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<b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century" title="21st century">21st century</a></b> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22nd_century" title="22nd century">22nd century</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><small><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_decades" title="List of decades">Decades</a>:</b></small></td> <td align="center"><small><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s" title="1970s">1970s</a>  <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s" title="1980s">1980s</a>  <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s" title="1990s">1990s</a>  - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s" title="2000s">2000s</a> -  <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010s" title="2010s">2010s</a>  <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s" title="2020s">2020s</a>  <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030s" title="2030s">2030s</a></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><small><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_years" title="List of years">Years</a>:</b></small></td> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004" title="2004">2004</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a> - <b><strong class="selflink">2007</strong></b> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009" title="2009">2009</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a></td> </tr> </table> <table class="infobox" id="toc" width="300"> <tr> <td align="center"><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_%272007_in%27_articles" title="List of '2007 in' articles">2007 by topic</a>:</b></td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#f3f3f3"> <td align="center"><small><i>News by month</i></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2007" title="January 2007">Jan</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2007" title="February 2007">Feb</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2007" title="March 2007">Mar</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2007" title="April 2007">Apr</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2007" title="May 2007">May</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2007" title="June 2007">Jun</a><br/> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2007" title="July 2007">Jul</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2007" title="August 2007">Aug</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2007" title="September 2007">Sep</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2007" title="October 2007">Oct</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2007" title="November 2007">Nov</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2007" title="December 2007">Dec</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#f3f3f3"> <td align="center"><small><i>Arts</i></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_architecture" title="2007 in architecture">Architecture</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_art" title="2007 in art">Art</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_literature" title="2007 in literature">Literature</a> (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_poetry" title="2007 in poetry">Poetry</a>) - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_music" title="2007 in music">Music</a> (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_country_music" title="2007 in country music">Country</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_heavy_metal_music" title="2007 in heavy metal music">Metal</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_British_music" title="2007 in British music">UK</a>) - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_film" title="2007 in film">Film</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_television" title="2007 in television">Television</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_home_video" title="2007 in home video">Home video</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#f3f3f3"> <td align="center"><small><i>Politics</i></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_in_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries in 2007">Countries</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_2007" title="Elections in 2007">Elections</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_organization_leaders_in_2007" title="List of international organization leaders in 2007">Int'l leaders</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_politics" title="2007 in politics">Politics</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_leaders_in_2007" title="List of state leaders in 2007">State leaders</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_2007" title="List of sovereign states in 2007">Sovereign states</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#f3f3f3"> <td align="center"><small><i>Science and technology</i></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_archaeology" title="2007 in archaeology">Archaeology</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_aviation" title="2007 in aviation">Aviation</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_birding_and_ornithology" title="2007 in birding and ornithology">Birding/Ornithology</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_meteorology" title="Category:2007 meteorology">Meteorology</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_rail_transport" title="2007 in rail transport">Rail transport</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_science" title="2007 in science">Science</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_spaceflight" title="2007 in spaceflight">Spaceflight</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#f3f3f3"> <td align="center"><small><i>Sports</i></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_sports" title="2007 in sports">Sport</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_athletics_%28track_and_field%29" title="2007 in athletics (track and field)">Athletics (Track and Field)</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">Australian Football League</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_baseball" title="2007 in baseball">Baseball</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_association_football" title="2007 in association football">Football (soccer)</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_in_ice_hockey" title="Category:2007 in ice hockey">Ice Hockey</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_in_motorsport" title="Category:2007 in motorsport">Motorsport</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_in_tennis" title="Category:2007 in tennis">Tennis</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRL_season_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="NRL season 2007">National Rugby League</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#f3f3f3"> <td align="center"><small><i>By place</i></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Argentina" title="2007 in Argentina">Argentina</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Australia" title="2007 in Australia">Australia</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Canada" title="2007 in Canada">Canada</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_China" title="2007 in China">China</a> -<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_France" title="2007 in France">France</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_India" title="2007 in India">India</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007_in_Iran&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2007 in Iran (page does not exist)">Iran</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Iraq" title="2007 in Iraq">Iraq</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Ireland" title="2007 in Ireland">Ireland</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Japan" title="2007 in Japan">Japan</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Kenya" title="2007 in Kenya">Kenya</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Luxembourg" title="2007 in Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Malaysia" title="2007 in Malaysia">Malaysia</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_in_Mexico" title="Category:2007 in Mexico">Mexico</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_New_Zealand" title="2007 in New Zealand">New Zealand</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Norway" title="2007 in Norway">Norway</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Pakistan" title="2007 in Pakistan">Pakistan</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_Singapore" title="2007 in Singapore">Singapore</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_South_Africa" title="2007 in South Africa">South Africa</a> - 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<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_leaders_in_2007" title="List of religious leaders in 2007">Religious leaders</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_video_gaming" title="2007 in video gaming">Video gaming</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#f3f3f3"> <td align="center"><small><i>Birth and death categories</i></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_births" title="Category:2007 births">Births</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_deaths" title="Category:2007 deaths">Deaths</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#f3f3f3"> <td align="center"><small><i>Establishments and disestablishments categories</i></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_establishments" title="Category:2007 establishments">Establishments</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_disestablishments" title="Category:2007 disestablishments">Disestablishments</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#f3f3f3"> <td align="center"><small><i>Works and introductions categories</i></small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2007_works" title="Category:2007 works">Works</a> - 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Please use the preview button before saving.">e</span></a></div> </td> </tr> </table> <p>Year <b>2007</b> (<b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals" title="Roman numerals">MMVII</a></b>) was a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_year_starting_on_Monday" title="Common year starting on Monday">common year starting on Monday</a> of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian calendar</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_century" title="21st century">21st century</a>. The year 2007 was designated:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalal_ad-Din_Muhammad_Balkhi-Rumi" class="mw-redirect" title="Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi">Year of Rumi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup></li> <li>In the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_calendar" title="Lunar calendar">lunar calendar</a> (or <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese Calendar">Chinese Calendar</a>), dates from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_18" title="February 18">February 18</a> onwards are in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boar_%28zodiac%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Boar (zodiac)">Year of the Boar</a> (or Pig)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Polar_Year" title="International Polar Year">International Polar Year</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Heliophysical_Year" title="International Heliophysical Year">International Heliophysical Year</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Year_of_Equal_Opportunities_for_All" title="European Year of Equal Opportunities for All">European Year of Equal Opportunities for All</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Dolphin" title="Year of the Dolphin">Year of the Dolphin</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4" title="">[5]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_2007" title="Highland 2007">Scotland's Year of Highland Culture</a></li> </ul> <p><i>Also see: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_events#Past_events_by_month" title="Current events">Wikipedia's almanac</a> of events for this year.</i></p> <p><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> has recognized fifteen anniversaries for 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5" title="">[6]</a></sup></p> <table id="toc" class="toc" summary="Contents"> <tr> <td> <div id="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Events_of_2007"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Events of 2007</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#January"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">January</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#February"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">February</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#March"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">March</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#April"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">April</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#May"><span class="tocnumber">1.5</span> <span class="toctext">May</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#June"><span class="tocnumber">1.6</span> <span class="toctext">June</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#July"><span class="tocnumber">1.7</span> <span class="toctext">July</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#August"><span class="tocnumber">1.8</span> <span class="toctext">August</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#September"><span class="tocnumber">1.9</span> <span class="toctext">September</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#October"><span class="tocnumber">1.10</span> <span class="toctext">October</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#November"><span class="tocnumber">1.11</span> <span class="toctext">November</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#December"><span class="tocnumber">1.12</span> <span class="toctext">December</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Ongoing"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Ongoing</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Births"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Births</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Deaths"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Deaths</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#January_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">January</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#February_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">February</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#March_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">March</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#April_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">April</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#May_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">May</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#June_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">June</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#July_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.7</span> <span class="toctext">July</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#August_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.8</span> <span class="toctext">August</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#September_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.9</span> <span class="toctext">September</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#October_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.10</span> <span class="toctext">October</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#November_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.11</span> <span class="toctext">November</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#December_2"><span class="tocnumber">4.12</span> <span class="toctext">December</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Nobel_Prizes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Nobel Prizes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Holidays"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Holidays</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } //]]> </script> <p><a name="Events_of_2007" id="Events_of_2007"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events of 2007">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Events of 2007</span></h2> <p><a name="January" id="January"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: January">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">January</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January" title="January">January</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">1</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2" title="January 2">2</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_3" title="January 3">3</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_4" title="January 4">4</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_5" title="January 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6" title="January 6"><span style="">6</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_7" title="January 7"><span style="color:blue">7</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">8</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_9" title="January 9">9</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_10" title="January 10">10</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_11" title="January 11">11</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12" title="January 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_13" title="January 13"><span style="">13</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_14" title="January 14"><span style="color:blue">14</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_15" title="January 15">15</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_16" title="January 16">16</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17" title="January 17">17</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_18" title="January 18">18</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_19" title="January 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_20" title="January 20"><span style="">20</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_21" title="January 21"><span style="color:blue">21</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_22" title="January 22">22</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_23" title="January 23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_24" title="January 24">24</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_25" title="January 25">25</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_26" title="January 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_27" title="January 27"><span style="">27</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_28" title="January 28"><span style="color:blue">28</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_29" title="January 29">29</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_30" title="January 30">30</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">31</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=January_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="January (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=January_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="January (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=January_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="January (page does not exist)"><span style=""> </span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=January_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="January (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Bulgaria_to_the_European_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union">Bulgaria</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Romania_to_the_European_Union" title="Accession of Romania to the European Union">Romania</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_European_Union" title="Enlargement of the European Union">join</a> the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> adopts the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euro</a> as its official currency, replacing the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_tolar" title="Slovenian tolar">tolar</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>'s <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban Ki-moon</a> becomes the new <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Secretary-General" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Secretary-General">United Nations Secretary-General</a>, replacing <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Kofi Annan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_ban" title="Smoking ban">Smoking is banned</a> in all public places in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Air_Flight_574" title="Adam Air Flight 574">Adam Air Flight 574</a>, a routine domestic flight in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, disappears; debris is found 10 days later, but the aircraft remains missing.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a> joins <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC" title="OPEC">OPEC</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Somalia_%282006_%E2%80%93_present%29" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Somalia (2006 – present)">War in Somalia</a>: Fighters of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Courts_Union" title="Islamic Courts Union">Islamic Courts Union</a> abandon their last stronghold in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Kismayo" title="Fall of Kismayo">Kismayo</a> and flee for the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kamboni" title="Ras Kamboni">Kenyan border</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2" title="January 2">January 2</a> - The new constitution of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar" title="Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a> comes into force.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6" title="">[7]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_3" title="January 3">January 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">China</a> conducts an <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_raid_%28January_2007%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Xinjiang raid (January 2007)">anti-terror raid</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang" title="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</a>.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nancy_Pelosi.jpeg" class="image" title="Nancy Pelosi"><img alt="Nancy Pelosi" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Nancy_Pelosi.jpeg/120px-Nancy_Pelosi.jpeg" width="120" height="160" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nancy_Pelosi.jpeg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_4" title="January 4">January 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> becomes the first female <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">speaker</a> of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_5" title="January 5">January 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Somalia_%282006_%E2%80%93_present%29" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Somalia (2006 – present)">War in Somalia</a>: The first shots are fired in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ras_Kamboni" title="Battle of Ras Kamboni">battle for control</a> of the border town of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kamboni" title="Ras Kamboni">Ras Kamboni</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">January 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ortega" title="Daniel Ortega">Daniel Ortega</a> becomes President of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a> for the second time.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">January 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> oil supplies to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> are cut as the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia-Belarus_energy_dispute" title="Russia-Belarus energy dispute">Russia-Belarus energy dispute</a> escalates; restored three days later.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_9" title="January 9">January 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Somalia_%282006_%E2%80%93_present%29" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Somalia (2006 – present)">War in Somalia</a>: U.S. planes conduct <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ras_Kamboni" title="Battle of Ras Kamboni">air strikes in Somalia against suspected terrorists</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_9" title="January 9">January 9</a> - An <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AerianTur-M" title="AerianTur-M">AerianTur-M</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov" title="Antonov">Antonov</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-26" title="Antonov An-26">An-26</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Balad_aircraft_crash" title="2007 Balad aircraft crash">crashes</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balad%2C_Iraq" title="Balad, Iraq">Balad</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>. The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Army_in_Iraq" title="Islamic Army in Iraq">Islamic Army in Iraq</a> claims to have shot it down.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_9" title="January 9">January 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a> announces and introduces the highly speculated <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> at the 2007 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macworld_Conference_%26_Expo" title="Macworld Conference & Expo">Macworld Conference & Expo</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_10" title="January 10">January 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> announces a plan to station 21,500 additional troops in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_11" title="January 11">January 11</a> - In <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, a state of emergency is declared by caretaker President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iajuddin_Ahmed" title="Iajuddin Ahmed">Iajuddin Ahmed</a>, following weeks of violent protests preceding upcoming <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladeshi parliamentary election, 2007">parliamentary elections</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_11" title="January 11">January 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> joins the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a> as its 150th member.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_11" title="January 11">January 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">China</a> successfully tests a ground-based <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile" title="Ballistic missile">ballistic missile</a> capable of destroying satellites in orbit, drawing criticisms from other countries.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12" title="January 12">January 12</a> - An <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentine</a> judge issues a warrant for the arrest of former <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Argentina" title="President of Argentina">President</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Mart%C3%ADnez_de_Per%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Isabel Martínez de Perón">Isabel Martínez de Perón</a> in connection with the disappearance of a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a> worker in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976" title="1976">1976</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12" title="January 12">January 12</a> - The US Embassy in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a> is attacked with a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_propelled_grenade" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocket propelled grenade">rocket propelled grenade</a>, which caused minimal damage and no injuries.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12" title="January 12">January 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_McNaught" title="Comet McNaught">Comet McNaught</a>, the brightest comet in over 40 years, makes <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perihelion" class="mw-redirect" title="Perihelion">perihelion</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_13" title="January 13">January 13</a> - The Greek ship <i>Server</i> breaks in half off the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norwegian</a> coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil" title="Oil">oil</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_14" title="January 14">January 14</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement" title="International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement">International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement</a> adopts the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblems_of_the_Red_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Emblems of the Red Cross">Red Crystal</a> as a non-religious emblem for use in its overseas operations.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_14" title="January 14">January 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazanin_Fatehi" title="Nazanin Fatehi">Nazanin Fatehi</a>, a 19 year old <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iranian</a> girl previously <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Punishment" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital Punishment">sentenced to death</a> for killing a man she claimed tried to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape" title="Rape">rape</a> her niece, is exonerated in a retrial.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17" title="January 17">January 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane">Hurricane</a> force winds from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrill_%28storm%29" title="Kyrill (storm)">storm Kyrill</a> claim at least 40 lives in western <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17" title="January 17">January 17</a> - Protests occur in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> and the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> against the British series of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Big_Brother_2007_%28UK%29" title="Celebrity Big Brother 2007 (UK)"><i>Celebrity Big Brother</i></a> after <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Goody" title="Jade Goody">Jade Goody</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Lloyd" title="Danielle Lloyd">Danielle Lloyd</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_O%27Meara" title="Jo O'Meara">Jo O'Meara</a> were alleged to have been racially abusive towards <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood" title="Bollywood">Bollywood</a> star <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilpa_Shetty" title="Shilpa Shetty">Shilpa Shetty</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17" title="January 17">January 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock" title="Doomsday Clock">Doomsday Clock</a> is advanced from 7 to 5 minutes to midnight.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_18" title="January 18">January 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_McNaught" title="Comet McNaught">Comet McNaught</a>, the brightest <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comet</a> to appear in over 40 years, becomes visible over the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a>.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:STMeurope018_MO.jpg" class="image" title="Hurricane Kyrill creates havoc as it passes across northern Europe."><img alt="Hurricane Kyrill creates havoc as it passes across northern Europe." src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/STMeurope018_MO.jpg/180px-STMeurope018_MO.jpg" width="180" height="122" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:STMeurope018_MO.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrill_%28storm%29" title="Kyrill (storm)">Hurricane Kyrill</a> creates havoc as it passes across northern Europe.</div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_18" title="January 18">January 18</a> - The strongest storm in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK" class="mw-redirect" title="UK">UK</a> in 17 years kills 14 people, and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> sees the worst storm since <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999" title="1999">1999</a> with 13 deaths. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane">Hurricane</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrill_%28storm%29" title="Kyrill (storm)">Kyrill</a> causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe" title="Western Europe">Western Europe</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_19" title="January 19">January 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a> releases $100 million in frozen assets to President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas" title="Mahmoud Abbas">Mahmoud Abbas</a> of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_National_Authority" title="Palestinian National Authority">Palestinian National Authority</a> in order to bolster the president's position.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7" title="">[8]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_22" title="January 22">January 22</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_January_2007_Baghdad_bombings" title="22 January 2007 Baghdad bombings">bombing in a market</a> in Baghdad, Iraq kills 88 people.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_24" title="January 24">January 24</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Justice Minister">Ministry of Justice</a> announces that the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Israel" title="President of Israel">President of Israel</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Katsav" title="Moshe Katsav">Moshe Katsav</a>, will be charged with <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape" title="Rape">rape</a> and abuse of power.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_25" title="January 25">January 25</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Israel" title="President of Israel">President of Israel</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Katsav" title="Moshe Katsav">Moshe Katsav</a>, takes a temporary <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_of_absence" title="Leave of absence">leave of absence</a> due to a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_scandal" title="Sex scandal">sex scandal</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Najaf_%282007%29" title="Battle of Najaf (2007)">battle</a> between <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_insurgency" title="Iraqi insurgency">insurgents</a> and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops kills 300 suspected resistance members in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najaf" title="Najaf">Najaf</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_4" title="February 4">February 4</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Asian_Winter_Games" title="2007 Asian Winter Games">2007 Asian Winter Games</a> are held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changchun" title="Changchun">Changchun</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">China</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_29" title="January 29">January 29</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_bomber" class="mw-redirect" title="Suicide bomber">suicide bomber</a> kills three people in a bakery in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilat" title="Eilat">Eilat</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_30" title="January 30">January 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> releases <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Office 2007">Office 2007</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuelan</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Venezuela%29" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly (Venezuela)">National Assembly</a> gives President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Hugo Chávez">Hugo Chávez</a> the power to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_by_decree" title="Rule by decree">rule by decree</a> for 18 months.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines" title="Delta Air Lines">Delta Air Lines</a> creditors reject <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways" title="US Airways">US Airways</a>' <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover" title="Takeover">hostile takeover</a> bid.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_Mooninite_Scare" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Boston Mooninite Scare">Mooninite scare occurs in Boston</a>, when devices used in a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_marketing" title="Guerrilla marketing">guerrilla marketing</a> campaign for the animated television series <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force" title="Aqua Teen Hunger Force">Aqua Teen Hunger Force</a></i> are mistaken for <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_explosive_devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Improvised explosive devices">improvised explosive devices</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="February" id="February"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: February">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">February</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February" title="February">February</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=February_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="February (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=February_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="February (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=February_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="February (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_1" title="February 1">1</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2" title="February 2">2</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3" title="February 3"><span style="">3</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_4" title="February 4"><span style="color:blue">4</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_5" title="February 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">6</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_7" title="February 7">7</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_8" title="February 8">8</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_9" title="February 9">9</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_10" title="February 10"><span style="">10</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_11" title="February 11"><span style="color:blue">11</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_12" title="February 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13" title="February 13">13</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_14" title="February 14">14</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_15" title="February 15">15</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_16" title="February 16">16</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_17" title="February 17"><span style="">17</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_18" title="February 18"><span style="color:blue">18</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_19" title="February 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_20" title="February 20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_21" title="February 21">21</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_22" title="February 22">22</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_23" title="February 23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_24" title="February 24"><span style="">24</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_25" title="February 25"><span style="color:blue">25</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_26" title="February 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">27</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_28" title="February 28">28</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=February_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="February (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=February_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="February (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=February_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="February (page does not exist)"><span style=""> </span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=February_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="February (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_1" title="February 1">February 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Prime_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="British Prime Minister">British Prime Minister</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> is questioned for a second time in the '<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_for_peerages" class="mw-redirect" title="Cash for peerages">cash for peerages</a> (Cash for Honours)' probe as a witness.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2" title="February 2">February 2</a> - An <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Central_Florida_tornadoes" title="2007 Central Florida tornadoes">unseasonal tornado in central Florida</a> kills at least 20 people.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2" title="February 2">February 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_factional_violence" class="mw-redirect" title="Palestinian factional violence">Palestinian factional violence</a>: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" title="Hamas">Hamas</a> and its rival <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah" title="Fatah">Fatah</a> renew their truce after violence broke out following the initial ceasefire.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2" title="February 2">February 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">Chinese</a> President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Jintao" title="Hu Jintao">Hu Jintao</a> signs a series of economic deals with <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2" title="February 2">February 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Somalia_%282006%E2%80%93present%29" title="War in Somalia (2006–present)">War in Somalia</a>: Eight people are killed in a mortar attack in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>'s capital <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu" title="Mogadishu">Mogadishu</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2" title="February 2">February 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martti_Ahtisaari" title="Martti Ahtisaari">Martti Ahtisaari</a> unveils a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> plan for the final status of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>; <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbian</a> leaders denounce the proposal.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2" title="February 2">February 2</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change" title="Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change">IPCC</a> publishes its <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCC_Fourth_Assessment_Report" title="IPCC Fourth Assessment Report">fourth assessment report</a>, having concluded that <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_climate_change" class="mw-redirect" title="Global climate change">global climate change</a> is "very likely" to have a predominantly human cause.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a> - The deadly <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H5N1" class="mw-redirect" title="H5N1">H5N1</a> strain of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avian_influenza" title="Avian influenza">bird flu</a> is found at a <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Matthews" title="Bernard Matthews">Bernard Matthews</a></i> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_%28bird%29" title="Turkey (bird)">turkey</a> farm in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk" title="Suffolk">Suffolk</a>, England.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Emergency" class="mw-redirect" title="State of Emergency">State of Emergency</a> is declared in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> after '<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Nino" class="mw-redirect" title="El Nino">El Nino</a>'-like flooding.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_February_2007_Baghdad_market_bombing" title="3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing">truck bombing</a> in a crowded <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a> market kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339 others.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_4" title="February 4">February 4</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a> defeat the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> 29-17 in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLI" title="Super Bowl XLI">Super Bowl XLI</a>, played at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_Stadium" title="Dolphin Stadium">Dolphin Stadium</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami">Miami</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_10" title="February 10">February 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senator">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> announces a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">presidential</a> bid in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield%2C_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield, Illinois</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_11" title="February 11">February 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portuguese</a> voters agree to legalise <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a> in a national <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum">referendum</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_11" title="February 11">February 11</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="49th Annual Grammy Awards">49th Annual Grammy Awards</a> take place at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staples_Center" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> in Los Angeles.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_12" title="February 12">February 12</a> - An armed gunman shoots and kills five people at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_Square_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Trolley Square Mall">Trolley Square Mall</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>, before being killed by the police, bringing the evening's rampage death toll to six.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13" title="February 13">February 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a> agrees to shut down its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon by April 14 as a first step towards complete denuclearization, receiving in return energy aid equivalent to 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8" title="">[9]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13" title="February 13">February 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China" title="Republic of China">Taiwan</a> opposition leader <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou" title="Ma Ying-jeou">Ma Ying-jeou</a> resigns as the chairman of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuomintang" title="Kuomintang">Kuomintang</a> party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement; Ma also announces his candidacy for the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_presidential_election%2C_2008" title="Republic of China presidential election, 2008">2008 presidential election</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_22" title="February 22">February 22</a> - A large fire causes 26 fatalities in care center "Reģi" which is located in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsunga" title="Alsunga">Alsunga</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_25" title="February 25">February 25</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency" title="European Space Agency">European Space Agency</a> confirms <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_%28spacecraft%29" title="Rosetta (spacecraft)">Rosetta's</a> successful Mars trajectory <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_flyby" class="mw-redirect" title="Planetary flyby">fly-by</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_25" title="February 25">February 25</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_Academy_Awards" title="79th Academy Awards">79th Academy Awards</a> ceremony, hosted by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres" title="Ellen DeGeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a>, takes place at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak_Theatre" title="Kodak Theatre">Kodak Theatre</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood">Hollywood</a>. <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Departed" title="The Departed">The Departed</a></i> wins <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_26" title="February 26">February 26</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice" title="International Court of Justice">International Court of Justice</a> finds <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> guilty of failing to prevent <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide" title="Genocide">genocide</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_massacre" title="Srebrenica massacre">Srebrenica massacre</a>, but clears it of direct responsibility and complicity in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_genocide_case_at_the_International_Court_of_Justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnian genocide case at the International Court of Justice">the case</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chinese_Correction" class="mw-redirect" title="The Chinese Correction">The Chinese Correction</a>: world <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market" title="Stock market">stock markets</a> plummet after China and Europe release less-than-expected growth reports.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Bagram_Air_Base_bombing" title="2007 Bagram Air Base bombing">2007 Bagram Air Base bombing</a>: A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> suicide attack at Bagram Air Base while Vice President of the United States <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a> is visiting kills 23, but he is not injured.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_28" title="February 28">February 28</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons" title="New Horizons">New Horizons</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_probe" title="Space probe">space probe</a> makes a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_slingshot" class="mw-redirect" title="Gravitational slingshot">gravitational slingshot</a> against <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a> which changes its trajectory towards <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto" title="Pluto">Pluto</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="March" id="March"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: March">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">March</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March" title="March">March</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=March_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="March (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=March_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="March (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=March_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="March (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1" title="March 1">1</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2" title="March 2">2</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_3" title="March 3"><span style="">3</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4"><span style="color:blue">4</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_5" title="March 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_6" title="March 6">6</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_7" title="March 7">7</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_8" title="March 8">8</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_9" title="March 9">9</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_10" title="March 10"><span style="">10</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_11" title="March 11"><span style="color:blue">11</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_13" title="March 13">13</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14" title="March 14">14</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_15" title="March 15">15</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_16" title="March 16">16</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_17" title="March 17"><span style="">17</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_18" title="March 18"><span style="color:blue">18</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_19" title="March 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_20" title="March 20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_21" title="March 21">21</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_22" title="March 22">22</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23" title="March 23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_24" title="March 24"><span style="">24</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_25" title="March 25"><span style="color:blue">25</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_26" title="March 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_27" title="March 27">27</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_28" title="March 28">28</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_29" title="March 29">29</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_30" title="March 30">30</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_31" title="March 31"><span style="">31</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=March_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="March (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li>March - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>'s <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-Year_Plans_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Five-Year Plans of India">10th Five Year Plan</a> comes to an end.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1" title="March 1">March 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Polar_Year" title="International Polar Year">International Polar Year</a>, a $1.5 billion research program to study both the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North Pole</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole" title="South Pole">South Pole</a>, is launched in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1" title="March 1">March 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus" title="Airbus">Airbus</a> announces that it will cease work indefinitely on the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A380F" class="mw-redirect" title="A380F">A380F</a> freight aircraft.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_3" title="March 3">March 3</a> - Total <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_March_2007_lunar_eclipse" class="mw-redirect" title="3 March 2007 lunar eclipse">lunar eclipse</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" title="Estonian parliamentary election, 2007">Parliamentary elections</a> take place in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> and in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abkhazian_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" title="Abkhazian parliamentary election, 2007">Abkhazia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_5" title="March 5">March 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_15" title="March 15">March 15</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_National_People%27s_Congress" title="2007 National People's Congress">2007 National People's Congress</a> is held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">China</a>. The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_Law_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="Property Law of the People's Republic of China">Property Law of the People's Republic of China</a> is officially adopted.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_6" title="March 6">March 6</a> - <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Millions" title="Mega Millions">Mega Millions</a></i> sets a new world record for the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_jackpot_records" title="Lottery jackpot records">highest lottery jackpot</a> of US $370 million.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_7" title="March 7">March 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia_Flight_200" title="Garuda Indonesia Flight 200">Garuda Indonesia Flight 200</a>, a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-400" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 737-400">Boeing 737-400</a>, crashes at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogyakarta" title="Yogyakarta">Yogyakarta</a> on the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesian</a> island of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java" title="Java">Java</a>, killing many on board.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_7" title="March 7">March 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election%2C_2007" title="Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007">Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007</a> is held.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_8" title="March 8">March 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> Prime Minister <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehud_Olmert" title="Ehud Olmert">Ehud Olmert</a> admits that Israel had planned an attack on <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a> in the event of kidnapped soldiers on the border, months before <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" title="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</a> carried out its kidnapping.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">March 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Johnston" title="Alan Johnston">Alan Johnston</a>, a BBC journalist, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Alan_Johnston" title="Kidnapping of Alan Johnston">disappears</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaza City">Gaza City</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine" title="Palestine">Palestine</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_17" title="March 17">March 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">Chlorine</a> bombs injure hundreds in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_22" title="March 22">March 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> troops launch two assaults in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmand_Province" title="Helmand Province">Helmand Province</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, killing 38.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23" title="March 23">March 23</a> - Naval forces of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guards_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps">Iran's Revolutionary Guard</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Iranian_seizure_of_Royal_Navy_personnel" title="2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel">seize Royal Navy personnel</a> in disputed Iran-Iraq waters.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23" title="March 23">March 23</a> - Eight human skeletons are discovered in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Myers%2C_Florida" title="Fort Myers, Florida">Fort Myers, Florida</a>, later linked to suspected serial killer <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Conahan" title="Daniel Conahan">Daniel Conahan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_25" title="March 25">March 25</a> - In <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a> 27 European ministers celebrate the 50-year <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Rome" class="mw-redirect" title="Treaty of Rome">Treaty of Rome</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_25" title="March 25">March 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozeki" class="mw-redirect" title="Ozeki">Ozeki</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuho" class="mw-redirect" title="Hakuho">Hakuho</a> clinches the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor%27s_Cup" title="Emperor's Cup">Emperor's Cup</a> at the Spring Grand <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo" title="Sumo">Sumo</a> Tournament (Haru Basho) in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a>, Japan.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_26" title="March 26">March 26</a> - In the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canadian</a> province of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu%C3%A9bec" class="mw-redirect" title="Québec">Québec</a>, the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Liberal_Party" title="Quebec Liberal Party">Liberal Party</a> wins a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_National_Assembly_election%2C_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec National Assembly election, 2007">National Assembly election</a> with 48 seats out of 125 and forms a minority government.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_27" title="March 27">March 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Latvia" title="Prime Minister of Latvia">Prime Minister of Latvia</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aigars_Kalvitis" class="mw-redirect" title="Aigars Kalvitis">Aigars Kalvitis</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister_of_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime minister of Russia">Prime minister of Russia</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Fradkov" title="Mikhail Fradkov">Mikhail Fradkov</a> finally sign a border treaty between <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_31" title="March 31">March 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, turns off its lights for one hour between 7:30pm and 8:30pm as a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_statement" title="Political statement">political statement</a> about <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Climate_Change" class="mw-redirect" title="Global Climate Change">Global Climate Change</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="April" id="April"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: April">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">April</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April" title="April">April</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=April_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="April (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=April_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="April (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=April_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="April (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=April_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="April (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=April_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="April (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=April_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="April (page does not exist)"><span style=""> </span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1" title="April 1"><span style="color:blue">1</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2" title="April 2">2</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_3" title="April 3">3</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_4" title="April 4">4</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_5" title="April 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_6" title="April 6">6</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_7" title="April 7"><span style="">7</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_8" title="April 8"><span style="color:blue">8</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_9" title="April 9">9</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_10" title="April 10">10</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_11" title="April 11">11</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_12" title="April 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_13" title="April 13">13</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_14" title="April 14"><span style="">14</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_15" title="April 15"><span style="color:blue">15</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_16" title="April 16">16</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17" title="April 17">17</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18" title="April 18">18</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_19" title="April 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_20" title="April 20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_21" title="April 21"><span style="">21</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_22" title="April 22"><span style="color:blue">22</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_24" title="April 24">24</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">25</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_26" title="April 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_27" title="April 27">27</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_28" title="April 28"><span style="">28</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_29" title="April 29"><span style="color:blue">29</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_30" title="April 30">30</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=April_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="April (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2" title="April 2">April 2</a> - Smoking banned in enclosed places in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2" title="April 2">April 2</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a> is shaken by a magnitude 8.1 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake" title="Earthquake">earthquake</a>, and hit by a subsequent <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_3" title="April 3">April 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" title="President of Ukraine">Ukrainian President</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Yushchenko" title="Viktor Yushchenko">Viktor Yushchenko</a> dissolves the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Ukraine">Ukrainian Parliament</a> following defections that increased the majority of his opponents. It has been nicknamed the "Second <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Revolution" title="Orange Revolution">Orange Revolution</a>".</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_4" title="April 4">April 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afganistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Afganistan">Afghan</a> forces retake a key town from the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangin" title="Sangin">Sangin</a> in southern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmand_Province" title="Helmand Province">Helmand Province</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_4" title="April 4">April 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> announced it will release the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Iranian_seizure_of_Royal_Navy_personnel" title="2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel">British sailors and marines</a> that they captured on <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23" title="March 23">March 23</a>. The captives arrive back in the UK the next day.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_5" title="April 5">April 5</a> - The Greek cruise ship <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M/S_Sea_Diamond" class="mw-redirect" title="M/S Sea Diamond">M/S <i>Sea Diamond</i></a> strikes a reef off the harbor of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini" title="Santorini">Santorini</a>; the ship sinks the next day.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_6" title="April 6">April 6</a> - Severe clashes between two rival factions erupted in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachinar" title="Parachinar">Parachinar</a>, a tribal area of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> bordering the famous <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tora_Bora" title="Tora Bora">Tora Bora</a> Heights.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_8" title="April 8">April 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Johnson" title="Zach Johnson">Zach Johnson</a> wins the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Masters_Tournament" title="2007 Masters Tournament">2007 Masters Tournament</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_11" title="April 11">April 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Qaeda" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Qaeda">Al Qaeda</a> claims responsibility for <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_April_2007_Algiers_bombings" title="11 April 2007 Algiers bombings">two bomb blasts</a> in the Algerian capital of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers" title="Algiers">Algiers</a>. At least 33 people have been killed and 222 others injured.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_12" title="April 12">April 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Imus" title="Don Imus">Don Imus</a> is fired by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> for making controversial comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_14" title="April 14">April 14</a> - Retired chess champion <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov" title="Garry Kasparov">Garry Kasparov</a> is detained in Moscow for participating in a banned march.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2007_Virginia_Tech_Massacre_Bush_handshake.jpg" class="image" title="United States President George W. Bush with Virginia Tech Student Government Association President James Tyger after his speech at the school's convocation."><img alt="United States President George W. Bush with Virginia Tech Student Government Association President James Tyger after his speech at the school's convocation." src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/2007_Virginia_Tech_Massacre_Bush_handshake.jpg/180px-2007_Virginia_Tech_Massacre_Bush_handshake.jpg" width="180" height="139" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2007_Virginia_Tech_Massacre_Bush_handshake.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> with <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Polytechnic_Institute_and_State_University" title="Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University">Virginia Tech</a> Student Government Association President James Tyger after his speech at the school's convocation.</div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_16" title="April 16">April 16</a> - Thirty-two people are killed in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Tech_massacre" title="Virginia Tech massacre">Virginia Tech massacre</a> on the premises of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Polytechnic_Institute_and_State_University" title="Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University">Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacksburg%2C_Virginia" title="Blacksburg, Virginia">Blacksburg, Virginia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17" title="April 17">April 17</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_Sterling" class="mw-redirect" title="Pound Sterling">Pound Sterling</a> hits a 15-year high against the US dollar, breaking through the US$2 level for the first time since 1992.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17" title="April 17">April 17</a> – The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Asian_Games" title="2014 Asian Games">2014 Asian Games</a> is awarded to be held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incheon" title="Incheon">Incheon</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>, winning over <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>'s <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18" title="April 18">April 18</a> - Thirty-two <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">Chinese</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a> workers are burnt to death in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghe_Special_Steel_Corporation_disaster" title="Qinghe Special Steel Corporation disaster">Qinghe Special Steel Corporation disaster</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_19" title="April 19">April 19</a> - US and allied air forces conduct massive exercises over <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> with over 500 planes.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9" title="">[10]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_21" title="April 21">April 21</a> - Presidential elections are held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_22" title="April 22">April 22</a> - The first round of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="French presidential election, 2007">French presidential election of 2007</a> takes place.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">April 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1" title="Bogotá">Bogotá</a>, Colombia, begins its term as <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Book_Capital" title="World Book Capital">World Book Capital</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_24" title="April 24">April 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">Abortion</a> is legalized in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_24" title="April 24">April 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581_c" title="Gliese 581 c">Gliese 581 c</a>, a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet, is discovered in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation" title="Constellation">constellation</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libra_%28constellation%29" title="Libra (constellation)">Libra</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average" title="Dow Jones Industrial Average">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a> gains 135.95 points to close at 13089.89; its first close above 13000 in its history.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai" title="Burj Dubai">Burj Dubai</a> reaches the height of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Tower" title="Sears Tower">Sears Tower</a> on its way to becoming the tallest building in the world.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> - Representative <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Kucinich" title="Dennis Kucinich">Dennis Kucinich</a> (D-Ohio), introduces articles to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeach" class="mw-redirect" title="Impeach">impeach</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10" title="">[11]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_26" title="April 26">April 26</a> - Russians riot in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn" title="Tallinn">Tallinn</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>, about moving the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Soldier_of_Tallinn" title="Bronze Soldier of Tallinn">Bronze Soldier</a>. Two nights of rioting leave one dead.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_27" title="April 27">April 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="Turkish presidential election, 2007">Turkish Presidential Election</a> first round, which was later declared invalid by a Turkish court.</li> </ul> <p><a name="May" id="May"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: May">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">May</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May" title="May">May</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=May_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="May (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1" title="May 1">1</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">2</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3" title="May 3">3</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_4" title="May 4">4</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_5" title="May 5"><span style="">5</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_6" title="May 6"><span style="color:blue">6</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_7" title="May 7">7</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_8" title="May 8">8</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_9" title="May 9">9</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_10" title="May 10">10</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_11" title="May 11">11</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_12" title="May 12"><span style="">12</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_13" title="May 13"><span style="color:blue">13</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_14" title="May 14">14</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15" title="May 15">15</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_16" title="May 16">16</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_17" title="May 17">17</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_18" title="May 18">18</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_19" title="May 19"><span style="">19</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_20" title="May 20"><span style="color:blue">20</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_21" title="May 21">21</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_22" title="May 22">22</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_23" title="May 23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_24" title="May 24">24</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_25" title="May 25">25</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_26" title="May 26"><span style="">26</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_27" title="May 27"><span style="color:blue">27</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_28" title="May 28">28</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_29" title="May 29">29</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_30" title="May 30">30</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_31" title="May 31">31</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=May_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="May (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=May_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="May (page does not exist)"><span style=""> </span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=May_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="May (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3" title="May 3">May 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_McCann" class="mw-redirect" title="Madeleine McCann">Madeleine McCann</a> goes missing; the story receives extensive media coverage.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3" title="May 3">May 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_election%2C_2007" title="Scottish Parliament election, 2007">Scottish Parliament election, 2007</a>: the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> became the largest party in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> for the first time in their history.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3" title="May 3">May 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_local_elections%2C_2007" title="United Kingdom local elections, 2007">Local government elections</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> and most of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3" title="May 3">May 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_for_Wales_election%2C_2007" title="National Assembly for Wales election, 2007">National Assembly for Wales</a> elections 2007.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_4" title="May 4">May 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2007_Tornado_Outbreak" title="May 2007 Tornado Outbreak">Tornado</a> strikes <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensburg%2C_Kansas" title="Greensburg, Kansas">Greensburg, Kansas</a>, killing at least 12 and destroying about 90% of the town.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_4" title="May 4">May 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Directive_51" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive Directive 51">Executive Directive 51</a>, which specifies the procedures for continuity of the federal government of the United States in the event of a "catastrophic emergency" signed by President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_5" title="May 5">May 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Airways" title="Kenya Airways">Kenya Airways</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Airways_Flight_KQ_507" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507">Flight KQ 507</a> crashes in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a>.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lula-Sarkozy-cropped.jpg" class="image" title="Nicolas Sarkozy"><img alt="Nicolas Sarkozy" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Lula-Sarkozy-cropped.jpg/120px-Lula-Sarkozy-cropped.jpg" width="120" height="120" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lula-Sarkozy-cropped.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy" title="Nicolas Sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_6" title="May 6">May 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy" title="Nicolas Sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a> is elected <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_French_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the French Republic">President of the French Republic</a>, defeating <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9gol%C3%A8ne_Royal" title="Ségolène Royal">Ségolène Royal</a> with 53% of the vote in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="French presidential election, 2007">French Presidential Election</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_6" title="May 6">May 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> wins the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">English</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">Premier League</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_6" title="May 6">May 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panathinaikos_BC" title="Panathinaikos BC">Panathinaikos BC</a> wins basketball's <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroleague" title="Euroleague">Euroleague</a> after beating <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSKA_Moscow" title="CSKA Moscow">CSKA Moscow</a> 93-91 in Athens Olympic stadium.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_6" title="May 6">May 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atl%C3%A9tico_Clube_Paranava%C3%AD" title="Atlético Clube Paranavaí">A.C. Paranavaí</a> wins its first ever Paraná State Championship.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_7" title="May 7">May 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_slave_scandal" title="2007 Chinese slave scandal">Chinese slave scandal</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_8" title="May 8">May 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Devolved government</a> is restored to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>, with <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Paisley" title="Ian Paisley">Ian Paisley</a> as First Minister and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_McGuinness" title="Martin McGuinness">Martin McGuinness</a> as Deputy First Minister. <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomislav_Nikoli%C4%87" title="Tomislav Nikolić">Tomislav Nikolić</a> elected for president of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbian</a> parliament.</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_9" title="May 9">May 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropical_Storm_Andrea" class="mw-redirect" title="Subtropical Storm Andrea">Subtropical Storm Andrea</a> forms off the coast of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, the earliest subtropical storm since <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropical_Storm_Ana" class="mw-redirect" title="Subtropical Storm Ana">Subtropical Storm Ana</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003" title="2003">2003</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_10" title="May 10">May 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> announces he will resign as <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">British Prime Minister</a> on <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_27" title="June 27">27 June</a> triggering a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29_leadership_election%2C_2007" title="Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2007">Labour Party leadership election</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_12" title="May 12">May 12</a> - The final of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2007" title="Eurovision Song Contest 2007">Eurovision Song Contest 2007</a> is held in Helsinki, resulting in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a>'s first victory.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_13" title="May 13">May 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomislav_Nikoli%C4%87" title="Tomislav Nikolić">Tomislav Nikolić</a> resigns at duty of president Serbian parliament.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_14" title="May 14">May 14</a> - Senatorial Elections in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> was held.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_14" title="May 14">May 14</a> - Famed singer <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Darin" title="Bobby Darin">Bobby Darin</a> receives a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15" title="May 15">May 15</a> - Coalition government of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah" title="Fatah">Fatah</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" title="Hamas">Hamas</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_National_Authority" title="Palestinian National Authority">Palestinian National Authority</a> appeared to break down, as massive fighting breaks out in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a>. <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vojislav_Ko%C5%A1tunica" title="Vojislav Koštunica">Vojislav Koštunica</a> again elected for president of Serbian government.</li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_16" title="May 16">May 16</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="General Assembly">General Assembly</a> of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>, recognizing that genuine <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism" title="Multilingualism">multilingualism</a> promotes unity in diversity and international understanding, proclaimed <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a> the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_Languages" title="International Year of Languages">International Year of Languages</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ga10592.doc.htm" class="external autonumber" title="http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ga10592.doc.htm" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_16" title="May 16">May 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy" title="Nicolas Sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a> becomes <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_French_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the French Republic">President of the French Republic</a> after taking over from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Chirac" title="Jacques Chirac">Jacques Chirac</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_17" title="May 17">May 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a> becomes <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister of Scotland</a> after taking over from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_McConnell" title="Jack McConnell">Jack McConnell</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_17" title="May 17">May 17</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church_Abroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Orthodox Church Abroad">Russian Orthodox Church Abroad</a> and the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Patriarchate" class="mw-redirect" title="Moscow Patriarchate">Moscow Patriarchate</a> re-united after eighty years of schism.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_17" title="May 17">May 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> media regulator receives more than thousand complaints about the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> being too sexual.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_19" title="May 19">May 19</a> - The 126th <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> Final is held, the first at the new <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a>. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a> defeat <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> 1-0.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_20" title="May 20">May 20</a> - The ruler of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a>, Sheikh <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_al-Maktoum" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum">Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum</a> makes the largest single charitable donation in modern history, committing €7.41 billion to an educational foundation in the Middle East.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_20" title="May 20">May 20</a> - Clashes in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli%2C_Lebanon" title="Tripoli, Lebanon">Tripoli, Lebanon</a>, spark the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Lebanon_conflict" title="2007 Lebanon conflict">2007 Lebanon conflict</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_21" title="May 21">May 21</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century" title="19th century">19th century</a> ship the <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutty_Sark" title="Cutty Sark">Cutty Sark</a></i> is badly damaged by fire in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, UK.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_23" title="May 23">May 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.C._Milan" title="A.C. Milan">A.C. Milan</a> beat <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_F.C." title="Liverpool F.C.">Liverpool F.C.</a> 2-1 in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League_2006-07" class="mw-redirect" title="UEFA Champions League 2006-07">UEFA Champions League 2006-07</a> final at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_%28Athens%29" title="Olympic Stadium (Athens)">Olympic Stadium</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_24" title="May 24">May 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_general_election%2C_2007" title="Irish general election, 2007">General election</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Republic of Ireland</a>. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoiseach" title="Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_Ahern" title="Bertie Ahern">Bertie Ahern</a> and his <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> party win a majority of seats for the third election in a row.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_25" title="May 25">May 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozeki" class="mw-redirect" title="Ozeki">Ozeki</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuho" class="mw-redirect" title="Hakuho">Hakuho</a> clinches the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor%27s_Cup" title="Emperor's Cup">Emperor's Cup</a> at the Summer Grand <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo" title="Sumo">Sumo</a> Tournament (Natsu Basho) in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, Japan.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_25" title="May 25">May 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Danish</a> former professional bicyclist <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjarne_Riis" title="Bjarne Riis">Bjarne Riis</a> admitted to having used <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_%28sport%29" title="Doping (sport)">doping</a> when winning the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Tour_de_France" title="1996 Tour de France">1996 Tour de France</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_26" title="May 26">May 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> is once again recognized as a full-fledged <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpower" title="Superpower">superpower</a> by the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11" title="">[12]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_27" title="May 27">May 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCTV" title="RCTV">Radio Caracas Televisión</a> (RCTV) is taken off the air after the government of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> refused to renew its license. This action results in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2007_RCTV_protests" title="May 2007 RCTV protests">protests</a>. On <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_16" title="July 16">July 16</a>, <strong class="selflink">2007</strong>, RCTV resumed broadcasting via cable and satellite.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_27" title="May 27">May 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Franchitti" title="Dario Franchitti">Dario Franchitti</a> wins the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Indianapolis_500" title="2007 Indianapolis 500">2007 Indianapolis 500</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_28" title="May 28">May 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyo_Mori" title="Riyo Mori">Riyo Mori</a> was crowned the new <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Universe_2007" title="Miss Universe 2007">Miss Universe 2007</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_29" title="May 29">May 29</a> - Inauguration of newly elected <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria</a> at the Abuja Eagle Square and first civilian to civilian transfer of power in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_31" title="May 31">May 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdis_Zatlers" title="Valdis Zatlers">Valdis Zatlers</a> is elected <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Latvia" title="List of Presidents of Latvia">President of Latvia</a>, defeating <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aivars_Endzi%C5%86%C5%A1" title="Aivars Endziņš">Aivars Endziņš</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="Latvian presidential election, 2007">Latvian presidential election</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_31" title="May 31">May 31</a> - A calendar <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon" title="Blue moon">blue moon</a> occurred in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hemisphere" title="Western Hemisphere">Western Hemisphere</a> and parts of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Hemisphere" title="Eastern Hemisphere">Eastern Hemisphere</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="June" id="June"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: June">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">June</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June" title="June">June</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=June_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="June (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=June_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="June (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=June_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="June (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=June_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="June (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1" title="June 1">1</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2" title="June 2"><span style="">2</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_3" title="June 3"><span style="color:blue">3</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_4" title="June 4">4</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_6" title="June 6">6</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_7" title="June 7">7</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_8" title="June 8">8</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_9" title="June 9"><span style="">9</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_10" title="June 10"><span style="color:blue">10</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_11" title="June 11">11</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_12" title="June 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_13" title="June 13">13</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_14" title="June 14">14</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_15" title="June 15">15</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_16" title="June 16"><span style="">16</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_17" title="June 17"><span style="color:blue">17</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_18" title="June 18">18</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_19" title="June 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_20" title="June 20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_21" title="June 21">21</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_22" title="June 22">22</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_23" title="June 23"><span style="">23</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_24" title="June 24"><span style="color:blue">24</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_25" title="June 25">25</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_26" title="June 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_27" title="June 27">27</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_28" title="June 28">28</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_29" title="June 29">29</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_30" title="June 30"><span style="">30</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=June_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="June (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1" title="June 1">June 1</a> - A 2100-year-old melon is discovered by archaeologists in western Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12" title="">[13]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1" title="June 1">June 1</a> - U.S. warships bombard a Somali village where Islamic militants had set up a base.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13" title="">[14]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2" title="June 2">June 2</a> - Four people are charged with a terror plot to blow up <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JFK_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="JFK International Airport">JFK International Airport</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York" title="New York">New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14" title="">[15]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_3" title="June 3">June 3</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_Geysers" title="Valley of Geysers">Valley of Geysers</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> is destroyed by a mudflow.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15" title="">[16]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_4" title="June 4">June 4</a> - Ten people, including a Californian National Guard officer and former Hmong general, are charged over plans to overthrow the Laotian Government.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16" title="">[17]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17" title="">[18]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">June 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MESSENGER" title="MESSENGER">MESSENGER</a> spacecraft made its second fly-by of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_%28planet%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Venus (planet)">Venus</a> en route to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_%28planet%29" title="Mercury (planet)">Mercury</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">June 5</a> - A mass grave in southern Ukraine, found accidentally by workers in May, is confirmed to be filled with thousands of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust" class="mw-redirect" title="Holocaust">Holocaust</a> victims.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18" title="">[19]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">June 5</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Kerang_train_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Kerang train crash">train crash</a> near Kerang in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_%28Australia%29" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> kills 11 people and injures 23 others.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_6" title="June 6">June 6</a> - Twelve people are killed by cyclone <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonu" class="mw-redirect" title="Gonu">Gonu</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_6" title="June 6">June 6</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_8" title="June 8">June 8</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33rd_G8_summit" title="33rd G8 summit">33rd G8 summit</a> takes place amid strong protests in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiligendamm" title="Heiligendamm">Heiligendamm</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:STS-117launch6.jpg" class="image" title="Launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis"><img alt="Launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/STS-117launch6.jpg/180px-STS-117launch6.jpg" width="180" height="140" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:STS-117launch6.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> Launch of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Atlantis" title="Space Shuttle Atlantis">Space Shuttle <i>Atlantis</i></a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_8" title="June 8">June 8</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Atlantis" title="Space Shuttle Atlantis">Space Shuttle <i>Atlantis</i></a> is launched on mission <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-117" title="STS-117">STS-117</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_8" title="June 8">June 8</a> - Storms in the coastal city of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle%2C_New_South_Wales" title="Newcastle, New South Wales">Newcastle</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19" title="">[20]</a></sup> kill nine and flood the city and its surrounding areas.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20" title="">[21]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_10" title="June 10">June 10</a> - The first round of a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_legislative_election%2C_2007" title="French legislative election, 2007">legislative election</a> was held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, and a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_general_election%2C_2007" title="Belgian general election, 2007">general election</a> was held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_10" title="June 10">June 10</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61st_Tony_Awards" title="61st Tony Awards">61st Tony Awards</a>, honoring <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatres" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadway theatres">Broadway theatres</a>' best shows, took place at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_City_Music_Hall" title="Radio City Music Hall">Radio City Music Hall</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_10" title="June 10">June 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a> wins the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2007 Canadian Grand Prix">Canadian Grand Prix</a>, becoming the first driver of mixed racial origin to win a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> race.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_14" title="June 14">June 14</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Party_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Party of Ireland">Green Party</a> enters government for the first time in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>, with <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> and the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Democrats" title="Progressive Democrats">Progressive Democrats</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_16" title="June 16">June 16</a> - Rock band <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse" title="Muse">Muse</a> play the first sold out gig at the newly rebuilt <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_18" title="June 18">June 18</a> - Nine <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston" title="Charleston">Charleston</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> firefighters are killed by a roof collapse while battling a furniture store fire.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_20" title="June 20">June 20</a> - The Argentinian team <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Juniors" class="mw-redirect" title="Boca Juniors">Boca Juniors</a> beat the Brazilian team <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%AAmio" class="mw-redirect" title="Grêmio">Grêmio</a> to win the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Libertadores_2007" title="Copa Libertadores 2007">Copa Libertadores 2007</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_22" title="June 22">June 22</a> - An <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F5</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado" title="Tornado">tornado</a> tears through <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie%2C_Manitoba" title="Elie, Manitoba">Elie, Manitoba</a>, no injuries are reported.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> - The refurbished <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Dome" title="Millennium Dome">Millennium Dome</a>, now called The O<sub>2</sub>, reopens in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> - A wildfire destroys 254 homes in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Lake_Tahoe" class="mw-redirect" title="South Lake Tahoe">South Lake Tahoe</a> area.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_25" title="June 25">June 25</a> - Groundbreaking of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Spire" title="Chicago Spire">Chicago Spire</a> occurs.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_25" title="June 25">June 25</a> - Intense heatwaves begin to hit south-east Europe as temperatures reach 46c in Bulgaria and Greece.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_25" title="June 25">June 25</a> - Following the wettest June on record in the United Kingdom, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_United_Kingdom_floods" title="2007 United Kingdom floods">Sheffield and South Yorkshire are affected by flooding</a>. Much of Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham is flooded when the River Don breaches its banks.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_26" title="June 26">June 26</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_15" title="July 15">July 15</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_2007" title="Copa América 2007">Copa América 2007</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Football (soccer)">soccer</a> tournament takes place in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_27" title="June 27">June 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> resigns as <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a>; New <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> leader <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> is <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_hands" class="mw-redirect" title="Kiss hands">appointed</a> Prime Minister by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom">Queen Elizabeth II</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_27" title="June 27">June 27</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Military_Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Brazilian Military Police">military police</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro_%28state%29" title="Rio de Janeiro (state)">the state of Rio de Janeiro</a> invades the <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favela" title="Favela">favela</a></i> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complexo_do_Alem%C3%A3o" title="Complexo do Alemão">Complexo do Alemão</a> ending in a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complexo_do_Alem%C3%A3o_massacre" title="Complexo do Alemão massacre">massacre</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_28" title="June 28">June 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roosterteeth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roosterteeth (page does not exist)">Roosterteeth</a> airs the final episode of the popular web series Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_28" title="June 28">June 28</a> - In the aftermath of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>'s worst <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatwave" class="mw-redirect" title="Heatwave">heatwave</a> in a century, at least 11 people are reported dead from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatstroke" class="mw-redirect" title="Heatstroke">heatstroke</a>, approximately 200 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" title="Wildfire">wildfires</a> break out nationwide, and the country's electricity grid nearly collapses due to record breaking demand.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_29" title="June 29">June 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> police <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Haymarket_bomb_plot" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Haymarket bomb plot">defuse a bomb</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_%28London%29" title="Haymarket (London)">Haymarket</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_London" title="Central London">Central London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21" title="">[22]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_29" title="June 29">June 29</a> - Apple's new <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> is released in the US.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_30" title="June 30">June 30</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Cherokee_%28XJ%29" title="Jeep Cherokee (XJ)">Jeep Cherokee</a> drove into the entrance of the main terminal of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_International_Airport" title="Glasgow International Airport">Glasgow International Airport</a> in an <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Glasgow_International_Airport_attack" title="2007 Glasgow International Airport attack">apparent terrorist incident</a>, resulting in a petrol-driven fire.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22" title="">[23]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_30" title="June 30">June 30</a> - A calendar <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon" title="Blue moon">blue moon</a> occurs in most of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Hemisphere" title="Eastern Hemisphere">Eastern Hemisphere</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_30" title="June 30">June 30</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup" title="FIFA U-20 World Cup">FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Football (soccer)">soccer</a> tournament takes place in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_30" title="June 30">June 30</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinean_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Papua New Guinean parliamentary election, 2007">parliamentary election</a> is held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_30" title="June 30">June 30</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Superferry" title="Hawaii Superferry">Hawaii Superferry</a> arrives in Honolulu after a 7,600 mile journey from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile%2C_Alabama" title="Mobile, Alabama">Mobile, Alabama</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="July" id="July"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: July">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">July</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July" title="July">July</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=July_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="July (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=July_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="July (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=July_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="July (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=July_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="July (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=July_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="July (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=July_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="July (page does not exist)"><span style=""> </span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1"><span style="color:blue">1</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2" title="July 2">2</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_3" title="July 3">3</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">4</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_5" title="July 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_6" title="July 6">6</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_7" title="July 7"><span style="">7</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_8" title="July 8"><span style="color:blue">8</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_9" title="July 9">9</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_10" title="July 10">10</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_11" title="July 11">11</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_13" title="July 13">13</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_14" title="July 14"><span style="">14</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_15" title="July 15"><span style="color:blue">15</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_16" title="July 16">16</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_17" title="July 17">17</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_18" title="July 18">18</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_19" title="July 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_20" title="July 20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_21" title="July 21"><span style="">21</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22"><span style="color:blue">22</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_23" title="July 23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_24" title="July 24">24</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_25" title="July 25">25</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_26" title="July 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_27" title="July 27">27</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_28" title="July 28"><span style="">28</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29" title="July 29"><span style="color:blue">29</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_30" title="July 30">30</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_31" title="July 31">31</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> celebrates 10 years of Chinese rule.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a> takes over the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_the_Council_of_the_European_Union" title="Presidency of the Council of the European Union">Presidency of the Council of the European Union</a> from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - Smoking in public and work places is banned in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - Smoking is banned in pubs and clubs in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%2C_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria, Australia">Victoria, Australia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - A law goes into effect lowering the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_age" title="Voting age">voting age</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> from 18 to 16 in federal elections.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> is composed of 85 federal subjects instead of 86 as <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koryak_Autonomous_Okrug" class="mw-redirect" title="Koryak Autonomous Okrug">Koryak Autonomous Okrug</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka_Oblast" title="Kamchatka Oblast">Kamchatka Oblast</a> were merged into the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka_Krai" title="Kamchatka Krai">Kamchatka Krai</a> following a 2005 referendum.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert_For_Diana" class="mw-redirect" title="Concert For Diana">Concert For Diana</a> is held at Wembley Stadium to commemorate <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana%2C_Princess_of_Wales" title="Diana, Princess of Wales">Diana, Princess of Wales</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2" title="July 2">July 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus" title="Venus">Venus</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn" title="Saturn">Saturn</a> are in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_%28astronomy%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Conjunction (astronomy)">conjunction</a>, separation 46 arcsecs.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_3" title="July 3">July 3</a> - Torrential rains cause the onset of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Sudan_floods" title="2007 Sudan floods">2007 Sudan floods</a>, the worst in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a>'s history.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">50-star U.S. flag</a> becomes the longest-flying American flag, replacing the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">48-star flag</a> that flew from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a> to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959" title="1959">1959</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sochi" title="Sochi">Sochi</a> is elected as the host city of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics" title="2014 Winter Olympics">2014 Winter Olympics</a>, during the 119th <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> Session in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_City" title="Guatemala City">Guatemala City</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - After being held captive for 114 days, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> journalist <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Johnston" title="Alan Johnston">Alan Johnston</a> was freed by his Palestinian kidnappers.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_7" title="July 7">July 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Williams" title="Venus Williams">Venus Williams</a> wins the Women's Singles at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Championships%2C_Wimbledon" title="The Championships, Wimbledon">Wimbledon</a> for a fourth time.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_7" title="July 7">July 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Earth" title="Live Earth">Live Earth</a> Concerts are held throughout 9 major cities around the world.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_7" title="July 7">July 7</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29" title="July 29">July 29</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Tour_de_France" title="2007 Tour de France">2007 Tour de France</a> begins, with a <i>grand départ</i> from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_7" title="July 7">July 7</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29" title="July 29">July 29</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2007 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup 2007</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Football (soccer)">Football (Soccer)</a> tournament begins, taking place in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_8" title="July 8">July 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer" title="Roger Federer">Roger Federer</a> defeats <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal" title="Rafael Nadal">Rafael Nadal</a> in a 5 set epic match to take his 5th consecutive title at Wimbledon and becomes the second man after <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjorn_Borg" class="mw-redirect" title="Bjorn Borg">Bjorn Borg</a> to win 5 Wimbledon titles consecutively.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_8" title="July 8">July 8</a> - Boeing launches the new <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787" title="Boeing 787">Boeing 787</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_10" title="July 10">July 10</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_310" title="Cessna 310">Cessna 310R</a> twin-engine airplane crashes into two homes in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford%2C_Florida" title="Sanford, Florida">Sanford, Florida</a>, killing three adults and two children.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_10" title="July 10">July 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Xiaoyu" title="Zheng Xiaoyu">Zheng Xiaoyu</a>, head of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Food_and_Drug_Administration" title="State Food and Drug Administration">State Food and Drug Administration</a> of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a> executed.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_11" title="July 11">July 11</a> - The ninth <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Africa_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="All Africa Games">All Africa Games</a> kick off in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers" title="Algiers">Algiers</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> visits the world's largest Commonwealth war grave in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ypres" title="Ypres">Ypres</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a> to pay respects to fallen soldiers of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele" title="Battle of Passchendaele">Battle of Passchendaele</a>.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Abertura_Jogos_Panamericanos_1_13072007.jpg" class="image" title="Opening ceremony of the 15th Pan Am Games."><img alt="Opening ceremony of the 15th Pan Am Games." src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Abertura_Jogos_Panamericanos_1_13072007.jpg/180px-Abertura_Jogos_Panamericanos_1_13072007.jpg" width="180" height="120" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Abertura_Jogos_Panamericanos_1_13072007.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> Opening ceremony of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Pan_American_Games" title="2007 Pan American Games">15th Pan Am Games</a>.</div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_13" title="July 13">July 13</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Pan_American_Games" title="2007 Pan American Games">15th Pan Am Games</a> opens in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_14" title="July 14">July 14</a> - Following a presidential decree, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> withdraws from the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_Conventional_Armed_Forces_in_Europe" title="Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe">Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_15" title="July 15">July 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team" title="Brazil national football team">Brazil</a> defeats <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team" title="Argentina national football team">Argentina</a> 3-0 in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_2007" title="Copa América 2007">Copa América 2007</a> Final.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_15" title="July 15">July 15</a> - In <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma%2C_Washington" title="Tacoma, Washington">Tacoma, Washington</a>, the second span of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge" title="Tacoma Narrows Bridge">Tacoma Narrows Bridge</a> opens to traffic, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_16" title="July 16">July 16</a> - 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.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_16" title="July 16">July 16</a> - Britain expels four Russian diplomats in response to a refusal by the Russians to extradite <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Lugovoi" title="Andrei Lugovoi">Andrei Lugovoi</a>, suspected to be behind the murder of former KGB spy <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Litvinenko" title="Alexander Litvinenko">Alexander Litvinenko</a> in London.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_17" title="July 17">July 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAM_Linhas_A%C3%A9reas_Flight_3054" class="mw-redirect" title="TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054">TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054</a> overruns the runway of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congonhas-S%C3%A3o_Paulo_International_Airport" title="Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport">Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport</a> and crashes, killing all 186 and others on the ground.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_17" title="July 17">July 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> quarterback <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Vick" title="Michael Vick">Michael Vick</a> and three other men on charges related to their alleged operation of a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfighting" class="mw-redirect" title="Dogfighting">dogfighting</a> ring based at one of Vick's properties in southeastern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>. Vick was later suspended indefinitely in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August" title="August">August</a> by NFL Commissioner <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Goodell" title="Roger Goodell">Roger Goodell</a> and is now serving his sentence of 23 months in federal prison.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_18" title="July 18">July 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> convenes a group of world leaders to contribute their ideas to tackle some of the world's toughest problems.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_18" title="July 18">July 18</a> - At the height of rush hour in New York City <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_New_York_City_steam_explosion" title="2007 New York City steam explosion">a major steam pipe bursts</a>, releasing millions of gallons of boiling water and super heated steam. Only one fatality occurred; a pedestrian who went into cardiac arrest.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NYC_steam_explosion_4.jpg" class="image" title="Rising steam from the New York steam pipe explosion"><img alt="Rising steam from the New York steam pipe explosion" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/NYC_steam_explosion_4.jpg/180px-NYC_steam_explosion_4.jpg" width="180" height="267" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NYC_steam_explosion_4.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> Rising steam from the New York steam pipe explosion</div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_19" title="July 19">July 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol_Doinyo_Lengai" title="Ol Doinyo Lengai">Ol Doinyo Lengai</a> mountain erupts, bringing a stop to the daily week long tremors experienced in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a> and Northern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_19" title="July 19">July 19</a> - 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.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_19" title="July 19">July 19</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average" title="Dow Jones Industrial Average">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a> closes above 14,000 for the first time in history.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_19" title="July 19">July 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prathiba_Patil" class="mw-redirect" title="Prathiba Patil">Prathiba Patil</a> is elected as the first female <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_21" title="July 21">July 21</a> - U.S. Vice President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney" title="Dick Cheney">Dick Cheney</a> serves as <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acting_President_of_the_United_States" title="Acting President of the United States">Acting President</a> for two and a half hours, while President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> undergoes a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonoscopy" title="Colonoscopy">colonoscopy</a> procedure.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_21" title="July 21">July 21</a> - The final book of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter" title="Harry Potter">Harry Potter</a> series, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows" title="Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</a>, is released and sells over 11 million copies in the first 24 hours, becoming the fastest selling book in history.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23" title="">[24]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_2007_United_Kingdom_floods" class="mw-redirect" title="Summer 2007 United Kingdom floods">Floods cause chaos</a> through wide areas of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Britain</a>, especially the counties of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire" title="Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a>, and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxfordshire" title="Oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</a>, leaving hundreds homeless and thousands of vehicles stranded on major roads.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_general_election%2C_2007" title="Turkish general election, 2007">Parliamentary elections</a> took place in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makuuchi#Yokozuna" title="Makuuchi">Yokozuna</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asashoryu" class="mw-redirect" title="Asashoryu">Asashoryu</a> conquers the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor%27s_Cup" title="Emperor's Cup">Emperor's Cup</a> at the Nagoya Grand <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo" title="Sumo">Sumo</a> Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>, Japan.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - A bus carrying 50 Polish <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim" title="Pilgrim">pilgrims</a> crashes near <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenoble" title="Grenoble">Grenoble</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, killing 26 people and injuring 24.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_27" title="July 27">July 27</a> - Two television news <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">helicopters</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Phoenix_news_helicopter_collision" title="2007 Phoenix news helicopter collision">collide in mid-air</a> while covering a police chase in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix%2C_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a>, killing both pilots and two <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photojournalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Photojournalist">photojournalists</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_27" title="July 27">July 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Radosavljevic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nikola Radosavljevic">Nikola Radosavljevic</a> shot dead nine people in village <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabukovac" title="Jabukovac">Jabukovac</a> in eastern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> and wounded two.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29" title="July 29">July 29</a> - The ruling coalition of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> lost its majority in the upper house after the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_House_of_Councillors_election%2C_2007" title="Japanese House of Councillors election, 2007">election</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29" title="July 29">July 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_national_football_team" title="Iraq national football team">Iraq</a> wins its first <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2007 AFC Asian Cup">Asian Cup</a> football championship, beating <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team" title="Saudi Arabia national football team">Saudi Arabia</a> 1-0.</li> </ul> <p><a name="August" id="August"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: August">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">August</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August" title="August">August</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="August (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="August (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">1</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2" title="August 2">2</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_3" title="August 3">3</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4" title="August 4"><span style="">4</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5" title="August 5"><span style="color:blue">5</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6" title="August 6">6</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_7" title="August 7">7</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8" title="August 8">8</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_9" title="August 9">9</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_10" title="August 10">10</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_11" title="August 11"><span style="">11</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_12" title="August 12"><span style="color:blue">12</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_13" title="August 13">13</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_14" title="August 14">14</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15" title="August 15">15</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_16" title="August 16">16</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17" title="August 17">17</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_18" title="August 18"><span style="">18</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_19" title="August 19"><span style="color:blue">19</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_20" title="August 20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21" title="August 21">21</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_22" title="August 22">22</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_23" title="August 23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_24" title="August 24">24</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_25" title="August 25"><span style="">25</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_26" title="August 26"><span style="color:blue">26</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_27" title="August 27">27</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">28</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_29" title="August 29">29</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_30" title="August 30">30</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_31" title="August 31">31</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="August (page does not exist)"><span style=""> </span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=August_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="August (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></td> </tr> </table> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:35wBridgecollapse.gif" class="image" title="Security camera images show the collapse in animation of the I-35W bridge, looking north."><img alt="Security camera images show the collapse in animation of the I-35W bridge, looking north." src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/35wBridgecollapse.gif/180px-35wBridgecollapse.gif" width="180" height="110" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:35wBridgecollapse.gif" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> Security camera images show the collapse in animation of the I-35W bridge, looking north.</div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">August 1</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="I-35W Mississippi River Bridge">I-35W Mississippi River Bridge</a> on <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_35W_%28Minnesota%29" title="Interstate 35W (Minnesota)">I-35W</a> over the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis%2C_Minnesota" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis, Minnesota</a> between University Avenue and Washington Avenue collapses at 6:05 pm CST during the later part of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_hour" title="Rush hour">rush hour</a>, killing 13 people.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">August 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting" title="Scouting">Scouting</a> celebrates its <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting_2007_Centenary" title="Scouting 2007 Centenary">100th birthday</a> with worldwide celebrations.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_3" title="August 3">August 3</a> - A strain of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_and_mouth_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Foot and mouth disease">foot and mouth disease</a> is found on a farm at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanborough%2C_Surrey" title="Wanborough, Surrey">Wanborough</a>, near to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildford" title="Guildford">Guildford</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>. Gordon Brown holds a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_Office_Briefing_Rooms" title="Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms">COBRA</a> meeting by phone on the outbreak. For more information see <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_United_Kingdom_foot-and-mouth_outbreak" title="2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak">2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4" title="August 4">August 4</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a>-wide ban on movement of all livestock is in place after foot and mouth disease is found on the Surrey farm.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4" title="August 4">August 4</a> - Smoking in public places is banned in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4" title="August 4">August 4</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_spacecraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix spacecraft">Phoenix spacecraft</a> launches toward the Martian north pole.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6" title="August 6">August 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> Prime Minister <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehud_Olmert" title="Ehud Olmert">Ehud Olmert</a> arrives in historic Palestianian town of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jericho" title="Jericho">Jericho</a>, becoming the first Prime Minister of Israel to visit the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" title="West Bank">West Bank</a> or <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" title="Gaza Strip">Gaza Strip</a> in over seven years. Olmert met with Palestinian Authority President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas" title="Mahmoud Abbas">Mahmoud Abbas</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6" title="August 6">August 6</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crandall_Canyon_Mine" title="Crandall Canyon Mine">Crandall Canyon Mine</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Emery County">Emery County</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> collapses, trapping six miners.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_7" title="August 7">August 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a> breaks Hank Aaron's home run record by hitting his 756th home run.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8" title="August 8">August 8</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour" title="Space Shuttle Endeavour">Space Shuttle <i>Endeavour</i></a> is launched on mission <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-118" title="STS-118">STS-118</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_9" title="August 9">August 9</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average" title="Dow Jones Industrial Average">Dow Jones Industrial Average</a> loses 387.18 points, its largest single-day drop since <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4" title="August 4">August 4</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_11" title="August 11">August 11</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Eisteddfod_of_Wales" title="National Eisteddfod of Wales">National Eisteddfod of Wales</a> is held at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold%2C_Flintshire" title="Mold, Flintshire">Mold</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flintshire" title="Flintshire">Flintshire</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_11" title="August 11">August 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leonean_general_election%2C_2007" title="Sierra Leonean general election, 2007">Presidential and parliamentary elections</a> were held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone" title="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_14" title="August 14">August 14</a> - Multiple suicide bombings <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Qahtaniya_bombings" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Qahtaniya bombings">kill 572 people</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahtaniya" title="Kahtaniya">Qahtaniya</a>, northern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_14" title="August 14">August 14</a> - At least 22 people are killed, and at least 39 missing, as a bridge collapses in the southeastern province of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunan" title="Hunan">Hunan</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">China</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15" title="August 15">August 15</a> - An <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Peru_earthquake" title="2007 Peru earthquake">8.0 earthquake</a> strikes <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>, killing 512 people, injuring more than 1,500, and causing <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami" title="Tsunami">tsunami</a> warnings in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_16" title="August 16">August 16</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crandall_Canyon_Mine" title="Crandall Canyon Mine">Crandall Canyon Mine</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Emery County">Emery County</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>, collapses a second time, killing three rescue workers and injuring six more.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17" title="August 17">August 17</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> issues a statement, revealing that <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> is to resume the flight exercises of its <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bombers" class="mw-redirect" title="Strategic bombers">Strategic bombers</a> in remote areas. The flights were suspended in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a> after the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Collapse of the Soviet Union">Collapse of the Soviet Union</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_18" title="August 18">August 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Sepat_%282007%29" title="Typhoon Sepat (2007)">Typhoon Sepat</a> makes landfall in eastern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_18" title="August 18">August 18</a> - The remnants of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Erin_%282007%29" title="Tropical Storm Erin (2007)">Tropical Storm Erin</a> re-strengthen into a tropical storm over Oklahoma, causing widespread flooding and wind damage.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21" title="August 21">August 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Dean_%282007%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane Dean (2007)">Hurricane Dean</a>, a powerful <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffir-Simpson_Hurricane_Scale" title="Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale">Category 5</a> storm, slams into a largely evacuated <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula" title="Yucatán Peninsula">Yucatán Peninsula</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21" title="August 21">August 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-118" title="STS-118">STS-118</a> lands at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center" title="Kennedy Space Center">Kennedy Space Center</a>, completing <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour" title="Space Shuttle Endeavour">Space Shuttle Endeavour</a>'s 19th flight.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:162px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:25August_2007_Greek_fires.jpg" class="image" title="Rapidfire – NASA image of the Greek wildfires, taken on 25 August."><img alt="Rapidfire – NASA image of the Greek wildfires, taken on 25 August." src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/25August_2007_Greek_fires.jpg/160px-25August_2007_Greek_fires.jpg" width="160" height="166" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:25August_2007_Greek_fires.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> Rapidfire – NASA image of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Greek_Forest_Fires" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Greek Forest Fires">Greek wildfires</a>, taken on <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_25" title="August 25">25 August</a>.</div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_25" title="August 25">August 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greek</a> Prime Minister <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostas_Karamanlis" title="Kostas Karamanlis">Kostas Karamanlis</a> declares a national <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> after a series of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Greek_forest_fires" title="2007 Greek forest fires">devastating wildfires</a> ravage western <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponese" class="mw-redirect" title="Peloponese">Peloponese</a> and southern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euboea" title="Euboea">Euboea</a>, killing 68 people.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_25" title="August 25">August 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_August_2007_Hyderabad_bombings" title="25 August 2007 Hyderabad bombings">Forty-four people are dead after two bombs explode</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad%2C_Andhra_Pradesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh">Hyderabad</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_27" title="August 27">August 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General" title="United States Attorney General">United States Attorney General</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Gonzales" title="Alberto Gonzales">Alberto Gonzales</a> announced his resignation, to be effective <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_17" title="September 17">September 17</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_24" title="August 24">August 24</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2" title="September 2">September 2</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_World_Championships_in_Athletics" title="2007 World Championships in Athletics">2007 World Championships in Athletics</a> was held at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagai_Stadium" title="Nagai Stadium">Nagai Stadium</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka%2C_Osaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Osaka, Osaka">Osaka</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">August 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_G%C3%BCl" title="Abdullah Gül">Abdullah Gül</a> is <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="Turkish presidential election, 2007">elected</a> as the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Turkey" title="List of Presidents of Turkey">eleventh</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Turkey" title="President of Turkey">President of Turkey</a> by the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey" title="Grand National Assembly of Turkey">Turkish Parliament</a>, after secularist concerns delayed his initial candidacy.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_30" title="August 30">August 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_United_States_Air_Force_nuclear_weapons_incident" title="2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident">2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident</a> in which a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-52" class="mw-redirect" title="B-52">B-52</a> flew from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minot_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Minot AFB">Minot AFB</a>, ND to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barksdale_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Barksdale AFB">Barksdale AFB</a>, LA carrying six nuclear warheads.</li> </ul> <p><a name="September" id="September"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: September">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">September</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September" title="September">September</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=September_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="September (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=September_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="September (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=September_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="September (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=September_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="September (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=September_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="September (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_1" title="September 1"><span style="">1</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2" title="September 2"><span style="color:blue">2</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_3" title="September 3">3</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_4" title="September 4">4</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_5" title="September 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_6" title="September 6">6</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_7" title="September 7">7</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_8" title="September 8"><span style="">8</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_9" title="September 9"><span style="color:blue">9</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_10" title="September 10">10</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11" title="September 11">11</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_12" title="September 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_13" title="September 13">13</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_14" title="September 14">14</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_15" title="September 15"><span style="">15</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_16" title="September 16"><span style="color:blue">16</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_17" title="September 17">17</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_18" title="September 18">18</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_19" title="September 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_20" title="September 20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">21</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_22" title="September 22"><span style="">22</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_23" title="September 23"><span style="color:blue">23</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_24" title="September 24">24</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_25" title="September 25">25</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_26" title="September 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_27" title="September 27">27</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_28" title="September 28">28</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_29" title="September 29"><span style="">29</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_30" title="September 30"><span style="color:blue">30</span></a></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_1" title="September 1">September 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> switches off all of its <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analogue_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Analogue television">analogue</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_television" title="Terrestrial television">terrestrial television</a> signals as part of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_switchover" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital switchover">digital switchover</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2" title="September 2">September 2</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_9" title="September 9">September 9</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia-Pacific_Economic_Cooperation" title="Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation">Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation</a> hosts its <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APEC_Australia_2007" title="APEC Australia 2007">19th annual city meeting</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_3" title="September 3">September 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> troops withdraw from the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basra" title="Basra">Basra</a> region of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_4" title="September 4">September 4</a> - Northeast <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a> takes a direct hit from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Felix_%282007%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Hurricane Felix (2007)">Hurricane Felix</a>. The hurricane was a strong <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffir-Simpson_Hurricane_Scale" title="Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale">Category 5</a> storm when it reached the coast.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_6" title="September 6">September 6</a> - "<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Orchard" title="Operation Orchard">Operation Orchard</a>": an Israeli airstrike occurred against a suspected nuclear site in Syria</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_6" title="September 6">September 6</a> - A bomb explodes in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batna%2C_Algeria" title="Batna, Algeria">Batna, Algeria</a> as a crowd gathered to see Algerian President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelaziz_Bouteflika" title="Abdelaziz Bouteflika">Abdelaziz Bouteflika</a>. Nineteen people died, while 107 were wounded by the attack.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_7" title="September 7">September 7</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby World Cup 2007">Rugby World Cup 2007</a> starts in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_8" title="September 8">September 8</a> - Over 50 people die when car bomb explodes in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algerian</a> port city of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dellys" title="Dellys">Dellys</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_9" title="September 9">September 9</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_general_election%2C_2007" title="Guatemalan general election, 2007">general election in Guatemala</a> elects the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Guatemala" title="President of Guatemala">president</a>, vice president, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Guatemala" title="Congress of Guatemala">congressmen</a>, municipal mayors, and representatives to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlacen" class="mw-redirect" title="Parlacen">Parlacen</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_10" title="September 10">September 10</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_30" title="September 30">September 30</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2007 FIFA Women's World Cup">2007 FIFA Women's World Cup</a> is held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">China</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11" title="September 11">September 11</a> - Russia unveils the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOAB" class="mw-redirect" title="FOAB">FOAB</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11" title="September 11">September 11</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_24" title="September 24">September 24</a> - Inaugural <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_ICC_World_Twenty20" title="2007 ICC World Twenty20">Twenty20 World Championship</a> is held.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_12" title="September 12">September 12</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandiganbayan" title="Sandiganbayan">Sandiganbayan</a> found former <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Estrada" title="Joseph Estrada">Joseph Estrada</a> guilty beyond reasonable doubt on the charges of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plunder" class="mw-redirect" title="Plunder">plunder</a> but acquitted on the charges of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perjury" title="Perjury">perjury</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_12" title="September 12">September 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japanese</a> Prime Minister <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinzo_Abe" title="Shinzo Abe">Shinzo Abe</a> announces his resignation, to be effective <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_19" title="September 19">September 19</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_12" title="September 12">September 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> Prime Minister <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Fradkov" title="Mikhail Fradkov">Mikhail Fradkov</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Fradkov%27s_Second_Cabinet" title="Mikhail Fradkov's Second Cabinet">his entire cabinet</a> resign.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_13" title="September 13">September 13</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai" title="Burj Dubai">Burj Dubai</a> became the world's tallest free standing structure after surpassing the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CN_Tower" title="CN Tower">CN Tower</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_14" title="September 14">September 14</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELENE" title="SELENE">SELENE</a> spacecraft launches. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency" title="Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency">JAXA</a> has called the mission, "the largest <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">lunar</a> mission since the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program" title="Apollo program">Apollo program</a>."</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_14" title="September 14">September 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Zubkov" title="Viktor Zubkov">Viktor Zubkov</a> is approved as the new <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Russia" title="Prime Minister of Russia">Prime Minister of Russia</a> after a vote in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Duma" title="State Duma">Duma</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_15" title="September 15">September 15</a> - Over 3000 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_American" title="Taiwanese American">Taiwanese Americans</a> and their supporters rallied in front of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN" class="mw-redirect" title="UN">UN</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> to demonstrate the dedication that UN should accept Taiwan. At the same time, over 300,000 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_people" title="Taiwanese people">Taiwanese people</a> rallied in Taiwan to make the same plea.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_16" title="September 16">September 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-Two-GO_Airlines_Flight_269" title="One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269">One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269</a> crashes in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phuket" class="mw-redirect" title="Phuket">Phuket</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, killing 89 passengers and crew.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_18" title="September 18">September 18</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Reserve">Federal Reserve</a> cuts <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interest_rates" class="mw-redirect" title="Interest rates">interest rates</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S">U.S</a> by half a point (0.5%) for the first time since <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a> to ease the on-going panic in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_markets" class="mw-redirect" title="Financial markets">financial markets</a> due to the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime" class="mw-redirect" title="Subprime">subprime</a> crisis.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_19" title="September 19">September 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Pacific_typhoon_season#Typhoon_Wipha_.28Goring.29" title="2007 Pacific typhoon season">Typhoon Wipha</a> hits <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuding" title="Fuding">Fuding</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="People's Republic of China">China</a>. Authorities had evacuated over two million people prior to the storm's landfall.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_20" title="September 20">September 20</a> - Opening of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Universal_Forum_of_Cultures" title="2007 Universal Forum of Cultures">2007 Universal Forum of Cultures</a>, in the city of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterrey" title="Monterrey">Monterrey</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Chile" title="Supreme Court of Chile">Supreme Court of Chile</a> rules that former <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peruvian</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Peru" title="List of Presidents of Peru">President</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Fujimori" title="Alberto Fujimori">Alberto Fujimori</a> must be extradited to Peru so Fujimori can face charges of corruption and human rights abuse.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2007_Myanmar_protests_11_%28M-cropped%29.jpg" class="image" title="Myanmar protests"><img alt="Myanmar protests" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/2007_Myanmar_protests_11_%28M-cropped%29.jpg/150px-2007_Myanmar_protests_11_%28M-cropped%29.jpg" width="150" height="173" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a 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Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_24" title="September 24">September 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_national_cricket_team" title="India national cricket team">India</a> won the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_ICC_World_Twenty20" title="2007 ICC World Twenty20">ICC Twenty20 WorldCup</a> beating <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_national_cricket_team" title="Pakistan national cricket team">Pakistan</a> by 5 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_%28cricket%29" title="Run (cricket)">runs</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_25" title="September 25">September 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> released <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_3" title="Halo 3">Halo 3</a>, made by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungie_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Bungie Studios">Bungie Studios</a>, 3.3 million copies have been sold and helped sell over 500,000 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360s</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_26" title="September 26">September 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan" title="Emperor of Japan">Emperor</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihito" title="Akihito">Akihito</a> swears in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuo_Fukuda" title="Yasuo Fukuda">Yasuo Fukuda</a> as the 91st <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister of Japan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_26" title="September 26">September 26</a> - First confirmed deaths resulting from the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar" class="mw-redirect" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a> military's crackdown on <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Burmese_anti-government_protests" title="2007 Burmese anti-government protests">weeks long anti-government protests</a>. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhikkhu" title="Bhikkhu">Buddhist monks</a> are arrested and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a> access is cut from the public.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24" title="">[25]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_26" title="September 26">September 26</a> - In southern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a> the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_Tho_Bridge" title="Can Tho Bridge">Can Tho Bridge</a>, which is under construction, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_Can_Tho_Bridge" title="Collapse of Can Tho Bridge">collapses</a>, killing scores of workers.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_29" title="September 29">September 29</a> - In <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong Football Club</a> defeats the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide Football Club</a> in the highest winning margin ever in an AFL Grand Final - 119 points.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_30" title="September 30">September 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" title="Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007">Parliamentary re-elections</a> occur in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> after <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ukraine" title="President of Ukraine">Ukrainian President</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Yuschenko" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor Yuschenko">Victor Yuschenko</a> dismisses <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Ukraine">Parliament</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="October" id="October"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: October">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">October</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October" title="October">October</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1" title="October 1">1</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2" title="October 2">2</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_3" title="October 3">3</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_4" title="October 4">4</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_5" title="October 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_6" title="October 6"><span style="">6</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7" title="October 7"><span style="color:blue">7</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_8" title="October 8">8</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_9" title="October 9">9</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_10" title="October 10">10</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_11" title="October 11">11</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_12" title="October 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_13" title="October 13"><span style="">13</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_14" title="October 14"><span style="color:blue">14</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_15" title="October 15">15</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_16" title="October 16">16</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_17" title="October 17">17</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_18" title="October 18">18</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_19" title="October 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_20" title="October 20"><span style="">20</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_21" title="October 21"><span style="color:blue">21</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_22" title="October 22">22</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_23" title="October 23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24" title="October 24">24</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_25" title="October 25">25</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26" title="October 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_27" title="October 27"><span style="">27</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_28" title="October 28"><span style="color:blue">28</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_29" title="October 29">29</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_30" title="October 30">30</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_31" title="October 31">31</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=October_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="October (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=October_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="October (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=October_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="October (page does not exist)"><span style=""> </span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=October_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="October (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1" title="October 1">October 1</a> - The minimum age for purchasing <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco" title="Tobacco">tobacco</a> products is raised from 16 to 18 across <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales" title="England and Wales">England and Wales</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2" title="October 2">October 2</a> - The second <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-Korean_Summit" title="Inter-Korean Summit">Inter-Korean Summit</a> begins. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korean</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">President</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roh_Moo-hyun" title="Roh Moo-hyun">Roh Moo-hyun</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korean</a> leader <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il" title="Kim Jong-il">Kim Jong-il</a> meet in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang" title="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2" title="October 2">October 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_R%C3%ADos_Region" title="Los Ríos Region">Los Ríos Region</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> officially begins its functions as a new <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Chile" title="Regions of Chile">region</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_4" title="October 4">October 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a> authorities arrest 22 people associated with the banned <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batasuna" title="Batasuna">Batasuna</a> party which campaigns for <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Country_%28historical_territory%29" title="Basque Country (historical territory)">Basque</a> independence, but also has ties to the terrorist group <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETA" title="ETA">ETA</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_6" title="October 6">October 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="Pakistani presidential election, 2007">Presidential election</a> occurs in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_8" title="October 8">October 8</a> - Track and field star <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Jones" title="Marion Jones">Marion Jones</a> surrenders her five <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic</a> medals she won in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Sydney Games</a> after admitting to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_%28sport%29" title="Doping (sport)">doping</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_9" title="October 9">October 9</a> - An <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_general_election%2C_2007" title="Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007">election</a> is held in the Canadian province of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_10" title="October 10">October 10</a> - An <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_general_election%2C_2007" title="Ontario general election, 2007">election and referendum in the Canadian province of Ontario</a> takes place.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_10" title="October 10">October 10</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuccessTech_Academy_shooting" title="SuccessTech Academy shooting">SuccessTech Academy school shooting</a> occurs in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland%2C_Ohio" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_11" title="October 11">October 11</a> - A small private plane crashes into a house in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontibon" title="Fontibon">Fontibon</a> neighborhood near the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Dorado_International_Airport" title="El Dorado International Airport">El Dorado International Airport</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogot%C3%A1" title="Bogotá">Bogotá</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>, killing 5 on board and 2 in the house.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_13" title="October 13">October 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_local_body_elections%2C_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand local body elections, 2007">Local Government Elections</a> are held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_14" title="October 14">October 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dziekanski" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Dziekanski">Robert Dziekanski</a> a Polish immigrant to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> dies after being tasered twice by Vancouver <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCMP" class="mw-redirect" title="RCMP">RCMP</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_15" title="October 15">October 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menzies_Campbell" title="Menzies Campbell">Sir Menzies Campbell</a> resigns as leader of the British <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democrats" title="Liberal Democrats">Liberal Democrats</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_15" title="October 15">October 15</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_National_Congress_of_the_Communist_Party_of_China" title="17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China">17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China</a> takes place.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_17" title="October 17">October 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehaven#Digital_Switchover_Trial" title="Whitehaven">Whitehaven</a>, England becomes the first place in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> to have one of its analogue <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_television" title="Terrestrial television">terrestrial television</a> signals switched off as part of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_switchover_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital switchover in the United Kingdom">digital switchover</a>.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wildfire_California_Santa_Clarita.jpg" class="image" title="Flames burn Santa Clarita, California during the California wildfires of October 2007."><img alt="Flames burn Santa Clarita, California during the California wildfires of October 2007." src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Wildfire_California_Santa_Clarita.jpg/180px-Wildfire_California_Santa_Clarita.jpg" width="180" height="120" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wildfire_California_Santa_Clarita.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> Flames burn <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clarita%2C_California" title="Santa Clarita, California">Santa Clarita, California</a> during the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_wildfires_of_October_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="California wildfires of October 2007">California wildfires of October 2007</a>.</div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_18" title="October 18">October 18</a> - After 8 years in exile, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Bhutto" title="Benazir Bhutto">Benazir Bhutto</a> returns to her homeland <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>. The same night, suicide attackers <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Karachi_bombing" title="2007 Karachi bombing">blow themselves up near Bhutto's convoy</a>, killing 136, including 20 police officers. Bhutto escapes uninjured. In <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> one of the worlds leading art galleries, the Salander/O'Reilly Galleries, is forced into closure amidst scandal and lawsuits.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_19" title="October 19">October 19</a> - A gas explosion rocked <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorietta" title="Glorietta">Glorietta</a>, a shopping mall in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makati" class="mw-redirect" title="Makati">Makati</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> which <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Glorietta_explosion" title="2007 Glorietta explosion">killed 11 and injured more than 100 people</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_20" title="October 20">October 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>'s governor <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Perdue" title="Sonny Perdue">Sonny Perdue</a> declares state of emergency due to drought conditions.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_20" title="October 20">October 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_team" class="mw-redirect" title="South Africa national rugby team">South Africa</a> defeats <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_rugby_team" title="England national rugby team">England</a> at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby World Cup 2007">Rugby World Cup 2007</a> final in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_de_France" title="Stade de France">Stade de France</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_20" title="October 20">October 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="Jungle primary">Jungle (open) primary</a> elections are held for <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor#United_States" title="Governor">governor</a> and the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">legislature</a> of the U.S. state of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_20" title="October 20">October 20</a>–<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_9" title="November 9">November 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_wildfires_of_October_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="California wildfires of October 2007">Wildfires</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a> result in the evacuation of more than 1,000,000 people and destroying over 1,600 homes and businesses.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_21" title="October 21">October 21</a> - First round of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="Slovenian presidential election, 2007">presidential elections</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a>. The second round is held on <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_11" title="November 11">November 11</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_21" title="October 21">October 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_federal_election%2C_2007" title="Swiss federal election, 2007">Parliamentary elections</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_21" title="October 21">October 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_Platform" title="Civic Platform">Civic Platform</a> led by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Tusk" title="Donald Tusk">Donald Tusk</a> wins a snap <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" title="Polish parliamentary election, 2007">parliamentary election</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_21" title="October 21">October 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_R%C3%A4ikk%C3%B6nen" title="Kimi Räikkönen">Kimi Räikkönen</a> is crowned world champion as the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Formula_One_season" title="2007 Formula One season">2007 Formula One season</a> ends at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Grand_Prix" title="Brazilian Grand Prix">Brazilian Grand Prix</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_23" title="October 23">October 23</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Discovery" title="Space Shuttle Discovery">Space Shuttle Discovery</a> successfully launched on mission <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-120" title="STS-120">STS-120</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24" title="October 24">October 24</a> - In the space of a few hours, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17P/Holmes" title="17P/Holmes">Comet Holmes</a> develops a coma and flares up to half a million times its former brightness, becoming visible to the naked eye. Its coma would later become larger in volume than the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">Sun</a>, making it the second comet to do so in 2007 after Comet McNaught.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_25" title="October 25">October 25</a> - The first <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380" title="Airbus A380">Airbus A380</a> passenger flight, operating for <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Airlines" title="Singapore Airlines">Singapore Airlines</a>, with flight number SQ380, flew scheduled service between <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26" title="October 26">October 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a> launches the sixth major release of their Mac OS X operating system entitled, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5" title="Mac OS X v10.5">Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_28" title="October 28">October 28</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Vatican</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatification" title="Beatification">beatifies</a> 498 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a> victims of religious persecution from before and during the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War" title="Spanish Civil War">Spanish Civil War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25" title="">[26]</a></sup></li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner_-_Foto_Oficial_2.jpg" class="image" title="Cristina Fernández de Kirchner"><img alt="Cristina Fernández de Kirchner" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner_-_Foto_Oficial_2.jpg/120px-Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner_-_Foto_Oficial_2.jpg" width="120" height="125" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner_-_Foto_Oficial_2.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner" title="Cristina Fernández de Kirchner">Cristina Fernández de Kirchner</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_28" title="October 28">October 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_general_election%2C_2007" title="Argentine general election, 2007">Elections in Argentina</a> for the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Argentina" title="President of Argentina">President</a> and members of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_National_Congress" title="Argentine National Congress">National Congress</a>. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristina_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_Kirchner" title="Cristina Fernández de Kirchner">Cristina Fernández de Kirchner</a> wins presidential elections and becomes the first female elected president in Argentina.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_28" title="October 28">October 28</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> win the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_World_Series" title="2007 World Series">2007 World Series</a> in a four-game sweep against the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_31" title="October 31">October 31</a> - A bus bomb in the central <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian</a> city of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolyatti" title="Tolyatti">Tolyatti</a> kills 8 and injures over 50 people.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_31" title="October 31">October 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" title="World Economic Forum">World Economic Forum</a> releases <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Competitiveness_Report" title="Global Competitiveness Report">The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008</a>, at 11:00 CET.</li> </ul> <p><a name="November" id="November"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: November">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">November</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November" title="November">November</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=November_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="November (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=November_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="November (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=November_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="November (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1" title="November 1">1</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2" title="November 2">2</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_3" title="November 3"><span style="">3</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_4" title="November 4"><span style="color:blue">4</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_5" title="November 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_6" title="November 6">6</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_7" title="November 7">7</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_8" title="November 8">8</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_9" title="November 9">9</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_10" title="November 10"><span style="">10</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_11" title="November 11"><span style="color:blue">11</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_12" title="November 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">13</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_14" title="November 14">14</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_15" title="November 15">15</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_16" title="November 16">16</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_17" title="November 17"><span style="">17</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_18" title="November 18"><span style="color:blue">18</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_19" title="November 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_20" title="November 20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_21" title="November 21">21</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_22" title="November 22">22</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_23" title="November 23">23</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_24" title="November 24"><span style="">24</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_25" title="November 25"><span style="color:blue">25</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_26" title="November 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27" title="November 27">27</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_28" title="November 28">28</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_29" title="November 29">29</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_30" title="November 30">30</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=November_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="November (page does not exist)"><span style=""> </span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=November_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="November (page does not exist)"><span style="color:blue"> </span></a></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1" title="November 1">November 1</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Election commission">Election commission</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> is separated from the Judiciary department.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1" title="November 1">November 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Hingis" title="Martina Hingis">Martina Hingis</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> announced her second retirement from professional tennis due to doping allegations and injuries.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1" title="November 1">November 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>'s <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Service" title="Metropolitan Police Service">Metropolitan Police Service</a> is found guilty of endangering the public following the fatal shooting of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Charles_de_Menezes" title="Jean Charles de Menezes">Jean Charles de Menezes</a>, an innocent <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazilian</a> whom officers mistook for a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_bomber" class="mw-redirect" title="Suicide bomber">suicide bomber</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2" title="November 2">November 2</a> - Four firefighters feared dead in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Atherstone_fire_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Atherstone fire disaster">2007 Atherstone fire disaster</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_3" title="November 3">November 3</a> - President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervez_Musharraf" title="Pervez Musharraf">Pervez Musharraf</a> declares <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Pakistani_state_of_emergency" title="2007 Pakistani state of emergency">state of emergency</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_3" title="November 3">November 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA_Grand_Challenge" title="DARPA Grand Challenge">DARPA Grand Challenge</a>, a prized competition for driverless cars to navigate safely in traffic is scheduled.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_4" title="November 4">November 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_Colom" title="Álvaro Colom">Álvaro Colom</a> wins the second round of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalan_general_election%2C_2007" title="Guatemalan general election, 2007">presidential elections</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_4" title="November 4">November 4</a> - Reformation Sunday is observed by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutherans" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutherans">Lutherans</a> and other Protestants around the world, to commemorate the 490th anniversary (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_31" title="October 31">October 31</a>) of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-Five_Theses" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninety-Five Theses">Ninety-Five Theses</a>, which began the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation" title="Protestant Reformation">Protestant Reformation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_5" title="November 5">November 5</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%932008_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike" title="2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike">Writers Guild of America goes on a strike</a> that lasts until <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_12" title="February 12">February 12</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_5" title="November 5">November 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a> holds their general election.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_6" title="November 6">November 6</a> - A suicide bomber kills at least 50 people in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazari_Sharif" title="Mazari Sharif">Mazari Sharif</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>. Among the dead are 6 members of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Afghanistan" title="National Assembly of Afghanistan">National Assembly</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_6" title="November 6">November 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_general_elections%2C_2007" title="United States general elections, 2007">Legislative elections</a> are held in the U.S. states of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>; Kentucky and Mississippi also hold <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_gubernatorial_elections%2C_2007" title="United States gubernatorial elections, 2007">gubernatorial elections</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_7" title="November 7">November 7</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan_Party" title="Saskatchewan Party">Saskatchewan Party</a> forms Government in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Saskatchewan" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Saskatchewan">Province of Saskatchewan</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_7" title="November 7">November 7</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jokela_school_shooting" title="Jokela school shooting">Jokela school shooting</a> occurs. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finnish</a> youth Pekka-Eric Auvinen kills 8 people and wounds one at the Jokela School Centre.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_7" title="November 7">November 7</a> - A 48 hour long <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> for <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi" title="Tbilisi">Tbilisi</a> is declared by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28country%29" title="Georgia (country)">Georgian</a> President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikheil_Saakashvili" title="Mikheil Saakashvili">Mikheil Saakashvili</a> due to the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Georgian_demonstrations" title="2007 Georgian demonstrations">intense anti-government protests</a> that have gripped the capital city.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_8" title="November 8">November 8</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Grammy_Awards_of_2007" title="Latin Grammy Awards of 2007">8th annual Latin Grammy Awards</a> were held at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_Bay_Events_Center" title="Mandalay Bay Events Center">Mandalay Bay Events Center</a> at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandalay Bay">Mandalay Bay</a> on the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">Las Vegas Strip</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise%2C_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise, Nevada</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">USA</a>, near <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_11" title="November 11">November 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenians</a> vote in the final round of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="Slovenian presidential election, 2007">nation's presidential elections</a>. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo_T%C3%BCrk" title="Danilo Türk">Danilo Türk</a> won the race with 68.26% of the vote.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">November 13</a> - An <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batasang_Pambansa_bombing" title="Batasang Pambansa bombing">explosion</a> hits the south wing of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">House of Representatives</a> of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quezon_City" title="Quezon City">Quezon City</a>, north of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, killing four people, including <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilan" title="Basilan">Basilan</a> Congressman <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahab_Akbar" title="Wahab Akbar">Wahab Akbar</a>, and wounding 6 others.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">November 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" title="Danish parliamentary election, 2007">Parliamentary elections</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>. Prime Minister <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Fogh_Rasmussen" title="Anders Fogh Rasmussen">Anders Fogh Rasmussen</a>'s coalition wins a third term.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_14" title="November 14">November 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Speed_1" title="High Speed 1">High Speed 1</a> from <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> to the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel" title="Channel Tunnel">Channel Tunnel</a> is opened to passengers.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_14" title="November 14">November 14</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Antofagasta_earthquake" title="2007 Antofagasta earthquake">7.7 magnitude earthquake occurs</a> in northern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_16" title="November 16">November 16</a> - Over 3,000 people are believed to have died after <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Sidr" title="Cyclone Sidr">Cyclone Sidr</a> hits <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, with the death toll expected to rise.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_17" title="November 17">November 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovan_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" title="Kosovan parliamentary election, 2007">Parliamentary elections</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_18" title="November 18">November 18</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Zasyadko_mine_disaster" title="2007 Zasyadko mine disaster">Zasyadko mine disaster</a> in eastern <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> claims the lives of 101 miners.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KevinRuddZoom.JPG" class="image" title="Kevin Rudd"><img alt="Kevin Rudd" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/KevinRuddZoom.JPG/120px-KevinRuddZoom.JPG" width="120" height="175" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KevinRuddZoom.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Kevin Rudd</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_20" title="November 20">November 20</a> - The UK's <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Revenue_and_Customs" class="mw-redirect" title="HM Revenue and Customs">HM Revenue and Customs</a> admits that it has misplaces two computer discs which contained the records of child benefit claimants data, including bank details and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Insurance" title="National Insurance">National Insurance</a> numbers, in the United Kingdom, leaving up to 7.25 million households susceptible to identity theft.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_21" title="November 21">November 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegalese</a> street vendors riot in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar" title="Dakar">Dakar</a> after government attempts to ban them from operating in the center of the capital city.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_21" title="November 21">November 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcutta">Calcutta</a> - Protests over Bangladeshi feminist writer Taslima Nasreen turn into deadly riots; troops are deployed.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26" title="">[27]</a></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_22" title="November 22">November 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimer_Gurgenidze" class="mw-redirect" title="Vladimer Gurgenidze">Vladimer Gurgenidze</a> becomes the 17th <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Georgia" title="Prime Minister of Georgia">Prime Minister of Georgia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_24" title="November 24">November 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Australian Labor Party</a> wins the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election%2C_2007" title="Australian federal election, 2007">federal election</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>; Labor leader <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Kevin Rudd</a> is elected to succeed <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howard" title="John Howard">John Howard</a> as <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">Prime Minister of Australia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_24" title="November 24">November 24</a> - Police broke up <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Russian_protests" title="2007 Russian protests">anti-Putin demonstrations</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg" title="Saint Petersburg">Saint Petersburg</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow" title="Moscow">Moscow</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_24" title="November 24">November 24</a> - The National <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> draft will take place.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_25" title="November 25">November 25</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament_election%2C_2007_%28Romania%29" title="European Parliament election, 2007 (Romania)">European Parliament election</a> will take place in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_25" title="November 25">November 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" title="Croatian parliamentary election, 2007">Parliamentary elections</a> is held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_25" title="November 25">November 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawaz_Sharif" title="Nawaz Sharif">Nawaz Sharif</a> makes a second attempt to return to Pakistan along with his brother <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahbaz_Sharif" title="Shahbaz Sharif">Shahbaz Sharif</a> and other family members.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_25" title="November 25">November 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_civil_unrest_in_Villiers-le-Bel_%28France%29" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 civil unrest in Villiers-le-Bel (France)">Riots continue for a second night</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-d%27Oise" title="Val-d'Oise">Val-d'Oise</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> following the death of two youths in a motorcycle collision with a police vehicle.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27" title="November 27">November 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNDP" class="mw-redirect" title="UNDP">United Nations Development Programme</a> releases the 2007/2008 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Report" title="Human Development Report">Human Development Report</a>.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:20071127_Abbas_speech_at_Annapolis_Conference.jpg" class="image" title="Mahmoud Abbas addresses the Annapolis Conference."><img alt="Mahmoud Abbas addresses the Annapolis Conference." src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/20071127_Abbas_speech_at_Annapolis_Conference.jpg/180px-20071127_Abbas_speech_at_Annapolis_Conference.jpg" width="180" height="115" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:20071127_Abbas_speech_at_Annapolis_Conference.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas" title="Mahmoud Abbas">Mahmoud Abbas</a> addresses the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Conference" title="Annapolis Conference">Annapolis Conference</a>.</div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27" title="November 27">November 27</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Conference" title="Annapolis Conference">Annapolis Conference</a>, a peace conference trying to end the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab-Israeli_conflict" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab-Israeli conflict">Arab-Israeli conflict</a>, is held in Annapolis, Maryland in the United States.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_28" title="November 28">November 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">President of Pakistan</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervez_Musharraf" title="Pervez Musharraf">Pervez Musharraf</a> stands down as the head of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">Pakistan Army</a> and was successed by Lt. General <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashfaq_Parvez_Kayani" title="Ashfaq Parvez Kayani">Ashfaq Parvez Kayani</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_29" title="November 29">November 29</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Armed Forces of the Philippines">Armed Forces of the Philippines</a> lays siege to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peninsula_Manila" title="The Peninsula Manila">The Peninsula Manila</a> after soldiers led by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="Senate of the Philippines">Senator</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Trillanes" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonio Trillanes">Antonio Trillanes</a> stage a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila_Peninsula_Mutiny" class="mw-redirect" title="Manila Peninsula Mutiny">mutiny</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_30" title="November 30">November 30</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Atlantic_Hurricane_Season" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season">2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season</a> officially ends.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_30" title="November 30">November 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlasjet_Flight_4203" title="Atlasjet Flight 4203">Atlasjet Flight 4203</a> crashes near <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke%C3%A7iborlu" title="Keçiborlu">Keçiborlu</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>, killing all 56 people on board.</li> </ul> <p><a name="December" id="December"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: December">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">December</span></h3> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align:center; margin-left: 1em; float:right; clear:right;"> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:lightblue;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December" title="December">December</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday" title="Monday">Mo</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuesday" title="Tuesday">Tu</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday" title="Wednesday">We</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday" title="Thursday">Th</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday" title="Friday">Fr</a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday" title="Saturday"><span style="">Sa</span></a></td> <td width="12.5%"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday" title="Sunday"><span style="color:blue">Su</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=December_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="December (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=December_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="December (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=December_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="December (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=December_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="December (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=December_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="December (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_1" title="December 1"><span style="">1</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2" title="December 2"><span style="color:blue">2</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_3" title="December 3">3</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_4" title="December 4">4</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_5" title="December 5">5</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_6" title="December 6">6</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_7" title="December 7">7</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_8" title="December 8"><span style="">8</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_9" title="December 9"><span style="color:blue">9</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_10" title="December 10">10</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_11" title="December 11">11</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_12" title="December 12">12</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_13" title="December 13">13</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_14" title="December 14">14</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_15" title="December 15"><span style="">15</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_16" title="December 16"><span style="color:blue">16</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_17" title="December 17">17</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_18" title="December 18">18</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">19</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_20" title="December 20">20</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_21" title="December 21">21</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_22" title="December 22"><span style="">22</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_23" title="December 23"><span style="color:blue">23</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_24" title="December 24">24</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_25" title="December 25">25</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_26" title="December 26">26</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_27" title="December 27">27</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_28" title="December 28">28</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_29" title="December 29"><span style="">29</span></a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_30" title="December 30"><span style="color:blue">30</span></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_31" title="December 31">31</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=December_%C2%A0&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="December (page does not exist)"> </a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2" title="December 2">December 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Russia" title="United Russia">United Russia</a> wins <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_legislative_election%2C_2007" title="Russian legislative election, 2007">parliamentary elections</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, increasing their majority with 60% of the votes.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2" title="December 2">December 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuelan</a> President <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Hugo Chávez">Hugo Chávez</a>'s proposed changes to the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Venezuela" title="Constitution of Venezuela">Venezuelan constitution</a> are narrowly defeated in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_constitutional_referendum%2C_2007" title="Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2007">a nationwide referendum</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_3" title="December 3">December 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rudd" title="Kevin Rudd">Kevin Rudd</a> is sworn in as the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">26th Prime Minister of Australia</a>, by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Governor General</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jeffery" title="Michael Jeffery">Major-General Michael Jeffery</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_3" title="December 3">December 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_14" title="December 14">14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Climate Change Conference">United Nations Climate Change Conference</a> at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusa_Dua" title="Nusa Dua">Nusa Dua</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_5" title="December 5">December 5</a> - 19-year old Robert A. Hawkins <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westroads_Mall_shooting" title="Westroads Mall shooting">shoots eight people dead and injures five at the Westroads Mall</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha" class="mw-redirect" title="Omaha">Omaha</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a>, then commits suicide.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_6" title="December 6">December 6</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_bomb" title="Pipe bomb">pipe bomb</a> explodes in a law office in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, killing one person.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_7" title="December 7">December 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus" title="Uranus">Uranus</a>' <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit" title="Orbit">orbit</a> will be positioned such that the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun" title="Sun">sun</a> shines directly above its <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">equator</a> (i.e. an <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox" title="Equinox">equinox</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_8" title="December 8">December 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Africa-EU_Summit" title="2007 Africa-EU Summit">2007 Africa-EU Summit</a> takes place as <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union" title="African Union">African Union</a> leaders gather in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>, for their first joint summit in seven years. The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech</a> prime ministers boycott the event due to the presence of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Zimbabwe" title="List of Presidents of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwean President</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe" title="Robert Mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_10" title="December 10">December 10</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> deadline for a negotiated settlement on the future of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a> passed without an international agreement.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_10" title="December 10">December 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a> reunites in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, for a tribute to <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmet_Erteg%C3%BCn" title="Ahmet Ertegün">Ahmet Ertegün</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_11" title="December 11">December 11</a> - In <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers" title="Algiers">Algiers</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_December_2007_Algiers_bombings" class="mw-redirect" title="11 December 2007 Algiers bombings">two bombs explode within ten minutes of each other</a>, the first near a UN office and the other detonated close to the Algerian Supreme Court. The official death count for both blasts stands as 31.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_12" title="December 12">December 12</a> - Election by the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Assembly">Swiss Parliament</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>'s highest executive authority, the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Council" title="Swiss Federal Council">Swiss Federal Council</a> (7 members). All the sitting members are confirmed, except <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph_Blocher" title="Christoph Blocher">Christoph Blocher</a>, who in an upset is replaced by <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eveline_Widmer-Schlumpf" title="Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf">Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf</a>. This is only the sixth time in Swiss history a sitting member is not reconfirmed.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_13" title="December 13">December 13</a> - European leaders sign the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon" title="Treaty of Lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_13" title="December 13">December 13</a> - Entry into force of the revised version of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Patent_Convention" title="European Patent Convention">European Patent Convention</a> (EPC), known as the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPC_2000" title="EPC 2000">EPC 2000</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_13" title="December 13">December 13</a> - Former US Senator <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Mitchell" title="George J. Mitchell">George J. Mitchell</a> publicly releases a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Report_%28baseball%29" title="Mitchell Report (baseball)">report</a> accusing 89 retired and active <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> players of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabolic_steroid" title="Anabolic steroid">anabolic steroid</a> use.</li> </ul> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lee_Myung-bak-2005.jpg" class="image" title="Lee Myung-bak"><img alt="Lee Myung-bak" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Lee_Myung-bak-2005.jpg/120px-Lee_Myung-bak-2005.jpg" width="120" height="160" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lee_Myung-bak-2005.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Myung-bak" title="Lee Myung-bak">Lee Myung-bak</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_14" title="December 14">December 14</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_24" title="December 24">December 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_A%C3%A9ronautique_Internationale" title="Fédération Aéronautique Internationale">FAI</a> World <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_gliding" title="Grand Prix gliding">Grand Prix</a> Gliding Championship at <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omarama" title="Omarama">Omarama</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_15" title="December 15">December 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">President of Pakistan</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervez_Musharraf" title="Pervez Musharraf">Pervez Musharraf</a> lifts the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Pakistani_state_of_emergency" title="2007 Pakistani state of emergency">State of Emergency</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_16" title="December 16">December 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstani_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyrgyzstani parliamentary election, 2007">Parliamentary elections</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_18" title="December 18">December 18</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkhovna_Rada" title="Verkhovna Rada">Verkhovna Rada</a> approves <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko" title="Yulia Tymoshenko">Yulia Tymoshenko</a> as <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Ukraine" title="Prime Minister of Ukraine">Prime Minister</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_18" title="December 18">December 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Zuma" title="Jacob Zuma">Jacob Zuma</a> is elected president of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_National_Congress" title="African National Congress">African National Congress</a> political party in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> during the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_National_Conference_of_the_African_National_Congress" title="52nd National Conference of the African National Congress">party's national conference</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="South Korean presidential election, 2007">presidential election</a> takes place in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>. Former <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Seoul" title="Mayor of Seoul">mayor</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Myung-bak" title="Lee Myung-bak">Lee Myung-bak</a>, of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National_Party" title="Grand National Party">Grand National Party</a>, won with 50% of the vote against two other major opponents.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">President of Russia</a>, is announced as <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_%28magazine%29" title="Time (magazine)">Time magazine's</a> 2007 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Person of the Year">Person of the Year</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a> - An explosion and fire at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T2_Laboratories" title="T2 Laboratories">T2 Laboratories</a> facility in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville%2C_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> kills 4 and injures 14.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a> - The <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Phantom" title="Flying Phantom">Flying Phantom</a></i> sinks in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Clyde" title="River Clyde">River Clyde</a>, killing three crew personnel.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_20" title="December 20">December 20</a> - A group of activist <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakota_people" title="Lakota people">Lakota</a> Indians send a letter to the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="State Department">State Department</a> declaring their secession from the Union as the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Lakotah" title="Republic of Lakotah">Republic of Lakotah</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_20" title="December 20">December 20</a> - An <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Gisborne_earthquake" title="2007 Gisborne earthquake">earthquake</a> of magnitude 6.6 <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale" title="Richter magnitude scale">M<sub>L</sub></a> hits the east coast of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a> of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, causing one death and significant damage in the town of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisborne%2C_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">Gisborne</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_20" title="December 20">December 20</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso" title="Pablo Picasso">Pablo Picasso</a> painting <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Suzanne_Bloch" title="Portrait of Suzanne Bloch">Portrait of Suzanne Bloch</a></i>, together with <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candido_Portinari" title="Candido Portinari">Candido Portinari</a>'s <i>O Lavrador de Café</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27" title="">[28]</a></sup> is stolen from the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_Museum_of_Art" title="São Paulo Museum of Art">São Paulo Museum of Art</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_21" title="December 21">December 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom">Queen Elizabeth II</a> became the oldest-ever Monarch of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, surpassing <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Victoria">Queen Victoria</a>, who lived for 81 years, 7 months and 29 days.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_21" title="December 21">December 21</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a>, and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a> join the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreement" title="Schengen Agreement">Schengen</a> border-free zone.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_23" title="December 23">December 23</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_%28astronomy_and_astrology%29#2007" title="Conjunction (astronomy and astrology)">grand conjunction</a> in which the solar system will align with the galactic center.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_23" title="December 23">December 23</a> - A <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_general_election%2C_2007" title="Thai general election, 2007">general election</a> is held in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>. The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Power_Party_%28Thailand%29" title="People's Power Party (Thailand)">People's Power Party</a>, which is associated with former Prime Minster <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaksin_Shinawatra" title="Thaksin Shinawatra">Thaksin Shinawatra</a>, wins a majority of seats in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Thailand" title="Parliament of Thailand">parliament</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_23" title="December 23">December 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistani_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="Uzbekistani presidential election, 2007">Presidential election</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_24" title="December 24">December 24</a> - The <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepalese</a> government announces that the country's 240-year-old <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalese_monarchy" title="Nepalese monarchy">monarchy</a> will be abolished in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a> and a new <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic" title="Republic">republic</a> will be declared.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_25" title="December 25">December 25</a> - An overcrowded suspension bridge collapsed near <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalgunj" title="Nepalgunj">Nepalgunj</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>. At least 15 people are dead, with 100 to 200 missing.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_25" title="December 25">December 25</a> - An escaped <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Zoo_tiger_attacks" title="San Francisco Zoo tiger attacks">tiger</a> at the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Zoo" title="San Francisco Zoo">San Francisco Zoo</a> kills one person and injures two others.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_27" title="December 27">December 27</a> - Former <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistani</a> prime minister <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Bhutto" title="Benazir Bhutto">Benazir Bhutto</a> is assassinated, and at least 20 others are <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Benazir_Bhutto" title="Assassination of Benazir Bhutto">killed by a bomb blast</a> at an election rally in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawalpindi" title="Rawalpindi">Rawalpindi</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_27" title="December 27">December 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyan_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="Kenyan presidential election, 2007">Presidential</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyan_parliamentary_election%2C_2007" title="Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007">parliamentary elections</a> took place in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_29" title="December 29">December 29</a> - After defeating the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> 38-35, the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> become the second team in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> history to finish the regular season undefeated.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_31" title="December 31">December 31</a> - Over 200 people are killed in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a> due to riots over the results of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyan_presidential_election%2C_2007" title="Kenyan presidential election, 2007">presidential election</a> which occurred on <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_27" title="December 27">December 27</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="Ongoing" id="Ongoing"></a></p> <h2><span 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<li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">March 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xan_Windsor%2C_Lord_Culloden" title="Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden">Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden</a>, son of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Windsor%2C_Earl_of_Ulster" title="Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster">Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Windsor%2C_Countess_of_Ulster" title="Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster">Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14" title="March 14">March 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Hassan_Mu%C3%B1oz" class="mw-redirect" title="Simeon Hassan Muñoz">Simeon Hassan Muñoz</a>, son of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Kalina_of_Bulgaria" title="Princess Kalina of Bulgaria">Princess Kalina of Bulgaria</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_%22Kit%C3%ADn%22_Mu%C3%B1oz_Valc%C3%A1rcel" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonio "Kitín" Muñoz Valcárcel">Kitín Muñoz</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_17" title="March 17">March 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> Prince <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Muntaqim" title="Abdul Muntaqim">Abdul Muntaqim</a>, son of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Muhtadee_Billah" title="Al-Muhtadee Billah">Al-Muhtadee Billah</a> and his wife, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pengiran_Anak_Sarah" title="Pengiran Anak Sarah">Pengiran Anak Sarah</a>, the Crown Prince and Princess of Brunei.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_19" title="March 19">March 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Abdullah_bin_Al_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Abdullah bin Al Ali">Prince Abdullah bin Al Ali</a>, son of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Ali_bin_Al_Hussein" title="Prince Ali bin Al Hussein">Prince Ali bin Al Hussein</a> and Rym Brahimi.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_7" title="April 7">April 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Haalah_bint_Al_Hashim" title="Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim">Princess Haalah bint Al Hashim</a>, daughter of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hashim_bin_Al_Hussein" title="Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein">Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein</a> and Princess Fahdah Mohammed Abu Neyan.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_10" title="April 10">April 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Ariane_of_the_Netherlands" title="Princess Ariane of the Netherlands">Princess Ariane of the Netherlands</a>, daughter of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem-Alexander%2C_Prince_of_Orange" title="Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange">Prince Willem-Alexander</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_M%C3%A1xima_of_the_Netherlands" title="Princess Máxima of the Netherlands">Princess Máxima</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18" title="April 18">April 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Hayah_bint_Al_Hamzah" class="mw-redirect" title="Princess Hayah bint Al Hamzah">Princess Hayah bint Al Hamzah</a>, daughter of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hamzah" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Hamzah">Prince Hamzah</a> and Princess Noor bint Asem bin Nayef.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18" title="April 18">April 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Lerotholi_Seeiso" title="Prince Lerotholi Seeiso">Prince Lerotholi Seeiso</a>, son of King <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letsie_III_of_Lesotho" title="Letsie III of Lesotho">Letsie III of Lesotho</a> and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_21" title="April 21">April 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Isabella_of_Denmark" title="Princess Isabella of Denmark">Princess Isabella of Denmark</a>, daughter of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik%2C_Crown_Prince_of_Denmark" title="Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark">Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark</a> and his wife, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%2C_Crown_Princess_of_Denmark" title="Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark">Crown Princess Mary</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_29" title="April 29">April 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRH" class="mw-redirect" title="HRH">HRH</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanta_Sof%C3%ADa_of_Spain" title="Infanta Sofía of Spain">Infanta Sofía of Spain</a>, daughter of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe%2C_Prince_of_Asturias" title="Felipe, Prince of Asturias">Felipe, Prince of Asturias</a> and his wife, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letizia%2C_Princess_of_Asturias" title="Letizia, Princess of Asturias">Letizia, Princess of Asturias</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_22" title="September 22">September 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Windsor" class="mw-redirect" title="Albert Windsor">Albert Windsor</a>, son of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Nicholas_Windsor" title="Lord Nicholas Windsor">Lord Nicholas Windsor</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Nicholas_Windsor" title="Lady Nicholas Windsor">Paola Doimi de Frankopan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_17" title="December 17">December 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Windsor%2C_Viscount_Severn" class="mw-redirect" title="James Windsor, Viscount Severn">James Windsor, Viscount Severn</a>, son of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward%2C_Earl_of_Wessex" title="Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex">Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie%2C_The_Countess_of_Wessex" class="mw-redirect" title="Sophie, The Countess of Wessex">Sophie, The Countess of Wessex</a>.</li> </ul> <p><a name="Deaths" id="Deaths"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Deaths">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Deaths</span></h2> <dl> <dd> <div class="noprint relarticle mainarticle"><i>Main article: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2007" title="Deaths in 2007">Deaths in 2007</a></i></div> </dd> </dl> <p><a name="January_2" id="January_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: January">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">January</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Yvonne_De_Carlo_in_The_Ten_Commandments_film_trailer.jpg" class="image" title="Yvonne de Carlo"><img alt="Yvonne de Carlo" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Yvonne_De_Carlo_in_The_Ten_Commandments_film_trailer.jpg/120px-Yvonne_De_Carlo_in_The_Ten_Commandments_film_trailer.jpg" width="120" height="155" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Yvonne_De_Carlo_in_The_Ten_Commandments_film_trailer.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_de_Carlo" class="mw-redirect" title="Yvonne de Carlo">Yvonne de Carlo</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bennyparsons.JPG" class="image" title="Benny Parsons"><img alt="Benny Parsons" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Bennyparsons.JPG/120px-Bennyparsons.JPG" width="120" height="140" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bennyparsons.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dessin-abbe-pierre.jpg" class="image" title="Abbé Pierre"><img alt="Abbé Pierre" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Dessin-abbe-pierre.jpg/120px-Dessin-abbe-pierre.jpg" width="120" height="173" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dessin-abbe-pierre.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abb%C3%A9_Pierre" title="Abbé Pierre">Abbé Pierre</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ryszard_Kapuscinski_by_Kubik_17.05.1997.jpg" class="image" title="Ryszard Kapuscinski"><img alt="Ryszard Kapuscinski" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Ryszard_Kapuscinski_by_Kubik_17.05.1997.jpg/120px-Ryszard_Kapuscinski_by_Kubik_17.05.1997.jpg" width="120" height="147" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ryszard_Kapuscinski_by_Kubik_17.05.1997.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryszard_Kapuscinski" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryszard Kapuscinski">Ryszard Kapuscinski</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gcmenotti.jpg" class="image" title="Gian Carlo Menotti"><img alt="Gian Carlo Menotti" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Gcmenotti.jpg/120px-Gcmenotti.jpg" width="120" height="179" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gcmenotti.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Carlo_Menotti" title="Gian Carlo Menotti">Gian Carlo Menotti</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Fraser" title="Leonard Fraser">Leonard Fraser</a>, Australian serial killer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Koy" title="Ernie Koy">Ernie Koy</a>, American baseball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1909" title="1909">1909</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Reeves" title="Del Reeves">Del Reeves</a>, American country singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" title="January 1">January 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrent_Williams" title="Darrent Williams">Darrent Williams</a>, American football player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2" title="January 2">January 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Kollek" title="Teddy Kollek">Teddy Kollek</a>, Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_3" title="January 3">January 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Sergio Jiménez">Sergio Jiménez</a>, Mexican actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_4" title="January 4">January 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marais_Viljoen" title="Marais Viljoen">Marais Viljoen</a>, State <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">President of South Africa</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_5" title="January 5">January 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momofuku_Ando" title="Momofuku Ando">Momofuku Ando</a>, Japanese inventor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6" title="January 6">January 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Danelo" title="Mario Danelo">Mario Danelo</a>, American college football player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985" title="1985">1985</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_7" title="January 7">January 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Hamilton" title="Bobby Hamilton">Bobby Hamilton</a>, American race car driver (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_7" title="January 7">January 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Magnusson" class="mw-redirect" title="Magnus Magnusson">Magnus Magnusson</a>, Icelandic-born television presenter (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">January 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwao_Takamoto" title="Iwao Takamoto">Iwao Takamoto</a>, Japanese animator (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_8" title="January 8">January 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_de_Carlo" class="mw-redirect" title="Yvonne de Carlo">Yvonne de Carlo</a>, American actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_9" title="January 9">January 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Vernant" title="Jean-Pierre Vernant">Jean-Pierre Vernant</a>, French historian and anthropologist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_10" title="January 10">January 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ponti" title="Carlo Ponti">Carlo Ponti</a>, Italian film producer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_10" title="January 10">January 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Phillips_%28keyboardist%29" title="Gary Phillips (keyboardist)">Gary Phillips</a>, American keyboardist with <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greg_Kihn_Band" title="The Greg Kihn Band">The Greg Kihn Band</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_11" title="January 11">January 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anton_Wilson" title="Robert Anton Wilson">Robert Anton Wilson</a>, American author and conspiracy researcher (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_12" title="January 12">January 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Coltrane" title="Alice Coltrane">Alice Coltrane</a>, American jazz musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_13" title="January 13">January 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brecker" title="Michael Brecker">Michael Brecker</a>, American jazz musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_13" title="January 13">January 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri-Jean_Martin" title="Henri-Jean Martin">Henri-Jean Martin</a>, French expert on book history (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_14" title="January 14">January 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlene_Conley" title="Darlene Conley">Darlene Conley</a>, American actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_14" title="January 14">January 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kelly" title="Barbara Kelly">Barbara Kelly</a>, Canadian actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_15" title="January 15">January 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barzan_Ibrahim_al-Tikriti" title="Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti">Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti</a>, Iraqi politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_15" title="January 15">January 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awad_Hamed_al-Bandar" title="Awad Hamed al-Bandar">Awad Hamed al-Bandar</a>, Iraqi judge (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_15" title="January 15">January 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Yibo" title="Bo Yibo">Bo Yibo</a>, Chinese politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908" title="1908">1908</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_15" title="January 15">January 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pura_Santillan-Castrence" title="Pura Santillan-Castrence">Pura Santillan-Castrence</a>, Filipino writer and diplomat (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905" title="1905">1905</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_16" title="January 16">January 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a>, American race car driver and television personality (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17" title="January 17">January 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Buchwald" title="Art Buchwald">Art Buchwald</a>, American humorist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_19" title="January 19">January 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrant_Dink" title="Hrant Dink">Hrant Dink</a>, Turkish-Armenian journalist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_19" title="January 19">January 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Doherty" title="Denny Doherty">Denny Doherty</a>, Canadian musician (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mamas_and_the_Papas" class="mw-redirect" title="The Mamas and the Papas">The Mamas and the Papas</a>) (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_19" title="January 19">January 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bam_Bam_Bigelow" title="Bam Bam Bigelow">Bam Bam Bigelow</a>, American wrestler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961" title="1961">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_21" title="January 21">January 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%3BNee" title="U;Nee">U;Nee</a>, South Korean singer and actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_21" title="January 21">January 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Cioncan" title="Maria Cioncan">Maria Cioncan</a>, Romanian athlete (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977" title="1977">1977</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_22" title="January 22">January 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abb%C3%A9_Pierre" title="Abbé Pierre">Abbé Pierre</a>, French priest and founder of Emmaus (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_22" title="January 22">January 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Olivier" title="Carlos Olivier">Carlos Olivier</a>, Venezuelan actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_23" title="January 23">January 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_D" title="Disco D">Disco D</a>, American music producer and composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980" title="1980">1980</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_23" title="January 23">January 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryszard_Kapuscinski" class="mw-redirect" title="Ryszard Kapuscinski">Ryszard Kapuscinski</a>, Polish journalist and author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_26" title="January 26">January 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gump_Worsley" title="Gump Worsley">Gump Worsley</a>, Canadian hockey player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Demarne" title="Cyril Demarne">Cyril Demarne</a>, British wartime firefighter (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905" title="1905">1905</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_28" title="January 28">January 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsu_Wei_Lun" class="mw-redirect" title="Hsu Wei Lun">Hsu Wei Lun</a>, Taiwanese actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978" title="1978">1978</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_30" title="January 30">January 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Sheldon" title="Sidney Sheldon">Sidney Sheldon</a>, American author and screenwriter (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirka_Babitzin" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirka Babitzin">Kirka Babitzin</a>, Finnish singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Bergere" title="Lee Bergere">Lee Bergere</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_31" title="January 31">January 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Ivins" title="Molly Ivins">Molly Ivins</a>, American columnist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="February_2" id="February_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a 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Schlesinger, Jr.</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_1" title="February 1">February 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Carlo_Menotti" title="Gian Carlo Menotti">Gian Carlo Menotti</a>, Italian-born composer and librettist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_de_Toledano" title="Ralph de Toledano">Ralph de Toledano</a>, Moroccan-born American political columnist and author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Knight" title="Pedro Knight">Pedro Knight</a>, Cuban-born musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Henderson_%28American_singer%29" title="Billy Henderson (American singer)">Billy Henderson</a>, American singer (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinners_%28U.S._band%29" title="The Spinners (U.S. band)">The Spinners</a>) (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_4" title="February 4">February 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_McNair" title="Barbara McNair">Barbara McNair</a>, American singer and actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_6" title="February 6">February 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Laine" title="Frankie Laine">Frankie Laine</a>, American singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_7" title="February 7">February 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_MacDiarmid" title="Alan MacDiarmid">Alan MacDiarmid</a>, New Zealand chemist, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry" title="Nobel Prize in Chemistry">Nobel Prize</a> laureate (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_7" title="February 7">February 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Duncan_%28politician%29" title="Helen Duncan (politician)">Helen Duncan</a>, New Zealand politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_8" title="February 8">February 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Nicole_Smith" title="Anna Nicole Smith">Anna Nicole Smith</a>, American model and television personality (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_9" title="February 9">February 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Kiely" title="Benedict Kiely">Benedict Kiely</a>, Irish author and broadcaster (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_9" title="February 9">February 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Richardson" title="Ian Richardson">Ian Richardson</a>, Scottish actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_9" title="February 9">February 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Finisterre" title="Alejandro Finisterre">Alejandro Finisterre</a>, Spanish poet, editor, and inventor of table football (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_10" title="February 10">February 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardis_Cardell_Willis" title="Cardis Cardell Willis">Cardell Willis</a>, American Comedian, and comedic mentor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_10" title="February 10">February 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung_Da_Bin" title="Jung Da Bin">Jung Da Bin</a>, Korean actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980" title="1980">1980</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_11" title="February 11">February 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Hugh_Hickling" title="Reginald Hugh Hickling">Reginald Hugh Hickling</a>, British lawyer, colonial civil servant, law academic and author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_12" title="February 12">February 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Gilbert" title="Peggy Gilbert">Peggy Gilbert</a>, American saxophonist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905" title="1905">1905</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13" title="February 13">February 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Jolley" title="Elizabeth Jolley">Elizabeth Jolley</a>, Australian writer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13" title="February 13">February 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Norwood" title="Charlie Norwood">Charles Norwood</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13" title="February 13">February 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliana_Ramos" title="Eliana Ramos">Eliana Ramos</a>, Uruguayan model (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988" title="1988">1988</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13" title="February 13">February 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna_S%C3%A4llstr%C3%B6m" title="Johanna Sällström">Johanna Sällström</a>, Swedish actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974" title="1974">1974</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_15" title="February 15">February 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Adler" title="Robert Adler">Robert Adler</a>, Austrian-born inventor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_17" title="February 17">February 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Papon" title="Maurice Papon">Maurice Papon</a>, French Vichy government official (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_17" title="February 17">February 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermot_O%27Reilly" title="Dermot O'Reilly">Dermot O'Reilly</a>, Irish-born musician (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%27s_Fancy" title="Ryan's Fancy">Ryan's Fancy</a>) (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_17" title="February 17">February 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Awesome" title="Mike Awesome">Mike Awesome</a>, American professional wrestler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965" title="1965">1965</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_18" title="February 18">February 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_%22Pach%C3%ADn%22_Vic%C3%A9ns" title="Juan "Pachín" Vicéns">Juan "Pachín" Vicéns</a>, Puerto Rican basketball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_22" title="February 22">February 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar-G%C3%BCnther_Buchheim" title="Lothar-Günther Buchheim">Lothar-Günther Buchheim</a>, German author, painter, and art collector (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_22" title="February 22">February 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fons_Rademakers" title="Fons Rademakers">Fons Rademakers</a>, Dutch film director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_22" title="February 22">February 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a>, American basketball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_24" title="February 24">February 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Nash" title="Damien Nash">Damien Nash</a>, American football player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_24" title="February 24">February 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Bennett" title="Bruce Bennett">Bruce Bennett</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906" title="1906">1906</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_27" title="February 27">February 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Rosengarden" title="Bobby Rosengarden">Bobby Rosengarden</a>, American drummer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_28" title="February 28">February 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_M._Schlesinger%2C_Jr." title="Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.">Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.</a>, American historian and political commentator (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_28" title="February 28">February 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Thorpe" title="Billy Thorpe">Billy Thorpe</a>, Australian musician (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Thorpe_%26_the_Aztecs" title="Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs">Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs</a>) (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_28" title="February 28">February 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Forte" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Forte">Charles Forte</a>, English hotelier (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908" title="1908">1908</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="March_2" id="March_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: March">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">March</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:WikipediaBaudrillard20040612.jpg" class="image" title="Jean Baudrillard"><img alt="Jean Baudrillard" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/WikipediaBaudrillard20040612.jpg/120px-WikipediaBaudrillard20040612.jpg" width="120" height="90" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:WikipediaBaudrillard20040612.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard" title="Jean Baudrillard">Jean Baudrillard</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Brad_Delp.jpg" class="image" title="Brad Delp"><img alt="Brad Delp" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Brad_Delp.jpg/120px-Brad_Delp.jpg" width="120" height="80" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Brad_Delp.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Delp" title="Brad Delp">Brad Delp</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Betty_Hutton_HD-SN-99-02415.JPEG" class="image" title="Betty Hutton"><img alt="Betty Hutton" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Betty_Hutton_HD-SN-99-02415.JPEG/120px-Betty_Hutton_HD-SN-99-02415.JPEG" width="120" height="151" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Betty_Hutton_HD-SN-99-02415.JPEG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Hutton" title="Betty Hutton">Betty Hutton</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bob_Woolmer.JPG" class="image" title="Bob Woolmer"><img alt="Bob Woolmer" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Bob_Woolmer.JPG/120px-Bob_Woolmer.JPG" width="120" height="144" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bob_Woolmer.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Woolmer" title="Bob Woolmer">Bob Woolmer</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2" title="March 2">March 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Troyat" title="Henri Troyat">Henri Troyat</a>, French writer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2" title="March 2">March 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madi_Phala" title="Madi Phala">Madi Phala</a>, South African artist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955" title="1955">1955</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_3" title="March 3">March 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warja_Honegger-Lavater" title="Warja Honegger-Lavater">Warja Honegger-Lavater</a>, Swiss illustrator (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Bodanya" title="Natalie Bodanya">Natalie Bodanya</a>, American soprano (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908" title="1908">1908</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Eagleton" title="Thomas Eagleton">Thomas Eagleton</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hattoy" title="Bob Hattoy">Bob Hattoy</a>, American activist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Joseph" title="Richard Joseph">Richard Joseph</a>, British game music composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunil_Kumar_Mahato" title="Sunil Kumar Mahato">Sunil Kumar Mahato</a>, Indian parliamentarian (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966" title="1966">1966</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Nalepa" title="Tadeusz Nalepa">Tadeusz Nalepa</a>, Polish composer, guitar player, vocalist and lyricist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Wooldridge" title="Ian Wooldridge">Ian Wooldridge</a>, British sports journalist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_4" title="March 4">March 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Kolle_Cueto" title="Jorge Kolle Cueto">Jorge Kolle Cueto</a>, Bolivian politician</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_6" title="March 6">March 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard" title="Jean Baudrillard">Jean Baudrillard</a>, French philosopher and sociologist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_6" title="March 6">March 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Coage" title="Allen Coage">Allen Coage</a>, American professional wrestler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_6" title="March 6">March 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Gallo" title="Ernest Gallo">Ernest Gallo</a>, American winemaker (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1909" title="1909">1909</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_8" title="March 8">March 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Inman" title="John Inman">John Inman</a>, English actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_9" title="March 9">March 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Delp" title="Brad Delp">Brad Delp</a>, American singer (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_%28band%29" title="Boston (band)">Boston</a>) (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_10" title="March 10">March 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jeni" title="Richard Jeni">Richard Jeni</a>, American comedian (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_10" title="March 10">March 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Ladd" title="Ernie Ladd">Ernie Ladd</a>, American football player and professional wrestler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_10" title="March 10">March 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Webber" title="Angela Webber">Angela Webber</a>, Australian author, TV writer, producer and comedian (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_11" title="March 11">March 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Hutton" title="Betty Hutton">Betty Hutton</a>, American actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_12" title="March 12">March 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Ortiz_Mena" title="Antonio Ortiz Mena">Antonio Ortiz Mena</a>, Mexican politician and economist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907" title="1907">1907</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_13" title="March 13">March 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Skaaland" title="Arnold Skaaland">Arnold Skaaland</a>, American wrestler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14" title="March 14">March 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucie_Aubrac" title="Lucie Aubrac">Lucie Aubrac</a>, French World War II Resistance fighter (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_14" title="March 14">March 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Hunt" title="Gareth Hunt">Gareth Hunt</a>, English actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_15" title="March 15">March 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Bowie Kuhn</a>, American lawyer and sports administrator (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_16" title="March 16">March 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjural_Islam_Rana" title="Manjural Islam Rana">Manjural Islam</a>, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984" title="1984">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_16" title="March 16">March 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Arthur_Marshall" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Arthur Marshall">Sir Arthur Marshall</a>, British aviation engineer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903" title="1903">1903</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_17" title="March 17">March 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cronin" title="Jim Cronin">Jim Cronin</a>, British businessman (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_17" title="March 17">March 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bennett_%28Southern_Gospel_performer%29" title="Roger Bennett (Southern Gospel performer)">Roger Bennett</a>, American gospel musician</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_18" title="March 18">March 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Woolmer" title="Bob Woolmer">Bob Woolmer</a>, English cricketer and coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_19" title="March 19">March 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvert_DeForest" title="Calvert DeForest">Calvert DeForest</a>, American actor and comedian (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_19" title="March 19">March 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Ingram" title="Luther Ingram">Luther Ingram</a>, American singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_20" title="March 20">March 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taha_Yassin_Ramadan" title="Taha Yassin Ramadan">Taha Yassin Ramadan</a>, Vice President of Iraq (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_23" title="March 23">March 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Medlen" title="Eric Medlen">Eric Medlen</a>, American race car driver (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973" title="1973">1973</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_25" title="March 25">March 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andranik_Margaryan" title="Andranik Margaryan">Andranik Margaryan</a>, 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="April_2" id="April_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: April">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">April</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kittycarlisle.jpg" class="image" title="Kitty Carlisle Hart"><img alt="Kitty Carlisle Hart" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Kittycarlisle.jpg/120px-Kittycarlisle.jpg" width="120" height="149" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kittycarlisle.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Carlisle_Hart" title="Kitty Carlisle Hart">Kitty Carlisle Hart</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boris_Yeltsin_1993.jpg" class="image" title="Boris Yeltsin"><img alt="Boris Yeltsin" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Boris_Yeltsin_1993.jpg/120px-Boris_Yeltsin_1993.jpg" width="120" height="155" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boris_Yeltsin_1993.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin" title="Boris Yeltsin">Boris Yeltsin</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jack-valenti-164x299.jpg" class="image" title="Jack Valenti"><img alt="Jack Valenti" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Jack-valenti-164x299.jpg/120px-Jack-valenti-164x299.jpg" width="120" height="219" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jack-valenti-164x299.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Valenti" title="Jack Valenti">Jack Valenti</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mstislav_Rostropovich_1978.jpg" class="image" title="Mstislav Rostropovich"><img alt="Mstislav Rostropovich" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Mstislav_Rostropovich_1978.jpg/120px-Mstislav_Rostropovich_1978.jpg" width="120" height="158" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mstislav_Rostropovich_1978.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich" title="Mstislav Rostropovich">Mstislav Rostropovich</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1" title="April 1">April 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Baker" title="Laurie Baker">Laurie Baker</a>, English architect (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1" title="April 1">April 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driss_Chraibi" class="mw-redirect" title="Driss Chraibi">Driss Chraibi</a>, Moroccan writer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1" title="April 1">April 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Filbinger" title="Hans Filbinger">Hans Filbinger</a>, German jurist and politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2" title="April 2">April 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lee_Giclas" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Lee Giclas">Henry Lee Giclas</a>, American astronomer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_3" title="April 3">April 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Robinson_%28football_coach%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Eddie Robinson (football coach)">Eddie Robinson</a>, American football coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_4" title="April 4">April 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Clark" title="Bob Clark">Bob Clark</a>, American film director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_5" title="April 5">April 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stoltz_Harvey" title="Thomas Stoltz Harvey">Thomas Stoltz Harvey</a> Pathologist who conducted <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein" title="Albert Einstein">Albert Einstein</a>'s autopsy (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_5" title="April 5">April 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leela_Majumdar" title="Leela Majumdar">Leela Majumdar</a>, Bengali children's author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908" title="1908">1908</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_5" title="April 5">April 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darryl_Stingley" title="Darryl Stingley">Darryl Stingley</a>, American football player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_5" title="April 5">April 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poornachandra_Tejaswi" title="Poornachandra Tejaswi">Poornachandra Tejaswi</a>, Indian writer and novelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_6" title="April 6">April 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Comencini" title="Luigi Comencini">Luigi Comencini</a>, Italian film director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_7" title="April 7">April 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Hart" title="Johnny Hart">Johnny Hart</a>, American cartoonist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_7" title="April 7">April 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Nelson" title="Barry Nelson">Barry Nelson</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_7" title="April 7">April 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carey_W._Barber" title="Carey W. Barber">Carey W. Barber</a>, English Jehovah's Witnesses leader (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905" title="1905">1905</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_9" title="April 9">April 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJ_Carothers" title="AJ Carothers">AJ Carothers</a>, American writer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_10" title="April 10">April 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Crease" title="Kevin Crease">Kevin Crease</a> Australian news presenter and entertainer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_11" title="April 11">April 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Lee_Browne" title="Roscoe Lee Browne">Roscoe Lee Browne</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_11" title="April 11">April 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Speirs" title="Ronald Speirs">Ronald Speirs</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_%28armed_forces%29" title="Officer (armed forces)">officer</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_11" title="April 11">April 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut" title="Kurt Vonnegut">Kurt Vonnegut</a>, American novelist and playwright (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_13" title="April 13">April 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Selwyn" title="Don Selwyn">Don Selwyn</a>, Māori actor and film director (b. circa <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_14" title="April 14">April 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Callwood" title="June Callwood">June Callwood</a>, Canadian journalist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_14" title="April 14">April 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Ho" title="Don Ho">Don Ho</a>, American musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_15" title="April 15">April 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brant_Parker" title="Brant Parker">Brant Parker</a>, American cartoonist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_16" title="April 16">April 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bateson" title="Frank Bateson">Frank Bateson</a>, New Zealand astronomer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1909" title="1909">1909</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_17" title="April 17">April 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Carlisle_Hart" title="Kitty Carlisle Hart">Kitty Carlisle Hart</a>, American singer, actress & talk show panelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18" title="April 18">April 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iccho_Itoh" title="Iccho Itoh">Iccho Itoh</a>, Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_20" title="April 20">April 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fu_Tieshan" title="Michael Fu Tieshan">Michael Fu Tieshan</a>, Chinese bishop (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_22" title="April 22">April 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanita_Millender-McDonald" title="Juanita Millender-McDonald">Juanita Millender-McDonald</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">April 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Halberstam" title="David Halberstam">David Halberstam</a>, American author and journalist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">April 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin" title="Boris Yeltsin">Boris Yeltsin</a>, first <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Russian Federation">President of the Russian Federation</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ball%2C_Jr." title="Alan Ball, Jr.">Alan Ball</a>, English footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Milton" title="Arthur Milton">Arthur Milton</a>, English cricketer and footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Pickett" title="Bobby Pickett">Bobby Pickett</a>, American singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_26" title="April 26">April 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Valenti" title="Jack Valenti">Jack Valenti</a>, American film executive, creator of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPAA_film_rating_system" class="mw-redirect" title="MPAA film rating system">MPAA film rating system</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_26" title="April 26">April 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchita_Montenegro" title="Conchita Montenegro">Conchita Montenegro</a>, Spanish model and actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_27" title="April 27">April 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich" title="Mstislav Rostropovich">Mstislav Rostropovich</a>, Russian cellist and conductor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_28" title="April 28">April 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbs_Greer" title="Dabbs Greer">Dabbs Greer</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_28" title="April 28">April 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_von_Weizs%C3%A4cker" title="Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker">Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker</a>, German physicist and philosopher (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_29" title="April 29">April 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivica_Ra%C4%8Dan" title="Ivica Račan">Ivica Račan</a>, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_29" title="April 29">April 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hancock" title="Josh Hancock">Josh Hancock</a>, American baseball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978" title="1978">1978</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_29" title="April 29">April 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Motz" title="Dick Motz">Dick Motz</a>, New Zealand cricket player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_30" title="April 30">April 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A9gory_Lemarchal" title="Grégory Lemarchal">Grégory Lemarchal</a>, French singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983" title="1983">1983</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_30" title="April 30">April 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mitchell_%28football_player%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Kevin Mitchell (football player)">Kevin Mitchell</a>, American football player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971" title="1971">1971</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_30" title="April 30">April 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Poston" title="Tom Poston">Tom Poston</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_30" title="April 30">April 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Scott" title="Gordon Scott">Gordon Scott</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="May_2" id="May_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: May">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">May</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wallyshirra.jpg" class="image" title="Wally Schirra"><img alt="Wally Schirra" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Wallyshirra.jpg/120px-Wallyshirra.jpg" width="120" height="95" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wallyshirra.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Schirra" title="Wally Schirra">Wally Schirra</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jerry_Falwell_portrait.jpg" class="image" title="Jerry Falwell"><img alt="Jerry Falwell" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Jerry_Falwell_portrait.jpg/120px-Jerry_Falwell_portrait.jpg" width="120" height="158" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jerry_Falwell_portrait.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell" title="Jerry Falwell">Jerry Falwell</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Yolanda_King_2006.jpg" class="image" title="Yolanda King"><img alt="Yolanda King" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Yolanda_King_2006.jpg/120px-Yolanda_King_2006.jpg" width="120" height="90" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Yolanda_King_2006.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolanda_King" title="Yolanda King">Yolanda King</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">May 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Valdivieso" title="Juan Valdivieso">Juan Valdivieso</a>, Peruvian footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2" title="May 2">May 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_McGann" title="Brad McGann">Brad McGann</a>, New Zealand film director and screenwriter (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3" title="May 3">May 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Schirra" title="Wally Schirra">Wally Schirra</a>, American astronaut (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3" title="May 3">May 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_Yokoyama" title="Knock Yokoyama">Knock Yokoyama</a>, Japanese comedian and politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_5" title="May 5">May 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Harold_Maiman" title="Theodore Harold Maiman">Theodore Maiman</a>, American physicist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_5" title="May 5">May 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gusti_Wolf" title="Gusti Wolf">Gusti Wolf</a>, Austrian actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_6" title="May 6">May 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Blanch" title="Lesley Blanch">Lesley Blanch</a>, English writer and fashion editor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904" title="1904">1904</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_7" title="May 7">May 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Lehmer" title="Emma Lehmer">Emma Lehmer</a>, Russian-born mathematician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906" title="1906">1906</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_11" title="May 11">May 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Gordon" title="Bernard Gordon">Bernard Gordon</a>, American screenwriter (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_11" title="May 11">May 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malietoa_Tanumafili_II" title="Malietoa Tanumafili II">Malietoa Tanumafili II</a>, Samoan head of state (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_12" title="May 12">May 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullah_Dadullah_Akhund" class="mw-redirect" title="Mullah Dadullah Akhund">Mullah Dadullah Akhund</a>, Afghani Taliban military leader</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_12" title="May 12">May 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Infuhr" title="Teddy Infuhr">Teddy Infuhr</a>, American child actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_14" title="May 14">May 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_St_John_Wilson" title="Colin St John Wilson">Colin St John Wilson</a>, English architect (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15" title="May 15">May 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell" title="Jerry Falwell">Jerry Falwell</a>, American evangelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15" title="May 15">May 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolanda_King" title="Yolanda King">Yolanda King</a>, American actress and activist, daughter of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr." title="Martin Luther King, Jr.">Martin Luther King, Jr.</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955" title="1955">1955</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_17" title="May 17">May 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Alexander" title="Lloyd Alexander">Lloyd Alexander</a>, American author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_18" title="May 18">May 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Gilles_de_Gennes" title="Pierre-Gilles de Gennes">Pierre-Gilles de Gennes</a>, French physicist and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_for_Physics" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobel Prize for Physics">Nobel Prize for Physics</a> laureate (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_18" title="May 18">May 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoyoy_Villame" title="Yoyoy Villame">Yoyoy Villame</a>, Filipino singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_19" title="May 19">May 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Eyre" title="Dean Eyre">Dean Eyre</a>, New Zealand politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_20" title="May 20">May 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Miller" title="Stanley Miller">Stanley Miller</a>, American chemist and biologist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_25" title="May 25">May 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Nelson_Reilly" title="Charles Nelson Reilly">Charles Nelson Reilly</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_27" title="May 27">May 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izumi_Sakai" title="Izumi Sakai">Izumi Sakai</a>, Japanese singer (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zard" title="Zard">Zard</a>) (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_27" title="May 27">May 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Sonn" title="Percy Sonn">Percy Sonn</a>, South African lawyer and cricket executive (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_27" title="May 27">May 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Yost" title="Ed Yost">Ed Yost</a>, American inventor of the modern hot air balloon (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_28" title="May 28">May 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquise_Hill" title="Marquise Hill">Marquise Hill</a>, American football player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="June_2" id="June_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: June">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">June</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Huang_Ju%2C_Davos_%28cropped%29.jpg" class="image" title="Huang Ju"><img alt="Huang Ju" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Huang_Ju%2C_Davos_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Huang_Ju%2C_Davos_%28cropped%29.jpg" width="120" height="134" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Huang_Ju%2C_Davos_%28cropped%29.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huang_Ju" title="Huang Ju">Huang Ju</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Thomascraigportrait.jpg" class="image" title="Craig L. Thomas"><img alt="Craig L. Thomas" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Thomascraigportrait.jpg/120px-Thomascraigportrait.jpg" width="120" height="152" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Thomascraigportrait.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_L._Thomas" title="Craig L. Thomas">Craig L. Thomas</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BenoitInTheRing.jpg" class="image" title="Chris Benoit"><img alt="Chris Benoit" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BenoitInTheRing.jpg/120px-BenoitInTheRing.jpg" width="120" height="196" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:BenoitInTheRing.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:93px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rubin_Miyazawa_19990426_crop.jpg" class="image" title="Kiichi Miyazawa"><img alt="Kiichi Miyazawa" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Rubin_Miyazawa_19990426_crop.jpg" width="91" height="111" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rubin_Miyazawa_19990426_crop.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiichi_Miyazawa" title="Kiichi Miyazawa">Kiichi Miyazawa</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2" title="June 2">June 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huang_Ju" title="Huang Ju">Huang Ju</a>, Chinese politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_4" title="June 4">June 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_France%2C_Jr." title="Bill France, Jr.">Bill France, Jr.</a>, American President/CEO of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_4" title="June 4">June 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_L._Thomas" title="Craig L. Thomas">Craig L. Thomas</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">June 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Povel_Ramel" title="Povel Ramel">Povel Ramel</a>, Swedish entertainer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_8" title="June 8">June 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden_Abdullah_Osman_Daar" title="Aden Abdullah Osman Daar">Aden Abdullah Osman Daar</a>, first <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Somalia" title="List of Presidents of Somalia">President of Somalia</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908" title="1908">1908</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_10" title="June 10">June 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augie_Auer" title="Augie Auer">Augie Auer</a>, meteorologist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_11" title="June 11">June 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imre_Friedmann" title="Imre Friedmann">Imre Friedmann</a>, American scientist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_11" title="June 11">June 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mala_Powers" title="Mala Powers">Mala Powers</a>, American film actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_12" title="June 12">June 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Herbert" title="Don Herbert">Don Herbert</a>, American television personality, <i>Mr. Wizard</i> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_13" title="June 13">June 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hatch" title="David Hatch">David Hatch</a>, BBC Radio producer and comedian (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_14" title="June 14">June 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bell_Graham" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruth Bell Graham">Ruth Bell Graham</a>, Wife of Billy Graham (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_14" title="June 14">June 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Simonet" title="Jacques Simonet">Jacques Simonet</a>, Belgian politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963" title="1963">1963</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_14" title="June 14">June 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Waldheim" title="Kurt Waldheim">Kurt Waldheim</a>, Austrian politician and diplomat, former United Nations Secretary-General (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_15" title="June 15">June 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_Martel" title="Sherri Martel">Sherri Martel</a>, American professional wrestler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958" title="1958">1958</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_17" title="June 17">June 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianfranco_Ferr%C3%A8" class="mw-redirect" title="Gianfranco Ferrè">Gianfranco Ferrè</a>, Italian designer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_18" title="June 18">June 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Manning" title="Bernard Manning">Bernard Manning</a>, English comedian (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_18" title="June 18">June 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilma_Esp%C3%ADn" title="Vilma Espín">Vilma Espín</a>, Cuban wife of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Castro" title="Raúl Castro">Raúl Castro</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_18" title="June 18">June 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Thurston" title="Georges Thurston">Georges Thurston</a>, Canadian singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_19" title="June 19">June 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Fary" title="El Fary">El Fary</a>, Spanish singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_19" title="June 19">June 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Hoeppner" title="Terry Hoeppner">Terry Hoeppner</a>, American football coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_19" title="June 19">June 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Aguilar" title="Antonio Aguilar">Antonio Aguilar</a>, Mexican singer and actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_20" title="June 20">June 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Henry" title="Trevor Henry">Trevor Henry</a>, New Zealand Justice (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902" title="1902">1902</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_21" title="June 21">June 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Evans_%28restaurateur%29" title="Bob Evans (restaurateur)">Bob Evans</a>, American restaurateur (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_22" title="June 22">June 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Benoit" title="Nancy Benoit">Nancy Benoit</a>, American professional wrestling manager (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_22" title="June 22">June 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Beck" title="Rod Beck">Rod Beck</a>, American baseball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968" title="1968">1968</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_22" title="June 22">June 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Parlevliet" title="Erik Parlevliet">Erik Parlevliet</a>, Dutch field hockey player b. (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Dougan" title="Derek Dougan">Derek Dougan</a>, Northern Irish footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Baer" title="Byron Baer">Byron Baer</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a>, Canadian professional wrestler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_24" title="June 24">June 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Flynt" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Flynt">Jack Flynt</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_25" title="June 25">June 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Fred_Duckett" title="J. Fred Duckett">J. Fred Duckett</a>, American sports announcer and teacher (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_25" title="June 25">June 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahasti" title="Mahasti">Khadijeh Dadehbala (Mahasti)</a>, Iranian popular singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_26" title="June 26">June 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupp_Derwall" title="Jupp Derwall">Jupp Derwall</a>, German footballer and coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_26" title="June 26">June 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Sadler" title="Joey Sadler">Joey Sadler</a>, New Zealand rugby player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_27" title="June 27">June 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Claiborne_%28fashion_designer%29" title="Liz Claiborne (fashion designer)">Liz Claiborne</a>, Belgian-American fashion designer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_27" title="June 27">June 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hutt_%28actor%29" title="William Hutt (actor)">William Hutt</a>, Canadian stage and film actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_28" title="June 28">June 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiichi_Miyazawa" title="Kiichi Miyazawa">Kiichi Miyazawa</a>, 78th <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Japan" title="Prime Minister of Japan">Prime Minister of Japan</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_29" title="June 29">June 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Siegel" title="Joel Siegel">Joel Siegel</a>, American film critic (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_29" title="June 29">June 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McCorkle" title="George McCorkle">George McCorkle</a>, American musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_30" title="June 30">June 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Herman_Linge" title="Jan Herman Linge">Jan Herman Linge</a>, Norwegian engineer and boat designer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="July_2" id="July_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: July">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">July</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Beverly_Sills_by_Van_Vechten.jpg" class="image" title="Beverly Sills"><img alt="Beverly Sills" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Beverly_Sills_by_Van_Vechten.jpg/120px-Beverly_Sills_by_Van_Vechten.jpg" width="120" height="163" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Beverly_Sills_by_Van_Vechten.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Sills" title="Beverly Sills">Beverly Sills</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lady_Bird_Johnson_1987.jpg" class="image" title="Lady Bird Johnson"><img alt="Lady Bird Johnson" 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Ingmar_Bergman_Smultronstallet.jpg/120px-Ingmar_Bergman_Smultronstallet.jpg" width="120" height="89" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ingmar_Bergman_Smultronstallet.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingmar_Bergman" title="Ingmar Bergman">Ingmar Bergman</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_von_Bismarck" title="Gottfried von Bismarck">Gottfried von Bismarck</a>, German aristocrat and socialite (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962" title="1962">1962</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2" title="July 2">July 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahim_D%C3%A9by" title="Brahim Déby">Brahim Déby</a>, son of Chadian <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heads_of_state_of_Chad" class="mw-redirect" title="Heads of state of Chad">president</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idriss_D%C3%A9by" title="Idriss Déby">Idriss Déby</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980" title="1980">1980</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2" title="July 2">July 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vojislav_Nik%C4%8Devi%C4%87" title="Vojislav Nikčević">Vojislav Nikčević</a>, Montenegrin professor and linguist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2" title="July 2">July 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Sills" title="Beverly Sills">Beverly Sills</a>, American soprano (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2" title="July 2">July 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilip_Sardesai" title="Dilip Sardesai">Dilip Sardesai</a>, Indian cricketer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2" title="July 2">July 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Walker_%28basketball%29" title="Jimmy Walker (basketball)">Jimmy Walker</a>, American basketball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2" title="July 2">July 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy_Zaret" title="Hy Zaret">Hy Zaret</a>, American lyricist and composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907" title="1907">1907</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_3" title="July 3">July 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Pompidou" title="Claude Pompidou">Claude Pompidou</a>, wife of President of France <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Pompidou" title="Georges Pompidou">Georges Pompidou</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_3" title="July 3">July 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_Randolph" title="Boots Randolph">Boots Randolph</a>, American saxophone player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar%C4%B1%C5%9F_Akarsu" title="Barış Akarsu">Barış Akarsu</a>, Turkish musician (b.<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Roberto_Espinosa" title="José Roberto Espinosa">José Roberto Espinosa</a>, Mexican commentator (b.<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liane_Bahler" title="Liane Bahler">Liane Bahler</a>, German cyclist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Frigo" title="Johnny Frigo">Johnny Frigo</a>, American jazz violinist and bassist (b.<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Pinkney" title="Bill Pinkney">Bill Pinkney</a>, American singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Romo" title="Osvaldo Romo">Osvaldo Romo</a>, Chilean agent of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet" title="Augusto Pinochet">Pinochet's</a> Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA) (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_5" title="July 5">July 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Melly" title="George Melly">George Melly</a>, English singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_5" title="July 5">July 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9gine_Crespin" title="Régine Crespin">Régine Crespin</a>, French soprano (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_6" title="July 6">July 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Wyse" title="Lois Wyse">Lois Wyse</a>, American advertising executive, author, and columnist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_9" title="July 9">July 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lane_%28actor%29" title="Charles Lane (actor)">Charles Lane</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905" title="1905">1905</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_10" title="July 10">July 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Xiaoyu" title="Zheng Xiaoyu">Zheng Xiaoyu</a>, Chinese bureaucrat (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_10" title="July 10">July 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Rashid_Ghazi" title="Abdul Rashid Ghazi">Abdul Rashid Ghazi</a>, Pakistani cleric (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_10" title="July 10">July 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbin_Harney" title="Corbin Harney">Corbin Harney</a>, an elder and spiritual leader of the Newe (Western Shoshone) people (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_11" title="July 11">July 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Bird_Johnson" title="Lady Bird Johnson">Lady Bird Johnson</a>, former <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_of_the_United_States" title="First Lady of the United States">First Lady of the United States</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_11" title="July 11">July 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_L%C3%B3pez_Michelsen" title="Alfonso López Michelsen">Alfonso López Michelsen</a>, 32nd Colombian President (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_11" title="July 11">July 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Mirvish" title="Ed Mirvish">Ed Mirvish</a>, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_11" title="July 11">July 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Crawford" title="Shag Crawford">Shag Crawford</a>, American umpire in Major League Baseball (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_11" title="July 11">July 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Skinner" title="Jimmy Skinner">Jimmy Skinner</a>, Detroit Red Wings head coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_11" title="July 11">July 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Franklin_%28director%29" title="Richard Franklin (director)">Richard Franklin</a>, Australian film director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Dempster" title="Nigel Dempster">Nigel Dempster</a>, British journalist, author, broadcaster and diarist (b.<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Fordice" title="Pat Fordice">Pat Fordice</a>, First Lady of Mississippi from 1992 until 2000 (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitchell Brothers">Jim Mitchell</a>, pioneer in the pornographic film industry (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Staverman" title="Larry Staverman">Larry Staverman</a>, American professional basketball player and coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Zemanek" title="Stan Zemanek">Stan Zemanek</a>, Australian radio broadcaster (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12" title="July 12">July 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Butch" title="Mr. Butch">Mr. Butch</a>, American homeless man living on the streets of Boston, also known as "King of Kenmore Square" (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_14" title="July 14">July 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ferguson%2C_Sr." title="John Ferguson, Sr.">John Ferguson</a>, Canadian professional hockey player, coach and executive (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_18" title="July 18">July 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Miyamoto_%28politician%29" title="Kenji Miyamoto (politician)">Kenji Miyamoto</a>, Japanese politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908" title="1908">1908</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_19" title="July 19">July 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._K._Faezul_Huq" title="A. K. Faezul Huq">A. K. Faezul Huq</a>, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_20" title="July 20">July 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Faye_Messner" title="Tammy Faye Messner">Tammy Faye Messner</a>, American evangelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Coolbaugh" title="Mike Coolbaugh">Mike Coolbaugh</a>, American baseball player and coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Kov%C3%A1cs_%28cinematographer%29" title="László Kovács (cinematographer)">László Kovács</a>, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulrich_M%C3%BChe" title="Ulrich Mühe">Ulrich Mühe</a>, German actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953" title="1953">1953</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Stablinski" title="Jean Stablinski">Jean Stablinski</a>, French cyclist of Polish origin (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollie_Stiles" title="Rollie Stiles">Rollie Stiles</a>, American baseball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906" title="1906">1906</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Tatarskiy" title="Aleksandr Tatarskiy">Aleksandr Tatarskiy</a>, Russian animation film director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrod_Cunningham" title="Jarrod Cunningham">Jarrod Cunningham</a>, New Zealand rugby player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968" title="1968">1968</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_23" title="July 23">July 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Libet" title="Benjamin Libet">Benjamin Libet</a>, American pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_23" title="July 23">July 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Zahir_Shah" title="Mohammed Zahir Shah">Mohammed Zahir Shah</a>, last King of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_24" title="July 24">July 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ellis" title="Albert Ellis">Albert Ellis</a>, American psychologist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_26" title="July 26">July 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_Prosser" title="Skip Prosser">Skip Prosser</a>, American basketball coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_27" title="July 27">July 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Oyebola" title="James Oyebola">James Oyebola</a>, British heavyweight boxer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961" title="1961">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29" title="July 29">July 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Reid_%28entertainer%29" title="Mike Reid (entertainer)">Mike Reid</a>, British comedian and actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29" title="July 29">July 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Snyder" title="Tom Snyder">Tom Snyder</a>, American talk show host (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_30" title="July 30">July 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_Antonioni" title="Michelangelo Antonioni">Michelangelo Antonioni</a>, Italian film director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_30" title="July 30">July 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teoctist_Ar%C4%83pa%C5%9Fu" title="Teoctist Arăpaşu">Teoctist Arăpaşu</a>, Ex-Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_30" title="July 30">July 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingmar_Bergman" title="Ingmar Bergman">Ingmar Bergman</a>, Swedish film director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_30" title="July 30">July 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Walsh_%28football_coach%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Walsh (football coach)">Bill Walsh</a>, American football coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="August_2" id="August_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: August">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">August</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ryan_cox_henninger_turm.JPG" class="image" title="Ryan Cox"><img alt="Ryan Cox" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Ryan_cox_henninger_turm.JPG/120px-Ryan_cox_henninger_turm.JPG" width="120" height="264" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ryan_cox_henninger_turm.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Cox" title="Ryan Cox">Ryan Cox</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Oliver_Hill.jpg" class="image" title="Oliver Hill"><img alt="Oliver Hill" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Oliver_Hill.jpg/120px-Oliver_Hill.jpg" width="120" height="174" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Oliver_Hill.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hill" title="Oliver Hill">Oliver Hill</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Max_roach.jpg" class="image" title="Max Roach"><img alt="Max Roach" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Max_roach.jpg/120px-Max_roach.jpg" width="120" height="155" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Max_roach.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Roach" title="Max Roach">Max Roach</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Raymond_Barre_1977.jpg" class="image" title="Raymond Barre"><img alt="Raymond Barre" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Raymond_Barre_1977.jpg/120px-Raymond_Barre_1977.jpg" width="120" height="153" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Raymond_Barre_1977.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Barre" title="Raymond Barre">Raymond Barre</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Antonio_Puerta2.jpg" class="image" title="Antonio Puerta"><img alt="Antonio Puerta" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Antonio_Puerta2.jpg/120px-Antonio_Puerta2.jpg" width="120" height="141" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Antonio_Puerta2.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Puerta" title="Antonio Puerta">Antonio Puerta</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">August 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem" title="Tommy Makem">Tommy Makem</a>, Irish folk musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">August 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Cox" title="Ryan Cox">Ryan Cox</a>, South African professional road racing cyclist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">August 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veikko_Karvonen" title="Veikko Karvonen">Veikko Karvonen</a>, Finnish athlete (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2" title="August 2">August 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Roberto" title="Holden Roberto">Holden Roberto</a>, Angolan nationalist leader (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2" title="August 2">August 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauncey_Bailey" title="Chauncey Bailey">Chauncey Bailey</a>, American columnist and newspaper editor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_3" title="August 3">August 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_T._Callahan" title="James T. Callahan">James T. Callahan</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_3" title="August 3">August 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gardner_%28thriller_writer%29" title="John Gardner (thriller writer)">John Gardner</a>, British author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4" title="August 4">August 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hazlewood" title="Lee Hazlewood">Lee Hazlewood</a>, American country singer, songwriter and producer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4" title="August 4">August 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Mancuso" title="Frank Mancuso">Frank Mancuso</a>, American baseball player and politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5" title="August 5">August 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hill" title="Oliver Hill">Oliver Hill</a>, American lawyer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907" title="1907">1907</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_5" title="August 5">August 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marie_Cardinal_Lustiger" class="mw-redirect" title="Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger">Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger</a>, French Cardinal Archbishop of Paris (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6" title="August 6">August 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Barth" title="Heinz Barth">Heinz Barth</a>, German war criminal (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_7" title="August 7">August 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Fishman" title="Hal Fishman">Hal Fishman</a>, Los Angeles–based local news anchor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_7" title="August 7">August 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernesto_Alonso" title="Ernesto Alonso">Ernesto Alonso</a>, Mexican soap opera actor, director and producer, best known as <i>Señor Telenovela</i> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_7" title="August 7">August 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Tait" title="Angus Tait">Angus Tait</a>, New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8" title="August 8">August 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joybubbles" title="Joybubbles">Joybubbles</a>, American Phone <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phreak" class="mw-redirect" title="Phreak">Phreak</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8" title="August 8">August 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Lik" title="Ma Lik">Ma Lik</a>, Chinese politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8" title="August 8">August 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Shavelson" title="Melville Shavelson">Melville Shavelson</a>, American film director, producer, and screenwriter (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_9" title="August 9">August 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_O%27Donnell" title="Joe O'Donnell">Joe O'Donnell</a>, American documentary photographer and photojournalist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_10" title="August 10">August 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Wilson" title="Tony Wilson">Tony Wilson</a>, English broadcaster, nightclub manager, and record label owner (b.<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_10" title="August 10">August 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Faust" class="mw-redirect" title="James Faust">James Faust</a>, an <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostle_%28Mormonism%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Apostle (Mormonism)">Apostle</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_12" title="August 12">August 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merv_Griffin" title="Merv Griffin">Merv Griffin</a>, American TV personality (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_12" title="August 12">August 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Wieringo" title="Mike Wieringo">Mike Wieringo</a>, American comic book artist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963" title="1963">1963</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_13" title="August 13">August 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Astor" title="Brooke Astor">Brooke Astor</a>, American socialite and philanthropist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902" title="1902">1902</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_13" title="August 13">August 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a>, American baseball player and announcer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_13" title="August 13">August 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Adams_%28wrestler%29" title="Brian Adams (wrestler)">Brian Adams</a>, American professional wrestler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_14" title="August 14">August 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikhon_Khrennikov" title="Tikhon Khrennikov">Tikhon Khrennikov</a>, Russian composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15" title="August 15">August 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bradshaw" title="Richard Bradshaw">Richard Bradshaw</a>, British opera conductor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944" title="1944">1944</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15" title="August 15">August 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gofman" title="John Gofman">John Gofman</a>, American <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project" title="Manhattan Project">Manhattan Project</a> scientist and advocate (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15" title="August 15">August 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Pollock" title="Sam Pollock">Sam Pollock</a>, Canadian sports executive (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_16" title="August 16">August 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Roach" title="Max Roach">Max Roach</a>, American percussionist, drummer, and composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17" title="August 17">August 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Griffin_%28basketball%29" title="Eddie Griffin (basketball)">Eddie Griffin</a>, American basketball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_18" title="August 18">August 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Deaver" title="Michael Deaver">Michael Deaver</a>, American political adviser (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_20" title="August 20">August 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leona_Helmsley" title="Leona Helmsley">Leona Helmsley</a>, American hotel operator and real estate investor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21" title="August 21">August 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_P._Hoisington" title="Elizabeth P. Hoisington">Elizabeth P. Hoisington</a>, American brigadier general (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21" title="August 21">August 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qurratulain_Hyder" title="Qurratulain Hyder">Qurratulain Hyder</a>, Indian novelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21" title="August 21">August 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haley_Paige" title="Haley Paige">Haley Paige</a>, American actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_24" title="August 24">August 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Rahman_Arif" title="Abdul Rahman Arif">Abdul Rahman Arif</a>, 4th <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Iraq" title="President of Iraq">President of Iraq</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_25" title="August 25">August 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Barre" title="Raymond Barre">Raymond Barre</a>, French politician and economist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_25" title="August 25">August 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Jones" title="Ray Jones">Ray Jones</a>, English footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988" title="1988">1988</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_26" title="August 26">August 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Thorn" title="Gaston Thorn">Gaston Thorn</a>, Luxembourger politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_26" title="August 26">August 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Zamora" title="Ramon Zamora">Ramon Zamora</a>, Filipino martial arts actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">August 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Puerta" title="Antonio Puerta">Antonio Puerta</a>, Spanish footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984" title="1984">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">August 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Umbral" title="Francisco Umbral">Francisco Umbral</a>, Spanish journalist, novelist, biographer and essayist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">August 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyoshi_Umeki" title="Miyoshi Umeki">Miyoshi Umeki</a>, Japanese actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">August 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Nobilo" title="Nikola Nobilo">Nikola Nobilo</a>, New Zealand winemaker (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_29" title="August 29">August 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jewell" title="Richard Jewell">Richard Jewell</a>, American falsely accused of bombing the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Olympic_Park_bombing" title="Centennial Olympic Park bombing">Centennial Olympic Park</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962" title="1962">1962</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_29" title="August 29">August 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Messmer" title="Pierre Messmer">Pierre Messmer</a>, French politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_29" title="August 29">August 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaswe_Nsofwa" title="Chaswe Nsofwa">Chaswe Nsofwa</a>, Zambian footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978" title="1978">1978</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_29" title="August 29">August 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Muir_Cameron_Fletcher" title="James Muir Cameron Fletcher">James Muir Cameron Fletcher</a>, New Zealand industrialist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_30" title="August 30">August 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_%28writer%29" title="Michael Jackson (writer)">Michael Jackson</a>, English writer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_30" title="August 30">August 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vanik" title="Charles Vanik">Charles Vanik</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_31" title="August 31">August 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Brewer" title="Gay Brewer">Gay Brewer</a>, American golfer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="September_2" id="September_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: September">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">September</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Luciano_Pavarotti_15.06.02_cropped.jpg" class="image" title="Luciano Pavarotti"><img alt="Luciano Pavarotti" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Luciano_Pavarotti_15.06.02_cropped.jpg/120px-Luciano_Pavarotti_15.06.02_cropped.jpg" width="120" height="184" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Luciano_Pavarotti_15.06.02_cropped.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Pavarotti" title="Luciano Pavarotti">Luciano Pavarotti</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jane_Wyman_in_Stage_Fright_trailer.jpg" class="image" title="Jane Wyman"><img alt="Jane Wyman" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Jane_Wyman_in_Stage_Fright_trailer.jpg/120px-Jane_Wyman_in_Stage_Fright_trailer.jpg" width="120" height="100" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jane_Wyman_in_Stage_Fright_trailer.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Wyman" title="Jane Wyman">Jane Wyman</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Marcel_Marceau.gif" class="image" title="Marcel Marceau"><img alt="Marcel Marceau" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Marcel_Marceau.gif/120px-Marcel_Marceau.gif" width="120" height="295" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Marcel_Marceau.gif" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Marceau" title="Marcel Marceau">Marcel Marceau</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_1" title="September 1">September 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1s_Medina_Caracas" title="Tomás Medina Caracas">Tomás Medina Caracas</a>, Colombian rebel leader (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965" title="1965">1965</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_1" title="September 1">September 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_McKenzie" title="Roy McKenzie">Roy McKenzie</a>, New Zealand philanthropist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2" title="September 2">September 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_McNab" title="Max McNab">Max McNab</a>, Canadian hockey player and hockey executive (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_3" title="September 3">September 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Tomlinson" title="Jane Tomlinson">Jane Tomlinson</a>, British charity fund raiser (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_3" title="September 3">September 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syd_Jackson_%28New_Zealand%29" title="Syd Jackson (New Zealand)">Syd Jackson</a>, Māori activist and trade unionist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_5" title="September 5">September 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Dunn" title="Jennifer Dunn">Jennifer Dunn</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_5" title="September 5">September 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gillmor" title="Paul Gillmor">Paul Gillmor</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_5" title="September 5">September 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._James_Kennedy" title="D. James Kennedy">D. James Kennedy</a>, American evangelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_6" title="September 6">September 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_L%27Engle" title="Madeleine L'Engle">Madeleine L'Engle</a>, American author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_6" title="September 6">September 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Pavarotti" title="Luciano Pavarotti">Luciano Pavarotti</a>, Italian tenor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_7" title="September 7">September 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Compton" title="John Compton">John Compton</a>, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_7" title="September 7">September 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Weil" title="Mark Weil">Mark Weil</a>, Uzbek theater director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_8" title="September 8">September 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parlato" title="Charlie Parlato">Charlie Parlato</a>, American musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_9" title="September 9">September 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Senekowitsch" title="Helmut Senekowitsch">Helmut Senekowitsch</a>, Austrian footballer and coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_10" title="September 10">September 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Roddick" title="Anita Roddick">Anita Roddick</a>, English entrepreneur (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_10" title="September 10">September 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Wyman" title="Jane Wyman">Jane Wyman</a>, American actress, former wife of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11" title="September 11">September 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Porterfield" title="Ian Porterfield">Ian Porterfield</a>, Scottish footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11" title="September 11">September 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Zawinul" title="Joe Zawinul">Joe Zawinul</a>, Austrian musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_13" title="September 13">September 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakahuihui_Vercoe" title="Whakahuihui Vercoe">Whakahuihui Vercoe</a>, New Zealand clergyman (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_14" title="September 14">September 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Vansteelant" title="Benny Vansteelant">Benny Vansteelant</a>, Belgian duathlete (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976" title="1976">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_15" title="September 15">September 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_McRae" title="Colin McRae">Colin McRae</a>, Scottish world rally champion (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968" title="1968">1968</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_15" title="September 15">September 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldemaro_Romero" title="Aldemaro Romero">Aldemaro Romero</a>, Venezuelan musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_15" title="September 15">September 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Somers" title="Brett Somers">Brett Somers</a>, American actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_16" title="September 16">September 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jordan" title="Robert Jordan">Robert Jordan</a>, American author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_19" title="September 19">September 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Ghanem" title="Antoine Ghanem">Antoine Ghanem</a>, Lebanese politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_20" title="September 20">September 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahlon_Clark" title="Mahlon Clark">Mahlon Clark</a>, American musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallgeir_Brenden" title="Hallgeir Brenden">Hallgeir Brenden</a>, Norwegian athlete (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Ghostley" title="Alice Ghostley">Alice Ghostley</a>, American actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Humbard" title="Rex Humbard">Rex Humbard</a>, American evangelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petar_Stamboli%C4%87" title="Petar Stambolić">Petar Stambolić</a>, Serbian politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912" title="1912">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_22" title="September 22">September 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Marceau" title="Marcel Marceau">Marcel Marceau</a>, French mime artist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_23" title="September 23">September 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Danby" title="Ken Danby">Ken Danby</a>, Canadian artist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940" title="1940">1940</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_26" title="September 26">September 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wirtz" title="Bill Wirtz">Bill Wirtz</a>, American businessman (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_26" title="September 26">September 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Carpender" title="Dave Carpender">Dave Carpender</a>, American guitarist with <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greg_Kihn_Band" title="The Greg Kihn Band">The Greg Kihn Band</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_27" title="September 27">September 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Perry_%28footballer%29" title="Bill Perry (footballer)">Bill Perry</a>, South African footballer, scored winning goal in the 1953 FA Cup Final (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930" title="1930">1930</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_27" title="September 27">September 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avraham_Shapira" title="Avraham Shapira">Avraham Shapira</a>, Israeli <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Rabbi" title="Chief Rabbi">chief rabbi</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914" title="1914">1914</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_27" title="September 27">September 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Nagai" title="Kenji Nagai">Kenji Nagai</a>, Japanese journalist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_28" title="September 28">September 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Parks" title="Wally Parks">Wally Parks</a>, American founder of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hot_Rod_Association" title="National Hot Rod Association">National Hot Rod Association</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_29" title="September 29">September 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Maxwell" title="Lois Maxwell">Lois Maxwell</a>, Canadian actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_30" title="September 30">September 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Jeli%C4%87" title="Milan Jelić">Milan Jelić</a>, Bosnian-Serb politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956" title="1956">1956</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="October_2" id="October_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: October">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">October</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jo_Ann_Davis%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg" class="image" title="Jo Ann Davis"><img alt="Jo Ann Davis" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Jo_Ann_Davis%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg/120px-Jo_Ann_Davis%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg" width="120" height="146" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jo_Ann_Davis%2C_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Ann_Davis" title="Jo Ann Davis">Jo Ann Davis</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Deborah_Kerr_in_An_Affair_to_Remember_trailer.jpg" class="image" title="Deborah Kerr"><img alt="Deborah Kerr" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Deborah_Kerr_in_An_Affair_to_Remember_trailer.jpg/120px-Deborah_Kerr_in_An_Affair_to_Remember_trailer.jpg" width="120" height="176" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Deborah_Kerr_in_An_Affair_to_Remember_trailer.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Kerr" title="Deborah Kerr">Deborah Kerr</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Porter_wagoner_1999.jpg" class="image" title="Porter Wagoner"><img alt="Porter Wagoner" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Porter_wagoner_1999.jpg/120px-Porter_wagoner_1999.jpg" width="120" height="170" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Porter_wagoner_1999.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_Wagoner" title="Porter Wagoner">Porter Wagoner</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Paul_W_Tibbets_USAF_bio_photo.jpg" class="image" title="Paul Tibbets"><img alt="Paul Tibbets" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Paul_W_Tibbets_USAF_bio_photo.jpg/120px-Paul_W_Tibbets_USAF_bio_photo.jpg" width="120" height="146" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Paul_W_Tibbets_USAF_bio_photo.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets" title="Paul Tibbets">Paul Tibbets</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1" title="October 1">October 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Hazlehurst" title="Ronnie Hazlehurst">Ronnie Hazlehurst</a>, English composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1" title="October 1">October 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Mainwaring" title="Chris Mainwaring">Chris Mainwaring</a>, Australian rules football player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966" title="1966">1966</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1" title="October 1">October 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Oerter" title="Al Oerter">Al Oerter</a>, American athlete (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1" title="October 1">October 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Sherrin" title="Ned Sherrin">Ned Sherrin</a>, English broadcaster and theatre director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2" title="October 2">October 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Keating" title="Dan Keating">Dan Keating</a>, Irish <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_republicanism" title="Irish republicanism">republican</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902" title="1902">1902</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_3" title="October 3">October 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Ryan" title="Tony Ryan">Tony Ryan</a>, Irish businessman (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936" title="1936">1936</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_4" title="October 4">October 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonie_Iorgovan" title="Antonie Iorgovan">Antonie Iorgovan</a>, Romanian jurist, professor, and politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_5" title="October 5">October 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Tuveri" title="Justin Tuveri">Justin Tuveri</a>, Italian veteran of World War I (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1898" title="1898">1898</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_6" title="October 6">October 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Ann_Davis" title="Jo Ann Davis">Jo Ann Davis</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950" title="1950">1950</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7" title="October 7">October 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norifumi_Abe" title="Norifumi Abe">Norifumi Abe</a>, Japanese motorcycle road racer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975" title="1975">1975</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7" title="October 7">October 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciana_Frassati_Gawronska" title="Luciana Frassati Gawronska">Luciana Frassati Gawronska</a>, Italian author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902" title="1902">1902</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_8" title="October 8">October 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_Andreou" title="Constantine Andreou">Constantine Andreou</a>, Greek painter and sculptor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_11" title="October 11">October 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Chinmoy" title="Sri Chinmoy">Sri Chinmoy</a>, Indian philosopher (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_12" title="October 12">October 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soe_Win" title="Soe Win">Soe Win</a>, Burmese politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_12" title="October 12">October 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisho_Kurokawa" title="Kisho Kurokawa">Kisho Kurokawa</a>, Japanese architect (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_13" title="October 13">October 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Denard" title="Bob Denard">Bob Denard</a>, French mercenary (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_16" title="October 16">October 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Kerr" title="Deborah Kerr">Deborah Kerr</a>, Scottish actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_16" title="October 16">October 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalio_Jos%C3%A9_Castillo_Lara" title="Rosalio José Castillo Lara">Rosalio José Castillo Lara</a>, Venezuelan <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_%28Catholicism%29" title="Cardinal (Catholicism)">cardinal</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_16" title="October 16">October 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To%C5%A1e_Proeski" title="Toše Proeski">Toše Proeski</a>, Macedonian singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_16" title="October 16">October 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_West" title="Barbara West">Barbara West</a>, 2nd to last living survivor of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic" title="RMS Titanic">Titanic</a> sinking (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_17" title="October 17">October 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Bishop" title="Joey Bishop">Joey Bishop</a>, American entertainer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_17" title="October 17">October 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Brewer" title="Teresa Brewer">Teresa Brewer</a>, American singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_18" title="October 18">October 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Coren" title="Alan Coren">Alan Coren</a>, English columnist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_18" title="October 18">October 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Crowe" title="William J. Crowe">William J. Crowe</a>, American military commander and ambassador (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_18" title="October 18">October 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Dube" title="Lucky Dube">Lucky Dube</a>, South African musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964" title="1964">1964</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_19" title="October 19">October 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_Forsberg" title="Randall Forsberg">Randall Forsberg</a>, American nuclear freeze advocate (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_19" title="October 19">October 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Wolkers" title="Jan Wolkers">Jan Wolkers</a>, Dutch author, sculptor and painter (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_20" title="October 20">October 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_McGee" title="Max McGee">Max McGee</a>, American football player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_22" title="October 22">October 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%88ve_Curie" title="Ève Curie">Ève Curie</a>, French author, daughter of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Curie" title="Pierre Curie">Pierre</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie" title="Marie Curie">Marie Curie</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904" title="1904">1904</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_23" title="October 23">October 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lim_Goh_Tong" title="Lim Goh Tong">Lim Goh Tong</a>, Malaysian Chinese businessman (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24" title="October 24">October 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Eben" title="Petr Eben">Petr Eben</a>, Czech composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_24" title="October 24">October 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Middleton" title="Ian Middleton">Ian Middleton</a>, New Zealand novelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26" title="October 26">October 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Dobrin" title="Nicolae Dobrin">Nicolae Dobrin</a>, Romanian footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26" title="October 26">October 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedman_Paul_Erhardt" title="Friedman Paul Erhardt">Friedman Paul Erhardt</a>, German-American television chef (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26" title="October 26">October 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Kornberg" title="Arthur Kornberg">Arthur Kornberg</a>, American biochemist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918" title="1918">1918</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26" title="October 26">October 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khun_Sa" title="Khun Sa">Khun Sa</a>, Burmese warlord (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934" title="1934">1934</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_28" title="October 28">October 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porter_Wagoner" title="Porter Wagoner">Porter Wagoner</a>, American country singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_30" title="October 30">October 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Goulet" title="Robert Goulet">Robert Goulet</a>, American entertainer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="November_2" id="November_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: November">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">November</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Laraine_Day_in_Journey_for_Margaret_trailer_cropped.jpg" class="image" title="Laraine Day"><img alt="Laraine Day" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Laraine_Day_in_Journey_for_Margaret_trailer_cropped.jpg/120px-Laraine_Day_in_Journey_for_Margaret_trailer_cropped.jpg" width="120" height="123" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Laraine_Day_in_Journey_for_Margaret_trailer_cropped.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laraine_Day" title="Laraine Day">Laraine Day</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Normanmailer.jpg" class="image" title="Norman Mailer"><img alt="Norman Mailer" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Normanmailer.jpg/120px-Normanmailer.jpg" width="120" height="166" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Normanmailer.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Mailer" title="Norman Mailer">Norman Mailer</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Quietriot.jpg" class="image" title="Kevin DuBrow"><img alt="Kevin DuBrow" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Quietriot.jpg/120px-Quietriot.jpg" width="120" height="90" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Quietriot.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_DuBrow" title="Kevin DuBrow">Kevin DuBrow</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:At_Home_With_Evel_Knievel.jpg" class="image" title="Evel Knievel"><img alt="Evel Knievel" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/At_Home_With_Evel_Knievel.jpg/120px-At_Home_With_Evel_Knievel.jpg" width="120" height="160" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:At_Home_With_Evel_Knievel.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel" title="Evel Knievel">Evel Knievel</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1" title="November 1">November 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tibbets" title="Paul Tibbets">Paul Tibbets</a>, American general, pilot of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enola_Gay" title="Enola Gay">Enola Gay</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2" title="November 2">November 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmaine_Dragun" title="Charmaine Dragun">Charmaine Dragun</a>, Australian news anchor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978" title="1978">1978</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2" title="November 2">November 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._P._Thamilselvan" title="S. P. Thamilselvan">S. P. Thamilselvan</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lankan</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_people" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> political leader (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967" title="1967">1967</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2" title="November 2">November 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Moiseyev" title="Igor Moiseyev">Igor Moiseyev</a>, Russian choreographer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906" title="1906">1906</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2" title="November 2">November 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fabulous_Moolah" title="The Fabulous Moolah">The Fabulous Moolah</a>, American professional wrestler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_3" title="November 3">November 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Meehan_%28Irish_republican%29" title="Martin Meehan (Irish republican)">Martin Meehan</a>, Irish republican (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_3" title="November 3">November 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Shay" title="Ryan Shay">Ryan Shay</a>, American runner (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_5" title="November 5">November 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Liedholm" title="Nils Liedholm">Nils Liedholm</a>, Swedish footballer and coach (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_6" title="November 6">November 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Biagi" title="Enzo Biagi">Enzo Biagi</a>, Italian journalist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_6" title="November 6">November 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Thompson_%28music%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Hank Thompson (music)">Hank Thompson</a>, American country singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_7" title="November 7">November 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_Braid" title="Hilda Braid">Hilda Braid</a>, English actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_8" title="November 8">November 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Varah" title="Chad Varah">Chad Varah</a>, English Anglican priest, founder of the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samaritans_%28charity%29" title="Samaritans (charity)">Samaritans</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911" title="1911">1911</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_8" title="November 8">November 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulce_Saguisag" title="Dulce Saguisag">Dulce Saguisag</a>, Filipino politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_9" title="November 9">November 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Herrera_Campins" title="Luis Herrera Campins">Luis Herrera Campins</a>, 56th <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela" class="mw-redirect" title="President of Venezuela">President of Venezuela</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_10" title="November 10">November 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laraine_Day" title="Laraine Day">Laraine Day</a>, American actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_10" title="November 10">November 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_F._Hawkins" title="Augustus F. Hawkins">Augustus F. Hawkins</a>, American politician and civil rights lawmaker (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907" title="1907">1907</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_10" title="November 10">November 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Mailer" title="Norman Mailer">Norman Mailer</a>, American writer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923" title="1923">1923</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_12" title="November 12">November 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Levin" title="Ira Levin">Ira Levin</a>, American novelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">November 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doherty_%28footballer%29" title="John Doherty (footballer)">John Doherty</a>, English footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">November 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhisa_Inao" title="Kazuhisa Inao">Kazuhisa Inao</a>, Japanese baseball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937" title="1937">1937</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_13" title="November 13">November 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahab_Akbar" title="Wahab Akbar">Wahab Akbar</a>, Filipino politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960" title="1960">1960</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_15" title="November 15">November 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Nuxhall" title="Joe Nuxhall">Joe Nuxhall</a>, American baseball player and announcer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_16" title="November 16">November 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trond_Kirkvaag" title="Trond Kirkvaag">Trond Kirkvaag</a>, Norwegian comedian and author (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946" title="1946">1946</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_19" title="November 19">November 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Wilson" title="Dick Wilson">Dick Wilson</a>, American actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_20" title="November 20">November 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Smith" title="Ian Smith">Ian Smith</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Rhodesia" title="Prime Minister of Rhodesia">Prime Minister of Rhodesia</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919" title="1919">1919</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_21" title="November 21">November 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Fern%C3%A1n_G%C3%B3mez" title="Fernando Fernán Gómez">Fernando Fernán Gómez</a>, Spanish actor, director, and playwright (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_21" title="November 21">November 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Johnson_%28ice_hockey%29" title="Tom Johnson (ice hockey)">Tom Johnson</a>, Canadian sports executive and hockey player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_22" title="November 22">November 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verity_Lambert" title="Verity Lambert">Verity Lambert</a>, English producer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_23" title="November 23">November 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Kennedy_%28baseball_player%29" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Kennedy (baseball player)">Joe Kennedy</a>, American baseball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979" title="1979">1979</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_23" title="November 23">November 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kryuchkov" title="Vladimir Kryuchkov">Vladimir Kryuchkov</a>, Russian Soviet-era bureaucrat (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_24" title="November 24">November 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Calvert" class="mw-redirect" title="Casey Calvert">Casey Calvert</a>, American musician (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_Heights" title="Hawthorne Heights">Hawthorne Heights</a>) (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_25" title="November 25">November 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_DuBrow" title="Kevin DuBrow">Kevin DuBrow</a>, American musician (<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_Riot" title="Quiet Riot">Quiet Riot</a>) (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955" title="1955">1955</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27" title="November 27">November 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Taylor" title="Sean Taylor">Sean Taylor</a>, American football player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983" title="1983">1983</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_27" title="November 27">November 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cade" title="Robert Cade">Robert Cade</a>, American physician and inventor of the beverage <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatorade" title="Gatorade">Gatorade</a> (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_28" title="November 28">November 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Beinhorn" title="Elly Beinhorn">Elly Beinhorn</a>, German pilot (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1907" title="1907">1907</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_29" title="November 29">November 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hyde" title="Henry Hyde">Henry Hyde</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924" title="1924">1924</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_29" title="November 29">November 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bonham_Smith" title="Roger Bonham Smith">Roger Bonham Smith</a>, American businessman (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_30" title="November 30">November 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel" title="Evel Knievel">Evel Knievel</a>, American motorcycle daredevil (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="December_2" id="December_2"></a></p> <h3><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: December">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">December</span></h3> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Iketurner1997.jpg" class="image" title="Ike Turner"><img alt="Ike Turner" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Iketurner1997.jpg/120px-Iketurner1997.jpg" width="120" height="121" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Iketurner1997.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Turner" title="Ike Turner">Ike Turner</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Carson_julia.jpg" class="image" title="Julia Carson"><img alt="Julia Carson" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Carson_julia.jpg/120px-Carson_julia.jpg" width="120" height="168" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Carson_julia.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Carson" title="Julia Carson">Julia Carson</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Oscar_Peterson.jpg" class="image" title="Oscar Peterson"><img alt="Oscar Peterson" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Oscar_Peterson.jpg/120px-Oscar_Peterson.jpg" width="120" height="80" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Oscar_Peterson.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson" title="Oscar Peterson">Oscar Peterson</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width:122px;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Benazir_Bhutto.jpg" class="image" title="Benazir Bhutto"><img alt="Benazir Bhutto" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Benazir_Bhutto.jpg/120px-Benazir_Bhutto.jpg" width="120" height="160" border="0" class="thumbimage"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Benazir_Bhutto.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15" height="11" alt=""/></a></div> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Bhutto" title="Benazir Bhutto">Benazir Bhutto</a></div> </div> </div> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_1" title="December 1">December 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_McGregor" title="Ken McGregor">Ken McGregor</a>, Australian tennis player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929" title="1929">1929</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2" title="December 2">December 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O._Anderson" title="Robert O. Anderson">Robert O. Anderson</a>, American businessman (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2" title="December 2">December 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Hardwick" title="Elizabeth Hardwick">Elizabeth Hardwick</a>, American literary critic and novelist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916" title="1916">1916</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2" title="December 2">December 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Shannon" title="Les Shannon">Les Shannon</a>, English footballer and manager (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2" title="December 2">December 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Torrance" title="Thomas Torrance">Thomas Torrance</a>, Scottish Protestant theologian (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_4" title="December 4">December 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimp_C" title="Pimp C">Pimp C</a>, American rapper (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973" title="1973">1973</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_4" title="December 4">December 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norval_Morrisseau" title="Norval Morrisseau">Norval Morrisseau</a>, Canadian artist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_4" title="December 4">December 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Reese" title="Chip Reese">Chip Reese</a>, American professional gambler (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_5" title="December 5">December 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Stockhausen" title="Karlheinz Stockhausen">Karlheinz Stockhausen</a>, German composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928" title="1928">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_5" title="December 5">December 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Imbrie" title="Andrew Imbrie">Andrew Imbrie</a>, American composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921" title="1921">1921</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_6" title="December 6">December 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_French" title="Katy French">Katy French</a>, Irish model (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983" title="1983">1983</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_9" title="December 9">December 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thore_Skogman" title="Thore Skogman">Thore Skogman</a>, Swedish entertainer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_9" title="December 9">December 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Qureshi" title="Abdullah Qureshi">Abdullah Qureshi</a>, Pakistani activist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935" title="1935">1935</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_10" title="December 10">December 10</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashleigh_Aston_Moore" title="Ashleigh Aston Moore">Ashleigh Aston Moore</a>, actress (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981" title="1981">1981</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_11" title="December 11">December 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Kao_Se_Tseien" title="Nicholas Kao Se Tseien">Nicholas Kao Se Tseien</a>, Chinese Catholic priest (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1897" title="1897">1897</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_11" title="December 11">December 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottomar_Pinto" title="Ottomar Pinto">Ottomar Pinto</a>, Brazilian politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_12" title="December 12">December 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Turner" title="Ike Turner">Ike Turner</a>, American musician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_15" title="December 15">December 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Carson" title="Julia Carson">Julia Carson</a>, American politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_15" title="December 15">December 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Vergel" title="Ace Vergel">Ace Vergel</a>, Filipino actor (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952" title="1952">1952</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_16" title="December 16">December 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Fogelberg" title="Dan Fogelberg">Dan Fogelberg</a>, American singer and songwriter (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951" title="1951">1951</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_18" title="December 18">December 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Strauss" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Strauss">Bill Strauss</a>, American satirist, author and historian (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_20" title="December 20">December 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabella_Churchill_%28charity_founder%29" title="Arabella Churchill (charity founder)">Arabella Spencer-Churchill</a>, English philanthropist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949" title="1949">1949</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_21" title="December 21">December 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Hendricks" title="Ken Hendricks">Ken Hendricks</a>, American entrepreneur (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_22" title="December 22">December 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_Chrysostomos_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Archbishop Chrysostomos I">Chrysostomos I</a>, Archbishop of Cyprus (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927" title="1927">1927</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_22" title="December 22">December 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Gracq" title="Julien Gracq">Julien Gracq</a>, French writer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910" title="1910">1910</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_22" title="December 22">December 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Glyn" title="Andrew Glyn">Andrew Glyn</a>, English economist (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_22" title="December 22">December 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Cristobal" title="Adrian Cristobal">Adrian Cristobal</a>, Filipino writer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932" title="1932">1932</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_23" title="December 23">December 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kidd" title="Michael Kidd">Michael Kidd</a>, American choreographer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915" title="1915">1915</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_23" title="December 23">December 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson" title="Oscar Peterson">Oscar Peterson</a>, Canadian jazz pianist and composer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925" title="1925">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_24" title="December 24">December 24</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar_Radi" title="Akbar Radi">Akbar Radi</a>, Iranian dramatist and playwright (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_26" title="December 26">December 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Dolan" title="Joe Dolan">Joe Dolan</a>, Irish singer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939" title="1939">1939</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_26" title="December 26">December 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stu_Nahan" title="Stu Nahan">Stu Nahan</a>, American sportscaster (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926" title="1926">1926</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_27" title="December 27">December 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Bhutto" title="Benazir Bhutto">Benazir Bhutto</a>, Pakistani politician (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953" title="1953">1953</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_27" title="December 27">December 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Kross" title="Jaan Kross">Jaan Kross</a>, Estonian writer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_27" title="December 27">December 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerzy_Kawalerowicz" title="Jerzy Kawalerowicz">Jerzy Kawalerowicz</a>, Polish film director (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_27" title="December 27">December 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Pedro_Gast%C3%A3o_of_Orl%C3%A9ans-Braganza" title="Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza">Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza‎</a>, a claimant to the Brazilian throne (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913" title="1913">1913</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_28" title="December 28">December 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidin_Nikkhah_Bahrami" title="Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami">Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami</a>, Iranian basketball player (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982" title="1982">1982</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_29" title="December 29">December 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Greening" title="Kevin Greening">Kevin Greening</a>, Former BBC Radio 1 DJ (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962" title="1962">1962</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_29" title="December 29">December 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_ibn_Husayn_al-Ahmar" title="Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar">Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar</a>, Yemeni political and tribal leader (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933" title="1933">1933</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_29" title="December 29">December 29</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_O%27Donnell_%28footballer%29" title="Phil O'Donnell (footballer)">Phil O'Donnell</a>, Scottish footballer (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a>)</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_31" title="December 31">December 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Sottsass" title="Ettore Sottsass">Ettore Sottsass</a>, Italian architect (b. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917" title="1917">1917</a>)</li> </ul> <p><a name="Nobel_Prizes" id="Nobel_Prizes"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Nobel Prizes">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prizes" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobel Prizes">Nobel Prizes</a></span></h2> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry" title="Nobel Prize in Chemistry">Chemistry</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ertl" title="Gerhard Ertl">Gerhard Ertl</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Economics" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobel Prize in Economics">Economics</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Hurwicz" title="Leonid Hurwicz">Leonid Hurwicz</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Maskin" title="Eric Maskin">Eric Maskin</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Myerson" title="Roger Myerson">Roger Myerson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature" title="Nobel Prize in Literature">Literature</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Lessing" title="Doris Lessing">Doris Lessing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_for_Peace" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobel Prize for Peace">Peace</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Albert Gore, Jr</a>, and the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change">United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics" title="Nobel Prize in Physics">Physics</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Fert" title="Albert Fert">Albert Fert</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gr%C3%BCnberg" title="Peter Grünberg">Peter Grünberg</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine" title="Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine">Physiology or Medicine</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Capecchi" title="Mario Capecchi">Mario Capecchi</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Smithies" title="Oliver Smithies">Oliver Smithies</a>, Sir <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Evans" title="Martin Evans">Martin Evans</a></li> </ul> <p><a name="Holidays" id="Holidays"></a></p> <h2><span class="editsection">[<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2007&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Holidays">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Holidays</span></h2> <table class="infobox" style="font-size: 90%; width: 20em; background: white"> <caption style="font-size: 135%;"><b>2007 in other calendars</b></caption> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian calendar</a></td> <td>2007<br/> <i><span style="font-family: serif;">MMVII</span></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita" title="Ab urbe condita">Ab urbe condita</a></td> <td>2760</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_calendar" title="Armenian calendar">Armenian calendar</a></td> <td>1456<br/> ԹՎ ՌՆԾԶ</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_calendar" title="Bahá'í calendar">Bahá'í calendar</a></td> <td>163 – 164</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berber_calendar" title="Berber calendar">Berber calendar</a></td> <td>2957</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_calendar" title="Buddhist calendar">Buddhist calendar</a></td> <td>2551</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Burmese_calendar" title="Traditional Burmese calendar">Burmese calendar</a></td> <td>1369</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_calendar" title="Byzantine calendar">Byzantine calendar</a></td> <td>7515 – 7516</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar" title="Chinese calendar">Chinese calendar</a></td> <td><small><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle" title="Sexagenary cycle">丙戌</a>年十一月十三日</small><br/> (4643/4703-11-13) <div style="text-align: center;"><i>— to —</i></div> <small><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle" title="Sexagenary cycle">丁亥</a>年十一月廿二日</small><br/> (4644/4704-11-22)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_calendar" title="Coptic calendar">Coptic calendar</a></td> <td>1723 – 1724</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_calendar" title="Ethiopian calendar">Ethiopian calendar</a></td> <td>1999 – 2000</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_calendar" title="Hebrew calendar">Hebrew calendar</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5767_%28Hebrew_year%29" title="5767 (Hebrew year)">5767</a> – <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5768_%28Hebrew_year%29" title="5768 (Hebrew year)">5768</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_calendar" title="Hindu calendar">Hindu calendars</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td> - <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_era" title="Vikram era">Vikram Samvat</a></i></td> <td>2062 – 2063</td> </tr> <tr> <td> - <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_national_calendar" title="Indian national calendar">Shaka Samvat</a></i></td> <td>1929 – 1930</td> </tr> <tr> <td> - <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Yuga" title="Kali Yuga">Kali Yuga</a></i></td> <td>5108 – 5109</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_calendar" title="Holocene calendar">Holocene calendar</a></td> <td>12007</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_calendar" title="Iranian calendar">Iranian calendar</a></td> <td>1385 – 1386</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar" title="Islamic calendar">Islamic calendar</a></td> <td>1427 – 1428</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_calendar" title="Japanese calendar">Japanese calendar</a></td> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisei" title="Heisei">Heisei</a> 19<br/> <small>(平成19年)</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_calendar" title="Korean calendar">Korean calendar</a></td> <td>4340</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_solar_calendar" title="Thai solar calendar">Thai solar calendar</a></td> <td>2550</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a 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In Judaism, start of the month of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisan" title="Nisan">Nisan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_21" title="March 21">March 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norouz" class="mw-redirect" title="Norouz">Norouz</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iranian</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_Faith" title="Bahá'í Faith">Bahá'í</a> New Year.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1" title="April 1">April 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day" title="April Fools' Day">April Fools' Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2" title="April 2">April 2</a> - In <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a>, 14/15 Nisan. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover" title="Passover">Passover</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_Seder" title="Passover Seder">Seder</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_6" title="April 6">April 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday" title="Good Friday">Good Friday</a> in the Western Christian and Eastern Orthodox calendars.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_8" title="April 8">April 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter" title="Easter">Easter</a> (Western Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy).</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_10" title="April 10">April 10</a> - End of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover" title="Passover">Passover</a> or Feast of Unleavened Bread.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_18" title="April 18">April 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>'s Independence day.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_22" title="April 22">April 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day" title="Earth Day">Earth Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">April 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Day" title="St George's Day">Saint George's Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_23" title="April 23">April 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Establishment_of_the_State_of_Israel" class="mw-redirect" title="Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel">Israeli Independence</a> Day (Iyar 5) in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_calendar" title="Hebrew calendar">Hebrew calendar</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZAC_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="ANZAC Day">ANZAC Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25" title="April 25">April 25</a> - Liberation of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> Day.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_27" title="April 27">April 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_Day" title="Arbor Day">Arbor Day</a> in the USA.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_30" title="April 30">April 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koninginnedag" title="Koninginnedag">Koninginnedag</a> (<i>Queen's Day</i>, in Dutch) - National Holiday in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="The Netherlands">The Netherlands</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1" title="May 1">May 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane" title="Beltane">Beltane</a>, a <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-quarter_day" title="Cross-quarter day">cross-quarter day</a>. Also <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day" title="Labor Day">Labor Day</a> in most of the world, but not in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA" class="mw-redirect" title="USA">USA</a> and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day" title="May Day">May Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_5" title="May 5">May 5</a>- <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Day" title="May Day">May Day</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_5" title="May 5">May 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo" title="Cinco de Mayo">Cinco de Mayo</a>, celebrating the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Puebla" title="Battle of Puebla">Battle of Puebla</a> between <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> and France.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_18" title="May 18">May 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland" class="mw-redirect" title="Somaliland">Somaliland</a>'s (disputed) Independence day from Somalia.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_21" title="May 21">May 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Day" title="Victoria Day">Victoria Day</a> in Canada.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_23" title="May 23">May 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavuot" title="Shavuot">Shavuot</a> or <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost" title="Pentecost">Pentecost</a> in the Jewish religion.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_28" title="May 28">May 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day" title="Memorial Day">Memorial Day</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA" class="mw-redirect" title="USA">USA</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1" title="June 1">June 1</a> - Foundation Day <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2" title="June 2">June 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day" title="Republic Day">Republic Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_7" title="June 7">June 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_12" title="June 12">June 12</a> - Independence Day in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_14" title="June 14">June 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Day" title="Flag Day">Flag Day</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA" class="mw-redirect" title="USA">USA</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_17" title="June 17">June 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>'s <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_26" title="June 26">June 26</a> - Somaliland's Independence from the UK.<sup class="noprint Template-Fact"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources since April 2008" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</span></sup></li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_1" title="July 1">July 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Day" title="Canada Day">Canada Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_4" title="July 4">July 4</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_%28United_States%29" title="Independence Day (United States)">Independence Day</a> in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA" class="mw-redirect" title="USA">USA</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_5" title="July 5">July 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_9" title="July 9">July 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_14" title="July 14">July 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day" title="Bastille Day">Bastille Day</a> in France.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_20" title="July 20">July 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_24" title="July 24">July 24</a> - Birthday of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bolivar" class="mw-redirect" title="Simon Bolivar">Simon Bolivar</a> (observed in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a>, and <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a>). <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Day_%28Utah%29" title="Pioneer Day (Utah)">Pioneer Day</a> observed in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_28" title="July 28">July 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_1" title="August 1">August 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lammas" title="Lammas">Lammas</a>, "Loaf Mass," a Cross-quarter day, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Swiss</a> National Day.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6" title="August 6">August 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_9" title="August 9">August 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day" title="National Day">National Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_14" title="August 14">August 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15" title="August 15">August 15</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_17" title="August 17">August 17</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_20" title="August 20">August 20</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary" title="Stephen I of Hungary">St. Stephen</a>'s day, the main national holiday in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_28" title="August 28">August 28</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raksha_Bandhan" title="Raksha Bandhan">Raksha Bhandhan</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_31" title="August 31">August 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day" title="National Day">National Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_3" title="September 3">September 3</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day" title="Labour Day">Labour Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> and the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA" class="mw-redirect" title="USA">USA</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_7" title="September 7">September 7</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11" title="September 11">September 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day" title="National Day">National Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia" title="Catalonia">Catalonia</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_12" title="September 12">September 12</a>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_14" title="September 14">September 14</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosh_Hashana" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosh Hashana">Rosh Hashana</a> begins at sunset: New Year 5768 in the <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Hebrew Calendar">Hebrew Calendar</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_13" title="September 13">September 13</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan" title="Ramadan">Ramadan</a> begins for the religion of <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_16" title="September 16">September 16</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_18" title="September 18">September 18</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" title="Chile">Chile</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur" title="Yom Kippur">Yom Kippur</a> or <i>Yom ha-kippurim</i>, the Day of Atonement in the Jewish faith.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_22" title="September 22">September 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a> Independence Day.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_23" title="September 23">September 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabian</a> National Day.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_27" title="September 27">September 27</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukot" class="mw-redirect" title="Sukot">Sukot</a> or <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernacles" class="mw-redirect" title="Tabernacles">Tabernacles</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1" title="October 1">October 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2" title="October 2">October 2</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_Jayanti" title="Gandhi Jayanti">Gandhi Jayanti</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_8" title="October 8">October 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving" title="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day" title="Columbus Day">Columbus Day</a> in the USA.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_8" title="October 8">October 8</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Angamos" title="Battle of Angamos">Battle of Angamos</a> Day in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_12" title="October 12">October 12</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day" title="Columbus Day">Columbus Day</a> in Central and South America.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_23" title="October 23">October 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956" title="Hungarian Revolution of 1956">Hungarian Revolution of 1956</a> Anniversary in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_31" title="October 31">October 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Hallows%27_Eve" class="mw-redirect" title="All Hallows' Eve">All Hallows' Eve</a>, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1" title="November 1">November 1</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="All Saints' Day">All Saints' Day</a>. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain" title="Samhain">Samhain</a>, a cross-quarter day. <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopagan" class="mw-redirect" title="Neopagan">Neopagan</a> New Year's Day.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_5" title="November 5">November 5</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_night" class="mw-redirect" title="Guy Fawkes night">Guy Fawkes night</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_9" title="November 9">November 9</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali" title="Diwali">Diwali</a> festival in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_11" title="November 11">November 11</a>- <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day" title="Remembrance Day">Remembrance Day</a> in most <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries, <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans%27_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Veterans' Day">Veterans' Day</a> in the USA.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_11" title="November 11">November 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_22" title="November 22">November 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving" title="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</a> in the USA.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_30" title="November 30">November 30</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Day" title="St. Andrew's Day">Saint Andrew's Day</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_1" title="December 1">December 1</a> - National Day in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_6" title="December 6">December 6</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_11" title="December 11">December 11</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day" title="Independence Day">Independence Day</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_19" title="December 19">December 19</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Adha" class="mw-redirect" title="Eid ul-Adha">Eid ul-Adha</a> in <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Muslim</a> countries.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_22" title="December 22">December 22</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Solstice" class="mw-redirect" title="Winter Solstice">Winter Solstice</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_23" title="December 23">December 23</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus" title="Festivus">Festivus</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_25" title="December 25">December 25</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a> in Western <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a>.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_26" title="December 26">December 26</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day" title="Boxing Day">Boxing Day</a> in most <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries.</li> <li><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_31" title="December 31">December 31</a> - <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve" title="New Year's Eve">New Year's Eve</a>.</li> </ul> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"> <tr> <td style="padding:2px;"> <table cellspacing="0" class="nowraplinks collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"> <tr> <th style=";" colspan="2" class="navbox-title"> <div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"> <div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal; font-size:xx-small; ;;border:none;;"><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Events_by_month_links" title="Template:Events by month links"><span title="View this template" style=";;border:none;;">v</span></a> <span style="font-size:80%;">•</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Events_by_month_links&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:Events by month links (page does not exist)"><span style="color:#002bb8;;;border:none;;" title="Discussion about this template">d</span></a> <span style="font-size:80%;">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Events_by_month_links&action=edit" class="external text" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Events_by_month_links&action=edit" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#002bb8;;;border:none;;" title="You can edit this template. Please use the preview button before saving.">e</span></a></div> </div> <span style="font-size:110%;">List of events by month</span></th> </tr> <tr style="height:2px;"> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a></b>: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2008" title="January 2008">January</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2008" title="February 2008">February</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2008" title="March 2008">March</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2008" title="April 2008">April</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2008" title="May 2008">May</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2008" title="June 2008">June</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2008" title="July 2008">July</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2008" title="August 2008">August</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2008" title="September 2008">September</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="October 2008">October</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="November 2008">November</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="December 2008">December</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><b><strong class="selflink">2007</strong></b>: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2007" title="January 2007">January</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2007" title="February 2007">February</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2007" title="March 2007">March</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2007" title="April 2007">April</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2007" title="May 2007">May</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2007" title="June 2007">June</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2007" title="July 2007">July</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2007" title="August 2007">August</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2007" title="September 2007">September</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2007" title="October 2007">October</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2007" title="November 2007">November</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2007" title="December 2007">December</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006" title="2006">2006</a></b>: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2006" title="January 2006">January</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2006" title="February 2006">February</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2006" title="March 2006">March</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2006" title="April 2006">April</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2006" title="May 2006">May</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2006" title="June 2006">June</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2006" title="July 2006">July</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2006" title="August 2006">August</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2006" title="September 2006">September</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2006" title="October 2006">October</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2006" title="November 2006">November</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2006" title="December 2006">December</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a></b>: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2005" title="January 2005">January</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2005" title="February 2005">February</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2005" title="March 2005">March</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2005" title="April 2005">April</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2005" title="May 2005">May</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2005" title="June 2005">June</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2005" title="July 2005">July</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2005" title="August 2005">August</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2005" title="September 2005">September</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2005" title="October 2005">October</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2005" title="November 2005">November</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2005" title="December 2005">December</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004" title="2004">2004</a></b>: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2004" title="January 2004">January</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2004" title="February 2004">February</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2004" title="March 2004">March</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2004" title="April 2004">April</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2004" title="May 2004">May</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2004" title="June 2004">June</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2004" title="July 2004">July</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2004" title="August 2004">August</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2004" title="September 2004">September</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2004" title="October 2004">October</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2004" title="November 2004">November</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2004" title="December 2004">December</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003" title="2003">2003</a></b>: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2003" title="January 2003">January</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2003" title="February 2003">February</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2003" title="March 2003">March</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2003" title="April 2003">April</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2003" title="May 2003">May</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2003" title="June 2003">June</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2003" title="July 2003">July</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2003" title="August 2003">August</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2003" title="September 2003">September</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2003" title="October 2003">October</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2003" title="November 2003">November</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2003" title="December 2003">December</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002" title="2002">2002</a></b>: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2002" title="January 2002">January</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2002" title="February 2002">February</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2002" title="March 2002">March</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2002" title="April 2002">April</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2002" title="May 2002">May</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2002" title="June 2002">June</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2002" title="July 2002">July</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2002" title="August 2002">August</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2002" title="September 2002">September</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2002" title="October 2002">October</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2002" title="November 2002">November</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2002" title="December 2002">December</a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><b><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001" title="2001">2001</a></b>: <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2001" title="January 2001">January</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2001" title="February 2001">February</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2001" title="March 2001">March</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2001" title="April 2001">April</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2001" title="May 2001">May</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2001" title="June 2001">June</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2001" title="July 2001">July</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2001" title="August 2001">August</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2001" title="September 2001">September</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2001" title="October 2001">October</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2001" title="November 2001">November</a><span style="font-weight:bold;"> ·</span> <a 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Retrieved on <strong class="selflink">2007</strong>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1" title="June 1">06-01</a>.</li> <li id="cite_note-13"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13" title="">^</a></b> "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070602/ap_on_re_af/somalia_us" class="external text" title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070602/ap_on_re_af/somalia_us" rel="nofollow">Report: U.S. hits militants' Somali base</a>". Yahoo News. Retrieved on <strong class="selflink">2007</strong>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2" title="June 2">06-02</a>.</li> <li id="cite_note-14"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14" title="">^</a></b> "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/02/jfk.terror.plot/index.html" class="external text" title="http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/02/jfk.terror.plot/index.html" rel="nofollow">4 charged with terror plot at JFK airport, official says</a>". CNN News. Retrieved on <strong class="selflink">2007</strong>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2" title="June 2">06-02</a>.</li> <li id="cite_note-15"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15" title="">^</a></b> Russian <i><a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEO_%28magazine%29" title="GEO (magazine)">GEO</a></i>, N10, 2007, p. 167</li> <li id="cite_note-16"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16" title="">^</a></b> "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_re_us/laos_plot;_ylt=AvJrpI4uHaIielJzG9NGY_PMWM0F" class="external text" title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_re_us/laos_plot;_ylt=AvJrpI4uHaIielJzG9NGY_PMWM0F" rel="nofollow">2 charged in Laotian overthrow plot</a>". Yahoo News. Retrieved on <strong class="selflink">2007</strong>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_4" title="June 4">06-04</a>.</li> <li id="cite_note-17"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17" title="">^</a></b> "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/04/laos.arrests/index.html" class="external text" title="http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/04/laos.arrests/index.html" rel="nofollow">10 charged with alleged Laos plot</a>". CNN. Retrieved on <strong class="selflink">2007</strong>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_4" title="June 4">06-04</a>.</li> <li id="cite_note-18"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18" title="">^</a></b> "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_eu/ukraine_holocaust" class="external text" title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070605/ap_on_re_eu/ukraine_holocaust" rel="nofollow">Mass Holocaust grave found in Ukraine</a>". Yahoo News. Retrieved on <strong class="selflink">2007</strong>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">06-05</a>.</li> <li id="cite_note-19"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19" title="">^</a></b> "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/nine-dead-thousands-told-to-flee-floodwaters/2007/06/10/1181414138980.html" class="external text" title="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/nine-dead-thousands-told-to-flee-floodwaters/2007/06/10/1181414138980.html" rel="nofollow">Nine dead, thousands told to flee floodwaters</a>" (html) (<strong class="selflink">2007</strong>-<a href="/web/20080730182301/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_11" title="June 11">06-11</a>). 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Pangasinan</a></li> <li class="interwiki-pap"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Papiamentu</a></li> <li class="interwiki-km"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9F%A2%E1%9F%A0%E1%9F%A0%E1%9F%A7">ភាសាខ្មែរ</a></li> <li class="interwiki-pms"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Piemontèis</a></li> <li class="interwiki-nds"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Plattdüütsch</a></li> <li class="interwiki-pl"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Polski</a></li> <li class="interwiki-pt"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Português</a></li> <li class="interwiki-crh"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Qırımtatarca</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ty"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://ty.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Reo Mā`ohi</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ksh"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joohr_2007">Ripoarisch</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ro"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Română</a></li> <li class="interwiki-qu"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Runa Simi</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ru"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4">Русский</a></li> <li class="interwiki-se"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Sámegiella</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sco"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Scots</a></li> <li class="interwiki-stq"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Seeltersk</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sq"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Shqip</a></li> <li class="interwiki-scn"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Sicilianu</a></li> <li class="interwiki-simple"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Simple English</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sk"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Slovenčina</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sl"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Slovenščina</a></li> <li class="interwiki-so"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Soomaaliga</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sr"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Српски / Srpski</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sh"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Srpskohrvatski / Српскохрватски</a></li> <li class="interwiki-su"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Basa Sunda</a></li> <li class="interwiki-fi"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Suomi</a></li> <li class="interwiki-sv"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Svenska</a></li> <li class="interwiki-tl"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Tagalog</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ta"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">தமிழ்</a></li> <li class="interwiki-kab"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Taqbaylit</a></li> <li class="interwiki-tt"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Tatarça/Татарча</a></li> <li class="interwiki-te"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">తెలుగు</a></li> <li class="interwiki-tet"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://tet.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Tetun</a></li> <li class="interwiki-th"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9E.%E0%B8%A8._2550">ไทย</a></li> <li class="interwiki-vi"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Tiếng Việt</a></li> <li class="interwiki-tg"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Тоҷикӣ/tojikī</a></li> <li class="interwiki-tpi"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Tok Pisin</a></li> <li class="interwiki-tr"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Türkçe</a></li> <li class="interwiki-tk"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Türkmen</a></li> <li class="interwiki-bug"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://bug.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ</a></li> <li class="interwiki-uk"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Українська</a></li> <li class="interwiki-ur"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%D8%A1">اردو</a></li> <li class="interwiki-vec"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Vèneto</a></li> <li class="interwiki-vo"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Volapük</a></li> <li class="interwiki-fiu-vro"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Võro</a></li> <li class="interwiki-wa"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Walon</a></li> <li class="interwiki-vls"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">West-Vlams</a></li> <li class="interwiki-wuu"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%AC%E5%85%832007%E5%B9%B4">吴语</a></li> <li class="interwiki-yi"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">ייִדיש</a></li> <li class="interwiki-yo"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Yorùbá</a></li> <li class="interwiki-zh-yue"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E5%B9%B4">粵語</a></li> <li class="interwiki-cbk-zam"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Chavacano de Zamboanga</a></li> <li class="interwiki-bat-smg"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://bat-smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">Žemaitėška</a></li> <li class="interwiki-zh"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E5%B9%B4">中文</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="visualClear"></div> <div id="footer"> <div id="f-poweredbyico"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080730182301/http://www.mediawiki.org/"><img src="/web/20080730182301im_/http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/poweredby_mediawiki_88x31.png" alt="Powered by 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