Historical Events In August - 07
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1991 On this day in history billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies
1992 On this day in history john Anderson, actor, dies of heart attack at 69
1993 On August - 07 kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14
1994 Robert Hutton, [Winne], US actor (Rocket), dies at 74 on August - 07.
1995 On August - 07 brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner, dies at 66
1996 Anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59 on August - 07.
1997 Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74 on August - 07.
2007 On this day in history barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's home run record by hitting his 756th home run.
2012 On August - 07 21 people are killed by a gun attack in a church in Okene, Nigeria
2013 On August - 07 11 people are killed by a bombing in Karachi, Pakistan
2018 On this day in history "Crazy Rich Asians" first Hollywood film with all-Asian cast, starring Constance Wu , Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh premieres in Los Angeles
2018 On this day in history mendocino Fire becomes the largest recorded fire in California's history at 290,600 acres, overtaking 2017 Thomas Fire
2018 Swedish furniture brand Ikea opens its first store in India in Hyderabad on August - 07.
2018 China bans release of Winnie the Pooh movie "Christopher Robin", after character used to mock Chinese President Xi Jinping on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history cW network announces Ruby Rose cast as lesbian superhero Batwoman
2018 On August - 07 australia's population hits 25 million according to Australian Bureau of Statistics
2018 On this day in history the United States reimposes sanctions on Iran.
2019 On August - 07 the Singapore Convention on Mediation, also known as the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, comes into effect with 46 countries ratifying it. States that have ratified the treaty will have to ensure that international commercial settlement agreements are enforced by their courts.
2020 On August - 07 cardi B releases single "WAP", featuring Megan Thee Stallion, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
2020 Air India Express Flight 1344 crashes after overrunning the runway at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, India, killing 19 of the 191 people on board on this day in history.