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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
2006 - US president George W. Bush designated 140,000 square miles (360,000 km2) around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, now one of the world's largest protected areas.President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Anniversary
1996 - The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in the commercial centre of Manchester, England, injuring more than 200 people and causing widespread damage to buildings.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Anniversary
1995 - Western Greece was struck by an earthquake registering 6.4–6.5 Mw that killed 26 people.Earthquake affecting Greece
Anniversary
1991 - An eruption of Mount Pinatubo (pictured) in the Philippines deposited large amounts of particulate matter into the atmosphere, enough to briefly lower global temperatures by about 0.5 °C (0.9 °F).Volcanic eruption in the Philippines
Anniversary
1978 - King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby, who became known as Queen Noor of Jordan (pictured).King of Jordan from 1952 to 1999
Historical events
History
2013 - A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others.Series of bombings in Quetta, Pakistan
History
1996 - The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
History
1992 - The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S.
History
1991 - In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people.Active stratovolcano in Luzon, Philippines
History
1977 - After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain.History
1972 - Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people.1972 airliner bombing
History
1944 - World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.1944 battle during the Pacific Campaign of World War II
History
1944 - In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.Canadian provincial election
History
1940 - World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.Global conflict from 1939 to 1945
Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 0.2 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
24.41 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Gemini
29.85 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
Planet
Mercury Greatest Elongation24.5° from the Sun, best seen in the evening sky.