Day Guide for Wednesday August 7th 2024 What are the holidays on August 7th 2024?

This is our day guide for Wednesday August 7th 2024 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 2024

Bangladesh: Public Holiday

To ensure public safety amid the evolving situation following the student movement across the country.

British Virgin Islands: Emancipation 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 1960

Observances on August 7th 2024

USA: National Sisters Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Sisters Day

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

United Kingdom: Playday

Playday is the national day for play, traditionally held on the first Wednesday in August.

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General Information for August 7th 2024
There are 4 public holidays today.
Day 220 of 2024
146 days left in 2024
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
1944 - IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I).
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.
1461 - The Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.