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21 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
2015 - Passengers on a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris confronted and subdued an attacker who attempted a mass shooting.European high-speed train service, 1996–2023
Anniversary
2013 - Syrian civil war: Areas controlled by the Syrian opposition in Ghouta, Damascus, were attacked by rockets (launcher pictured) containing sarin, killing at least 281 people.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
Anniversary
2007 - BioShock was released in North America, becoming a critical success and a demonstration of video games as an art form.2007 video game
Anniversary
1986 - A limnic eruption of Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a cloud of carbon dioxide, suffocating 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock.Type of natural disaster
Anniversary
1971 - Six people were killed during an escape attempt and riot at San Quentin State Prison in California; the subsequent trial of six inmates was the longest in state history at the time.American inmates who tried to escape in 1971
Historical events
History
2017 - A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.Total eclipse visible from the mainland US
History
2013 - Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.2013 gas attack during the Syrian Civil War
History
2000 - American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.American professional golfer (born 1975)
History
1995 - Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.1995 aviation accident in Georgia, US
History
1994 - Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.1994 deliberate plane crash in Morocco
History
1993 - NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.American space and aeronautics agency
History
1991 - Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.Country in Northern Europe
History
1991 - Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.Failed attempt to unseat Mikhail Gorbachev
History
1988 - The 6.9 Mw Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.Earthquake near the Nepal–India border
History
1986 - Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometre (12 mi) range.Rupture in a planet's crust where material escapes
Notable births
Born
2007 - Piper Rockelle, American model and singerAmerican content creator and model (born 2007)
Born
2002 - Kenji Fan, Hong Kong model and actorHong Kong actor, model and singer (born 2002)
Born
2000 - Corbin Carroll, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 2000)
Born
1995 - Dominik Kubalík, Czech ice hockey playerCzech ice hockey player (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Nell McCafferty, Northern Irish journalist, playwright and civil rights campaigner (born 1944)Irish journalist and playwright (1944–2024)
Died
2024 - Bill Pascrell, American politician (born 1937)American politician (1937–2024)
Died
2019 - Ifeanyi Chiejine, Nigerian footballer (born 1983)Nigerian footballer (1983–2019)
Died
2019 - Celso Piña, Mexican singer, composer, arranger, and accordionist (born 1953)Mexican musician and producer (1953–2019)
Died
2018 - Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor and singer (born 1975)Icelandic actor and singer (1975–2018)
Died
2017 - Bajram Rexhepi, First Kosovan Prime Ministers of UN mission administration in Kosovo (born 1954)Prime Minister of Kosovo (1954–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 0.9 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
28.96 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Virgo
13.93 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.