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29 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
2016 - Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and in that role later oversaw the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.Chinese politician (born 1955)
Anniversary
2007 - Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.Accidental loading of warheads onto an aircraft
Anniversary
2007 - Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from North Dakota to Louisiana.Accidental loading of warheads onto an aircraft
Anniversary
1996 - Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 on board.1996 aviation accident in Norway
Anniversary
1991 - Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.Italian clothing manufucturer
Historical events
History
2022 - Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.Ongoing conflict since 2014
History
2012 - At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.2012 gas explosion in Panzhihua, Sichuan Province, China
History
2012 - The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.Multi-parasport event in London, England
History
2005 - Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,392 people and causing $125 billion in damage.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2005
History
2003 - Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.Nobility title in the Islamic world
History
2001 - Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.2001 aviation accident in Spain
History
1998 - Eighty people are killed when Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador.1998 aviation accident
History
1997 - Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.American video streaming service
History
1997 - At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.1993–2004 Islamist insurgent group in the Algerian Civil War
Notable births
Born
1994 - Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis playerBelgian tennis player (born 1994)
Born
1993 - Lucas Cruikshank, American YouTuber and actorAmerican YouTuber (born 1993)
Born
1993 - Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter from One Direction (died 2024)English singer and songwriter (1993–2024)
Born
1992 - Noah Syndergaard, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1992)
Born
1991 - Deshaun Thomas, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1991)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (born 1993)American ice hockey player (1993–2024)
Died
2023 - Mike Enriquez, Filipino broadcaster (born 1951)Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter (1951–2023)
Died
2021 - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican reggae producer (born 1936)Jamaican reggae singer and producer (1936–2021)
Died
2021 - Jacques Rogge, Belgian orthopedic surgeon, Olympic sailor and the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1942)President of the IOC from 2001 to 2013
Died
2018 - James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936)British economist and Nobel Laureate (1936–2018)
Died
2018 - Paul Taylor, American choreographer (born 1930)American choreographer (1930–2018)
Died
2016 - Gene Wilder, American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (born 1933)American actor (1933–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
66.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 8.9 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
6.68 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
5.70 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.