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24 July 2021

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Holidays

No listed India public holiday for this date.

Observances

No UN observance in the current list for this date.

Selected anniversaries

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2019 - Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

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2014 - Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar shortly after take-off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; its wreckage was found the following day in Mali with no survivors.

2014 aviation accident in Mali

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1998 - A gunman entered the United States Capitol and opened fire, killing two police officers.

Meeting place of the United States Congress

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1987 - Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran.

1980–1988 armed conflict in West Asia

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1980 - The Australian swimming team, nicknamed the Quietly Confident Quartet, won the men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time that the United States, which boycotted the games, has not won the event at the Olympics.

Australian medley relay swimming team who won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Historical events

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2025 - Angara Airlines Flight 2311 crashes on approach to Tynda Airport, killing all 48 people on board.

2025 aviation accident in Russia

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2024 - A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crashes during takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing 18.

Nepalese airline

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2019 - Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

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2014 - Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed.

2014 aviation accident in Mali

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2013 - Santiago de Compostela derailment: A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.

2013 train crash in Galicia, Spain

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2012 - Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.

2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria

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2009 - Aria Air Flight 1525 crashes at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16.

2009 aviation accident

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2001 - The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian casualties and destroyed aircraft.

2001 suicide bombing by Tamil separatists in Negombo, Sri Lanka

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1999 - Air Fiji flight 121 crashes while en route to Nadi, Fiji, killing all 17 people on board.

1999 aviation accident in Fiji

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1998 - Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire, killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.

Fatal attack in Washington, D.C.

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