August 7th, 1725

Born on August 7th, 1725

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 7th?

August 7th, 1998

Car bombs exploded simultaneously at the American embassies in the East African capital cities of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 4,000 others.

August 7th, 1987

Lynne Cox became the first person to swim between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, crossing from Little Diomede to Big Diomede in the Bering Strait in 2 hours and 5 minutes.

August 7th, 1985

Five members of the Bamber family were found murdered at a farmhouse in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, England.

August 7th, 1970

Jonathan Jackson kidnapped Harold Haley, a judge in Marin County, California, to coerce the release of the Soledad Brothers, including Jackson's brother George.

August 7th, 1955

Hurricane Diane, the first Atlantic hurricane to cause more than $1 billion in damages, formed between the Lesser Antilles and Cape Verde.

August 7th, 1946

The Soviet Union informed Turkey that the way in which the latter was handling the Turkish Straits no longer represented the security interests of its fellow Black Sea nations, escalating the Turkish Straits crisis.

August 7th, 1944

IBM presented the first program-controlled calculator to Harvard University, after which it became known as the Mark I.

August 7th, 1942

World War II: U.S. Marines initiated the first American offensive of the Guadalcanal campaign, with landings on Tulagi (pictured), Gavutu–Tanambogo and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

August 7th, 1914

The Battle of Mulhouse began with France's first attack of World War I in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the region of Alsace from Germany.

August 7th, 1909

Fifty-nine days after leaving New York City with three passengers, Alice Huyler Ramsey arrived in San Francisco to become the first woman to drive an automobile across the contiguous United States.

August 7th, 1897

Mahdist War: Anglo-Egyptian soldiers clashed with Mahdist Sudanese rebels in the Battle of Abu Hamed.

August 7th, 1794

U.S. president George Washington invoked the Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.

August 7th, 1782

The Badge of Military Merit (pictured), the precursor to the U.S. Purple Heart, was established as a military decoration of the Continental Army.

August 7th, 1679

Le Griffon (depicted), a barque built by René-Robert de La Salle, began its journey to be the first sailing ship to navigate the upper Great Lakes.

August 7th, 1461

Ming Chinese general Cao Qin staged a failed coup against the Tianshun Emperor.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 7th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 7th?

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

63

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

*August 7th, 1960, New York City

72

Dorothy Walton

Badminton player

*August 7th, 1909, Swift Current †October 17th, 1981, Toronto

24

Mariah Angeliq

American singer

*August 7th, 1999, Miami

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

48

Charlize Theron

South African and American actress and producer

*August 7th, 1975, Benoni

81

Sigfried Held

German association football player and manager

*August 7th, 1942, Bruntál

26

Jordan Torunarigha

German association football player

*August 7th, 1997, Chemnitz

79

John Glover

American actor

*August 7th, 1944, Kingston

66

Harald Effenberg

German actor and voice actor

*August 7th, 1957, Pätz

64

James Bowdoin

American leader during the American Revolution (1726-1790)

*August 7th, 1726, Boston †November 6th, 1790, Boston

64

Manfred Lefkes

German association football player

*August 7th, 1959, Cologne

71

Ulrich Salchow

Swedish figure skater

*August 7th, 1877, Copenhagen †April 19th, 1949, Hedvig Eleonora parish

37

Valter Birsa

Slovenian footballer

*August 7th, 1986, Šempeter pri Gorici

78

Elinor Ostrom

American political economist (1933-2012)

*August 7th, 1933, Los Angeles †June 12th, 2012, Bloomington

31

Simon Yates

British road and track racing cyclist

*August 7th, 1992, Bury

26

Kyler Skibidi Murray

American football and baseball player (born 1997)

*August 7th, 1997, Bedford

41

Mata Hari

Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan and spy (1876-1917)

*August 7th, 1876, Leeuwarden †October 15th, 1917, Vincennes

57

Stefan Heße

German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church; Archbishop of Hamburg

*August 7th, 1966, Cologne

76

Sofia Rotaru

Soviet and Ukrainian musician, singer, songwriter, actress, author of Moldovan origin

*August 7th, 1947, Marshyntsi

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73

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

*April 2nd, 1725, Venice †June 4th, 1798, Vienna

58

James Otis

Lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

*February 5th, 1725, Barnstable †May 23rd, 1783, Andover

30

Louis Mandrin

French outlaw

*February 11th, 1725, Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs †May 26th, 1755, Valence

64

Abdul Hamid I

Ottoman sultan

*March 20th, 1725, Topkapı Palace †April 7th, 1789, Constantinople

82

John Newton

Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)

*July 24th, 1725, London †December 21st, 1807, London

77

Frederik Christian Kaas

Danish naval officer and admiral

*December 1st, 1725, Rybjerg Parish †January 18th, 1803, Copenhagen

70

Beda Angehrn

Swiss catholic priest (1725-1796)

*December 7th, 1725, Amriswil †May 19th, 1796, St. Gallen

74

Jean-Étienne Montucla

French mathematician (*1725 – †1799)

*September 5th, 1725, Lyon †December 18th, 1799, Versailles

65

Johann Salomo Semler

German theologian (1725-1791)

*December 18th, 1725, Saalfeld †March 14th, 1791, Halle (Saale)

83

François Bonnaffé

French shipowner

*December 27th, 1725, Lacaune †August 13th, 1809, Bordeaux

50

Samuel Ward

American farmer, politician, and jurist

*May 25th, 1725, Newport †March 26th, 1776, Philadelphia

17

Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria

German princess

*December 6th, 1725, Munich †March 29th, 1743, Frankfurt

90

Nicolas Desmarest

French geologist

*September 16th, 1725, Soulaines-Dhuys †September 18th, 1815, Paris

68

François Clary

French shipowner

*February 24th, 1725, Marseille †January 20th, 1794, Marseille

78

Murió en las el cacas

El cacas fundo los cacas guines

*January 1st, 1725, Celbridge †January 23rd, 1803, Dublin

49

Robert Clive

British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)

*September 25th, 1725, Shropshire †November 22nd, 1774, London

75

Wilhelm Jeremias Müller

German architect

*May 2nd, 1725, Eyrichshof †January 1st, 1801

81

Pasquale Paoli

Corsican politician

*April 6th, 1725, Morosaglia †February 5th, 1807, London

79

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

French painter (1725 – 1805)

*August 21st, 1725, Tournus †March 21st, 1805, Paris

79

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

French inventor

*September 25th, 1725, Void-Vacon †October 2nd, 1804, Paris

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Public holidays on August 7th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1725 is a normal year and no leap year.

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