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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...)
Did you know ...
- ... that the Hotel Marcel (pictured) has been called both Connecticut's ugliest building and one of New England's best hotels?
- ... that a French soldier's room has not been touched since World War I?
- ... that a Molotov song named after a homophobic slur was described by a bandmember as an LGBTQ anthem?
- ... that French EDM producer Pépé Bradock opened an album with a track named after the elephant Abul-Abbas?
- ... that the video game Pictonico! allows players to turn their own photographs into minigames?
- ... that fashion designer Chet Lo's spiky knitwear is inspired by the durian?
- ... that Forever Ago was partly inspired by a developer's road trip along the Pacific coast?
- ... that NBA executive Norm Sonju bought the floor for the 1986 NBA All-Star Game and shipped it to a Christian camp in the Adirondacks?
- ... that a gender-swapped fictional version of the Roman emperor Nero appeared more frequently in online image searches than the historical figure?
In the news (For today)
- 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 99 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.
On the next day
August 7: Assyrian Martyrs Day (1933)
- 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 its 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.
- Jin Shengtan (d. 1661)
- Charlize Theron (b. 1975)
- Wout Weghorst (b. 1992)
- Douglas Applegate (d. 2021)
From tomorrow's featured list
Ecuador has five sites on the list of World Heritage Sites, and a further six on the tentative list. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Ecuador acceded to the convention on 16 June 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The first two sites listed in Ecuador were the Galápagos Islands and the city of Quito (building pictured), in 1978; they were also the first two sites inscribed on the list as a whole, with the reference numbers 1 and 2. Three Ecuadorian World Heritage Sites are listed for their cultural properties, and two for their natural properties. (Full list...)
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The rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) is a medium-sized ovenbird native to South America. Four subspecies are recognised across Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. It was first scientifically described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, and later placed in the genus Furnarius by Louis Pierre Vieillot. Its closest relative is the crested hornero. The species has benefited from human modification of the environment, and abandoned mud "oven" nests are often reused by other birds, including the saffron finch. It is Argentina's national bird, and is classified as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This photograph shows a rufous hornero in its nest near Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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