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'Catching Fire' premieres in London

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is an American dystopian science fiction adventure film based on Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel, Catching Fire, the second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy. The film premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square theater in London.

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1' is released

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is a 2010 fantasy film, the first of two cinematic parts based on J. K. Rowling's novel of the same name. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The film was written by Steve Kloves, directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Taylor Swift releases album 'Fearless'

Fearless is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and was released by Big Machine Records. As with her first album, Swift wrote or co-wrote all thirteen tracks on. Most of the songs were written while promoting her first album as the opening act for numerous country artists.

UK Music Hall of Fame Awards held for first time

The UK Music Hall of Fame was an awards ceremony to honor musicians of any nationality for their lifetime contributions to music in the United Kingdom. The hall of fame was opened in 2004 with the induction of five founding members and five members selected by a public televote, two from each of the last five decades.

Chris Rea starts at #1 on the UK album chart

The Road to Hell is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1989. It is Rea's most successful studio album, topping the UK Albums Chart for three weeks. The eponymous title track The Road to Hell was written about the A63, the principal roadway out of Hull, and remained at number one for 15 days, while the album’s chart run lasted another 45 weeks.

Billie Holiday comes out with hit song 'Riffin' the Scotch'

Eleanora Fagan, professionally known as Billie Holiday, was an American jazz musician and singer-songwriter with a career spanning nearly thirty years. At age 18, she recorded two songs: "Your Mother's Son-in-Law" and "Riffin' the Scotch". The latter became her first big hit, selling 5,000 copies.

Louis Armstrong records 1st Hot Five Session

The Louis Armstrong Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions were recorded between 1925 and 1928 by Louis Armstrong with his Hot Five and Hot Seven groups. These recordings were added to the National Recording Registry in 2002, the first year of the institution's existence.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1960

Stanley Tucci

born 1994

Disha Parmar

born 1962

Demi Moore