What happened on Sunday August 05, 2018?

Here's what happened on August 05, 2018:

• Lombok Earthquake Disaster A devastating 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok, resulting in at least 460 fatalities and displacing approximately 350,000 people.
• Taliban Suicide Bombing Kills Czech Soldiers A Taliban suicide bomber attacked a routine patrol in Afghanistan, killing three Czech soldiers and seriously injuring two U.S. soldiers and two Afghan troops during the ongoing War in Afghanistan.
• Diplomatic Tension: Canada-Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia escalated diplomatic tensions by withdrawing its ambassador from Canada and ordering the Canadian ambassador to leave within 24 hours, following Canada's call for the release of detained activists in the Middle East.
• Attempted Assassination of Nicolas Maduro Venezuelan authorities arrested six individuals suspected of involvement in a drone-based assassination plot targeting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.
• Tech Platforms Remove Alex Jones Major tech platforms including Facebook, Apple, YouTube, and Spotify simultaneously removed controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from their services.
• ISIL Executes Hostage in Syria Syrian media reported that the Islamic State (ISIL) executed a hostage from the Druze community in the government-controlled city of As-Suwayda, following a recent attack in the region.
• Adam Peaty Breaks World Record English swimmer Adam Peaty set a new world record in the 100m breaststroke, completing the race in 57.00 seconds and winning his 9th European title.

Events in 2018

August 05, 2018: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Aug. 05, 2018

August 05, 2018: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Exchange Rates on August 05, 2018:

• 1 USD = 0.8648 EUR
• 1 USD = 111.246 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7692 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3522 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.3014 CAD

August 05, 2018 was a Sunday and it was the 217th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 05, 2018 can also be written as 8/5/2018 in the US and as 5/8/2018 in UK and Europe.

August 05, 2018 in August 2018 calendar

Famous people died on August 05, 2018:

• Alan Rabinowitz

  American zoologist (b. 1953).

• Charlotte Rae

Famous people who died in 2018

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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 5th is Leo.

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Leo is the 5th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the Leo sign: discover Leo personality and who should a Leo marry.

Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo.

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August 05, 2018: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 05, 2018 is Dog and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on August 05, 2018 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 05, 2018 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 05, 2018 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 28% full, rising at 12:26 am and setting at 03:36 pm.

The previous full moon was on Jul 27, 2018 while the next full moon would come on Aug 26, 2018.

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Your place in the Universe on August 05, 2018

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Someone born on August 05, 2018 is:

6 years 8 months old,

or 80 months and 18 days old,

or 350 weeks and 3 days old,

or 2453 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 05, 2018?

There are 104 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday August 5th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 05, 2018?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on August 05, 2018.

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