5960 days before today
Today is December 18th, 2024 (Wednesday), so 5960 days before today would be:
August 24th, 2008 (Sunday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
Number of days before today:
• Day numbers: 237
• Week number: 34
• Leap year: 2008 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
August 24th, 2008 Holidays and National Days
August 24th, in History
2010
The Mexican criminal syndicate Los Zetas kills 72 illegal immigrants from Central and South America in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
2006
Pluto is downgraded to a dwarf planet when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines “planet.”
2004
Chechnyan suicide bombers blow up two airliners near Moscow, killing 89 passengers.
1994
Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) create initial accord regarding partial self-rule for Palestinians living on the West Bank, the Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities.
1992
Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Florida. The Category 5 storm, which had already caused extensive damage in the Bahamas, caused $26.5 billion in US damages, caused 65 deaths, and felled 70,000 acres of trees in the Everglades.
1991
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; Ukraine declares its independence from USSR.
1989
Colombian drug lords declare “total and absolute war” on Colombia’s government, booming the offices of two political parties and burning two politicians’ homes.
1989
Baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti bans Pete Rose from baseball for gambling.
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