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24 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
2006 - The International Astronomical Union passed a resolution redefining the term planet and classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.Association of professional astronomers
Anniversary
1992 - Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1992
Anniversary
1966 - Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang (depicted), the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.Period of sociopolitical turmoil in China (1966–1976)
Anniversary
1963 - Buddhist crisis: The U.S. State Department ordered Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (pictured) to encourage South Vietnamese Army officers to oust Ngo Dinh Diem if he did not willingly remove Ngo Dinh Nhu from his unofficial position of power.1963 political and religious tension in South Vietnam
Anniversary
1954 - In the midst of a political crisis, Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas fatally shot himself in the Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro.President of Brazil (1930–1945; 1951–1954)
Historical events
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Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 26.7 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
1.31 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Cancer
29.43 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.