This is our day guide for Sunday August 7th 2022 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 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 1960August 6th 2022 | Go to Today | August 8th 2022
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| General Information for August 7th 2022 | |
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| 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. | |
| 1606 - The first documented performance of Macbeth takes place in the Great Hall at Hampton Court, UK. | |
| 1420 - Construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore begins in Florence. |
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