August 7
August 7 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 146 days remain until the year's end. It falls in summer (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Leo.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On August 7 the Sun's declination is approximately +16.0°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a August 7.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Assyrian Martyrs Day (Assyrian community)
- Battle of Boyacá Day (Colombia)
- Christian feast day: Albert of Trapani
- Christian feast day: Cajetan of Thienna
- Christian feast day: Carpophorus and companions
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2020 — Air India Express Flight 1344 overshoots the runway at Calicut International Airport in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, and crashes, killing 21 of the 190 people on board. ↗(6 years ago)more
Air India Express Flight 1344 was a scheduled international flight on 7 August 2020 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Kozhikode, India, landing at Calicut International Airport. The flight was part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2008 — The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia. ↗(18 years ago)more
The August 2008 Russo-Georgian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia, was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the Russian-backed separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The fighting took place in the strategically important South Caucasus region. It is regarded as the first European war of the 21st century.
2007 — At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record. ↗(19 years ago)more
Oracle Park is a ballpark in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). The stadium stands along San Francisco Bay; the section of the bay beyond Oracle Park's right field wall is unofficially known as McCovey Cove, in honor of forme...
1999 — The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades neighboring Dagestan. ↗(27 years ago)more
Chechnya, officially the Chechen Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The republic forms a part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and shares land borders with Georgia to its south; with the Russian republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia, and North Ossetia–Alania...
1998 — Bombings at United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people. ↗(28 years ago)more
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were a series of attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998. More than 220 people were killed in two nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two East African capital cities, one at the United States embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the other at the United States embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
1997 — Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. ↗(29 years ago)more
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.
1997 — Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people. ↗(29 years ago)more
Fine Air Flight 101 was a scheduled cargo flight from Miami International Airport to Las Américas International Airport, operated by McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61F N27UA, that crashed almost immediately after take-off on August 7, 1997, at Miami International Airport when it failed to gain altitude. All 4 people on board and one person on the ground were killed.
1995 — The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake. ↗(31 years ago)more
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state before, during, or after a natural disaster, civil unrest, armed conflict, medical pandemic or epidemic or other biosecurity risk.
1993 — Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, is sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. ↗(33 years ago)more
Ada Elizabeth Deer was an American scholar and civil servant who was a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and a Native American advocate. As an activist she opposed the federal termination of tribes from the 1950s. During the Clinton administration, Deer served as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs.
1990 — First American soldiers arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War. ↗(36 years ago)more
The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. The coalition's efforts were in two phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, from the bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January until the American-led liberation of K...
1989 — U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia. ↗(37 years ago)more
George Thomas "Mickey" Leland III was an American politician and anti-poverty activist. He served as a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a Democrat.
- 1989 — The National Cold Fusion Institute opened in Salt Lake City. ↗(37 years ago)
more
The National Cold Fusion Institute (NCFI) was a nonprofit research institute affiliated with the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1989 to research cold fusion, a phenomenon that chemists Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons claimed to have achieved earlier in the year. It closed in 1991.
Notable births
2000 — Lauren Hemp, English footballer ↗(26 years ago)more
Lauren May Hemp is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England national team. With City, she is a FA Cup and League Cup winner, and with England; she is a two-time European Championship winner, a Finalissima winner, as well as World Cup runner-up.
1999 — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, American hurdler and sprinter ↗(27 years ago)more
Sydney Michelle McLaughlin-Levrone is an American hurdler and sprinter who holds the world record for the 400 meters hurdles and the American record for the flat 400 meters. She won gold in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2025 World Athletics Championships.
- 1998 — María Belén Bazo, Peruvian windsurfer ↗(28 years ago)
more
María Belén Bazo Germán is a Peruvian windsurfer who previously competed in the RS:X class and now competes in the iQFoil class.
1998 — Jalen Hurts, American football player ↗(28 years ago)more
Jalen Alexander Hurts is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He began his college football career with the Alabama Crimson Tide, leading the team to consecutive College Football Playoff National Championship appearances in 2016 and 2017.
1997 — Matty Cash, Polish footballer ↗(29 years ago)more
Matthew Stuart Cash is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa. Born in England, he represents the Poland national team.
Notable deaths
2025 — Myint Swe, retired army general and acting president of Myanmar (b.1951) ↗(1 years ago)more
Myint Swe was a Burmese politician and army officer who served as the third first vice president of Myanmar from 2016 until his death in 2025. A member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), Myint Swe served as acting president of Myanmar in 2018 and again from 2021 to 2025.
2024 — Jon McBride, American astronaut (born 1943) ↗(2 years ago)more
Jon Andrew McBride was an American naval officer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NASA.
2023 — William Friedkin, American film director (born 1935) ↗(3 years ago)more
William David Friedkin was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Pi...
2022 — David McCullough, American historian and author (born 1933) ↗(4 years ago)more
David Gaub McCullough was an American popular historian and author. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.
2021 — Markie Post, American actress (born 1950) ↗(5 years ago)more
Marjorie Armstrong Post, known professionally as Markie Post, was an American actress. Her best known roles include bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985; public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992; Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995; and Bar...
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (220) | 2^2 × 5 × 11 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (146) | 2 × 73 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 07082026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +15.96° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 48 days |