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6 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
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Historical events
History
2015 - A suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of Abha.Suicide bombing by the Islamic State in Abha, Saudi Arabia
History
2012 - NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.American space and aeronautics agency
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2011 - War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan.U.S Armed conflict in South Asia
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2010 - Flash floods across a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns and kills at least 255 people.Natural disaster in India
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2008 - A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019
History
2001 - Erwadi fire incident: Twenty-eight mentally ill persons tied to a chain are burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.2001 fire in a mental asylum in Erwadi, Tamil Nadu, India
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1997 - Korean Air Flight 801 crashed at Nimitz Hill, Guam, killing 229 of the 254 people on board.1997 aviation accident in Guam
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1996 - NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.American space and aeronautics agency
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1991 - Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet.English computer scientist (born 1955)
History
1991 - Takako Doi, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan's first female speaker of the House of Representatives.Japanese politician (1928–2014)
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Billy Bean, American baseball player (born 1964)American baseball player (1964–2024)
Died
2024 - Connie Chiume, South African actress and filmmaker (born 1952)South African actress and filmmaker (1952–2024)
Died
2024 - James Bjorken, American theoretical physicist (born 1934)American physicist (1934–2024)
Died
2020 - Vern Rumsey, American bass guitarist (born 1973)American musician (1973–2020)
Died
2018 - Margaret Heckler, American politician (born 1931)American politician (1931–2018)
Died
2017 - Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (born 1938)Australian sprinter (1938–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 19.3 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
13.79 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Aries
19.43 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.