Henry Macandrew (7 August 1866 – 16 July 1919) was a British Indian Army officer. He fought through the Tirah campaign in India, and then served as a staff officer during the Boer War, and received the Distinguished Service Order. Given command of the 5th Bengal Cavalry, upon the outbreak of the First World War he travelled to France as general staff officer grade 1 of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division. He was then promoted to become brigadier-general general staff for the Indian Cavalry Corps, with which he participated in the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle. Macandrew assumed command of the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division, leading it during the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Cambrai. Later he was given command of the newly created 5th Cavalry Division for service in the Sinai and Palestine campaign, participating in events including the Capture of Damascus and the Battle of Aleppo. Knighted in 1919, Macandrew stayed with the 5th Cavalry Division at Aleppo, but died there later in the year. (Full article...)

Tennessee State Capitol

• ... that the Tennessee State Capitol (pictured) was one of the first buildings in the United States to use structural iron?
• ... that the newly opened Cambridge South railway station was designed to blend in with a nearby nature reserve?
• ... that Canadian influencer and chef Logan Moffitt's viral videos have been cited as responsible for a cucumber shortage in Iceland?
• ... that John Basinger, who memorized all twelve books of Paradise Lost, described the work as "a cathedral I carry around in my mind"?
• ... that the live-action adaptation of My Oshi Is Now My Boss featured Masayoshi Ōishi as both the theme-song composer and a guest talent?
• ... that President Sukarno bought a painting from the Young Artists of Indonesia, but failed to pay for two years?
• ... that the 2PM song "Hands Up" spent a year designated as "harmful to youth" by the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family?
• ... that many species have recovered from the brink of extinction?
• ... that Jeonju has a holiday that celebrates a Faceless Angel?

Broad Peak

• An avalanche on Broad Peak (pictured) in Pakistan kills 10 climbers.
• About 80,000 migrants cross the Morocco–Spain border at Ceuta, leading to at least 111 deaths.
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, leaving at least 38 people dead.
• In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship concludes with Mayo defeating Kerry in the final.

August 7: Assyrian Martyrs Day (1933)

U.S. Marines wading ashore on Tulagi

• 1461 – Ming Chinese general Cao Qin staged a failed coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
• 1942 – World War II: U.S. Marines initiated the first American offensive of the Guadalcanal campaign, with landings on Tulagi (pictured), Gavutu–Tanambogo and Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
• 1946 – The Soviet Union informed Turkey that the way in which the latter was handling the Turkish Straits no longer represented the security interests of Turkey's fellow Black Sea nations, escalating the Turkish Straits crisis.
• 1970 – Jonathan Jackson took hostages in a courthouse in Marin County, California, to coerce the release of the Soledad Brothers, resulting in the deaths of judge Harold Haley and three others.
• 2020 – Air India Express Flight 1344 overshot the runway at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, India, and crashed, killing 21 of the 190 people on board.