Day Guide for Saturday August 7th 2021

This is our day guide for Saturday August 7th 2021 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?

Observances on August 7th 2021

Mead Day

Alcohol
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Mead Day

National Mustard Day

Food
USA

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

National Lighthouse Day

General
USA

Even in these days of GPS, Lighthouses play an important role in keeping shipping safe round our coast.

National Raspberries N’ Cream Day

Food
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Raspberries N’ Cream Day

Purple Heart Day

General
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Purple Heart Day

Battle of Boyacá

Colombia

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

Ivory Coast Independence Day

Ivory Coast

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

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General Information for August 7th 2021

There are 5 observances on this day.
This was 987 days ago.
Day 219 of 2021
146 days left in 2021
Week 31 of the year

Moon phase

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
1606 - The first documented performance of Macbeth takes place in the Great Hall at Hampton Court, UK.
1461 - The Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
936 - Coronation of King Otto I of Germany.
461 - Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the magister militum Ricimer.