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Historical events & facts — August 7
What happened on August 7?
On August 7, 1998, coordinated car bombs exploded almost simultaneously outside the US embassies in Nairobi (Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), killing more than 220 people and wounding over 4,000. The attacks were claimed by Al-Qaeda and marked the organisation's first major offensive against American interests.
On August 7, 1960, Ivory Coast proclaimed its independence from France, becoming one of fifteen African countries to achieve sovereignty that year. Under the leadership of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, it became for decades one of the most stable and prosperous economies in West Africa.
On August 7, 1944, IBM and Harvard University publicly unveiled the Mark I, the first large-scale electromechanical computer in history. Fifteen metres long, weighing five tonnes and containing 750,000 parts, it could perform complex arithmetic operations automatically. It was the first step toward the modern computing era.
Notable birthdays — August 7
Famous people born on August 7
Carl Ritter
Carl Ritter was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography, as they established it as an independent scientific discipline. From 1825 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the University of Berlin.
Owen Luder
Harold Owen Luder was a British architect who designed a number of notable and sometimes controversial buildings in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s, many in an uncompromising brutalist design, and many now demolished. He served as chairman of the Architects Registration Board and twice as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1981–1983 and 1995–1997.
Alberto Romulo
Alberto "Bert" Gatmaitan Romulo is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He served in the Philippines in various capacities as executive secretary, finance secretary, foreign affairs secretary, and budget secretary. His most recent office is his leadership of the Department of Foreign Affairs before and during the early period of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
B. J. Thomas
Billy Joe Thomas was an American singer widely known for his country, contemporary Christian, and pop hits of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Alan Keyes
Alan Lee Keyes is an American politician, political scientist, and perennial candidate who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 1985 to 1987. A member of the Republican Party, Keyes sought the nomination for President of the United States in 1996, 2000, and 2008.
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