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5 April 2023
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 - Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 Hispanic workers in one of the largest immigration raids in the history of the U.S.Federal law enforcement agency
Anniversary
2010 - An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.Process of getting coal to the surface
Anniversary
2010 - Two bombings in Pakistan killed up to 50 people and injured around 100 others.Suicide bombings in Pakistan
Anniversary
2009 - The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.North Korean satellite
Anniversary
2002 - In the first reported data breach, 250,000 social security numbers collected by the State of California were stolen from a data center.Intentional or unintentional release of secure information
Historical events
History
2018 - Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 undocumented Hispanic workers in one of the largest workplace raids in the history of the United States.Federal law enforcement agency
History
2010 - Up to 50 people are killed and another 100 injured in two militant suicide bombings and attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan: the first on an Awami National Party rally in Timergara; the second on the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar.Suicide bombings in Pakistan
History
2010 - Twenty-nine coal miners are killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.2010 coal mine explosion in Raleigh County, West Virginia, U.S.
History
2010 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-131 to resupply the International Space Station.Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
History
2009 - North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of six-party talks.Country in East Asia
History
2007 - The cruise ship MS Sea Diamond strikes a volcanic reef near Nea Kameni and sinks the next day. Two passengers were never recovered and are presumed dead.Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages
History
1999 - Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.History
1998 - In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.Country in East Asia
History
1992 - Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.President of Peru from 1990 to 2000
History
1992 - Peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić are killed on the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, becoming the first casualties of the Bosnian War.Bridge over Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Notable births
Born
2003 - Tetairoa McMillan, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2003)
Born
2001 - Johnny Beecher, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 2001)
Born
1999 - Bobby Miller, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Dominik Mysterio, American wrestlerAmerican professional wrestler (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - C. J. Snare, American musician and songwriter (born 1959)American rock singer (1959–2024)
Died
2022 - Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor (born 1919)American actor and painter (1919–2022)
Died
2022 - Jimmy Wang Yu, Taiwanese actor (born 1943)Taiwanese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1943–2022)
Died
2019 - Sydney Brenner, South African biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)South African biologist and Nobel prize winner (1927–2019)
Died
2018 - Isao Takahata, Japanese director (born 1935)Japanese filmmaker and producer (1935–2018)
Died
2017 - Attilio Benfatto, Italian cyclist (born 1943)Italian cyclist (1943–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 14.5 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
15.44 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Libra
7.38 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.