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19 August 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
World Humanitarian DaySelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2017 - Around 250,000 farmed non-native Atlantic salmon were accidentally released into the wild near Cypress Island, Washington.Raising fish commercially in enclosures
Anniversary
2005 - Thunderstorms in southern Ontario, Canada, spawned at least three tornadoes that caused over C$500 million in damage.Province of Canada
Anniversary
2003 - A Hamas suicide bomber killed 23 people and wounded more than 130 others, including many Orthodox Jewish children, on a crowded public bus in Shmuel HaNavi, Jerusalem.Islamist Palestinian political and paramilitary organization
Anniversary
2003 - A car bomb destroyed the United Nations headquarters at Baghdad's Canal Hotel, killing Brazilian diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 others.2003 terror attack against the UN in Baghdad, Iraq
Anniversary
2002 - Second Chechen War: A Russian Mil Mi-26 was brought down by Chechen separatists with a man-portable air-defense system near Khankala, killing 127 people in the deadliest helicopter crash in history.1999–2009 war in the Caucasus region
Historical events
History
2017 - Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break.Species of fish
History
2013 - The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.2013 train derailment in Bihar, India
History
2010 - Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
History
2009 - A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.Terrorist attacks in Iraq
History
2005 - The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.Military exercise between China and Russia on the Shandong Peninsula
History
2004 - Google Inc. has its initial public offering on Nasdaq.American multinational technology company
History
2003 - A truck-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.2003 terror attack against the UN in Baghdad, Iraq
History
2003 - Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing: A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children.2003 suicide bombing in Jerusalem
History
2002 - Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.Shootdown of a Russian helicopter in the Second Chechen War
History
1999 - In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.Capital and largest city of Serbia
Notable births
Born
2004 - Chae Hyun-woo, South Korean football playerSouth Korean footballer (born 2004)
Born
2004 - Nguyễn Đình Bắc, Vietnamese football playerVietnamese footballer (born 2004)
Born
2001 - Awak Kuier, Finnish basketball playerFinnish basketball player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Keegan Murray, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Thomas Flegler, Australian rugby league playerAustralia international rugby league footballer
Born
1999 - Florentino Luís, Portuguese footballerPortuguese footballer (born 1999)
Born
1996 - Jung Ye-rin, South Korean singer and actressSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Maria Branyas, American-Spanish supercentenarian (born 1907)Catalan supercentenarian (1907–2024)
Died
2023 - Václav Patejdl, Slovak musician (born 1954)Slovak musician and composer (1954–2023)
Died
2022 - Tekla Juniewicz, Polish supercentenarian (born 1906)Polish supercentenarian (1906–2022)
Died
2021 - Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor (born 1939)Japanese actor and martial artist (1939–2021)
Died
2019 - Lars Larsen, Danish businessman and billionaire, founder and owner of the Danish retail chain JYSK (born 1948)Danish businessman (1948–2019)
Died
2017 - Brian Aldiss, British novelist (born 1925)British science-fiction writer (1925–2017)
Died
2017 - Dick Gregory, American comedian, author and activist (born 1932)American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic (1932–2017)
Died
2015 - Sanat Mehta, Indian activist and politician (born 1935)Indian politician and social activist
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 11.1 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
26.73 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
17.76 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.