Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 24
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This is a list of selected August 24 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors.August 24: Independence Day in Ukraine (1991)
- 79 – The volcano Mount Vesuvius (pictured) east of Naples, Italy erupted, burying the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae; and at least 1,500 people with volcanic ash.
- 1572 – The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, a wave of Catholic mob violence against the Huguenots, began, lasting for several months and resulting in an estimated tens of thousands deaths across France.
- 1942 – World War II: The United States aircraft carrier Saratoga sunk the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons near Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands, helping to lead to an Allied powers victory.
- 2006 – The International Astronomical Union redefined the term "planet", reclassifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.
