Historical Events In August - 07
Friday, 22 November 2024
1991 On August - 07 billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies
1992 John Anderson, actor, dies of heart attack at 69 on August - 07.
1993 Kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14 on August - 07.
1994 Robert Hutton, [Winne], US actor (Rocket), dies at 74 on August - 07.
1995 On this day in history brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner, dies at 66
1996 On this day in history anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59
1997 Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
2007 Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's home run record by hitting his 756th home run on this day in history.
2012 21 people are killed by a gun attack in a church in Okene, Nigeria on August - 07.
2013 On August - 07 11 people are killed by a bombing in Karachi, Pakistan
2018 "Crazy Rich Asians" first Hollywood film with all-Asian cast, starring Constance Wu , Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh premieres in Los Angeles on this day in history.
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 On August - 07 swedish furniture brand Ikea opens its first store in India in Hyderabad
2018 On August - 07 china bans release of Winnie the Pooh movie "Christopher Robin", after character used to mock Chinese President Xi Jinping
2018 CW network announces Ruby Rose cast as lesbian superhero Batwoman on August - 07.
2018 On August - 07 australia's population hits 25 million according to Australian Bureau of Statistics
2018 The United States reimposes sanctions on Iran on August - 07.
2019 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 on August - 07.
2020 Cardi B releases single "WAP", featuring Megan Thee Stallion, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 on August - 07.
2020 On this day in history 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.