At A Glance

7 August 2014 at a glance

Day of the week
7 August 2014 was a Thursday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Rude” by Magic!.
Top Film of 2014
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2014 was Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2014–15 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 August is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 August 2014 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 August 2014 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 7 August

  • 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.
  • 1997 Space Shuttle Program: The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-85 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
  • 1999 The Chechnya-based Islamic International Brigade invades neighboring Dagestan.
  • 2007 At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record.
  • 2008 The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.

Famous people born on August 7

  • 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)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2014 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2014 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • February 7 – The Lego Movie is released in theaters.
  • July 26 – Henry Danger debuts on Nickelodeon.
  • August 1 – Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the tenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
More events of 2014 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in the US in 2014

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$3.37

Loaf of Bread

$1.98

Average House

$285,900

Weekly Wage

$796

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