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20 July 2028
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 suicide attack (aftermath pictured) in Suruç, Turkey, for which Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed 34 people and injured 104 others.2015 suicide attack in Suruç, Turkey
Anniversary
2012 - A gunman carried out a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.American mass murderer (born 1987)
Anniversary
2001 - Twenty-three-year-old Italian anti-globalist Carlo Giuliani was shot dead by a police officer while protesting outside the 27th G8 summit held in Genoa, Italy.Death during an anti-globalization demonstration outside the 2001 G8 summit in Italy
Anniversary
1997 - USS Constitution, one of the United States Navy's original six frigates, sailed for the first time in 116 years after a full restoration.1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
Anniversary
1982 - Members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Hyde Park and Regent's Park in London, killing eleven British Army personnel and seven horses.Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
Historical events
History
2021 - American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin.American businessman (born 1964)
History
2019 - Soyuz MS-13 is launched to the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.2019 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS
History
2017 - O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas.American football player and actor (1947–2024)
History
2015 - A huge explosion in the mostly Kurdish border town of Suruç, Turkey, targeting the Socialist Youth Associations Federation, kills at least 31 people and injures over 100.2015 suicide attack in Suruç, Turkey
History
2015 - The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.Country primarily in North America
History
2013 - Seventeen government soldiers are killed in an attack by FARC revolutionaries in the Colombian department of Arauca.Part of the Colombian conflict
History
2013 - Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn ends with the expulsion of Islamist forces from the city by the People's Protection Units (YPG).2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
History
2012 - James Holmes opened fire at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and injuring 70 others.American mass murderer (born 1987)
History
2012 - Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the cities of Amuda and Efrîn without resistance.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
History
2005 - The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.2005 Canadian law legalizing same-sex marriage
Notable births
Born
1999 - Pop Smoke, American rapper and singer (died 2020)American rapper (1999–2020)
Born
1999 - Goga Bitadze, Georgian basketball playerGeorgian basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Morgan Geekie, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1998)
Born
1996 - Ben Simmons, Australian basketball playerAustralian basketball player (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Moses Leota, New Zealand rugby league playerNew Zealand and Samoa international rugby league footballer
Born
1993 - Steven Adams, New Zealand basketball playerNew Zealand basketball player (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor (born 1970)American actor (1970–2025)
Died
2024 - Jerry Miller, American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist (born 1943)American musician (1943–2024)
Died
2024 - Jill Schary Robinson, American novelist (born 1936)American novelist (1936–2024)
Died
2020 - Michael Brooks, political commentator (born 1983)American talk show host (1983–2020)
Died
2017 - Chester Bennington, American singer (born 1976)American singer (1976–2017)
Died
2016 - Radu Beligan, Romanian actor, director, and essayist (born 1918)Romanian actor (1918–2016)
Died
2015 - Wayne Carson, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1943)American singer-songwriter (1943–2015)
Died
2015 - Fred Else, English footballer and manager (born 1933)English footballer and manager (1933–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
2.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 28.0 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
28.29 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Cancer
6.42 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.