This is our day guide for Sunday August 7th 2016 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 2016
Colombia: Battle of Boyacá
The 1819 battle in which Colombia acquired its definitive independence from Spanish Monarchy| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for August 7th 2016 | |
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| There are 1 public holidays today. | |
| Day 220 of 2016 | |
| 146 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 31 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. | |
| 1819 - Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá. | |
| 1461 - The Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor. |
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