August 7 in History
7 August in History – 15 years ago

Northern Eurasia 2008: South Ossetia War
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Starting on 7 August 1933
All Events on 7 August
starts
2008
Russian war with Georgia over South Ossetia and Abkhazia
starts
1999
Chechen incursion into Dagestan
ends
1970
Sporadic Arab clashes with Israeli occupation forces
1960
Ivory Coast gains independence from France
ends
1958
Civil war in Colombia
1942
US forces land on Guadalcanal
starts
1933
Assyrians massacred in northern Iraq
ends
1916
French attempt to conquer the Tibesti
starts
1914
Germans defeat French incursion & overrun Belgium
ends
1907
French bombard and occupy Casablanca
1897
Anglo-Egyptian forces take Abu Hamed
ends
346
Unsuccessful Persian siege of Nisibis*
starts
316
Relations break down between Constantine and Licinius*
287
Part of Armenia restored under Roman influence*
starts
249
Himyar fights Hadramawt, Saba’, and Aksum*
ends
177
Mauri invasion of Baetica repulsed*
ends
79
Roman forces conquer Cambria*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 7 August for purposes of Omniatlas
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