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Friday, August 16, 2024 falls on a Friday. It is day 229 of the year, ISO week 33, in Q3.
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Friday, August 16
August 16, 2024 is day 229 of 366, ISO week 33, in Q3. The moon is Waxing Gibbous and the zodiac sign is Leo.
Day of year229
ISO week33
QuarterQ3
Days left137
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Lunar age
- 11.4 days
- Illumination
- 88%
- Season
- Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, winter in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
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- Leo
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- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
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Today's Celebrations
August 16
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Bennington Battle Day (Vermont, United States)
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Children's Day (Paraguay)
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Ana Petra Pérez Florido
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Armel (Armagillus)
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Diomedes of Tarsus
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Roch
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Stephen I of Hungary
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Translation of the Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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Suicide bombers assassinated Pakistani politician Shuja Khanzada and killed at least 21 others at his home in Attock District.
At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.
Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.
American singer and actor Elvis Presley (pictured) was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).
Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.
The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.
The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".
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Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and 12th Prime Minister of India (born 1924)
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