Who died on August 7

98 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 7, including Majorian, AD 707, Alfonso V of León. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

53 documented historical events happened on August 7, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Ming Chinese general Cao Qin staged a failed coup against the Tianshun Emperor. On the same day, in another year: Prussia declared its intervention in the War of the Austrian Succession on behalf of Charles VII, beginning the Second Silesian War. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.