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22 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 - A former military aircraft crashed at an airshow at Shoreham Airport in southern England, killing eleven people.2015 aviation accident in England
Anniversary
2012 - A series of ethnic clashes between the Orma and the Pokomo in Kenya's Tana River District resulted in at least 52 deaths.Ethnic violence in Kenya
Anniversary
2006 - Grigori Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refused to accept the medal.Russian mathematician (born 1966)
Anniversary
2003 - Roy Moore, Alabama's chief justice, was suspended after refusing to comply with a U.S. federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Supreme Court of Alabama building.American politician and jurist (born 1947)
Anniversary
1985 - A fire broke out on British Airtours Flight 28M at Manchester Airport, causing 55 deaths mostly due to smoke inhalation, and leading to changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective.1985 aviation accident in England
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Arthur J. Gregg, American military officer (born 1928)US Army general (1928–2024)
Died
2023 - Toto Cutugno, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943)Italian musician (1943–2023)
Died
2023 - Alexandra Paul, Canadian ice dancer (born 1991)Canadian ice dancer (1991–2023)
Died
2021 - Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941)Canadian ice hockey player (1941–2021)
Died
2018 - Ed King, American musician (born 1949)American rock musician (1949–2018)
Died
2018 - Krishna Reddy, Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925)Indian master-printmaker and sculptor (1925-2018)
Died
2017 - Michael J. C. Gordon, British Computer scientist (born 1948)British computer scientist
Died
2016 - S. R. Nathan, 6th President of Singapore (born 1924)President of Singapore from 1999 to 2011
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 17.4 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
29.88 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Aries
8.04 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.