August 24
People born on this day are Virgo.
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Sixty-five passengers are killed when Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 crashes during an emergency landing at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes in Cabañas, Zacapa, Guatemala, killing 11 people.
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In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.
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Henan Airlines Flight 8387 crashes at Yichun Lindu Airport in Yichun, Heilongjiang, China, killing 44 out of the 96 people on board.
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Agni Air Flight 101 crashes near Shikharpur, Makwanpur, Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.
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Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, is sentenced to 21 years of preventive detention.
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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the largest in that area since 1989.
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An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence. Around 300 people are killed.
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Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the European Southern Observatory.
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The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.
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Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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Japan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.
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2000Griffin Gluck, American actor
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1998Sofia Richie, American model and social media personality
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1997Alan Walker, British-Norwegian DJ and record producer
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1997Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary
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1995Noah Vonleh, American basketball player
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1995Lady Amelia Windsor, member of the British royal family
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1994Kelsey Plum, American basketball player
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1993Maryna Zanevska, Belgian tennis player
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1992Jemerson, Brazilian footballer
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1991Enrique Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
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1991Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker
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1990Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer
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