2007: Difference between revisions

[[UNESCO]] has formally recognized fifteen anniversaries for 2007.<ref>[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001457/145755M.pdf Celebration of anniversaries with which UNESCO will be associated in 2006–2007]</ref>

 

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* [[January 1]] - [[Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union|Bulgaria]] and [[Accession of Romania to the European Union|Romania]] [[Enlargement of the European Union|join]] the [[European Union]].

* [[January 31]] - The [[2007 Boston Mooninite Scare|Mooninite scare occurs in Boston]] when devices used in a [[guerrilla marketing]] campaign for the animated television series ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' are mistaken for [[improvised explosive devices]].

 

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* [[February 1]] - [[British Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] is questioned for a second time in the '[[cash for peerages]]' probe as a witness.

* [[February 28]] - The [[New Horizons]] [[space probe]] makes a [[gravitational slingshot]] against [[Jupiter]] which changes its trajectory towards [[Pluto]].

 

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* March - [[India]]'s [[Five-Year Plans of India|10th Five Year Plan]] comes to an end.

* [[March 31]] - [[Sydney, Australia]], turns off its lights for 1 hour between 7:30pm and 8:30pm as a [[political statement]] for [[Global Climate Change]].

 

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

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

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

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

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

* [[April 29]] - [[Kansas City]] suburban mall [[shooting]]. http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/13219012/detail.html

 

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* [[May 3]] - [[Scottish Parliament election, 2007]]: The [[Scottish National Party]] became the largest party in [[Scotland]] for the first time in their history.

* [[May 31]] - A calendar [[blue moon]] occurred in the [[Western Hemisphere]] and parts of the [[Eastern Hemisphere]].

 

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* [[June 1]] - A 2100 year old melon is discovered by archaeologists in western Japan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_fe_st/japan_oldest_melon;_ylt=ApRgC.q7xY7jDAOUFbldew0PLBIF|title=Researchers Find 2,100 Year Old Melon|publisher=Yahoo News |accessdate=2007-06-01}}</ref>

* [[June 6]] - The [[Anaheim Ducks]] defeat the [[Ottawa Senators]] 4 games to 1 to win the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s [[Stanley Cup]].

* [[June 6]]-[[June 8]] - The [[33rd G8 summit]] took place amid strong protests in [[Heiligendamm]], [[Germany]].

* [[June 8]] - The [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] successfully launched on mission [[STS-117]].

* [[June 10]] - The first round of a [[French legislative election, 2007|legislative election]] was held in [[France]], and a [[Belgian general election, 2007|general election]] was held in [[Belgium]].

* [[June 30]] - A [[Papua New Guinean parliamentary election, 2007|parliamentary election]] was held in [[Papua New Guinea]].

 

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

* [[July 14]] - Following a presidential decree, [[Russia]] withdraws from the [[Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe]].

* [[July 15]] - [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] defeats [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 3-0 in the [[Copa América 2007]] Final.

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

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

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

 

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* [[August 1]] - The [[I-35W Mississippi River Bridge]] on [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|I-35W]] over the [[Mississippi River]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] between University Avenue and Washington Avenue collapses at 6:05 pm CST during the later part of [[rush hour]], killing 13 people.

* [[August 1]] - [[Scouting]] celebrates its [[Scouting 2007 Centenary|100th birthday]] with worldwide celebrations.

* [[August 2]] - Demolition of the last 4 masts of former [[VLF Transmitter Rugby]]

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

* [[August 4]] - Smoking in public places is banned in [[Slovenia]].

* [[August 22]] - The [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] score thirty [[Run (baseball)|runs]] in one game, setting the modern (post-[[1900]]) [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] record for most runs by one team in a single game, in a 30-3 victory over the [[Baltimore Orioles]].

* [[August 24]] - [[NFL]] commissioner [[Roger Goodell]] suspends deactivated [[Atlanta Falcons]] quarterback [[Michael Vick]] indefinitely without pay after Vick chose to plead guilty in federal court to [[dog fighting]].

* [[August 25]] - [[Greece|Greek]] Prime Minister [[Kostas Karamanlis]] declares a national [[state of emergency]] after a series of [[2007 Greek forest fires|devastating wildfires]] ravage western [[Peloponese]] and the island of [[Euboea]], killing at least 64 people.

* [[August 25]] - [[25 August 2007 Hyderabad bombings|Forty-four people are dead after two bombs explode]] in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[India]].

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

 

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* [[September 1]] - [[Finland]] switches off all of its [[analogue television|analogue]] [[terrestrial television]] signals as part of the [[digital switchover]].

* [[September 4]] - Northeast [[Nicaragua]] takes a direct hit from [[Hurricane Felix (2007)|Hurricane Felix]]. The hurricane was a strong [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|Category 5]] storm when it reached the coast.

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

* [[September 9]] - A [[Guatemalan general election, 2007|general election in Guatemala]] will elect the [[President of Guatemala|president]], vice president, [[Congress of Guatemala|congressmen]], municipal mayors, and representatives to [[Parlacen]].

* [[September 10]]-[[September 30]] - The [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]] is held in [[People's Republic of China|China]].

* [[September 12]] - The [[Ethiopian calendar]] enters year 2000. Millennium celebration begins in [[Ethiopia]].

* [[September 12]] - The [[Sandiganbayan]] found former [[Philippines]] President [[Joseph Estrada]] guilty beyond reasonable doubt on the charges of [[plunder]] but acquitted on the charges of [[perjury]].

* [[September 13]] - The [[Burj Dubai]] became the world's tallest free standing structure after surpassing the [[CN Tower]] in [[Toronto]].

* [[September 14]] - The [[SELENE]] spacecraft launches. [[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency|JAXA]] has called the mission, "the largest [[Moon|lunar]] mission since the [[Apollo program]]."

* [[September 16]] - [[Greek legislative election, 2007|Parliamentary elections]] in [[Greece]].

* [[September 16]] - [[One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269]] crashes in [[Phuket]], [[Thailand]], killing 89 of the passengers and crew.

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

* [[September 24]] - [[Labour Party Conference#2007 Bournemouth|Labour Party Conferences]] in [[Bournemouth]] at which [[Gordon Brown]] addresses delegates for the first time as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]].

* [[September 24]] - [[India national cricket team|India]] won the [[2007 ICC World Twenty20|ICC Twenty20 WorldCup]] beating [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] by 5 [[Run (cricket)|runs]].

* [[September 26]] - [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]] [[Akihito]] formally swears in [[Yasuo Fukuda]] as the 91st [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] of [[Japan]].

* [[September 26]] - First confirmed deaths resulting from the [[Myanmar]] military's crackdown on [[2007 Burmese anti-government protests|weeks long anti-government protests]]. [[Bhikkhu|Buddhist monks]] are arrested and [[Internet]] access is cut from the public. <ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,508395,00.html Spiegel:Internetverbindung nach Burma gekappt (German)] </ref>

* [[September 29]] - [[2007-2008 NHL season]] begins.

* [[September 30]] - [[2007 Michigan Budget Crisis]] Last day to find solution before [[Michigan]] State Goverment has to close.

 

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* [[September 30]] - [[Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007|Parliamentary re-elections]] will occur in [[Ukraine]] after [[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian President]] [[Victor Yuschenko]] dismisses [[Parliament of Ukraine|Parliament]].

 

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* [[October 1]] - The minimum age for purchasing [[tobacco]] products will rise from 16 to 18 across [[England and Wales]].

* [[October 30]] - [[2007-2008 NBA season]] begins.

 

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

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

 

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* [[December]] - The [[Andean Community]] and [[Mercosur]] will fully integrate into the [[Union of South American Nations]].

* [[December 23]] - A [[Conjunction (astronomy and astrology)#2007|grand conjunction]] in which the solar system would align with the galactic center.

 

*Panamanian dictator [[Manuel Noriega]] is to be released after 18 years in a U.S. prison, although further judicial proceedings in [[Panama]] or [[France]] are possible.

* [[India|India's]] [[Five-Year Plans of India|11th Five Year Plan]] will be launched.

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

 

* [[War in Iraq]]

* [[War in Afghanistan]]

* [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]

 

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

 

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

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

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

 

* [[February 1]] - [[Gian Carlo Menotti]], Italian-born composer and librettist (b. [[1911]])

* [[February 3]] - [[Pedro Knight]], Cuban-born musician (b. [[1921]])

* [[February 28]] - [[Charles Forte]], English hotelier (b. [[1908]])

 

* [[March 2]] - [[Henri Troyat]], French writer (b. [[1911]])

* [[March 2]] - [[Madi Phala]], South African artist (b. [[1955]])

* [[March 25]] - [[Andranik Margaryan]], 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (b. [[1951]])

 

* [[April 1]] - [[Laurie Baker]], English architect (b. [[1917]])

* [[April 1]] - [[Driss Chraibi]], Moroccan writer (b. [[1926]])

* [[April 30]] - [[Gordon Scott]], American actor (b. [[1926]])

 

* [[May 2]] - [[Juan Valdivieso]], Peruvian footballer (b. [[1910]])

* [[May 3]] - [[Wally Schirra]], American astronaut (b. [[1923]])

* [[May 28]] - [[Marquise Hill]], American football player (b. [[1982]])

 

* [[June 2]] - [[Huang Ju]], Chinese politician (b. [[1938]])

* [[June 4]] - [[Bill France, Jr.]], American President/CEO of [[NASCAR]] (b. [[1933]])

* [[June 30]] - [[Jan Herman Linge]], Norwegian engineer and boat designer (b. [[1922]])

 

* [[July 1]] - [[Gottfried von Bismarck]], German aristocrat and socialite (b. [[1962]])

* [[July 2]] - [[Brahim Déby]], son of Chadian [[Heads of state of Chad|president]] [[Idriss Déby]] (b [[1980]])

* [[July 30]] - [[Bill Walsh (football coach)|Bill Walsh]], American football coach (b. [[1931]])

 

* [[August 1]] - [[Tommy Makem]], Irish folk musician (b. [[1932]])

* [[August 1]] - [[Ryan Cox]], South African professional road racing cyclist (b. [[1979]])

* [[August 31]] - [[Gay Brewer]], American golfer (b. [[1932]])

 

* [[September 1]] - [[Tomás Medina Caracas]], Colombian rebel leader (b. [[1965]])

* [[September 2]] - [[Max McNab]], Canadian hockey player and hockey executive (b. [[1924]])

* [[September 27]] - [[Avraham Shapira]], Israeli [[Chief Rabbi|chief rabbi]] (b. [[1914]])

 

* [[January 1]] - [[New Year's Day]].

* [[January 26]] - [[Australia Day]]. [[India]] Republic Day.

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