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24 December 2020
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2021 - Burmese military forces killed at least 40 civilians during the Mo So massacre in Kayah State, Myanmar.Combined military forces of Myanmar
Anniversary
2008 - The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, began attacks on several villages in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing hundreds and committing numerous atrocities.Christian extremist organization in Africa
Anniversary
1999 - Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 to force the release of Islamist figures held in prison in India.Islamist movements for jihad
Anniversary
1979 - The Soviet government deployed troops in Afghanistan, starting the Soviet–Afghan War.1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
Anniversary
1973 - The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council.Bicameral legislature of the United States
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
Born
2002 - Joshua Primo, Canadian basketball playerCanadian basketball player (born 2002)
Born
2002 - Jeremiah Trotter Jr., American football playerAmerican football player (born 2002)
Born
2001 - Choi Sung-beom, South Korean football playerSouth Korean footballer (born 2001)
Born
1998 - Alexis Mac Allister, Argentine footballerArgentine footballer (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Neeraj Chopra, Indian javelin throwerIndian javelin thrower (born 1997)
Born
1997 - William Contreras, Venezuelan baseball playerVenezuelan baseball player (born 1997)
Born
1995 - Anett Kontaveit, Estonian tennis playerEstonian tennis player (born 1995)
Notable deaths
No items available.
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
70.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.3 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
3.14 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Taurus
0.53 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.