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8 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
2014 - The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern.Specialized agency of the United Nations
Anniversary
2010 - A massive mudslide in the Chinese province of Gansu killed at least 1,471 people.Mudslide in China
Anniversary
2009 - Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey.Fatal aviation accident
Anniversary
2008 - A EuroCity train en route to Prague struck a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the track near Studénka station and derailed, killing 8 people and injuring 64 others.Network of train services in Europe
Anniversary
1998 - The Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, was raided by Taliban leading to the death of 10 Iranian diplomats and an Iranian journalist.Provincial capital in Balkh, Afghanistan
Historical events
History
2024 - Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as Chief Adviser to form an interim government in Bangladesh.Bangladeshi economist and statesman (born 1940)
History
2023 - Hawaii wildfires: Seventeen thousand acres of land are burned and at least 101 people are killed, with two others missing, when a series of wildfires break out on the island of Maui in Hawaii.Natural disasters in the USA
History
2022 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida.U.S. federal law enforcement agency
History
2019 - An explosion at the State Central Navy Testing Range in Nyonoksa, Russia, kills five people.2019 radiation accident in Russia
History
2016 - Terrorists attack a government hospital in Quetta, Pakistan with a suicide blast and shooting, killing between 70 and 94 people, and injuring around 130 others.Terror attack in Pakistan
History
2015 - Eight people are killed in a shooting in Harris County, Texas.Familicide in Texas, U.S.
History
2013 - A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people.Terror attack at a funeral in Pakistan
History
2010 - China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.Series of natural disasters throughout China
History
2009 - A Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil and Piper PA-32R collide over the Hudson River, killing nine people.Single engine series of the Ecureuil light helicopter family
History
2008 - A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others.Network of train services in Europe
Notable births
Born
2000 - Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canadian tennis playerCanadian tennis player (born 2000)
Born
1998 - Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitaristCanadian singer (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Panipak Wongpattanakit, Thai taekwondo athleteThai taekwondo practitioner (born 1997)
Born
1996 - A'ja Wilson, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Issa Hayatou, Cameroonian basketball player and football executive (born 1946)Cameroonian basketball player and football executive (1946–2024)
Died
2024 - Mitzi McCall, American actress (born 1930)American actress (1930–2024)
Died
2024 - Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Puerto Rican professional golfer (born 1935)Puerto Rican professional golfer (1935–2024)
Died
2024 - Steve Symms, American politician and lobbyist (born 1938)American politician and lobbyist (1938–2024)
Died
2023 - Rodriguez, American singer and songwriter (born 1942)American musician (1942–2023)
Died
2022 - Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1948)British and Australian singer (1948–2022)
Died
2021 - Bill Davis, Canadian politician, 18th premier of Ontario (born 1929)18th premier of Ontario (1929–2021)
Died
2020 - Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Colombian football player and manager (born 1929)Colombian footballer and manager (1929–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 3.4 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
16.43 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Libra
1.22 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.