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5 August 2024
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
2015 - United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.U.S. federal government agency
Anniversary
2012 - Radio Network House (pictured), damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, becomes the first building to be demolished by implosion in New Zealand.Building demolition in New Zealand
Anniversary
2012 - An American white supremacist carried out a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding four others.Belief in the superiority of white people
Anniversary
2012 - Radio Network House, damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, becomes the first building to be demolished by implosion in New Zealand.Building demolition in New Zealand
Anniversary
2011 - NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.Second NASA orbiter mission to Jupiter (2011–Present)
Historical events
History
2024 - Following the non-cooperation movement against the government of Bangladesh, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees the country, ending her rule of 15 consecutive years and a total of almost two decades. The date is also known as 36 July.Mass uprising against the government of Bangladesh
History
2021 - Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning.Country in Oceania
History
2019 - The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh).2019 Indian political incident
History
2015 - The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.Environmental disaster near Silverton, Colorado
History
2012 - The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.2012 terrorist attack in Wisconsin, U.S.
History
2010 - The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.Cave-in and miner rescue in Atacama Region, Chile
History
2010 - Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.Christian development non-governmental organization operating in Afghanistan
History
2008 - The New England Revolution win the 2008 North American SuperLiga final against the Houston Dynamo.American soccer club in Greater Boston
History
2003 - A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.Terrorist attack in Indonesia
History
1995 - Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is taken by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.1991–2001 series of wars in the Balkans
Notable births
Born
2003 - Toni Shaw, British Paralympic swimmerBritish Paralympic swimmer (born 2003)
Born
2001 - Anthony Edwards, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Tom Gilbert, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Born
1999 - Kim Si-hyeon, South Korean singerSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Adam Doueihi, Australian-Lebanese rugby league playerLebanon international rugby league footballer
Born
1997 - Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Col Joye, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician (1936–2025)
Died
2022 - Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1943)Australian singer, songwriter and musician (1943–2022)
Died
2022 - Ali Haydar, Syrian army officer (born 1932)Syrian military officer (1932–2022)
Died
2022 - Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (born 1938)Japanese fashion designer (1938–2022)
Died
2020 - Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (born 1947)Somali activist, physician (1947–2020)
Died
2019 - Toni Morrison, American author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Nobel laureate (born 1931).American novelist and editor (1931–2019)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 0.4 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
13.56 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Leo
25.29 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.