As Of 2007

Year 2007 (''' MMVII ''') is the current year, a Common Year Starting On Monday of the Gregorian Calendar and the '' AD / CE '' era.

The year is usually pronounced as "two thousand and seven" or "two thousand seven"; however, some people prefer "twenty oh-seven" (as per the convention for 1907 ) or simply as "oh-seven".

The year 2007 has been designated:

UNESCO has formally recognized fifteen anniversaries for 2007. Celebration of anniversaries with which UNESCO will be associated in 2006–2007

EVENTS

January

January 1 - Bulgaria and Romania Join the European Union .

January 1 - Slovenia adopts the Euro as its official currency, replacing the Tolar .

January 1 - South Korea 's Ban Ki-moon becomes the new United Nations Secretary-General , replacing Kofi Annan .

January 1 - Hong Kong 's new smoking law starts. From this day onwards, smoking is prohibited in clubs, karaoke bars, restaurants, and all public places.

January 1 - Adam Air Flight 574 , a routine domestic flight in Indonesia , disappears; debris is found 10 days later, but the aircraft remains missing.

January 1 - Angola joins OPEC .

abandon their last stronghold in Kismayo and flee for the Kenyan Border .

January 3 - Former United States President Gerald Ford is buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan .

January 3 - China conducts an Anti-terror Raid in Xinjiang .

January 4 - Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female Speaker of the United States House Of Representatives .

of the border town of Ras Kamboni .

January 8 - Russia n oil supplies to Poland , Germany , and Ukraine are cut as the Russia-Belarus Energy Dispute escalates; restored 3 days later.

January 8 - The Florida Gators beat Ohio State 41-14 in the BCS National Championship Game to be crowned NCAA National Football Champions.

, possibly having killed senior Al Qaeda operative Fazul Abdullah Mohammed .

January 9 - An AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 Crashes in Balad , Iraq . The Islamic Army In Iraq claims to have shot it down.

January 10 - U.S. President George W. Bush announces a plan to station 21,500 additional troops into Iraq .

January 11 - In Bangladesh , a state of emergency is declared by caretaker President Iajuddin Ahmed , following weeks of violent protests preceding upcoming Parliamentary Elections .

January 11 - Vietnam joins the World Trade Organization as its 150th member.

January 11 - China successfully tests a ground-based Ballistic Missile capable of destroying satellites in orbit, drawing criticisms from other countries.

January 12 - An Argentine judge issues a warrant for the arrest of former President Isabel Martínez De Perón in connection with the disappearance of a Human Rights worker in 1976 .

January 12 - The US Embassy in Athens is attacked with a Rocket Propelled Grenade , which causes minimal damage and no injuries.

January 12 - Comet McNaught , the brightest comet in over 40 years, makes Perihelion .

January 13 - The Greek ship ''Server'' breaks in half off the Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude Oil .

January 14 - The International Red Cross And Red Crescent Movement officially adopts the Red Crystal as a non-religious emblem for use in its overseas operations.

January 14 - Nazanin Fatehi , a 19 year old Iran ian girl previously Sentenced To Death for killing a man she claimed tried to Rape her, is exonerated, as her re-trial comes to an end.

January 14 - Ryan Hall broke the US half marathon record.

January 15 - The Sentosa Express Monorail opens in Singapore .

January 15 - Barzan Ibrahim Al-Tikriti , former Iraqi intelligence chief and Half-brother of Saddam Hussein , and Awad Hamed Al-Bandar , former Chief Judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq.

January 17 - Hurricane force winds from Storm Kyrill claim at least 40 lives in western Europe .

January 17 - Protests occur in India and the United Kingdom against the British series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' after Jade Goody , Danielle Lloyd and Jo O'Meara were alleged to have been racially abusive towards Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty .

January 17 - Doomsday Clock is set to 5 minutes to midnight.

January 18 - Comet McNaught , the brightest Comet to appear in over 40 years, becames visible over the Southern Hemisphere .

January 19 - Israel released $100 million in frozen assets to President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority in order to bolster the president's position. {Link without Title}

January 22 - A Bombing In A Market in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 88 people.

January 24 - The Israel i Ministry Of Justice announces that the President Of Israel , Moshe Katsav , will be charged with Rape and abuse of power.

January 25 - The President Of Israel , Moshe Katsav , takes a temporary Leave Of Absence due to a Sex Scandal .

January 28 - A Battle between Insurgents and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops kills 300 suspected terrorists in Najaf , Iraq .

January 28 - February 4 - The 2007 Asian Winter Games are held in Changchun , China .

January 29 - A Suicide Bomber kills three people in a bakery in Eilat , Israel .

January 31 - The Venezuela n National Assembly gives President Hugo Chávez the power to Rule By Decree for 18 months.

January 31 - Delta Air Lines creditors officially reject US Airways ' Hostile Takeover bid.

January 31 - The Mooninite Scare Occurs In Boston when devices used in a Guerrilla Marketing campaign for the animated television series '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force '' are mistaken for Improvised Explosive Devices .

February

February 1 - British Prime Minister Tony Blair is questioned for a second time in the ' Cash For Peerages ' probe as a witness.

February 2 - An Unseasonal Tornado In Central Florida kills at least 20 people.

and its rival Fatah renew their truce after violence broke out following the initial ceasefire.

February 2 - Chinese President Hu Jintao signs a series of economic deals with Sudan .

's capital Mogadishu .

February 2 - Martti Ahtisaari unveils a United Nations plan for the final status of Kosovo ; Serbia n leaders denounce the proposal.

February 2 - The IPCC publishes its Fourth Assessment Report , having concluded that Global Climate Change is "very likely" to have a predominantly human cause.

February 3 - The deadly H5N1 strain of Bird Flu is found at a '' Bernard Matthews '' Turkey farm in Suffolk .

February 3 - State Of Emergency is declared in Indonesia after ' El Nino '-like flooding.

February 3 - A Truck Bombing in a crowded Baghdad market kills at least 135 people and injured a further 339 others.

February 4 - The Indianapolis Colts defeat the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI , played at Dolphin Stadium , Miami .

February 10 - U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois announces a Presidential bid in Springfield, Illinois .

February 11 - Portuguese voters agree to legalise Abortion in a national Referendum .

February 11 - The 49th Annual Grammy Awards take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

February 12 - An armed Gunman shoots and kills five people at the Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City , Utah , before being killed by the police, bringing the evening's rampage death toll to six.

February 13 - North Korea agrees to shut down its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon by Apr. 14 as a first step towards complete denuclearization, receiving in return energy aid equivalent to 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil. http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/newsview_sub.php?menu=1&key=2007021324

February 13 - Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou resigns as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 Presidential Election .

February 17 - The 2007 NBA All-Star Game was held in the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas .

February 18 - Melbourne Victory beats Adelaide United 6-0 in the 2006–2007 A-League Grand Final at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne , Australia .

February 18 - Kevin Harvick wins the 2007 Daytona 500 .

February 22 - Huge fire causes 26 fatalities in care centre "Reģi" which is located in Alsunga , Latvia .

February 25 - The European Space Agency confirms Rosetta's successful Mars trajectory Fly-by .

February 25 - The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres , takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood .

February 25 - The Intel building in Austin, Texas implodes to the ground.

February 26 - The International Court Of Justice finds Serbia guilty of failing to prevent Genocide in the Srebrenica Massacre , but clears it of direct responsibility and complicity in The Case .

s plummet after China and Europe release less-than-expected growth reports.The Chinese stock market drops by 9% during a single session, the largest slide in 10 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 416.02 points, its largest single-day decline since the September 11, 2001 Attacks .

is visiting kills 23, but the Vice President is not injured. The Taliban claims responsibility, and declares that Cheney was their intended target.

February 28 - The New Horizons Space Probe makes a Gravitational Slingshot against Jupiter which changes its trajectory towards Pluto .

March

March - India 's 10th Five Year Plan comes to an end.

March 1 - International Polar Year , a $1.5 billion research program to study both the North Pole and South Pole , is launched in Paris .

March 1 - Airbus announces that it will cease work indefinitely on the A380F freight aircraft.

March 3 - March 4 - Total Lunar Eclipse .

March 4 - Parliamentary Elections take place in Estonia and in Abkhazia .

March 5 - March 15 - The 2007 National People's Congress is held in Beijing , China . The Property Law Of The People's Republic Of China is officially adopted.

March 6 - '' Mega Millions '' sets a new world record for the Highest Jackpot of US $370 million.

March 7 - Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 , a Boeing 737-400 , crashes at Yogyakarta on the Indonesia n island of Java , killing many on board.

March 7 - Northern Ireland Assembly Election, 2007 is held.

March 8 - Israel i Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admits that Israel had planned an attack on Lebanon in the event of kidnapped soldiers on the border, months before Hezbollah carried out its kidnapping.

March 13 - The Stardust Resort & Casino in Las Vegas is imploded.

March 17 - Chlorine bombs injure hundreds in Baghdad, Iraq .

March 17 - France wins the 2007 Six Nations Championship on points difference after a controversial try.

March 18 - 2007 Formula One Season begins at the Australian Grand Prix .

March 22 - NATO troops launch two assaults in Helmand Province , Afghanistan , killing 38 Taliban terrorists. NATO suffers no casualties.

March 23 - Naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Seize Royal Navy Personnel in disputed Iran-Iraq waters.

March 25 - In Berlin 27 European ministers celebrate the 50-year Treaty Of Rome .

March 26 - A National Assembly Election takes place in the Canadian province of Québec . The Liberal Party (le Parti Libéral du Québec) wins the elections with 48 seats out of 125 and forms a minority government.

March 27 - Prime Minister Of Latvia Aigars Kalvitis and Prime Minister Of Russia Mikhail Fradkov finally signs a border treaty between Latvia and Russia .

March 28 - Former MLB pitcher Ugueth Urbina is sentenced to 14 years in prison.

for Global Climate Change .

April

April 2 - The Florida Gators defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game, to win their second consecutive National Championship.

April 2 - The Solomon Islands is shaken by a magnitude 8.1 Earthquake , and hit by a subsequent Tsunami .

April 3 - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolves the Ukrainian Parliament following defections that increased the majority of his opponents. It has been nicknamed the "Second Orange Revolution ".

April 3 - Pat Summit and the Tennessee Lady Volunteers defeat Rutgers to win their 7th NCAA Women's National Title.

April 4 - NATO and Afghan forces retake a key town from the Taliban in Sangin in southern Helmand Province .

April 4 - Iran announced it will release the British Sailors And Marines that they captured on March 23 . The captives arrive back in the UK the next day.

April 5 - The Greek cruise ship M/S ''Sea Diamond'' strikes a reef off the harbor of Santorini ; the ship sinks the next day.

April 6 - Severe clashes between two rival factions erupted in Parachinar , a tribal area of Pakistan bordering the famous Tora Bora Heights.

April 7 - The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Boston College Eagles in the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship in St. Louis, Missouri .

April 8 - Zach Johnson wins the 2007 Masters Tournament .

April 10 - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspends Tennessee Titans star cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones for the entire 2007 season.

April 11 - Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Two Bomb Blasts in the Algerian capital of Algiers . At least 33 people have been killed and 222 others injured.

April 12 - U.S. negotiator to the DPRK nuclear issue, Christopher Hill , states that North Korea is unexpected to meet the April 14 deadline for shutting down its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon as previously agreed. http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/newsview_sub.php?menu=1&key=2007041303

April 12 - Radio personality Don Imus is fired by CBS for making controversial comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

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April 13 - AP breaks a story about the massacre of civilians during the Korean War by the United States Armed Forces. It is written by a Korean AP writer.

April 14 - Retired chess champion Garry Kasparov is detained in Moscow for participating in a banned march.

April 16 - The Virginia Tech Massacre takes place in the premises of Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University in Blacksburg, Virginia . 32 people are shot dead by Cho Seung Hui in the deadliest single shooting incident in the history of the United States . Two days later a video diatribe is presented by NBC news.

April 17 - The Pound Sterling hits a 15-year high against the US dollar, breaking through the US$2 level for the first time since 1992.

April 17 – The 2014 Asian Games is awarded to be held in Incheon, South Korea, winning over India’s New Dehli.

April 18 - 32 Chinese Steel workers are burnt to death in the Qinghe Special Steel Corporation Disaster .

April 19 - US and allied air forces conduct massive exercises over South Korea with over 500 planes. http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm

April 20 - Two are dead after a shooting at NASA 's Johnson Space Center in Houston .

April 21 - Presidential elections are held in Nigeria .

April 21 - A Blue Angels plane #6 Crashes During An Air Show in Beaufort, South Carolina , killing pilot Kevin Davis .

April 22 - The first round of the French Presidential Election Of 2007 takes place.

April 23 - Boris Yeltsin , Russia’s first President following the dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991-1999), passes away.

April 23 - A bombing in Iraq kills 9 U.S. soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division and wounds 20. The Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaida group, claims responsibility for one of the worst attacks on the ground forces since the 2003 invasion.

April 23 - 2 die and 2 are injured in a luxury apartment complex shooting in Houston, reported to be close to where former President George H.W. Bush presently resides. {Link without Title}

April 23 - Bogotá , Colombia, begins its term as World Book Capital .

April 24 - Abortion is legalized in Mexico City .

April 24 - Gliese 581 C , a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet, is discovered in the Constellation Libra .

April 25 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 135.95 points to close at 13089.89; its first close above 13000 in its history.

April 25 - The Burj Dubai reaches the height of the Sears Tower on its way to becoming the tallest building in the world. Its construction is led by Samsung E&C and was designed by the same company that designed the Sears Tower, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill .

April 25 - A U.S. Congressman introduces articles to Impeach Vice President Dick Cheney . http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/25/politics/main2726626.shtml

April 26 - Russians start a riot in Tallinn , Estonia , about moving the Bronze Soldier .

April 27 - Turkish Presidential Election first round, which was later declared invalid by a Turkish court.

April 28 - An Earthquake registering 4.3 on the Richter Scale strikes Kent , England , United Kingdom .

May

became the largest party in Scotland for the first time in their history.

May 3 - Local Government Elections in Scotland and most of England .

May 3 - National Assembly For Wales elections 2007.

May 4 - Tornado strikes Greensburg, Kansas , killing at least twelve and destroying about 90% of the town.

May 5 - Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon .

May 6 - Nicolas Sarkozy is elected President Of The French Republic , defeating Ségolène Royal with 53% of the vote in the French Presidential Election .

May 6 - Manchester United wins the English Premier League after title rivals Chelsea draw against Arsenal .

May 6 - Panathinaikos BC wins basketball's Euroleague after beating CSKA Moscow 93-91 in Athens Olympic stadium.

May 6 - A.C. Paranavaí wins its first ever Paraná State Championship after a scoreless draw against Paraná Clube in the city of Curitiba , Brazil .

May 7 - Chinese Slave Scandal .

May 8 - A fire occurs at Griffith Park in Los Angeles , California .

May 8 - Devolved Government is restored to Northern Ireland , with Ian Paisley as First Minister and Martin McGuinness as Deputy First Minister.

May 9 - Subtropical Storm Andrea forms off the coast of Florida , the earliest subtropical storm since Subtropical Storm Ana in 2003 .

May 10 - Wildfire threatens the city of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, California

May 10 - Tony Blair announces he will resign as British Prime Minister on 27th June triggering a Labour Party Leadership Election .

May 12 - The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 is held in Helsinki, resulting in Serbia 's first victory.

May 14 - Senatorial Elections in the Philippines was held.

May 15 - Coalition government of Fatah and Hamas in Palestinian National Authority appeared to break down, as massive fighting breaks out in Gaza Strip .

May 16 - Nicolas Sarkozy officially became President Of The French Republic after taking over from Jacques Chirac .

May 16 - May 20 - The European Festival Of Youth Choirs was held in Basel , Switzerland .

May 17 - Alex Salmond officially became First Minister Of Scotland after taking over from Jack McConnell .

May 17 - The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and the Moscow Patriarchate re-united after eighty years of schism.

May 17 - Hong Kong media regulator receives more than thousand complaints about the Bible being too sexual.

May 19 - The 126th FA Cup Final is held, the first at the new Wembley Stadium . Chelsea FC beat Manchester United 1-0.

May 20 - The ruler of Dubai , Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum makes the largest single charitable donation in modern history, committing €7.41 billion to an educational foundation in the Middle East.

May 20 - Clashes in Tripoli, Lebanon , spark the 2007 Lebanon Conflict .

May 21 - The 19th Century ship the '' Cutty Sark '' is badly damaged by fire in London , UK.

May 23 - A.C. Milan beat Liverpool F.C. 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07 final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens , Greece .

May 24 - General Election in the Republic Of Ireland .

May 25 - Ozeki Hakuho clinches the Emperor's Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament (Natsu Basho) in Tokyo , Japan.

May 25 - Danish former professional bicyclist Bjarne Riis admitted to having used Doping when winning the 1996 Tour De France .

May 27 - Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) is taken off the air after the government of Venezuela refused to renew its license. This action results in Protests . On July 16, 2007, RCTV resumed broadcasting via cable and satellite.

May 27 - Dario Franchitti wins the 2007 Indianapolis 500 .

May 28 - Riyo Mori was crowned the new Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City .

May 29 - Inauguration of newly elected President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria at the Abuja Eagle Square and first civilian to civilian transfer of power in Nigeria .

May 31 - Valdis Zatlers is elected President Of Latvia , defeating Aivars Endziņš in the Latvian Presidential Election .

May 31 - A calendar Blue Moon occurred in the Western Hemisphere and parts of the Eastern Hemisphere .

June

June 1 - A 2100 year old melon is discovered by archaeologists in western Japan¹

June 1 - U.S. warships bombard a Somali village where Islamic militants had set up a base²

June 2 - Four people are charged with a terror plot to blow up JFK International Airport in New York . ³

June 4 - Ten people, including a Californian National Guard officer and former Laotian general, are charged over plans to overthrow the Laotian Government. ⁴ ⁵

June 5 - NASA 's MESSENGER spacecraft made its second fly-by of Venus en route to Mercury .

June 5 - A mass grave in southern Ukraine, found accidentally by workers in May, has been confirmed to be filled with thousands of victims of The Holocaust .⁶

June 5 - Eleven people are killed and 23 others injured in a Train Crash near Kerang in Victoria , Australia .

June 6 - Twelve people are killed by cyclone Gonu in Oman .

June 6 - The Anaheim Ducks defeat the Ottawa Senators 4 games to 1 to win the NHL 's Stanley Cup .

June 6 - June 8 - The 33rd G8 Summit took place amid strong protests in Heiligendamm , Germany .

June 8 - The Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' successfully launched on mission STS-117 .

June 10 - The first round of a Legislative Election was held in France , and a General Election was held in Belgium .

June 10 - The 61st Tony Awards , honoring Broadway Theatres ' best shows, took place at Radio City Music Hall .

June 10 - Lewis Hamilton wins the Canadian Grand Prix becoming the first driver of mixed racial origin to win a Formula One race.

June 12 - Justin Verlander threw just the 6th No Hitter in Detroit Tigers history.

June 14 - The Green Party enters government for the first time in Ireland , with Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats .

June 14 - The San Antonio Spurs sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the 2007 NBA Finals .

June 17 - Lewis Hamilton wins the US Grand Prix becoming the first black driver to win two Formula One races.

June 18 - Three people are injured and one dead in a shooting near Flinders St in Melbourne .

June 18 - Nine Charleston , South Carolina firefighters are killed by a roof collapse while battling a furniture store fire.

June 20 - The Argentinian team Boca Juniors beat the Brazilian team Grêmio to win the Copa Libertadores 2007 . This was the last match of Juan Román Riquelme for Boca Juniors. In this match Riquelme scored 2 goals.

June 22 - For the first time in NHL history, two American players are drafted first and second into the NHL .

June 22 - An F4 Tornado tears through Elie, Manitoba , no injuries.

June 24 - The refurbished Millennium Dome , now called The O₂, reopens in London .

June 24 - South Lake Tahoe - A wildfire starts eventually destroying 254 homes in the area.

June 25 - WWE wrestler Chris Benoit , his wife Nancy Benoit , and son Daniel, are found dead as the result of a murder-suicide that took place over the previous weekend.

June 25 - Groundbreaking of the Chicago Spire .

June 25 - Intense heatwaves begin to hit Southeast Europe as temperatures reach 46c in Bulgaria and Greece.

June 26 - July 15 - The Copa América 2007 Soccer tournament takes place in Venezuela .

June 27 - Tony Blair resigns as Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom ; New Labour Party leader Gordon Brown is Appointed Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II .

June 28 - In the aftermath of Greece 's worst Heatwave in a century, at least 11 people are reported dead from Heatstroke , approximately 200 Wildfire s break out across the country's electricity grid nearly collapses due to record breaking demand.

June 28 - Start of the Manchester International Festival .

June 29 - British police Defuse A Bomb in Haymarket , Central London .⁷

June 30 - A Jeep Cherokee drove into the entrance of the main terminal of Glasgow International Airport in an Apparent Terrorist Incident , resulting in a petrol-driven fire.⁸

June 30 - A calendar Blue Moon occurred in most of the Eastern Hemisphere .

June 30 - The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 Soccer tournament takes place in Canada .

June 30 - A Parliamentary Election was held in Papua New Guinea .

July

July 1 - Hong Kong celebrates 10 years of Chinese rule.

July 1 - Portugal takes over the Presidency Of The Council Of The European Union from Germany .

July 1 - Smoking in public and work places is banned in England .

July 1 - Smoking banned in pubs and clubs in New South Wales and Victoria , Australia .

July 1 - A law goes into effect lowering the Voting Age in Austria from 18 to 16 in federal elections.

July 1 - Russia is composed of 85 federal subjects instead of 86 as Koryakia was merged into the Kamchatka Oblast per a 2005 referendum.

July 1 - The Concert For Diana is held at Wembley Stadium to commemorate Diana, Princess Of Wales .

July 2 - Venus and Saturn are in Conjunction , separation 46 arcsecs.

July 3 - Torrential rains cause the onset of the 2007 Sudan Floods , the worst in the Sudan 's history.

July 4 - The 50-star U.S. Flag replaces the 48-star Flag , which flew from 1912 to 1959 , as the longest-flying American flag.

July 4 - Sochi is elected as the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics . It was announced during the 119th International Olympic Committee Session in Guatemala City , Guatemala . Sochi was selected over Pyeongchang and Salzburg .

July 7 - Venus Williams wins the Women's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fourth time.

July 7 - Live Earth Concerts are held throughout 9 major cities around the world.

July 7 - July 29 - The 2007 Tour De France begins, with the ''grand départ'' being from London .

July 7 - July 29 - The Asian Cup 2007 Football (Soccer) tournament begins, taking place in Indonesia , Thailand , Malaysia and Vietnam .

July 8 - Boeing launches the new Boeing 787 .

July 8 - Roger Federer wins the Men's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fifth time in a row.

July 9 - While celebrating Argentinean Independence Day, snow falls in Buenos Aires for the first time in almost one hundred years.

July 10 - The American League defeats the National League 5-4 in the 2007 MLB All-Star Game in San Francisco , the AL's 10th straight All-Star Game victory (excluding The 2002 Tie ). Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits the first inside the park home run in the history of the All-Star Game.

July 10 - A Cessna 310 R twin-engine airplane crashes into two homes in Sanford, Florida , killing three adults and two children.

July 10 - Zheng Xiaoyu , head of State Food And Drug Administration of the People's Republic Of China executed.

July 11 - The ninth All Africa Games kick off in Algiers , Algeria

July 12 - For the first time in the United States, a Hindu (chaplain Rajan Zed from Nevada) is chosen to deliver the morning prayer in the U.S. Senate chamber — but the ceremony is disrupted by three Christian Right fanatics, shouting down from the gallery at the Hindu clergyman. The Christian fanatics are subsequently arrested for disruption of the Senate.

July 12 - Queen Elizabeth II visits the world's largest Commonwealth war grave in Ypres , Belgium to pay respects to fallen soldiers of the Battle Of Passchendaele .

July 13 - The 15th Pan Am Games opens in Rio De Janeiro .

July 14 - Following a presidential decree, Russia withdraws from the Treaty On Conventional Armed Forces In Europe .

July 15 - Brazil defeats Argentina 3-0 in the Copa América 2007 Final.

July 15 - In Tacoma, Washington , the second span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens to traffic, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world.

July 16 - Earthquake occurs in Japan, killing seven and causing a pipe at a nuclear power plant to break and release about 300 gallons of radioactive water.

July 16 - Britain expels four Russian diplomats in response to a refusal by the Russians to extradite Andrei Ludovoi, the suspect behind the murder of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko in London.

July 17 - TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 overruns the runway of Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport , crossing a major runway during rush hour, crashing into a warehouse and exploding, killing all 186 on board plus some people on the ground and in the building.

July 18 - Nelson Mandela convenes a group of world leaders to contribute their wisdom, independent leadership and integrity to tackle some of the world's toughest problems as he turns 89. Members of the group include Graça Machel , Desmond Tutu , Muhammad Yunus, Jimmy Carter , Mary Robinson , Li Zhaoxing and Kofi Annan .

July 18 - At the height of rush hour in New York City A Major Steam Pipe Bursts , releasing millions of gallons of boiling water and super heated steam. Only one fatality occurred; a pedestrian who went into cardiac arrest.

July 19 - Ol Doinyo Lengai mountain erupts, bringing a stop to the daily week long tremors experienced in Nairobi and Northern Tanzania . No deaths are reported.

July 19 - Russia expels four British embassy staff in a tit-for-tat response over Britain's expulsion of four of Russia's diplomats. Russia also refuses to cooperate with Britain over the war on terror.

July 19 - Prathiba Patil is elected as the first female President Of India .

July 21 - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney serves as Acting President for two and a half hours, while President George W. Bush undergoes a colonoscopy procedure.

July 22 - Floods Cause Chaos through wide areas of Britain , especially the counties of Gloucestershire , Warwickshire , Worcestershire and Oxfordshire , leaving hundreds homeless and thousands of vehicles stranded on major roads.

July 22 - Parliamentary Elections took place in Turkey .

July 26 - Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick is arraigned on Federal dogfighting charges.

July 27 - Two television news Helicopter s Collide In Midair while covering a police chase in Phoenix, Arizona , killing both pilots and two Photojournalist s.

July 29 - The ruling coalition of Japan lost its majority in the upper house after the Election .

July 29 - Iraq wins its first Asian Cup football championship, beating Saudi Arabia 1-0.

July 30 - New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits U.S. President George W. Bush for the first time as Prime Minister.

August

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August 1 - Scouting celebrates its 100th Birthday with worldwide celebrations.

August 3 - A strain of Foot And Mouth Disease is found on a farm at Wanborough , near to Guildford , Surrey . Gordon Brown holds a COBRA meeting by phone on the outbreak. For more information see 2007 United Kingdom Foot-and-mouth Outbreak .

August 4 - A UK -wide ban on movement of all livestock is in place after foot and mouth disease is found on the Surrey farm.

August 4 - Smoking in public places is banned in Slovenia .

August 4 - The Phoenix Spacecraft launches toward the Martian north pole.

August 6 - Israel i Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrives in historic Palestianian town of Jericho , becoming the first Prime Minister of Israel to visit the West Bank or Gaza Strip in over seven years. Olmert met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas .

August 6 - The Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County , Utah collapses, trapping six miners.

August 7 - San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds hits his 756th career Home Run , surpassing the record for most career home runs which Hank Aaron held for nearly 34 years.

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August 8 - The Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'' is successfully launched on mission STS-118 .

August 8 - The 21st World Scout Jamboree at Hylands Park, Essex closes.

August 9 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 387.18 points, its largest single-day drop since February 27.

August 4 - August 11 - The National Eisteddfod Of Wales is held at Mold , Flintshire , Wales .

August 4 - August 11 - The 92nd World Congress Of Esperanto is held in Yokohama , Japan .

August 11 - The Premier League and Football League seasons start in England .

August 12 - Tiger Woods wins PGA Championship , his 13th career major.

August 14 - Multiple suicide bombings Kill 572 People in Qahtaniya , northern Iraq .

August 14 - At least 22 people are killed, and at least 39 missing, as a bridge collapses in the southeastern province of Hunan , China .

August 15 - NBA referee Tim Donaghy surrenders to police and pleads guilty to charges brought up by the FBI investigation that he placed bets on games that he refereed.

August 15 - India and Pakistan mark the 60th anniversary of their independence from the British Empire .

August 15 - An 8.0 Earthquake strikes Peru , killing 512 people, injuring more than 1,500, and causing Tsunami warnings in the Pacific Ocean .

August 16 - The Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County , Utah , collapses a second time, killing three rescue workers and injuring six more.

August 21 - Hurricane Dean , a powerful Category 5 storm, slams into a largely evacuated Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico .

August 21 - STS-118 lands at the Kennedy Space Center , completing Space Shuttle Endeavour 's 19th flight.

August 22 - The Texas Rangers score thirty Runs in one game, setting the modern (post- 1900 ) MLB record for most runs by one team in a single game, in a 30-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles .

August 24 - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspends deactivated Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick indefinitely without pay after Vick chose to plead guilty in federal court to Dog Fighting .

August 25 - Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis declares a national State Of Emergency after a series of Devastating Wildfires ravage western Peloponese and the island of Euboea , killing at least 64 people.

August 25 - Forty-four People Are Dead After Two Bombs Explode in Hyderabad , India .

August 27 - United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation effective September 17 .

August 24 - September 2 - The 2007 World Championships In Athletics was held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka , Japan .

August 28 - Total Lunar Eclipse .

August 28 - Abdullah Gül is Elected as the Eleventh President Of Turkey by the Turkish Parliament , after secularist concerns delayed his initial candidacy.

August 31 - Malaysia celebrated their 50th anniversary of independence.

August 31 - A memorial service is held at the Guards' Chapel in London , the area of worship for the Household Division of the British Army , for the 10th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana . The service was organised by her sons, Princes William and Harry .

September

September 1 - Finland switches off all of its Analogue Terrestrial Television signals as part of the Digital Switchover .

September 2 - September 9 - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation hosts its 19th Annual City Meeting in Sydney .

September 3 - British troops withdraw from the Basra region of Iraq .

September 4 - Northeast Nicaragua takes a direct hit from Hurricane Felix . The hurricane was a strong Category 5 storm when it reached the coast.

September 6 - A bomb explodes in Batna , Algeria as a crowd gathered to see Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika . Nineteen people died, while 107 were wounded by the attack.

September 7 - 2007 NFL Season begins.

September 8 - Over 50 people are dead after a car bomb explodes in the Algerian port city of Dellys .

September 9 - A General Election In Guatemala will elect the President , vice president, Congressmen , municipal mayors, and representatives to Parlacen .

September 9 - Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is released after 18 years in a U.S. prison, although further judicial proceedings in Panama or France are possible.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

September 10 - September 30 - The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in China .

September 11 - Partial Solar Eclipse .

September 11 - Inaugural Twenty20 World Championship begins.

September 16 - Parliamentary Elections in Greece .

September 20 - Opening of the 2007 Universal Forum Of Cultures , in the city of Monterrey , Mexico .

September 28 - Labour Party Conferences in Bournemouth at which Gordon Brown will address delegates for the first time as Prime Minister .

September 30 - Parliamentary Reelections will occur in Ukraine after Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko dismisses Parliament .

October

October 1 - The minimum age for purchasing Tobacco products will rise from 16 to 18 across England And Wales .

October 3 - Los Ríos Region of Chile will officially begin its functions as a new Region .

October 9 - An Election will take place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland And Labrador .

October 10 - An Election In The Canadian Province Of Ontario will take place.

October 11 - The Pakistani General Election is due.

October 13 - Elections will be held for all Local Government in New Zealand .

October 14 - Mayor elections will be held in Bogota.

October 15 - The Seventeenth National Congress Of The Communist Party Of China is expected to take place.

October 17 - Whitehaven , England will become the first place in the United Kingdom to have one of its analogue Terrestrial Television signals switched off as part of Digital Switchover .

October 20 - Rugby World Cup 2007 Final in Stade De France , Paris .

October 20 - Jungle (open) Primary election will be held for Governor and the Legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana .

October 21 - Presidential Election in Slovenia .

October 21 - 2007 Formula One Season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix .

October 25 - Singapore Airlines expected to take its first service of the A380 .

October 27 - An Election In Argentina will elect the President and members of the National Congress .

November

November - Parliamentary Elections will be held in Croatia .

November 3 - DARPA Urban Challenge , a prized competition for driverless cars to navigate safely in traffic is scheduled.

November 4 - Daylight Saving Time in the United States and most of Canada will end, one week later than the previous schedule, in accordance with the Energy Policy Act Of 2005 .

November 6 - Legislative elections will be held in the U.S. states of Kentucky , Mississippi , New Jersey , and Virginia ; Kentucky and Mississippi will also hold Gubernatorial elections.

November 14 - The Channel Tunnel Rail Link from London to the Channel Tunnel is expected to be completed.

November 17 - General (run-off) election for the Governor and Legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana .

November 25 - A European Parliament Election will take place in Romania .

November 30 - The 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season will officially end.

December

December - Presidential And Parliamentary Elections will take place in Kenya .

December - The Andean Community and Mercosur will fully integrate into the Union Of South American Nations .

December 7 - Uranus ' Orbit will be positioned such that the Sun shines directly above its Equator (i.e. an Equinox ).

December 8 - December 9 - The World Peace One concert is held.

December 19 - A Presidential Election will take place in South Korea .

December 23 - The Thailand General Election will be held.

December 23 - The 155th Clasico between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou , the largest stadium in Europe.

December 23 - A Grand Conjunction in which the solar system would align with the galactic center.

Undated

India's 11th Five Year Plan will be launched.

The Met Office predicts that 2007 will be the warmest year ever, on a global scale.

ONGOING

War In Iraq

War In Afghanistan

Conflict In Darfur

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

BIRTHS

February 28 - HRH Princess Lalla Khadija Of Morocco , daughter of King Mohammed VI and his wife, Princess Lalla Salma Of Morocco .

March 12 - Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden , son of Alexander Windsor, Earl Of Ulster , and his wife Claire Windsor, Countess Of Ulster .

March 14 - Simeon Hassan Muñoz , son of Princess Kalina Of Bulgaria , and her husband Antonio "Kitín" Muñoz Valcárcel .

March 17 - HRH Prince Abdul Muntaqim , son of HRH Al-Muhtadee Billah and his wife, HRH Pengiran Anak Sarah , the Crown Prince and Princess of Brunei.

March 19 - HRH Prince Abdullah Bin Al Ali of Jordan, son of Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein and Rym Brahimi

March 26 - TRH Princess Paulina and Prince Moritz Of Hesse , fraternal twin daughter and son of Heinrich, Hereditary Prince Of Hesse and his wife, Countess Floria of Faber-Castell

April 6 - HRH Princess Haalah Bint Al Hashim of Jordan, daughter of Prince Hashim Bin Al Hussein and Princess Fahdah.

April 10 - HRH Princess Ariane Of The Netherlands , daughter of Willem-Alexander, Prince Of Orange , and his wife, Princess Máxima Of The Netherlands .

April 18 - HRH Princess Hayah Bint Al Hamzah daughter of Princess Noor Bint Asem and Prince Hamzah .

April 18 - HRH Prince Lerotholi Seeiso son of King Letsie III Of Lesotho and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso.

April 21 - HRH Princess Isabella Of Denmark , daughter of Crown Prince Frederik Of Denmark and his wife, Crown Princess Mary .

April 29 - HRH Infanta Sofía Of Spain , daughter of Felipe, Prince Of Asturias and his wife, Letizia, Princess Of Asturias .

DEATHS

See Also: Deaths in 2007

January

January 1 - Ernie Koy , American baseball player (b. 1909 )

January 1 - Darrent Williams , American football player (b. 1982 )

January 2 - Teddy Kollek , Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b. 1911 )

January 3 - Sergio Jimenez , Mexican actor. (b. 1937 )

January 4 - Marais Viljoen , State President Of South Africa (b. 1915 )

January 5 - Momofuku Ando , Japanese inventor (b. 1910 )

January 7 - Bobby Hamilton , American race car driver (b. 1957 )

January 7 - Magnus Magnusson , Icelandic-born television presenter (b. 1929 )

January 8 - Iwao Takamoto , Japanese animator (b. 1925 )

January 8 - Yvonne De Carlo , American actress (b. 1922 )

January 9 - Jean-Pierre Vernant , French historian and anthropologist (b. 1914 )

January 10 - Carlo Ponti , Italian film producer (b. 1912 )

January 11 - Robert Anton Wilson , American author and conspiracy researcher (b. 1932 )

January 12 - Alice Coltrane , American jazz musician (b. 1937 )

January 13 - Michael Brecker , American jazz musician (b. 1949 )

January 13 - Henri-Jean Martin , French expert on book history (b. 1924 )

January 14 - Darlene Conley , American actress (b. 1934 )

January 14 - Barbara Kelly , Canadian actress (b. 1924 )

January 15 - Barzan Ibrahim Al-Tikriti , Iraqi politician (b. 1951 )

January 15 - Awad Hamed Al-Bandar , Iraqi judge (b. 1945 )

January 15 - Bo Yibo , Chinese politician (b. 1908 )

January 16 - Benny Parsons , American race car driver and television personality (b. 1941 )

January 17 - Art Buchwald , American humorist (b. 1925 )

January 19 - Hrant Dink , Turkish journalist (b. 1954 )

January 19 - Denny Doherty , Canadian musician ( The Mamas And The Papas ) (b. 1940 )

January 19 - Bam Bam Bigelow , American wrestler (b. 1961 )

January 21 - U;Nee , K-pop singer and actress (b. 1981 )

January 22 - Abbé Pierre , French priest and founder of Emmaus (b. 1912 )

January 22 - Carlos Olivier , Venezuelan actor (b. 1952 )

January 23 - Ryszard Kapuscinski , Polish journalist and author (b. 1932 )

January 26 - Gump Worsley , Canadian hockey player (b. 1929 )

January 28 - Cyril Demarne , British wartime firefighter (b. 1905 )

January 28 - Hsu Wei Lun , Taiwanese actress (b. 1978 )

January 30 - Sidney Sheldon , American author and screenwriter (b. 1917 )

January 31 - Kirka Babitzin , Finnish singer (b. 1950 )

January 31 - Lee Bergere , American actor (b. 1924 )

January 31 - Molly Ivins , American columnist (b. 1944 )