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. | |
| 1933 - The Simele massacre: The Iraqi government slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. The day becomes known as Assyrian Martyrs Day. | |
| 1819 - Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá. | |
| 626 - The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Constantinople. |
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