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'Deadpool 2' opens in US cinemas

'Deadpool 2' is an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its humour and action sequences, with some calling it better than the first film.

Electronic music festival EDC opens in Las Vegas

Electric Daisy Carnival is an annual electronic dance music festival with its flagship event held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event primarily features electronic dance producers and DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Yellow Claw, and Tiësto. The festival incorporates all kinds of electronic music.

Final episode of 'Once Upon a Time' airs

'Once Upon a Time' is an American fantasy drama television series which aired on ABC. The first six seasons are largely set in the fictitious seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, while the seventh and final season takes place in a Seattle, Washington neighborhood called Hyperion Heights. The series finale is called 'Leaving Storybrooke'.

Malmö hosts the 58th Eurovision Song Contest

The 58th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest took place in Malmö, Sweden.The winner was Denmark with the song 'Only Teardrops' sung by Emmelie de Forest, which scored 281 points, beating Azerbaijan with a margin of 47 points. This makes it the second time that Denmark won on Swedish soil.

'Shrek' premieres in the United States

'Shrek' is a 2001 American computer animated adventure fantasy comedy film loosely based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book of the same name. It opened on around 6,000 screens across 3,587 theaters. The film earned $11.6 million on its first day and $42.3 million on its opening weekend, topping the box office for the weekend.

Oslo hosts the 41st Eurovision Song Contest

The 41st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest took place in Oslo, Norway. Twenty-three countries participated in the contest, with Eimear Quinn of Ireland crowned the winner after the final voting, with the song, "The Voice". The song was written by Brendan Graham who also composed the 1994 winner "Rock 'n' Roll Kids".

'Braveheart' premieres at SIFF

Braveheart is a 1995 American epic war film directed by Mel Gibson who stars as William Wallace, a late 13th-century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England. It grossed $210.4 million worldwide.

Tammy Wynette hits #1 on the UK singles chart

"Stand by Your Man" is a song co-written by Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill and originally recorded by Wynette. It was released as a single in the United States in September 1968 and proved to be the most successful record of Wynette's career. It is one of the most recorded songs in the history of country music.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1992

Sam Smith

died 2017

Chris Cornell

born 1970

Tina Fey