Day Guide for Sunday August 7th 2022 What are the holidays on August 7th 2022?

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Holidays on August 7th 2022

International: Ashoura

Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram.

Colombia: Battle of Boyacá

The 1819 battle in which Colombia acquired its definitive independence from Spanish Monarchy

Iran: Tasoua Hosseini

Commemoration of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Mohammed

Israel: Fast of Ninth of Av

Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.

Ivory Coast: Independence Day

Celebrates Côte d'Ivoire's independence from France on August 7th 1960

Observances on August 7th 2022

USA: American Family Day

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Ukraine: Day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

USA: National Friendship Day

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USA: National Kids Day

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USA: National Sisters Day

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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

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USA: Herbert Hoover Day

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USA: National Health Center Week

This week, we recognize health center staff and the important role health centers play in our communities.

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General Information for August 7th 2022
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 219 of 2022
146 days left in 2022
Week 31 of the year
On this Day in History
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.
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.
626 - The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Constantinople.