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4 August 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
2020 - A large explosion of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon killed 218 people and caused US$15 billion in damage.Ammonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon
Anniversary
2014 - Julieka Ivanna Dhu, an Aboriginal Australian woman, died in police custody after her deteriorating condition was mocked and ignored.One of the two categories of Indigenous Australians
Anniversary
2007 - An airport police officer discovered a suitcase containing approximately US$800,000 as it passed through security at Jorge Newbery Airfield in Buenos Aires, sparking an international scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina.Former airport police officer from Argentina
Anniversary
2006 - Sri Lankan civil war: Seventeen employees of the French nongovernmental organization ACF International were massacred in Mutur.1983–2009 Sri Lankan internal conflict
Anniversary
1997 - French supercentenarian Jeanne Calment died at the age of 122 years, 164 days, with the longest confirmed human lifespan in history.Person who turned 110 years old
Historical events
History
2020 - Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon.Ammonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon
History
2019 - Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 13 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed.Mass shooting in Ohio, U.S.
History
2018 - Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
History
2018 - Crisis in Venezuela: Seven people are injured when two drones detonate explosives on Avenida Bolívar, Caracas while president Nicolás Maduro is giving a speech to the Venezuelan National Guard.Socioeconomic and political conjuncture in 21st century Venezuela
History
2007 - NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched.American space and aeronautics agency
History
2006 - A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).Massacre of humanitarian workers in Muttur, Sri Lanka, 2006
History
1995 - Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.1995 military offensive and last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence
History
1987 - The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views.U.S. government agency
History
1984 - The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.Former country in West Africa (1958–1984); now Burkina Faso
History
1984 - The Ariane 3 rocket is launched for the first time, carrying the Eutelsat I F-2 and Télécom 1A satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbit.European medium-lift space launch vehicle (1984–1989)
Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 17.3 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
11.87 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Pisces
20.62 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.