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August 7

This year marks the 100th anniversary of British Grand Prix — August 7 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

Leo is the sign for August 7 — read more on the Leo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on August 7?

August 7 is the 219th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1461 and 1999. Famous people born on August 7 include Jimmy Wales, David Cairns (politician born 1966) and Louis Leakey.

Released on August 7

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Is This Seat Taken?
  • Game Mafia: The Old Country
  • Game Ritual of Raven
  • Game Tiny Bookshop

2024

  • Game Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
  • Game Creatures of Ava

2023

  • Game Dark and Darker

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1461

    Ming dynasty

  2. 1782

    George Washington

  3. 1819

    Simón Bolívar

  4. 1909

    Alice Huyler Ramsey

  5. 1926

    British Grand Prix

  6. 1942

    World War II

  7. 1944

    IBM

  8. 1960

    Ivory Coast

  9. 1998

    1998 United States embassy bombings

  10. 1999

    Chechnya

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 7

Jimmy Wales

b. 1966

David Cairns (politician born 1966)

b. 1966

Louis Leakey

b. 1903

Jean-Luc Dehaene

b. 1940

Carl Ritter

b. 1779

Michael Shannon

b. 1974

Sofia Rotaru

b. 1947

Constantius II

b. 317

Deaths

  • 2023William Friedkin
  • 1970Jonathan P. Jackson
  • 1941Rabindranath Tagore
  • 1938Konstantin Stanislavski
  • 1900Wilhelm Liebknecht

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
  • —Christian feast day: Dometius of Persia
  • —Christian feast day: Donatus of Arezzo
  • —Christian feast day: Donatus of Besançon

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