Page 2: Historical Events In 2007

Jan 28   feb 4 - The 2007 Asian Winter Games are held in Changchun, China.   

Jan 29   A suicide bomber results in the deaths of three people in a bakery in Eilat, Israel   

Jan 30   In this year, Microsoft releases Windows Vista and Office 2007   

Jan 31   Delta Air Lines creditors officially reject US Airways' hostile takeover bid   

Jan 31   The Mooninite scare occurs in Boston when devices used in a guerrilla marketing campaign for the animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force are mistaken for improvised explosive devices   

Feb 01   British Prime Minister Tony Blair is questioned for a second time in the 'cash for peerages (Cash for Honours)' probe as a witness.   

Feb 02   An unseasonal tornado in central Florida results in the deaths of at least 20 people.   

Feb 02   Chinese President Hu Jintao signs a series of economic deals with Sudan.   

Feb 02   In this year, The IPCC publishes its fourth assessment report, having concluded that global climate change is "very likely" to have a predominantly human cause   

Feb 02   Martti Ahtisaari unveils a United Nations plan for the final status of Kosovo; Serbian leaders denounce the proposal   

Feb 02   Palestinian factional violence: Hamas and its rival Fatah renew their truce after violence broke out following the initial ceasefire   

Feb 02   War in Somalia: Eight people are killed in a mortar attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu   

Feb 03   A truck bombing in a crowded Baghdad market results in the deaths of at least 135 people and injures a further 339 others.   

Feb 03   State of Emergency is declared in Indonesia after 'El Nino'-like flooding   

Feb 03   The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu is are discovered at a Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Suffolk   

Feb 04   The Indianapolis Colts defeat the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI, played at Dolphin Stadium, Miami   

Feb 07   Sharon Osbourne announces that Ozzfest 2007 is free   

Feb 10   U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois announces a presidential bid in Springfield, Illinois.   

Feb 11   Portuguese voters agree to legalise abortion in a national referendum   

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

Feb 12   An armed gunman shoots and results in the deaths of five people at the Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, before being killed by the police, bringing the evening's rampage death toll to six   

Feb 13   North Korea agrees to shut down its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon by apr 14 as a inaugural step towards complete denuclearization, receiving in return energy aid equivalent to 50000 tons of heavy fuel oil.[7].   

Feb 13   Taiwan opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou steps down as the chairman of the Kuomintang party after being indicted on charges of embezzlement; Ma also announces his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.   

Feb 22   A Large fire leads to 26 fatalities in care center "Regi" which is located in Alsunga, Latvia   

Feb 25   In this year, The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The Departed claims Best Picture.   

Feb 25   The European Space Agency confirms Rosetta's successful Mars trajectory fly-by.   

Feb 26   The International Court of Justice finds Serbia guilty of failing to prevent genocide in the Srebrenica massacre, but clears it of direct responsibility and complicity in the case.   

Feb 27   2007 Bagram Air Base bombing: A Taliban suicide attack at Bagram Air Base while Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney is visiting results in the deaths of 23, but he is not injured.   

Feb 27   The Chinese Correction: world stock markets plummet after China and Europe release less-than-expected growth reports.   

Feb 28   The New Horizons space probe makes a gravitational slingshot against Jupiter which changes its trajectory towards Pluto   

Mar 01   Airbus announces that it will cease work indefinitely on the A380F freight aircraft   

Mar 01   International Polar Year, a $1.5 billion research program to study both the North Pole and South Pole, is launched in Paris.   

Mar 03   In this year, Mixed martial artist Randy Couture claims the UFC heavyweight championship at the age of 43 in the main event of UFC 68.   

Mar 03   Total lunar eclipse.   

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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)