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. Date: August 7, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On…
Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people. Date: August 7, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Date: August 7, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bombings at United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya kill approximately 212 people. Date: August 7, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades neighboring Dagestan. Date: August 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record. Date: August 7, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia. Date: August 7, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: August 7, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day…
Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation. Date: August 6, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia. Date: August 6, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)