August 7th, 1933

Born on August 7th, 1933

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What happened on August 7th, 1933?

August 7th, 1933

The Kingdom of Iraq slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. This date is recognized as Martyrs Day or National Day of Mourning by the Assyrian community in memory of the Simele massacre.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Iraq

What else 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.

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

Born on August 7th, 1933

78

Elinor Ostrom

American political economist (1933-2012)

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

84

Jerry Pournelle

American science fiction writer, journalist, and scientist (1933-2017)

*August 7th, 1933, Shreveport †September 8th, 2017, Studio City

90

Friedhelm Ptok

German actor and voice actor

*August 7th, 1933, Hamburg

90

Alberto Romulo

Philippine politician and diplomat

*August 7th, 1933, Camiling

90

Eddie Firmani

Italian association footballer and manager

*August 7th, 1933, Cape Town

86

Irma Lanzas

Salvadoran writer and educator (1933-2020)

*August 7th, 1933, Cojutepeque †July 9th, 2020, San Salvador

82

Karl Ludwig Thomas

German physicist (1933-2016)

*August 7th, 1933, Gera †June 5th, 2016

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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

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

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

81

Sigfried Held

German association football player and manager

*August 7th, 1942, Bruntál

41

Abebe Bikila

Ethiopian double Olympic marathon champion

*August 7th, 1932, Shewa †October 25th, 1973, Addis Ababa

63

Rien Poortvliet

Dutch painter, best known for his drawings of animals and "Gnomes" (1932-1995)

*August 7th, 1932, Schiedam †September 15th, 1995, Soest

24

Mariah Angeliq

American singer

*August 7th, 1999, Miami

79

John Glover

American actor

*August 7th, 1944, Kingston

88

Arrigo Petacco

Italian historian and journalist

*August 7th, 1929, Castelnuovo Magra †April 3rd, 2018, Porto Venere

48

Charlize Theron

South African and American actress and producer

*August 7th, 1975, Benoni

86

Jack Good

British producer (1931-2017)

*August 7th, 1931, Greenford †September 24th, 2017, Oxfordshire

66

Harald Effenberg

German actor and voice actor

*August 7th, 1957, Pätz

76

Sofia Rotaru

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

*August 7th, 1947, Marshyntsi

64

Manfred Lefkes

German association football player

*August 7th, 1959, Cologne

52

Richard Levinson

American writer and producer (1934-1987)

*August 7th, 1934, Philadelphia †March 12th, 1987, Los Angeles

92

James Randi

Canadian-American stage magician and skeptical movement adherent

*August 7th, 1928, Toronto †October 20th, 2020, Plantation

78

Franco Columbu

Italian bodybuilder and actor (1941–2019)

*August 7th, 1941, Ollolai †August 30th, 2019, San Teodoro

26

Jordan Torunarigha

German association football player

*August 7th, 1997, Chemnitz

79

David Rasche

American actor

*August 7th, 1944, Belleville

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70

Stan Brakhage

American filmmaker and writer (1933–2003)

*January 14th, 1933, Kansas City †March 9th, 2003, Victoria

84

Richard Schickel

American film scholar

*February 10th, 1933, Milwaukee †February 18th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Giuliano Sarti

Italian footballer (1933-2017)

*October 2nd, 1933, Castello d'Argile †June 5th, 2017, Rome

82

Charlie Hodge

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 28th, 1933, Lachine †April 16th, 2016, Vancouver

88

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933–2021)

*April 9th, 1933, Neuilly-sur-Seine †September 6th, 2021, 7th arrondissement of Paris

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

90

David McCallum

Scottish actor (1933-2023)

*September 19th, 1933, Maryhill †September 25th, 2023, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

91

Michael Caine

English actor (born 1933)

*March 14th, 1933, Rotherhithe

81

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)

*June 8th, 1933, Brooklyn †September 4th, 2014, Mount Sinai Hospital

84

Mieczysław Kalenik

Polish actor

*January 1st, 1933, Międzyrzec Podlaski †June 16th, 2017, Międzyrzec Podlaski

83

Elaine Fantham

British classical philologist

*May 25th, 1933, Liverpool †July 11th, 2016, Toronto

90

Joan Collins

English actress, author and columnist

*May 23rd, 1933, London

83

Beppo Mauhart

Austrian manager (1933-2017)

*September 14th, 1933, Enns †May 7th, 2017, Vienna

90

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

*December 23rd, 1933, Tokyo Imperial Palace

84

Peter Ehlers

German footballer and coach (1933-2017)

*January 22nd, 1933, Kiel †June 5th, 2017

83

Gene Wilder

American actor (1933–2016)

*June 11th, 1933, Milwaukee †August 29th, 2016, Stamford

34

Jayne Mansfield

American actress and Playmate

*April 19th, 1933, Bryn Mawr †June 29th, 1967, Slidell

82

Oliver Sacks

British neurologist and writer (1933–2015)

*July 9th, 1933, Willesden †August 30th, 2015, Greenwich Village

79

Heinrich Rohrer

Swiss physicist (1933-2013)

*June 6th, 1933, Buchs †May 16th, 2013, Wollerau

91

Carol Burnett

American actress, comedian and singer

*April 26th, 1933, San Antonio

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