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21 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 - Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.European high-speed train service, 1996–2023
Anniversary
2013 - Syrian civil war: Areas controlled by the Syrian opposition in Ghouta, Damascus, were attacked by rockets (launcher pictured) containing sarin, killing at least 281 people.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
Anniversary
2007 - BioShock was released in North America, becoming a critical success and a demonstration of video games as an art form.2007 video game
Anniversary
1986 - A limnic eruption of Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a cloud of carbon dioxide, suffocating 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock.Type of natural disaster
Anniversary
1971 - Six people were killed during an escape attempt and riot at San Quentin State Prison in California; the subsequent trial of six inmates was the longest in state history at the time.American inmates who tried to escape in 1971
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
Born
2007 - Piper Rockelle, American model and singerAmerican content creator and model (born 2007)
Born
2002 - Kenji Fan, Hong Kong model and actorHong Kong actor, model and singer (born 2002)
Born
2000 - Corbin Carroll, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 2000)
Born
1995 - Dominik Kubalík, Czech ice hockey playerCzech ice hockey player (born 1995)
Notable deaths
No items available.
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
96.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 16.4 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
28.92 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Pisces
23.14 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.