On this day: 7 August

Selected events and births on 7 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1850 – The first section of the Great Northern Railway, now the southern section of the East Coast Main Line, opened between London and Peterborough. Read more: Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) East Coast Main Line
• 1909 – Fifty-nine days after leaving New York City with three passengers, Alice Huyler Ramsey arrived in San Francisco to become the first woman to drive an automobile across the contiguous United States. Read more: Alice Huyler Ramsey San Francisco Contiguous United States
• 1944 – IBM presented the first program-controlled calculator to Harvard University, after which it became known as the Mark I. Read more: IBM Programmable calculator Harvard University
• 1987 – Lynne Cox became the first person to swim between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, crossing from Little Diomede to Big Diomede in the Bering Strait in 2 hours and 5 minutes. Read more: Lynne Cox Little Diomede Island Big Diomede Island

Born on this day

• 1950 – Alan Keyes, American politician and diplomat, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Read more: Alan Keyes Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
• 1955 – Greg Nickels, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Seattle Read more: Greg Nickels Mayor of Seattle
• 1975 – Rebecca Kleefisch, American journalist and politician, 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin Read more: Rebecca Kleefisch Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
• 1993 – Martti Nõmme, Estonian ski jumper Read more: Martti Nõmme
• 1996 – Dani Ceballos, Spanish footballer Read more: Dani Ceballos
• 1997 – Matty Cash, English-Polish footballer Read more: Matty Cash
• 1997 – Kyler Murray, American football player Read more: Kyler Murray
• 1998 – Vladimir Barbu, Italian diver Read more: Vladimir Barbu
• 1998 – María Belén Bazo, Peruvian windsurfer Read more: María Belén Bazo
• 1998 – Jalen Hurts, American football player Read more: Jalen Hurts
• 1999 – Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, American hurdler and sprinter Read more: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
• 2000 – Lauren Hemp, English footballer Read more: Lauren Hemp

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