| General Information for August 7th 2015 |
| 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 |
| 1987 - Lynne Cox becomes first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, crossing from Little Diomede Island in Alaska to Big Diomede in the Soviet Union |
| 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. |
| 1876 - Margaret Zelle is born in Germany. Better known as the dancer, courtesan and spy 'Mata Hari', her life was dramatised in a film starring Greta Garbo. |
| 1461 - The Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor. |