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28 April 2022
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
2008 - The 1,388-foot-tall (423.2 m) Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, with the world's highest residence above ground level at the time, held its grand opening.Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Anniversary
1999 - A 14-year-old former student in Taber, Alberta, opened fire at his high school, killing one student and wounding another in Canada's first fatal school shooting in more than two decades.Town in Canada
Anniversary
1996 - A spree shooter carried out the Port Arthur massacre, killing 35 people and injuring 23, in Tasmania, prompting stricter gun laws in Australia.Person killing in multiple locations in a short time
Anniversary
1988 - Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced explosive decompression while airborne between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with one fatality as a flight attendant was ejected from the aircraft.1988 aviation accident over the Pacific Ocean
Anniversary
1983 - The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.German weekly news magazine
Historical events
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Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 26.8 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
8.19 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Aries
10.74 degrees
Constellation: Cetus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.