Kabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign nationals, effectively reestablishing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Date: August 15, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes southwestern Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing a humanitarian crisis. Date: August 14, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Six people, five victims and the perpetrator are killed in Keyham, Plymouth in the worst mass shooting in the UK since 2010. Date: August 12, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Tampere light rail officially starts operating. Date: August 9, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 9 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning. Date: August 5, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka. Date: July 29, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
American businessman Jeff Bezos flies to space aboard New Shepard NS-16 operated by his private spaceflight company Blue Origin. Date: July 20, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Virgin Galactic launches its founder, Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so. Date: July 11, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 11 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Haitian crisis: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is assassinated in his residence in the capital of Port-au-Prince. Date: July 7, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing all 28 aboard. Date: July 6, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)