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19 December 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
2016 - Andrei Karlov (pictured), Russia's ambassador to Turkey, was assassinated at an art gallery in Ankara.Russian diplomat (1954–2016)
Anniversary
2013 - The European Space Agency's spacecraft Gaia was launched with the goal of constructing the largest and most precise star catalogue ever made.European organisation dedicated to space exploration
Anniversary
1997 - SilkAir Flight 185 crashed into the Musi River in Indonesia, killing 104 people.1997 aircraft crash in Indonesia
Anniversary
1997 - Titanic, the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time with a worldwide total of more than US$2.2 billion, was released in the United States.1997 film by James Cameron
Anniversary
1985 - Aeroflot Flight 101/435 was hijacked by its co-pilot; it landed in a cow pasture in China, where he was apprehended.1985 Soviet aircraft hijacking
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
Born
1998 - King Princess, American singer-songwriter and musicianAmerican musician (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Gabriel Magalhães, Brazilian footballerBrazilian footballer (born 1997)
Born
1993 - Young K, South Korean singer-songwriterSouth Korean singer (born 1993)
Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
86.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 18.3 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
28.08 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Leo
19.73 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.