Born on 7 August 1957

At A Glance

7 August 1957 at a glance

Day of the week

7 August 1957 was a Wednesday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley.

Top Film of 1957

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1957 was The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Star sign

The star sign for 7 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 7 August 1957 fell in the Year of the Rooster.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 7 August 1957 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 7 August

• 1947 Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
• 1959 Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• 1960 Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
• 1962 Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey is awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide.
• 1964 Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces.

Famous people born on 7 August

• Charlize Theron, South African actress (born 1975)
• Kyler Murray, American football player (born 1997)
• Michael Shannon, American actor (born 1974)
• Jalen Hurts, American football player (born 1998)

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