This is our day guide for Friday August 7th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on August 7th 2015
Colombia: Battle of Boyacá
The 1819 battle in which Colombia acquired its definitive independence from Spanish Monarchy
Singapore: Public Holiday Holiday
An extra holiday has been declared on the Friday before National Day to celebrate 50 years of sovereignty.| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for August 7th 2015 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 219 of 2015 | |
| 146 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 32 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1947 - Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America. | |
| 1858 - Australian rules football was founded and the first match was played between Melbourne Football Club and Scotch Grammar. The Melbourne Football Club (the oldest remaining sporting club in the world), was also founded on this day. | |
| 1461 - The Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor. | |
| 461 - Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the magister militum Ricimer. |
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