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7 April 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
World Health DaySelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2017 - A hijacker deliberately drove a truck into crowds along Drottninggatan in Stockholm, Sweden, killing five people.Terrorist attack in Sweden
Anniversary
2001 - NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey (artist's conception pictured), the longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit around a planet other than Earth, launched from Cape Canaveral.American space and aeronautics agency
Anniversary
1995 - First Chechen War: Russian paramilitary troops began a massacre of hundreds of civilians in Samashki, Chechnya.1994–1996 war between Russia and Chechen separatists
Anniversary
1994 - Rwandan Civil War: The Rwandan genocide began a few hours after the assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana, with hundreds of thousands killed in the following 100 days.1990–1994 armed struggle in Rwanda
Anniversary
1994 - A FedEx employee tried to hijack Federal Express Flight 705 in a failed suicide attempt.American multinational conglomerate
Historical events
History
2022 - Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.US Supreme Court justice since 2022
History
2021 - COVID-19 pandemic: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States.United States government public health agency
History
2020 - COVID-19 pandemic: China ends its lockdown in Wuhan.Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
History
2020 - COVID-19 pandemic: Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt and the dismissal of Brett Crozier.American businessman and government official (born 1960)
History
2018 - Former Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is arrested for corruption by determination of Judge Sérgio Moro, from the "Car-Wash Operation". Lula stayed imprisoned for 580 days, before being released by the Brazilian Supreme Court.People of Brazil
History
2018 - Syria launches the Douma chemical attack during the Eastern Ghouta offensive of the Syrian Civil War.Military operations of the Syrian Civil War involving chemical weapons
History
2017 - A man deliberately drives a hijacked truck into a crowd of people in Stockholm, Sweden, killing five people and injuring fifteen others.Terrorist attack in Sweden
History
2017 - U.S. President Donald Trump orders the 2017 Shayrat missile strike against Syria in retaliation for the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack.President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
History
2011 - The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever.Combined military forces of Israel
History
2011 - A gunman opens fire at an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing twelve children and injuring 22 others before committing suicide.2011 mass shooting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Notable births
Born
1996 - Emerson Hyndman, American international soccer playerAmerican soccer player (born 1996)
Born
1994 - Johanna Allik, Estonian figure skaterEstonian figure skater (born 1994)
Born
1994 - Aaron Gray, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Born
1994 - Josh Hader, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1994)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Mircea Lucescu, Romanian football player and manager (born 1945)Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026)
Died
2025 - William Finn, American composer and lyricist (born 1952)American composer and lyricist (1952–2025)
Died
2025 - Greg Millen, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (born 1957)Canadian ice hockey player (1957–2025)
Died
2024 - Jerry Grote, American baseball player (born 1942)American baseball player (1942–2024)
Died
2024 - Joe Kinnear, Irish football player and manager (born 1946)Irish football manager and player (1946–2024)
Died
2023 - Philippe Bouvatier, French cyclist (born 1964)French cyclist (1964–2023)
Died
2021 - Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1950)Australian rugby league footballer and coach (1950–2021)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 12.6 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
18.20 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Virgo
21.26 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.