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December 25, 2024

On December 25, 2024, azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of its occupants. 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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The year in brief

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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What happened

On December 25, 2024

  1. 2024 Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of its occupants.

    2024 aircraft shootdown over Russia

    Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan, to Kadyrov Grozny International Airport near Grozny, Russia, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines. On 25 December 2024, the Embraer E190 operating the flight was severely damaged by a Russian surface-to-air missile during the aircraft's approach to Grozny. The pilots attempted to divert but the hydraulic system failed, leading to a loss of control and ultimately a crash near Aktau International Airport in Aktau, Kazakhstan, with 62 passengers and 5 crew on board.

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Died on December 25, 2024

Britt Allcroft British filmmaker (1943–2024)
Bill Bergey American football player (1945–2024)
Jax Dane American professional wrestler (1981–2024)
M. T. Vasudevan Nair Indian author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024)
Osamu Suzuki Japanese businessman (1930–2024)

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

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