Historical Events In 2007

Jan 01   Adam Air Flight 574, a routine domestic flight in Indonesia, disappears; debris are are discovered 10 days later, but the aircraft remains missing   

Jan 01   Angola joins OPEC   

Jan 01   Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union.   

Jan 01   Hong Kong's new smoking law starts. From this day onwards, smoking is prohibited in clubs, karaoke bars, restaurants, and all public places   

Jan 01   In this year, Slovenia formally adopts the euro as its official currency, replacing the tolar.   

Jan 01   South Korea's Ban Ki-moon is recorded as becoming the new United Nations Secretary-General, replacing Kofi Annan   

Jan 01   War in Somalia: Fighters of the Islamic Courts Union abandon their last stronghold in Kismayo and flee for the Kenyan border   

Jan 02   The new constitution of Gibraltar came into force. [1].   

Jan 03   China conducts an anti-terror raid in Xinjiang.   

Jan 04   Nancy Pelosi is recorded as becoming the inaugural female speaker of the United States House of Representatives.   

Jan 05   Taiwan High Speed Rail open between Taipei and Kaohsiung.   

Jan 05   War in Somalia: The inaugural shots are fired in the battle for control of the border town of Ras Kamboni.   

Jan 08   Russian oil supplies to Poland, Germany, and Ukraine are cut as the Russia-Belarus energy dispute escalates; restored 3 days later   

Jan 09   In this year, An AerianTur-M Antonov An-26 crashes in Balad, Iraq. The Islamic Army in Iraq claims to have shot it down.   

Jan 09   War in Somalia: U.S. planes conduct air strikes in Somalia against suspected terrorists   

Jan 10   U.S. President George W. Bush announces a plan to station 21500 additional troops in Iraq.   

Jan 11   China successfully tests a ground-based ballistic missile capable of destroying satellites in orbit, drawing criticisms from other countries.   

Jan 11   In Bangladesh, a state of emergency is declared by caretaker President Iajuddin Ahmed, following weeks of violent protests preceding upcoming parliamentary elections.   

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

Jan 12   Comet McNaught, the brightest comet in over 40 years, makes perihelion.   

Jan 12   The US Embassy in Athens is attacked with a rocket propelled grenade, which caused minimal damage and no injuries   

Jan 13   The Greek ship Server breaks in half off the Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude oil.   

Jan 14   In this year, The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement officially formally adopts the Red Crystal as a non-religious emblem for use in its overseas operations   

Jan 14   Nazanin Fatehi, a 19 year old Iranian girl previously sentenced to death for killing a man she claimed tried to rape her niece, is exonerated, as her re-trial comes to an end   

Jan 17   Doomsday Clock is set to 5 minutes to midnight   

Jan 17   Hurricane force winds from storm Kyrill claim at least 40 lives in western Europe   

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

Jan 18   Comet McNaught, the brightest comet to appear in over 40 years, is recorded as becoming visible over the Southern Hemisphere. Hurricane Kyrill creates havoc as it passes across northern Europe.jan 18 - The strongest storm in the UK for 17 years results in the deaths of 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, caused at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe. Other losses include the Container Ship MSC Napoli destroyed by the storm of the coast of Devon, England   

Jan 19   Israel released $100 million in frozen assets to President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority in order to bolster the president's position. [2]   

Jan 21   Yokozuna Asashoryu won the Emperor's Cup at the New Year's Grand Sumo Tournament (Hatsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.   

Jan 22   A bombing in a market in Baghdad, Iraq results in the deaths of 88 people   

Jan 24   The Israeli Ministry of Justice announces that the President of Israel, Moshe Katsav, will be charged with rape and abuse of power   

Jan 25   The President of Israel, Moshe Katsav, takes a temporary leave of absence due to a sex scandal   

Jan 28   A battle between insurgents and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops results in the deaths of 300 suspected terrorists in Najaf, Iraq.   

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Jan 01   A. i. bezzerides: American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1908)   

Jan 02   Teddy kollek: Austrian-born mayor of jerusalem (b. 1911)   

Jan 03   William verity jr.: United states secretary of commerce 1987-1989 (b. 1917)   

Jan 04   Marais viljoen: Former state president of south africa (b. 1915)   

Jan 05   Momofuku ando: Inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. 1910)   

Jan 06   Roberta wohlstetter: Military historian and strategist (b. 1912)   

Jan 07   Magnús magnússon: Icelandic-born television presenter (b. 1929)   

Jan 08   Jane bolin: First african american female judge (b. 1908)