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20 August 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
2018 - Silent Sam, a Confederate monument on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was toppled by protestors.Confederate statue in North Carolina
Anniversary
2008 - Spanair Flight 5022 crashed just after take-off from Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 154 people.2008 aviation accident in Spain
Anniversary
1998 - The Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory (pictured) in Sudan was destroyed by a missile attack launched by the United States in retaliation for the August 7 U.S. embassy bombings.Sudanese complex bombed by the US in 1998
Anniversary
1989 - After colliding with the dredger Bowbelle on the River Thames in London, the pleasure boat Marchioness sank in thirty seconds, killing 51 people.Excavation of sediment, usually under water
Anniversary
1989 - The final stage of the O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide, South Australia, was finished, completing at the time the world's longest and fastest guided busway, with buses (example pictured) travelling 12 km (7.5 mi) at speeds of up to 100 km/h (62 mph).Guided busway in Adelaide, South Australia
Historical events
History
2020 - Joe Biden gives his acceptance speech virtually for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
History
2016 - Fifty-four people are killed when a suicide bomber detonates himself at a Kurdish wedding party in Gaziantep, Turkey.Terror attack of a Kurdish wedding by ISIL in Turkey
History
2014 - Seventy-two people are killed in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture by a series of landslides caused by a month's worth of rain that fell in one day.Prefecture of Japan
History
2012 - A prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people.2012 riot by armed prisoners in Venezuela
History
2011 - First Air Flight 6560 crashes 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Resolute Bay runway, killing 12 of the 15 aboard.2011 aircraft accident in Canada
History
2008 - Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash.2008 aviation accident in Spain
History
2007 - China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.2007 aviation accident in Japan
History
2006 - Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.1983–2009 Sri Lankan internal conflict
History
2002 - A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
History
1998 - The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.Highest court of Canada
Notable births
Born
1997 - Daniel Vladař, Czech ice hockey playerCzech ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league playerSamoan rugby league footballer
Born
1994 - Mitchell Trubisky, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1994)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Al Attles, American basketball player and coach (born 1936)American basketball player and coach (1936–2024)
Died
2022 - Darya Dugina, Russian journalist (born 1992)Russian journalist and activist (1992–2022)
Died
2021 - Igor Vovkovinskiy, Ukrainian-American law student and actor, American tallest person (born 1982)Ukrainian-American known for being America's tallest person
Died
2020 - Chi Chi DeVayne, American Drag Queen (born 1985)American drag queen (1985–2020)
Died
2018 - Uri Avnery, Israeli writer, politician and peace activist (born 1923)Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923–2018)
Died
2018 - Jennifer Ramírez Rivero, Venezuelan model (born 1978)Venezuelan model (1978–2018)
Died
2017 - Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (born 1926)American comedian, actor and filmmaker (1926–2017)
Died
2015 - Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (born 1922)German politician (1922–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
44.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 22.7 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
27.46 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Gemini
11.97 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.