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10 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
2019 - Having already caused severe flooding in the Philippines, Typhoon Lekima made landfall in Zhejiang, China, killing 45 people in the province.Pacific typhoon in 2019
Anniversary
2019 - Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and convicted sex offender, was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York.American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
Anniversary
2007 - Amid large protests against the impending demolition of the Queen's Pier, the Hong Kong High Court dismissed legal attempts to preserve the landmark.Demolished public ceremonial pier in Hong Kong
Anniversary
1988 - The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.Law granting reparations to interned Japanese Americans
Anniversary
1966 - The Heron Road Bridge in Ottawa, Canada, collapsed during its construction, killing nine workers.Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Historical events
History
2024 - Israel strikes Al-Tabaeen school in eastern Gaza City, killing at least 80 Palestinians.Combined military forces of Israel
History
2020 - Derecho in Iowa becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history.Powerful wind storm in U.S. Midwest
History
2019 - Thirty-two are killed and one million are evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines.Pacific typhoon in 2019
History
2019 - Philip Manshaus shoots his stepsister and attacks a mosque in the Bærum mosque shooting.Murder and terrorist attack in Norway
History
2018 - Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Washington, flying it for more than an hour before crashing the plane and killing himself on Ketron Island in Puget Sound.Regional airline in the western United States
History
2018 - An anti-government rally turns into a riot when members of the Romanian Gendarmerie attack the 100,000 people protesting in front of the Victoria Palace, leading to 452 recorded injuries. The authorities alleged that the crowd was infiltrated by hooligans who began attacking law enforcement agents.Protests against political corruption
History
2014 - Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport.2014 aviation accident in Iran
History
2012 - The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.2012 killing of striking miners by police in Wonderkop, North West, South Africa
History
2009 - Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.Municipality in Trenčín Region, Slovakia
History
2003 - The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.Public transit line serving the cities of Naha and Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
Notable births
Born
2005 - Tidjane Salaün, French basketball playerFrench basketball player (born 2005)
Born
2005 - Nikola Topić, Serbian basketball playerSerbian basketball player (born 2005)
Born
2000 - Sophia Smith, American soccer playerAmerican soccer player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Ja Morant, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Ritomo Miyata, Japanese racing driverJapanese racing driver (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Nick Suzuki, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Kylie Jenner, American television personality and businesswomanAmerican media personality and socialite (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Anas Al-Sharif, Palestinian journalist and videographer (born 1996)Palestinian journalist (1996–2025)
Died
2024 - Rachael Lillis, American voice actress and scriptwriter (born 1978)American voice actress (1969–2024)
Died
2024 - Peggy Moffitt, American model and actress (born 1937)American model and actress (1937–2024)
Died
2022 - Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (born 1945)Finnish actor and musician (1945–2022)
Died
2021 - Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1943)Canadian-American ice hockey player (1943–2021)
Died
2019 - Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and child sex trafficker (born 1953)American financier and child sex offender (1953–2019)
Died
2017 - Ruth Pfau, German-Pakistani doctor and nun (born 1929)German-Pakistani physician and nun
Died
2015 - Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1941)American racing driver (1941–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 5.4 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
18.35 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Libra
24.79 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.