What are the important events that happened on August 7? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

August 7: Facts & Myths About This Day

August 7 is the 220^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 146 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 25, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 478,608 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaicosagon’ day.

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 175 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,247 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

August 7: This Day In History

The Northern Hemisphere is considered to be halfway through its summer and the Southern Hemisphere half way through its winter on this day.

August 7 Historical Events

• 1420 –
  Construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore begins in Florence.
• 1427 –
  The Visconti of Milan’s fleet is destroyed by the Venetians on the Po River.
• 1679 –
  The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
• 1933 –
  The Simele massacre: The Iraqi Government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Sumail. The day becomes known as Assyrian Martyrs Day.
• 1938 –
  The Holocaust: The building of Mauthausen concentration camp begins.
• 1959 –
  Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• 1959 –
  The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny goes into circulation. It replaces the “sheaves of wheat” design, and was minted until 2008.
• 1974 –
  Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1368 ft in the air.
• 1981 –
  The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
• 1999 –
  The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades the neighbouring Russian Republic of Dagestan.

Who were born on August 7?

• 1783 –
  Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (d. 1810)
• 1860 –
  Alan Leo, British astrologer (d. 1917)
• 1904 –
  Ralph Bunche, American diplomat, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1971)
• 1927 –
  Art Houtteman, American baseball player (d. 2003)
• 1932 –
  Edward Hardwicke, British actor (d. 2011)
• 1950 –
  Alan Keyes, American diplomat and political activist
• 1963 –
  Harold Perrineau Jr., American actor
• 1973 –
  Kevin Muscat, Australian footballer
• 1974 –
  Sek Loso, Thai Singer
• 1980 –
  Tácio, Brazilian footballer

Who died on August 7?

• 479 –
  Emperor Yūryaku of Japan
• 1106 –
  Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1050)
• 1639 –
  Martin van den Hove, Dutch scientist (b. 1605)
• 1817 –
  Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French industrialist (b. 1739)
• 1985 –
  Grayson Hall, American actress (b. 1923)
• 1992 –
  John Anderson, American actor (b. 1922)
• 1995 –
  Brigid Brophy, British author (b. 1929)
• 1999 –
  Brion James, American actor (b. 1945)
• 2003 –
  Mickey McDermott, baseball player (b. 1929)
• 2007 –
  Angus Tait, New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman (b. 1919)