Today's birthdays:
| Graham Soutten born | 7 August 1891 |
| Edward Hardwicke born | 7 August 1932 |
| Hiroshi Masuoka born | 7 August 1936 |
Today's anniversaries:
| The Lighthouse, the Frightened Politician and the Trained Cormorant starring Rathbone | 7 August 1944 |
| The Adventure of the Abbey Grange starring Hobbs | 7 August 1964 |