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29 July 2027
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
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Historical events
History
2024 - Three children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England. This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially motivated riots across the UK.2024 mass stabbing in North West England
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2021 - The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.Modular space station in low Earth orbit
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2019 - The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.Brazilian prison riot
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2015 - The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island.2014 aircraft disappearance
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2013 - Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.2013 public transit disaster in Granges-près-Marnand, Switzerland
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2010 - An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.2010 passenger ferry disaster in Bandundu province, DR Congo
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2005 - Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.Most massive dwarf planet
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1996 - The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.1996 federal law attempting to regulate Internet pornography
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1993 - The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.Highest court in the State of Israel
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1987 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel).Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 25.3 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
6.17 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Gemini
11.63 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.