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15 December 2031
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
2019 - Citizenship Amendment Act protests: 10 to 15 local women blockaded a major road in Delhi, India, to protest the exclusion of Muslims from the amended Citizenship Act.2019–2020 protests in India
Anniversary
2013 - The South Sudanese Civil War began when three opposition leaders voted to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council in Juba.2013–2018 conflict in South Sudan
Anniversary
1981 - The Iraqi Shia Islamist group al-Dawa carried out one of the first modern suicide bombings, targeting the Iraqi embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, resulting in 61 deaths and at least 100 injuries.Second-largest branch of Islam
Anniversary
1970 - The Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 touched down on the surface of Venus, making the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet.Soviet lander mission to Venus (1970)
Anniversary
1961 - Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.German SS officer and war criminal (1906–1962)
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - William J. Bauer, senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, (born 1926)American judge (1926–2025)
Died
2024 - Zakir Hussain, Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer (born 1951)Indian tabla player and composer (1951–2024)
Died
2020 - Saufatu Sopoanga, Tuvaluan politician, 8th Prime Minister of Tuvalu (born 1952)Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2002 to 2004
Died
2018 - Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (born 1924)President of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013
Died
2017 - Heinz Wolff, scientist and TV presenter (born 1928)German-British scientist and television presenter (1928–2017)
Died
2016 - Craig Sager, American sports journalist (born 1951)American sports reporter (1951–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
1.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 1.2 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
23.30 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
8.89 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.