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August 7th
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August 7th is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.  There are 146 days remaining until
the end of the calendar year.

April 7th is considered to be half way through the summer in the Northern Hemisphere and half way through the winter in the
Southern Hemisphere.

Births
1901
- Ann Harding, stage & screen actress (Mission to Moscow)
1928 - James Randi, magician, challenger of paranormal claims
1945 - Alan Page, Hall of Fame tackle, Minnesota Associate Justice
1960 - David Duchovny, actor (The X-Files, Californication)
1969 - Todd Brunson, professional poker player
1975 - Charlize Theron, actress (Mighty Joe Young)

Deaths
1957
- Oliver Hardy, comedian, actor (The Music Box)
1972 - Joi Lansing, actress, singer, model (The Bob Cummings Show)
1984 - Esther Phillips, singer, R&B vocalist ("Release Me")
2005 - Peter Jennings, news anchor, journalist (World News Tonight)

Events
1782
- President George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit, later renamed the Purple Heart, to
honor soldiers who get wounded during battle.
1959 - Explorer 6 is launched by the U.S. and becomes the first satellite to photograph Earth from orbit.
1971 - The Bee Gees top the chart for the first time with their song "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart."
1987 - Lynne Cox makes the first recorded swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, staying in the freezing waters for
2 hours and 16 minutes in what many consider one of the greatest cold water swims of all-time.
1990 - President George H.W. Bush orders Operation Desert Shield in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2nd.
1998 - 224 people are killed, including 12 Americans, as Al-Qaeda explodes bombs at U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Calendar
January
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
April
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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