§ 01 — Observances
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What we celebrate today.
No public holidays on record for this date.
No public holidays on record for this date.
The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4)
Russo-Ukrainian war: The Kakhovka Dam is destroyed.
Syrian civil war: The Battle of Raqqa begins with an offensive by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to capture the city from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The explosion is estimated to have a force of 26 kilotons, slightly more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
China Northwest Airlines Flight 2303 crashes near Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, killing all 160 people on board.
In 2024: The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4)