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7 August 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2020 - Air India Express Flight 1344 overshot the runway at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, India, and crashed, killing 21 of the 190 people on board.2020 aviation accident in Kerala, India
Anniversary
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.Attacks on US embassies in Africa
Anniversary
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.American swimmer (born 1957)
Anniversary
1985 - Five members of the Bamber family were found murdered at a farmhouse in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, England.1985 murders in England
Anniversary
1970 - Jonathan Jackson took hostages in a courthouse in Marin County, California, to coerce the release of the Soledad Brothers, resulting in the deaths of judge Harold Haley and three others.Black Panther Party member who attacked a California courtroom (1953–1970)
Historical events
History
2020 - Air India Express Flight 1344 overshoots the runway at Calicut International Airport in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, and crashes, killing 21 of the 190 people on board.2020 aviation accident in Kerala, India
History
2008 - The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.2008 war between Russia and Georgia
History
2007 - At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record.Baseball park in San Francisco, United States
History
1999 - The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades neighboring Dagestan.Republic of Russia in the North Caucasus
History
1998 - Bombings at United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people.Attacks on US embassies in Africa
History
1997 - Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
1997 - Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.1997 aircraft accident in Florida
History
1995 - The Chilean government declares state of emergency in the southern half of the country in response to an event of intense, cold, wind, rain and snowfall known as the White Earthquake.Government declaration for extraordinary power
History
1993 - Ada Deer, a Menominee activist, is sworn in as the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.Native American scholar and politician (1935–2023)
Notable births
Born
1999 - Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, American hurdler and sprinterAmerican hurdler and sprinter (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Jalen Hurts, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Kyler Murray, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Myint Swe, retired army general and acting president of Myanmar (born 1951)Acting President of Myanmar (2018; 2021–2025)
Died
2024 - Jon McBride, American astronaut (born 1943)American astronaut (1943–2024)
Died
2023 - William Friedkin, American film director (born 1935)American director and producer (1935–2023)
Died
2022 - David McCullough, American historian and author (born 1933)American historian and author (1933–2022)
Died
2021 - Trevor Moore, American comedian (born 1980)American comedian and actor (1980–2021)
Died
2019 - David Berman, American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist (born 1967)American musician and poet (1967–2019)
Died
2018 - M. Karunanidhi, Indian politician, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and prominent leader of Tamils (born 1924)Indian writer and politician (1924–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
96.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 16.4 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
15.50 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Pisces
9.25 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.