National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for August 7, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
August 7, 2027 celebrates National Play Outside Day, plus 12 more. The first Saturday of every month is National Play Outside Day. This National Day presents opportunity to remind everyone to get outside and enjoy the fresh air through play.
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Purple Heart Day on August 7 commemorates the creation of the oldest American military decoration for military merit. The Purple Heart honors the men and women who are of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. During the American Revolutionary War, the Badge for Military Merit decorated six known soldiers.
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Celebrating happiness is what we do at National Day Calendar. So, it makes perfect sense to celebrate the first Saturday in August as National Sunflower Day. Join us all day as we spread joy about the happiest flower on earth.
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Observed annually on August 7, National Lighthouse Day honors the beacon of light that for hundreds of years symbolized safety and security for ships and boats at sea. At one time, the beacon of light could be found across almost all of America’s shorelines.
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National Sea Serpent Day on August 7 commemorates this siting and the many other stories that continue to be told. If you have ever looked out over the water and thought you saw a fantastic creature break the surface, you're going to want to stick around. We're going to explore the sea serpent myth.
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Enjoy fresh berries in cream on August 7 because it's National Raspberries N' Cream Day. With the raspberry season in full swing, what better way to celebrate than with this simple and delicious treat.
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National VFR Day is the first Saturday in August on the National Day Calendar and we are showing support for veterans and first responders needing mental health services. Let's use National VFR Day to provide veterans, first responders, and their families with the tools and support they need to allow them to thrive as individuals and as a family.
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National Mustard Day on the first Saturday in August recognizes a versatile condiment. Used in many different cuisines, mustard comes from the seeds of the mustard plant.
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The first Saturday in August is National Day Calendar and we are celebrating the childhood pastime of building sandcastles on Sandcastle Day. The weather is beautiful with warm temperatures and the days are long enough to enjoy it exploring outdoors, especially using our imagination to build an enormous sand castle.
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Grab your discs and call up your friends! The first Saturday in August is National Disc Golf Day! Ready! Set! Throw!
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National Summit Day on the first Saturday in August recognizes those mountaintop summits and the people who climb there. Views from the top of the world are some of the most spectacular sights, and they are also some of the hardest to achieve. We want to help you climb your summit, starting today!
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Mead Day, celebrated on the first Saturday in August, increases awareness and fosters camaraderie among homebrewers, commercial mead makers, and enthusiasts around the globe. Known for its rich history and ancient craftsmanship, mead carries a legacy as unique as the honey used to brew it.
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National Jamaican Patty Day falls on the first Saturday in August and celebrates a delicious turnover-style pastry. Be sure to enjoy one wherever you are!
Read the full story →People born on August 7
German geographer and academic who is considered to be one of the founders of geography.
American mathematician who became the first American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics from a European university (University of Göttingen in Germany).
Broadway, radio, silent, and sound film actress best known for her role as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz.
A Kenyan-English paleontologist and archaeologist who demonstrated that humans evolved in Africa.
American political scientist, academic, and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate. He was the first Nobel laureate and the first person from African descent to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Events that occurred on August 7 throughout history
The brigantine Le Griffon becomes the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers who are wounded in battle. The Merit is later renamed the Purple Heart.
The colonial Brotherton Indian Reservation in New Jersey became the first federal Indian Reservation is created by the U.S.
Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The document was written on parchment paper and delivered for proofing and edits.
The U.S. Department of War is established. President George Washington signed the legislation after the first session of Congress was held. The department was later renamed the Department of Defense in 1949.
President George Washington invokes the Militia Acts of 1792. The Acts were established to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania.
Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete an auto trip from coast to coast in the U.S. The trip took 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.
The first British Grand Prix was held at Brooklands track in Surrey, UK. The race featured nine starting cars, but only three drove cross the finish line.
The last confirmed lynching of black people in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana, when a white mob broke into jail and lynched Black teenagers Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith. A third teenager, James Cameron, narrowly survived the attack.
U.S. Marines initiate the first American offensive of WWII at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. The offensive lasted 6 months.
IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator. Designed by Howard Aiken, the calculator was used to run complex calculations for the U.S. Navy and the Manhattan Project.
Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to give President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces.
Richard Nixon appoints Luis R. Bruce, a Mohawk-Oglala Sioux as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Bruce was also co-founder of the National Congress of American Indians.
Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Petit was suspended 1,350 feet above the ground and spent 45 minutes on a steel cable, crossing the gap eight times.
President Jimmy Carter declares a federal emergency at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, after toxic waste had been disposed of negligently. It was the first time the U.S. used federal emergency funds for a man-made environmental disaster.
Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri, and Chiaki Mukai becomes Japan's first astronauts.
Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. She swam across the Bering Strait from Little Diomede Island in Alaska to Big Diomede in the Soviet Union.
First American soldiers arrive in Saudi Arabia as part of the Gulf War in Operation Desert Shield. President George H.W. Bush ordered the Army's 82nd Airborne Division to help defend Saudi Arabia against Iraq.
Longer-running observances that include this date.
International Clown Week
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Simplify Your Life Week
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Stop On Red Week
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National Resurrect Romance Week
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Twins Days Weekend | First Full Weekend In August
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National Exercise With Your Child Week
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National Cleanse Your Skin Week
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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally | Begins Friday The First Full Week In August
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National Minority Donor Awareness Week
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National Wellness Month
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National Dog Month
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National Back To School Month
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Happiness Happens Month
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National Golf Month
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National Sandwich Month
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International Peace Month
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Romance Awareness Month
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Family Fun Month
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National Crayon Collection Month
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National Water Quality Month
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National Eye Exam Month
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