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August 8, 2024

On August 8, 2024, nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as Chief Adviser to form an interim government in Bangladesh. The year's #1 song was "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims. Moo Deng, Moo Deng, Moo Deng would arrive in the same year.

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2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.

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On August 8, 2024

  1. 2024 Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as Chief Adviser to form an interim government in Bangladesh.

    Bangladeshi economist and statesman (born 1940)

    Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and statesman. Yunus pioneered the modern concept of microcredit and microfinance, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. He is the founder of Grameen Bank and the first Bangladeshi to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Died on August 8, 2024

Issa Hayatou Cameroonian basketball player and football executive (1946–2024)
Mitzi McCall American actress (1930–2024)
Chi-Chi Rodríguez Puerto Rican professional golfer (1935–2024)
Steve Symms American politician and lobbyist (1938–2024)

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Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus
Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus

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