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24 August 2030
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
2006 - The International Astronomical Union passed a resolution redefining the term planet and classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.Association of professional astronomers
Anniversary
1992 - Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1992
Anniversary
1966 - Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang (depicted), the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.Period of sociopolitical turmoil in China (1966–1976)
Anniversary
1963 - Buddhist crisis: The U.S. State Department ordered Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (pictured) to encourage South Vietnamese Army officers to oust Ngo Dinh Diem if he did not willingly remove Ngo Dinh Nhu from his unofficial position of power.1963 political and religious tension in South Vietnam
Anniversary
1954 - In the midst of a political crisis, Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas fatally shot himself in the Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro.President of Brazil (1930–1945; 1951–1954)
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager (born 1953)German football manager (1953–2024)
Died
2023 - Bray Wyatt, American wrestler (born 1987)American professional wrestler (1987–2023)
Died
2021 - Charlie Watts, English musician (born 1941)British drummer (1941–2021)
Died
2020 - Gail Sheehy, American author, journalist, and lecturer (born 1936)American writer
Died
2017 - Jay Thomas, American actor, comedian, and radio talk show host (born 1948)American actor (1948–2017)
Died
2016 - Walter Scheel, German politician, 4th President of Germany (born 1919)President of Germany from 1974 to 1979
Died
2015 - Charlie Coffey, American football player and coach (born 1934)American football player and coach (1934–2015)
Died
2015 - Joseph F. Traub, German-American computer scientist and academic (born 1932)American computer scientist
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
20.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 25.2 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
1.38 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Cancer
9.00 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.