help in helping them become American citizens in this comedy co-written by Penn and Matt Murray.
On this day in 2018
- TV SERIES
- Single Parents: Season 1 is released.
Single father Will (Taran Killam) has become so obsessed with PTA and raising his daughter (Marlow Barkley) that a group of single parents that include Angie (Leighton Meester), Douglas (Brad Garrett), Poppy (Kimrie Lewis), and Miggy (Jake Cho), decide something must be done in this comedy from JJ Philbin and Liz Meriwether. - A Million Little Things: Season 1 is released.
After a friend (Ron Livingston) ends his life, his friends Gary (James Roday), Eddie (David Giuntoli), Rome (Romany Malco), Maggie (Allison Miller), Regina (Christina Moses), Ashley (Christina Ochoa), Delilah (Stephanie Szostak), and Sophie (Lizzy Greene) come together in this drama from D.J. Nash.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Fights break out in Uganda's parliament during debate to raise presidential age limit.
- Saudi Arabia announces it is overturning its ban on women driving - last country in the world to do so.
- The video game Fortnite: Battle Royale is released, eventually becoming one of the most popular games worldwide.
- World's second-largest gem-quality diamond, the "Lesedi La Rona", sells for $53m.
- DEATHS
- Robert Delpire, French publisher, editor and photographer, who died at 91.
- TV SERIES
- Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders: Season 1 is released.
Dick Wolf expands his Law & Order franchise with the true crime series focusing on the 1996 murder trial of Lyle (Gaston Villanueva) and Erik Menendez (Gus Halper) who were defended by defense attorney Leslie Abramson (Edie Falco).
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- First US Presidential debate: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton vs Republican Donald Trump at Hofstra University.
- Universal, Warner Brothers, Sony and several other record labels filed a law suit against the operators of YouTube-mp3.org, a service that allowed its users to remove audio from videos streamed on YouTube. The court action, launched against a German company, alleged that "tens, or even hundreds, of millions of tracks are illegally copied and distributed by stream ripping services each month.".
- WEDDINGS
- Actress Naomi Watts and actor Liv Schreiber announce their separation after 11 years together.
On this day in 2015
- BIRTHS
- Jackson Khai Nguyen, YouTube Star, born in Florida.
- Jackson Nguyen, YouTube Star, born in Florida.
- DEATHS
- Manuel Oltra, Spanish secular and sacred music composer, and professor (Barcelona Conservatory,1959-87), who died at 93.
- Toshiya Sukegawa, Japanese contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer (The Eternal Morning 1945.8.6; A Projection), who died at 85.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- World Health Organizations estimates that Ebola death toll has reached 3,091 - with Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone hit hardest.
- 43 students from Ayotzinapa Teachers College go missing (and presumed murdered) in Iguala on their way to a protest - one of Mexico's worst human rights cases.
- ALBUMS
- Tomorrow's Modern Boxes was released by Thom Yorke.
The latest solo album from the Radiohead frontman was a surprise Friday release through BitTorrent. - MOVIES
- The Two Faces of January - PG-13 is released.
In 1962, the charismatic Chester MacFarland (Viggo Mortensen) and his alluring younger wife Colette (Kirsten Dunst), arrive in Athens by boat via the Corinthian Canal. While sightseeing at the Acropolis they encounter Rydal (Oscar Isaac), a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette’s beauty and impressed by Chester’s wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner. However, all is not as it seems with the MacFarlands, and Chester’s affable exterior hides darker secrets. - The Equalizer - R is released.
McCall (Denzel Washington) is a former black ops commando who faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston. When he comes out of his self-imposed retirement to rescue a young girl, Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), he finds himself face to face with ultra-violent Russian gangsters. As he serves vengeance against those who brutalize the helpless, McCall’s desire for justice is reawakened. If someone has a problem, the odds are stacked against them, and they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer. - The Boxtrolls - PG is released.
In the village of Cheesebridge, a Victorian-era berg obsessed with wealth, class and stinky fine cheeses, Eggs, a young orphan boy raised by the Boxtrolls, a lovable group of underground cave-dwelling trash collectors, tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher, with the help of a wealthy local girl named Winnie. - Two Night Stand - R is released.
A no-strings-attached, online hook-up turns into a morning after disaster for twenty-something New Yorkers Alec (Miles Teller) and Megan (Analeigh Tipton). - Lilting - Not Rated is released.
Set in contemporary London, Lilting tells the story of a Cambodian-Chinese mother mourning the untimely death of her son. Her world is suddenly disrupted by the presence of a stranger. Though they don’t share a common language, a translator helps piece together the memories of a man they both loved. [Strand Releasing] - Jimi: All Is by My Side - R is released.
Covering a year in Jimi Hendrix’s life from 1966-67 as an unknown backup guitarist playing New York’s Cheetah Club to making his mark in London’s music scene up until his Monterey Pop triumph, the film presents an intimate portrait of the sensitive young musician on the verge of becoming a rock legend. - Pride - R is released.
It’s the summer of 1984. Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. As the strike drags on, the two groups discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all. [CBS Films] - Plastic - R is released.
Sam (Ed Speleers) leads a ring of university student credit card thieves. When they inadvertently rob a notorious gangster named Marcel (Thomas Kretschmann), they are forced to up their game 10 times the amount stolen with interest. They take their scam on the road to Miami, the city of “high stakes” to pay off their debt. After a series of unfortunate mistakes, Sam’s team falls short of their debt and they set their sights on a daring jewelry heist. Sam now needs to finish the scam, while turning the tables on Marcel before everyone in the team goes down. - Good People - R is released.
Tom and Anna Reed (James Franco and Kate Hudson) fall into severe debt while renovating Anna's family home in London. As the couple faces the loss of their dream to have a house and start a family, they discover that the tenant in the apartment below them has been murdered, and he left behind $400,000 in cash. Though initially hesitant, Tom and Anna decide that the plan is simple: all they have to do is quietly take the money and use only what's necessary to get them out of debt. But when they start spending the money and can't seem to stop, they find themselves the target of a deadly adversary—the thief who stole it—and that's when very bad things start happening to good people. [Millennium Entertainment] - Hellaware - Not Rated is released.
Jaded by what sells at prominent art galleries, Nate (Keith Poulson) embarks on a quest for a more authentic brand of contemporary art. When a coked-up YouTube search leads to a music video from Delawarean Goth rappers Young Torture Killers, an Insane Clown Posse knock-off, Nate knows he’s found his subjects. He soon drags his friend-with-benefits Bernadette (Sophia Takal) to rural Delaware to shoot the group playing in their parents’ basement. To “immerse himself” in the group’s culture and add an extra layer of realism to his work, Nate befriends the rappers and makes return trips to get to know them. But as his relationship with group develops, he becomes increasingly aware that, while you can take the boy out of the art world, you can’t take the art world out of the boy. - Advanced Style - Not Rated is released.
Advanced Style examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. Based on Ari Seth Cohen’s famed blog of the same name, this film paints intimate and colorful portraits of independent, stylish women aged 62 to 95 who are challenging conventional ideas about beauty, aging, and Western’s culture’s increasing obsession with youth. - Fishing Without Nets - R is released.
A Somali pirate has a crisis of conscience during a hijacking after befriending a hostage. - TV SERIES
- Transparent: Season 1 is released.
Mort Pfefferman's (Jeffrey Tambor) announcement to his family causes more secrets to come out from his ex-wife Shelly (Judith Light) and their three grown children--Ali (Gaby Hoffmann), Josh (Jay Duplass), and Sarah (Amy Landecker) in this Jill Soloway dark comedy.
On this day in 2013
- DEATHS
- La Capone, Rapper.
- TV SERIES
- The Crazy Ones: Season 1 is released.
In his first TV sitcom starring role since Mork & Mindy ended in 1982, Robin Williams plays Simon Roberts, the unpredictable head of a Chicago advertising agency, where he works with his more focused daughter Sydney (Sarah Michelle Gellar). James Wolk (Mad Men) and Hamish Linklater also star for creator David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Boston Legal). - The Michael J. Fox Show: Season 1 is released.
In his first regular sitcom role since Spin City, Michael J. Fox plays a TV news anchor who returns to work after a five-year retirement following a Parkinson's diagnosis. Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad), Wendell Pierce (The Wire), and Katie Finneran (Wonderfalls) also star.