August 7

August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining.

Events

• 1782 - George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit[?] to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic "Purple Heart".
• 1794 - The Whiskey Rebellion begins.
• 1819 - Battle of Boyac[?], Simon Bolivar defeats Spanish in Colombia.
• 1942 - Battle of Guadalcanal
• 1960 - Côte d'Ivoire becomes independent.
• 1964 - United States Congress passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
• 1998 - Bombing of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.

Births

• 1560 - Elizabeth Bathory serial killer (+ 1614)
• 1742 - Nathaniel Greene, American Revolutionary War general (+ 1786)
• 1779 - Carl Ritter[?], cofounder of modern science of geography (+ 1859)
• 1836 - Confederate General Evander Law[?]
• 1867 - Emil Nolde, painter (+ 1956)
• 1876 - Mata Hari (Margaretha Geertruida Zelle), spy (+ 1917)
• 1883 - Joachim Ringelnatz[?], writer (+ 1934)
• 1885 - Billie Burke[?], actress, The Wizard of Oz (+ 1970)
• 1890 - Gurley Flynn[?], politician (+ 1964)
• 1904 - Ralph Bunche[?], Nobel Peace Prize recipient
• 1904 - Hanna Melzer[?], activist against Nazism (+ 1960)
• 1926 - Stan Freberg[?], cartoon and commercial voice, comedian
• 1927 - Carl Alfalfa Switzer[?], actor (+ 1959)
• 1928 - James Randi, magician
• 1936 - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
• 1942 - Garrison Keillor, radio host
• 1942 - B.J. Thomas, singer
• 1958 - Bruce Dickinson, singer
• 1960 - David Duchovny, actor
• 1975 - Charlize Theron, actress

Deaths

• 461 - Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated)
• 1931 - Bix Beiderbecke, musician
• 1941 - Rabindranath Tagore, author
• 1957 - Oliver Hardy, comedian, actor

Holidays and observances

• Colombia - Battle of Boyacá
• Côte d'Ivoire - Republic Day (Independence in 1960 from France)
• Kiribati - Youth Day
• Western Samoa - Labour Day

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