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24 December 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
2021 - Burmese military forces killed at least 40 civilians during the Mo So massacre in Kayah State, Myanmar.Combined military forces of Myanmar
Anniversary
2008 - The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, began attacks on several villages in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing hundreds and committing numerous atrocities.Christian extremist organization in Africa
Anniversary
1999 - Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 to force the release of Islamist figures held in prison in India.Islamist movements for jihad
Anniversary
1979 - The Soviet government deployed troops in Afghanistan, starting the Soviet–Afghan War.1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
Anniversary
1973 - The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council.Bicameral legislature of the United States
Historical events
History
2021 - Burmese military forces commit the Mo So massacre, killing at least 44 civilians.Combined military forces of Myanmar
History
2018 - A helicopter crash kills Martha Érika Alonso, first female Governor of Puebla, Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor.Accident that killed the Governor of Puebla, Mexico
History
2008 - The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, massacring more than 400.Christian extremist organization in Africa
History
2005 - Chad–Sudan relations: Chad declares a state of belligerence against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead.Bilateral relations
History
2003 - The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.Basque separatist group (1960–2018)
History
1999 - Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu, Nepal, and Delhi, India. The aircraft landed at Kandahar in Afghanistan. The incident ended on December 31 with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed).1999 Indian aircraft hijacking
History
1997 - The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.1997 mass killings near Tiaret, Algeria
History
1996 - A Learjet 35 crashes into Smarts Mountain near Dorchester, New Hampshire, killing both pilots on board.Executive business jet series
History
1994 - Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers, Algeria. Over the course of three days three passengers are killed, as are all four terrorists.1994 aircraft hijacking
History
1983 - Aeroflot Flight 601 crashes during takeoff from Leshukonskoye Airport, Russia, killing 44 of the 49 people on board.1983 aviation accident
Notable births
Born
2002 - Joshua Primo, Canadian basketball playerCanadian basketball player (born 2002)
Born
2002 - Jeremiah Trotter Jr., American football playerAmerican football player (born 2002)
Born
2001 - Choi Sung-beom, South Korean football playerSouth Korean footballer (born 2001)
Born
1998 - Alexis Mac Allister, Argentine footballerArgentine footballer (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Neeraj Chopra, Indian javelin throwerIndian javelin thrower (born 1997)
Born
1997 - William Contreras, Venezuelan baseball playerVenezuelan baseball player (born 1997)
Born
1995 - Anett Kontaveit, Estonian tennis playerEstonian tennis player (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Richard Perry, American record producer (born 1942)American record producer (1942–2024)
Died
2023 - Cheri Barry, American politician and mayor of Meridian, Mississippi (born 1955)American politician (died 2023)
Died
2023 - Richard Bowes, American science fiction author (born 1944)American writer (1944–2023)
Died
2023 - Troy Dargan, Cook Islands rugby league footballer (born 1997)Cook Islands international rugby league footballer (1997–2023)
Died
2018 - Martha Érika Alonso, Governor of Puebla (born 1973)Mexican politician (1973–2018)
Died
2018 - Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor of Puebla (born 1968)Mexican politician (1968–2018)
Died
2017 - Jerry Kindall, American baseball player and coach (born 1935)American baseball player (1935–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 7.8 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
3.21 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Aries
9.66 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.