Day Guide for Friday August 7th 2026 What are the holidays on August 7th 2026?

This is our day guide for Friday August 7th 2026 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 2026

Anguilla: Constitution Day

Last day of the Carnival is celebrated as Constitution Day even though Anguilla's constitution took effect on 1 April 1982

Colombia: Battle of Boyacá

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

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India (regional): Ker Puja

Tripura only. Celebrated two weeks after Kharchi Puja to honor Ker, the guardian deity of Vastu Devata

Ivory Coast: Independence Day

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

Rwanda: Umuganura Day

A Thanksgiving festival to mark the start of the harvest and one of the key celebrations in Rwanda

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General Information for August 7th 2026
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 219 of 2026
146 days left in 2026
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).
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.
936 - Coronation of King Otto I of Germany.