This is our day guide for Wednesday August 7th 2019 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 2019
British Virgin Islands: Festival Wednesday
Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands marks three-days of public holidays
Colombia: Battle of Boyacá
The 1819 battle in which Colombia acquired its definitive independence from Spanish Monarchy
Ivory Coast: Independence Day
Celebrates Côte d'Ivoire's independence from France on August 7th 1960Public sector only
Saudi Arabia: Eid Al Adha Holiday
Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.Observances on August 7th 2019
USA: National Lighthouse Day
Even in these days of GPS, Lighthouses play an important role in keeping shipping safe round our coast.
USA: National Raspberries N’ Cream Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Raspberries N’ Cream Day
USA: Purple Heart Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Purple Heart Day
China: Qixi Festival
The seventh day of the seventh month is the most romantic day in the Chinese calendar.
United Kingdom: Playday
Playday is the national day for play, traditionally held on the first Wednesday in August.August 6th 2019 | Go to Today | August 8th 2019
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| General Information for August 7th 2019 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 219 of 2019 | |
| 146 days left in 2019 | |
| 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 | |
| 1974 - Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417 m) in the air. | |
| 1957 - Oliver Hardy dies, one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, probably the greatest and most successful comedy team in the history of cinema. | |
| 1944 - IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I). |
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