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2 August 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
2008 - A taxi driver is murdered in Bangkok by a teenager addicted to video games leading to the Thai government banning the sale of Grand Theft Auto.2008 murder in Bangkok, Thailand
Anniversary
2007 - Raúl Iturriaga, a former deputy director of the Chilean secret police, was captured in Viña del Mar after having been on the run following a kidnapping conviction.Chilean army general and economist (born 1938)
Anniversary
1986 - The animated film Castle in the Sky, the first from Studio Ghibli, was released.1986 Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki
Anniversary
1973 - A flash fire killed 50 people at a leisure centre in Douglas, Isle of Man.1973 fire in Douglas, Isle of Man
Anniversary
1971 - The English rock band the Who released Who's Next, their only album to top the UK charts.English rock band
Historical events
History
2014 - At least 146 people are killed and more than 114 injured in a factory explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.Industrial disaster in Jiangsu, China
History
2005 - Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames, leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.2005 aviation accident in Canada
History
1999 - The Gaisal train disaster claims 285 lives in Assam, India.Railway accident in India
History
1991 - Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
History
1990 - Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War.Beginning of the 1990–1991 Gulf War
History
1989 - Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.Country in South Asia
History
1989 - A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.Killing of Sri Lankan Tamil civilians by Indian soldiers
History
1985 - Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137.1985 aviation accident in Texas
History
1982 - The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public.Rapid transit system in the Helsinki capital region
History
1980 - A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.1980 terrorist bombing of train station in Bologna, Italy
Notable births
Born
2000 - Varvara Gracheva, Russian tennis playerFrench tennis player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Joël Piroe, Dutch-Surinamese footballerSuriname international footballer (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Austin Theory, American wrestlerAmerican professional wrestler (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Keston Hiura, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2023 - Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (born 1965)Indian art director (1965–2023)
Died
2022 - Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host (born 1927)American sportscaster (1927–2022)
Died
2020 - Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian-Dutch visual artist (born 1922)Dutch Hungarian painter (1922–2020)
Died
2017 - Judith Jones, American literary and cookbook editor (born 1924)American book editor (1924–2017)
Died
2016 - Terence Bayler, New Zealand actor (born 1930)New Zealand actor (1930–2016)
Died
2016 - David Huddleston, American actor (born 1930)American actor (1930–2016)
Died
2016 - Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (born 1927)Polish cardinal (1927–2016)
Died
2016 - Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1946)Egyptian and American chemist (1946–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 11.4 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
10.72 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
8.62 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.