Event:
Former Press Secretary James S. Brady dies at age 73; Brady's death has been ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound made 33 years earlier by John W. Hinckley, Jr.; Hinckley was found to be insane and was not charged with the original crime
More Notable Events on August 7:
1990 Desert Shield begins - U.S. deploys troops to Saudi Arabia
1987 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala
1976 U.S. Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth
1959 Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space
1940 Churchill recognizes De Gaulle government in exile
