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Today in the World Countries
- Independence Day is being celebrated in Turkmenistan
- Maouloud is being celebrated in Benin, Benin
- Mawleed al-Nabi is being celebrated in Afghanistan
- Mawlid An-Nabi is being celebrated in Egypt
- Meskel is being celebrated in Ethiopia
- Milad un Nabi is being celebrated in India, Philippines
- Mouloud is being celebrated in Comoros, Djibouti
- Prophet Muhammad's Birthday is being celebrated in Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mayotte, Niger, Oman, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Yemen
- Prophet's birth anniversary is being celebrated in Lebanon
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Libra as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Nadia Casanova, Interior Designer, born in United States.
- Sergiu Jurca, Photographer, born in Romania.
- Sneaky Sushii, YouTube Star, born in Singapore.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- American band "Foo Fighters" and friends hold tribute concert for drummer Taylor Hawkins at Kia Forum, Los Angeles, California; performers include: Joan Jett; Stewart Copland; Rush; Alanis Morissette; Def Leppard with Miley Cyrus; Wolfgang Van Halen; and Queen.
- Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives a state funeral at Nippon Budokan Arena, Tokyo, after he was assassinated in July.
- DEATHS
- Bruno Bolchi, Italian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Inter, Verona, Atalanta, Torino) and manager (AC Cesena, Bari, Messina, Genoa), who died at 82.
- MOVIES
- The Munsters - PG is released.
From Rob Zombie comes the strangest love story ever told as Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious trip from Transylvania to Hollywood in the all-new feature length film. - TV SERIES
- Suspect: Season 1 is released.
Detective Danny Frater (James Nesbitt) discovers an unidentified body is his daughter and seeks to find her killer in this British crime drama based on the Danish series Forhøret.[Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 4 on 19 Jun 2022 and in the US on BritBox on 27 Sep 2022]
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- NASA/USGS Landsat-9 earth-observing satellite launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
- Netflix says Shonda Rhimes'" Bridgerton" is its most-watched series ever, with "Extraction", starring Chris Hemsworth, its No. 1 film.
- R& B artist R. Kelly is convicted on nine counts of racketeering and sex trafficking after a six-week trial in New York.
- DEATHS
- Roger Hunt, English soccer forward (34 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Liverpool 404 games,244 goals; Bolton Wanderers), who died at 83.
- Roger Hunt MBE, English soccer forward (34 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Liverpool 404 games,244 goals; Bolton Wanderers), who died at 83.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- Details of President Donald Trump's tax returns released by the New York Times showing he paid $750 in income tax (2016 & 2017) revealing "chronic losses and years of tax avoidance".
- Border fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan forces over disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh kills at least 23.
- Houston officials confirm water supply around Lake Jackson, Texas, contaminated with brain-eating amoeba after death of six-year-old boy.
- DEATHS
- Jaswant Singh, Politician.
- Yuko Takeuchi, Japanese actress (Miss Sherlock), who died at 40.
- Yuko Takeuchi, TV Actress.
- TV SERIES
- The Comey Rule is released.
The two-night, four-hour miniseries based on former FBI Director's memoirs features Jeff Daniels as James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald Trump. - Fargo: Season 4 is released.
Set in 1950, an arrangement between Kansas City crime bosses Loy Cannon (Chris Rock) and Donatello Fadda (Tomasso Ragno) that led to a truce is in danger when Donatello dies in the hospital.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- US Democrats issue their first subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in impeachment inquiry.
- DEATHS
- Rob Garrison, TV Actor.
- ALBUMS
- Sound & Fury was released by Sturgill Simpson.
The fourth full-length release for the outlaw country artist was recorded in Michigan with Bobby Emmett, Chuck Bartels, Miles Miller, and John Hill. - Stars Are the Light was released by Moon Duo.
The seventh full-length studio release for the Portland-based psychedelic rock duo of Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada was mixed by Sonic Boom. - The Talkies was released by Girl Band.
The second full-length release for the Irish noise rock band was recorded at Ballintubbert House. - Hey, I'm Just Like You was released by Tegan and Sara.
The ninth full-length studio release for the Canadian indie sister duo was produced by Alex Hope. - Hot Motion was released by Temples.
The third full-length studio release for the British psychedelic rock trio was recorded at the home studio of band's singer James Bagshaw. - Abundance Welcoming Ghosts was released by Red River Dialect.
The fifth full-length release for the British folk rock band was recorded in four days in Wales with contributions from Joan Shelley, and Tara Jane O'Neil. - In Cauda Venenum was released by Opeth.
The 13th full-length release for the Swedish progressive death metal group comes in both an English and Swedish versions. - In the Morse Code of Brake Lights was released by The New Pornographers.
The eighth full-length studio release for the Canadian indie rock group was produced by its frontman, A.C. Newman. - KIRK was released by DaBaby.
The second full-length studio release for the North Carolina rapper features guest appearances from Chance the Rapper, Kevin Gates, Gucci Mane, Lil Baby, Migos, Nicki Minaj, Moneybagg Yo, Stunna 4 Vegas, and YK Osiris. - MOVIES
- In the Shadow of the Moon - TV-MA is released.
In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas Lockhart (Boyd Holbrook), hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer who mysteriously resurfaces every nine years. But when the killer's crimes begin to defy all scientific explanation, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity. [Netflix] - Judy - PG-13 is released.
Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. [Roadside Attractions] - Abominable - PG is released.
When teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert Tsai), name him "Everest"and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish (Eddie Izzard), a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson) to help Everest get home. - First Love - Not Rated is released.
A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo. - Sister Aimee - Not Rated is released.
In 1926 America's most famous evangelist is a woman. And she's looking for a way out. Fed up with her own success, she gets swept up in her lover's daydreams about Mexico and finds herself on a wild road trip towards the border. Based on true events. Mostly made up. - The Day Shall Come - NR is released.
Before you can win the war on terror you need a terrorist—even if you have to invent one yourself. Moses Al Shabaz (Marchánt Davis) is a small-time Miami street preacher whose far-fetched revolutionary ideas find unexpected legitimacy when a Middle Eastern terrorist organization offers to help fund his dream of overthrowing the US government. The problem? His backer is the US government and it’s all part of an elaborate scheme to entrap Moses and make his arrest the latest national security “win.: But when Moses doesn’t take the bait, FBI agent Kendra Glack (Anna Kendrick) must resort to increasingly outlandish—and risky—lengths to get her man. [IFC Films] - The Death of Dick Long - R is released.
Holy Crap. Dick is dead. Died last night after band practice, and his bandmates, Zeke & Earl (Michael Abbott, Jr. & Andre Hyland), don’t want anybody finding out how. That’s too bad though, ‘cause news travels fast in small town Alabama, and these guys suck at covering their tracks. The authorities haven’t ID’d the body just yet, but Zeke’s wife (Virginia Newcomb) and his daughter are suspicious already. [A24] - The Golden Glove - Not Rated is released.
Based on the novel of the same name, The Golden Glove follows notorious German serial killer Fritz Honkaa as he frequents his favorite bar, the Golden Glove, where schmaltzy German songs move the boozy bar hounds to tears and drinking is a reflex against pain and longing. There, Honka, a pitiful loser chasing after lonely women, keeps more than just secrets in the attic. - The Laundromat - R is released.
When her idyllic vacation takes an unthinkable turn, Ellen Martin (Meryl Streep) begins investigating a fake insurance policy, only to find herself down a rabbit hole of questionable dealings that can be linked to a Panama City law firm and its vested interest in helping the world's wealthiest citizens amass even larger fortunes. The charming — and very well-dressed — founding partners Jürgen Mossack (Gary Oldman) and Ramón Fonseca (Antonio Banderas) are experts in the seductive ways shell companies and offshore accounts help the rich and powerful prosper. They are about to show us that Ellen's predicament only hints at the tax evasion, bribery and other illicit absurdities that the super wealthy indulge in to support the world's corrupt financial system. [Netflix] - TV SERIES
- The Politician: Season 1 is released.
Saint Sebastian High School student Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) has dreamed of becoming the President of the United States since he was seven-year-old. To attain his goal first he has to become Student Body President and get into Harvard in Ryan Murphy's satirical dramedy. - Transparent: Season 5 is released.
The final season of Jill Soloway's dark comedy finds the Pfeffermans dealing with the loss of Maura in a two-hour long musical finale.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- US Securities and Exchange Commission files lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of securities fraud.
- US Senate hearing into alleged sexual assault by Judge Brett Kavanaugh with him and accuser Christine Blasey Ford giving evidence.
- First Chinese #MeToo case goes to court, TV star Zhu Jun sues for defamation after accusation posted online.
- Half of all orca could die through pollution involving polychlorinated biphenyls in the ocean, according to study published in "Science".
- American singer, songwriter Marty Balin died at the age of 76. He was best known as the founder and one of the lead singers of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship who had the 1967 US No.18 single 'White Rabbit'. Balin played with Jefferson Airplane at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and at the Woodstock Festival in 1969..
- Justin Milne, head of Australian Broadcasting Corporation resigns amid allegations of firing journalists for the government.
- India's Supreme Court rules overturns 158-year old rule, section 497, decriminalizing adultery because it was discriminatory against women.
- DEATHS
- Marty Balin [Buchwald], American singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship), who died at 76.
- Tara Fares, Instagram Star.
- TV SERIES
- Murphy Brown (2018): Season 1 is released.
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) returns to anchor a cable morning news show along with Corky Sherwood (Faith Ford), Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto) and producer Miles Silverberg (Grant Shaud), that airs against a rival show where Murphy's son Avery (Jake McDorman) works on.
On this day in 2017
- EVENTS
- Researchers confirm existence of giant tree rat "Vika" in the Solomon Islands that can crack open coconuts.
- Thai Ex-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra found guilty of criminal negligence in rice subsidy scheme, sentenced to 5 years in absentia.
- DEATHS
- Zuzana Ruzickova, Czech harpsichordist and WWII survivor, who died from pneumonia at 90.
- Anne Jeffreys [Annie Carmichael], American singer and actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital), who died at 94.
- Egor Klinaev, Movie Actor.
- Hiromi Hayakawa, Voice Actress.
- Hugh Hefner, American magazine publisher and businessman (Playboy), who died of natural causes at 91.
- Hugh Hefner, Entrepreneur.
- MOVIES
- I Am Another You - Not Rated is released.
When Chinese filmmaker Nanfu Wang first comes to America, Florida seems like an exotic frontier full of theme parks, prehistoric swamp creatures, and sunburned denizens. As she travels wide-eyed from one city to another, she encounters Dylan, a charismatic young drifter who left a comfortable home and loving family for a life of intentional homelessness. Fascinated by his choice and rejection of society's rules, Nanfu follows Dylan with her camera on a journey that takes her across America and explores the meaning of freedom - and its limits. [SXSW] - TV SERIES
- SEAL Team: Season 1 is released.
Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz) leads a team of Navy SEALs (Max Thieriot, Neil Brown Jr., A.J. Buckley, and Toni Trucks) as they deal with dangerous missions in this military drama written by Ben Cavell.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- American "boy band" pop music group 'Why Don't We'(WDW) forms in Los Angeles.
- DEATHS
- Hannan Shah, Politician.
- Randy Duncan Jr., American College Football HOF quarterback (University of Iowa; #1 pick 1959 NFL Draft by GB Packers), who died from brain cancer at 79.
- Scooter Patrick, Race Car Driver.
- ALBUMS
- Atrocity Exhibition was released by Danny Brown.
The fourth full-length release for the Detroit rapper was produced by Paul White and features guest appearances from Ab-Soul, B-Real, Kelela, Kendrick Lamar, Petite Noir, and Earl Sweatshirt.
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- A "Supermoon" coincides with a lunar eclipse creating a "Blood Moon" over much of the earth.
- " Junts per Si" pro-independence alliance win parliamentary majority in Catalonia.
- DEATHS
- John Guillermin, British film director (The Towering Inferno), who died at 89.
- Frank Tyson, England Test cricket fast bowler/broadcaster (17 Tests,76 wickets @ 18.56), who died at 85.
- Wilton Felder, American jazz-fusion saxophonist and bassist (The Crusaders), who died from multiple myeloma at 75.
- Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bassist (The Crusaders), who died at 75.
- TV SERIES
- Blood & Oil: Season 1 is released.
The oil boom in North Dakota draws Billy (Chace Crawford) and Cody Lefever (Rebecca Rittenhouse) to North Dakota where they cross paths with wealthy businessman Hap Briggs (Don Johnson). - Quantico: Season 1 is released.
Alex Weaver (Priyanka Chopra), Ryan Booth (Jake McLaughlin), Shelby Wyatt (Johanna Braddy), Nimah Anwar (Yasmine Al Massri), Caleb Haas (Graham Rogers), Simon Asher (Tate Ellington) and Eric Packer are new FBI recruits trained by FBI academy director Miranda Shaw (Aunjanue Ellis) and Special Agent Liam O’Connor (Josh Hopkins). However, one of them may be the person responsible for a future terrorist attack.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- 57 people are killed after Mount Ontake erupts in Japan.
- New Zealand clinch 3rd consecutive southern hemisphere Rugby Championship after bonus-point 34–13 win v Argentina in La Plata; first time NZ fail to win all their matches; fly half Beauden Barrett kicks 6/6.
- New Zealand's All Blacks scores 4 tries to beat Argentina,34-13 in La Plata and claim their 3rd straight Rugby Championship; All Blacks first five eighth Beauden Barrett kicks 6 from 6.
- New Zealand scores 4 tries to Pumas 1 to beat Argentina,34-13 in La Plata and claim their 3rd straight Rugby Championship; All Blacks first five eighth Beauden Barrett kicks 4 conversions and 2 penalties.
- Hawthorn Football Club defeats the Sydney Swans in the 2014 AFL Grand Final 137-74.
- WEDDINGS
- Actor George Clooney at the age of 53 weds lawyer Amal Alamuddin at the age of 36 at the seven-star Aman Canal Grande hotel in Venice, Italy.
- DEATHS
- Anna Davies, Italian philologist and Professor of Comparative Philology (Oxford U), who died at 77.
- James A Traficant Jr, American politician, who died at 73.
- " Anna Davies, Italian philologist and Professor of Comparative Philology (Oxford U), who died at 77.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- 19 people are killed and 45 are injured in a bus bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan.
- 7 people are killed in mosque bombings in Baghdad, Iraq.
- 60 people are killed after a building collapses in Mumbai, India.
- Lorde releases her debut studio album "Pure Heroine".
- At least 22 people are killed after a refugee ship capsizes off the island of Java.
- DEATHS
- Gates Brown, American MLB player (Detroit Tigers: 1963-75), who died at 74.
- Ramon Dekkers, Kickboxer.
- Jay Robinson, American actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop), who died at 83.
- MOVIES
- Inequality for All - PG is released.
A documentary that follows former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich as he looks to raise awareness of the country's widening economic gap. - On the Job - Not Rated is released.
A Filipino crime thriller inspired by a real-life scandal in which convicts were temporarily released from prison to work as assassins on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials. - Out in the Dark - Not Rated is released.
Nimer, a Palestinian student and dedicated son, dreams of studying abroad and of a better life. One fateful night he meets Roy, an Israeli lawyer, and the two fall in love. As their relationship deepens, Nimer is confronted with the harsh realities of a Palestinian society that refuses to accept him for his sexual identity, and an Israeli society that rejects him for his Palestinian nationality.When his close friend is caught hiding illegally in Tel Aviv and sent back to the West Bank to be brutally murdered, Nimer is sent hurling down a path of personal sacrifice and mortal danger. Now he must choose between the life he thought he wanted and his love for Roy. - Metallica: Through the Never - R is released.
An IMAX 3D film featuring a never-before-seen live-performance by Metallica created exclusively for the film and a suspenseful narrative about Trip (Dane DeHaan), a young roadie for Metallica, who is sent on an urgent mission during the band's show. - Morning - R is released.
Five days in the life of an American couple immediately following the accidental death of their child. An every day story of tragedy, loss, acceptance, hope and renewal. Morning follows the divergent paths of Mark and Alice Munroe as they circle each other in a heart-breaking pas-de-deux of grief before finally coming to grips with their shared loss. - Muscle Shoals - PG is released.
Located on the banks of the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, AL is the unlikely breeding ground for some of the most creative music in American history. - Baggage Claim - PG-13 is released.
Determined to get engaged before her youngest sister's wedding, flight attendant Montana Moore finds herself with only 30 days to find Mr. Right. Using her airline connections to "accidentally"meet up with eligible ex-boyfriends and scour for potential candidates, she racks up more than 30,000 miles and countless comedic encounters, all the while searching for the perfect guy. [Fox Searchlight] - Don Jon - R is released.
Jon Martello objectifies everything in his life: his apartment, his car, his family, his church, and, of course, women. His buddies even call him Don Jon because of his ability to pull â - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 - PG is released.
After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world. - We Are What We Are - R is released.
A seemingly wholesome and benevolent family, the Parkers have always kept to themselves, and for good reason. Behind closed doors, patriarch Frank rules his family with a rigorous fervor, determined to keep his ancestral customs intact at any cost. As a torrential rainstorm moves into the area, tragedy strikes and his daughters Iris and Rose are forced to assume responsibilities that extend beyond those of a typical family. As the unrelenting downpour continues to flood their small town, the local authorities begin to uncover clues that bring them closer to the secret that the Parkers have held closely for so many years. [Entertainment One] - Wedding Palace - Not Rated is released.
Abandoned at the altar, Jasonâ - The Secret Lives of Dorks - PG-13 is released.
Payton (Gaelan Connell) is a pathetic dork, a comic book geek whose high school career is one hopeless faux pas after another.