Proxima Centauri b

August 24 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

1. 2008Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895
2. 2010Agni Air Flight 101
3. 2010Henan Airlines Flight 8387
4. 2010San Fernando, Tamaulipas
5. 2012Anders Behring Breivik
6. 20142014 South Napa earthquake
7. 2016August 2016 Central Italy earthquake
8. 2016Proxima Centauri b
9. 2017List of government space agencies
10. 2020Erin O'Toole
11. 2023Discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Also in 2016

• May 1111 May 2016 Baghdad bombingsOne hundred and ten people are killed in an ISIL bombing in Baghdad.
• September 9North KoreaThe government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea cal…
• September 172016 New York and New Jersey bombingsTwo bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.
• September 182016 Uri attackThe 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldier…
• July 13Prime Minister of the United KingdomPrime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May.
• January 3Nimr al-NimrIn response to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.
• September 3ChinaThe U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.
• July 5Juno (spacecraft)The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.

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