Historical Events In 2007

Oct 28   In the year 2007 the Vatican beatifies 498 Spanish victims of religious persecution from before and during the Spanish Civil War.[21]   

Oct 30   In the year 2007 brazil is announced as the host of the FIFA World Cup 2014.   

Oct 31   On this day in history a bus bomb in the central Russian city of Tolyatti kills 8 and injures over 50 people.   

Oct 31   World Economic Forum releases The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008, at 11:00 CET in the year 2007.   

Nov 01   On this day in history london's Metropolitan Police Service is found guilty of endangering the public following the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent Brazilian who officers mistook for a suicide bomber.   

Nov 01   In the year 2007 martina Hingis of Switzerland announced her second retirement from professional tennis due to doping allegations and injuries.   

Nov 01   In the year 2007 the Election commission of Bangladesh is separated from the Judiciary department.   

Nov 02   In the year 2007 four firefighters feared dead in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster.   

Nov 03   DARPA Grand Challenge, a prized competition for driverless cars to navigate safely in traffic is scheduled on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history president Pervez Musharraf declares state of emergency in Pakistan.   

Nov 04   Álvaro Colom wins the second round of the presidential elections in Guatemala on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Reformation Sunday is observed by Lutherans and other Protestants around the world, to commemorate the 490th anniversary (oct 31) of the Ninety-Five Theses, which began the Protestant Reformation on this day in history.   

Nov 05   The Writers Guild of America goes on strike in the year 2007.   

Nov 06   A suicide bomber kills at least 50 people in Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan. Among the dead are 6 members of the National Assembly in the year 2007.   

Nov 06   Legislative elections are held in the U.S. states of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia; Kentucky and Mississippi also hold gubernatorial elections in the year 2007.   

Nov 07   A 48 hour long state of emergency for Tbilisi is declared by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili due to the intense anti-government protests that have gripped the capital city in the year 2007.   

Nov 07   On this day in history the Jokela school shooting occurs. Finnish youth Pekka-Eric Auvinen shoots dead 8 people and wounds one at the Jokela School Centre.   

Nov 08   The 8th annual Latin Grammy Awards were held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA, near Las Vegas on this day in history.   

Nov 11   In the year 2007 cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, India killing 15,000 people   

Nov 11   Slovenians vote in the final round of the nation's presidential elections. Danilo Türk won the race with 68.26% of the vote in the year 2007.   

Nov 13   In the year 2007 an explosion hits the south wing of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Quezon City, north of Manila, killing four people, including Basilan Congressman Wahab Akbar, and wounding 6 others.   

Nov 13   Parliamentary elections in Denmark. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's coalition wins a third term on this day in history.   

Nov 14   A 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurs in northern Chile on this day in history.   

Nov 14   High Speed 1 from London to the Channel Tunnel is opened to passengers on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Over 3,000 people are believed to have died after Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, with the death toll expected to rise in the year 2007.   

Nov 17   In the year 2007 parliamentary elections in Kosovo.   

Nov 18   In the year 2007 the Zasyadko mine disaster in eastern Ukraine claims the lives of 101 miners.   

Nov 20   On this day in history the UK's HM Revenue and Customs admits that it has misplaces two computer discs which contained the records of child benefit claimants data, including bank details and National Insurance numbers, in the United Kingdom, leaving up to 7.25 million households susceptible to identity theft.   

Nov 21   Senegalese street vendors riot in Dakar after government attempts to ban them from operating in the center of the capital city on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 2007 vladimer Gurgenidze becomes the 17th Prime Minister of Georgia.   

Nov 24   Australian Labor Party wins the federal election in Australia; Labor leader Kevin Rudd is elected to succeed John Howard as Prime Minister of Australia on this day in history.   

Nov 24   Police broke up anti-Putin demonstrations in Saint Petersburg and Moscow in the year 2007.   

Nov 24   The National Australian Football League draft will take place in the year 2007.   

Nov 25   A European Parliament election will take place in Romania on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 2007 death of a. I. Bezzerides, American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1908)   

Jan 02   Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b. 1911) died in the year 2007.   

Jan 03   In the year 2007 death of william Verity Jr., United States Secretary of Commerce 1987-1989 (b. 1917)   

Jan 04   In the year 2007 death of marais Viljoen, former State President of South Africa (b. 1915)   

Jan 05   Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. 1910) died on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of roberta Wohlstetter, military historian and strategist (b. 1912)   

Jan 07   Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic-born television presenter (b. 1929) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Jane Bolin, first African American female judge (b. 1908) died in the year 2007.