Friday, August 9, 2024

Friday, August 9, 2024 falls on a Friday. It is day 222 of the year, ISO week 32, in Q3.

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Friday, August 9

August 9, 2024 is day 222 of 366, ISO week 32, in Q3. The moon is Waxing Crescent and the zodiac sign is Leo.

Day of year222
ISO week32
QuarterQ3
Days left144

Sun and Moon Cycles

Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
Lunar age
4.4 days
Illumination
21%
Season
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, winter in the Southern Hemisphere

Zodiac and Holidays

Zodiac
Leo
Observances
No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
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Today's Celebrations

August 9
Observance Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)
Observance Candida Maria of Jesus
Observance Edith Stein (St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
Observance Firmus and Rusticus
Observance Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))
Observance John Vianney (1950s – currently August 4)
Observance Mary Sumner (Church of England)
Observance Nath Í of Achonry

Daily Briefing

Local brief

Friday, August 9, 2024 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2018: A civilian school bus in Dahyan, Yemen, was bombed by Saudi Arabia killing at least 40 children under 15.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to August 9.

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History for August 9

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A civilian school bus in Dahyan, Yemen, was bombed by Saudi Arabia killing at least 40 children under 15.

A civilian school bus in Dahyan, Yemen, was bombed by Saudi Arabia, killing at least 40 children under 15.

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, resulting in widespread protests and unrest.

British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada.

Second Intifada: A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.

Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history.

On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign.

The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland.

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