Historical Events In 2007

Jul 07   In the year 2007 venus Williams wins the Women's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fourth time.   

Jul 08   Boeing launches the new Boeing 787 on this day in history.   

Jul 08   Roger Federer wins the Men's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fifth time in a row in the year 2007.   

Jul 09   While celebrating Argentinean Independence Day, snow falls in Buenos Aires for the first time in almost 100 years in the year 2007.   

Jul 10   On this day in history 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Francisco (AL 5, NL 4)   

Jul 10   On this day in history a Cessna 310R twin-engine airplane crashes into two homes in Sanford, Florida, killing three adults and two children.   

Jul 10   Zheng Xiaoyu, head of State Food and Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China executed on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history the ninth All Africa Games kick off in Algiers, Algeria   

Jul 12   Queen Elizabeth II visits the world's largest Commonwealth war grave in Ypres, Belgium to pay respects to fallen soldiers of the Battle of Passchendaele in the year 2007.   

Jul 12   Stan Zemanek, Australian radio personality (b.1947) in the year 2007.   

Jul 13   On this day in history the 15th Pan Am Games opens in Rio de Janeiro.   

Jul 14   In the year 2007 following a presidential decree, Russia withdraws from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.   

Jul 15   On this day in history brazil defeats Argentina 3-0 in the Copa América 2007 Final.   

Jul 15   On this day in history in Tacoma, Washington, the second span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens to traffic, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world.   

Jul 16   On this day in history britain expels four Russian diplomats in response to a refusal by the Russians to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, suspected to be behind the murder of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko in London.   

Jul 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men on charges related to their alleged operation of a dogfighting ring based at one of Vick's properties in southeastern Virginia. Vick was later suspended indefinitely in aug by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and is now serving his sentence of 23 months in federal prison in the year 2007.   

Jul 17   TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 overruns the runway of Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport and crashes, killing all 186 and others on the ground in the year 2007.   

Jul 18   In the year 2007 at the height of rush hour in New York City a major steam pipe bursts, releasing millions of gallons of boiling water and super heated steam. Only one fatality occurred; a pedestrian who went into cardiac arrest.   

Jul 18   On this day in history nelson Mandela convenes a group of world leaders to contribute their wisdom, independent leadership and integrity to tackle some of the world's toughest problems as he turns 89.   

Jul 19   On this day in history ol Doinyo Lengai mountain erupts, bringing a stop to the daily week long tremors experienced in Nairobi and Northern Tanzania.   

Jul 19   Prathiba Patil is elected as the first female President of India on this day in history.   

Jul 19   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 in the year 2007.   

Jul 19   In the year 2007 the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 14,000 for the first time in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 2007 the final epic novel in J.K. Rowling's bestselling series Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released selling over 8 million copies in the first 24 hours.   

Jul 21   In the year 2007 u.S. Vice President Dick Cheney serves as Acting President for two and a half hours, while President George W. Bush undergoes a colonoscopy procedure.   

Jul 22   Floods cause chaos through wide areas of Britain, especially the counties of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire, leaving hundreds homeless and thousands of vehicles stranded on major roads on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 2007 parliamentary elections took place in Turkey.   

Jul 22   Yokozuna Asashoryu conquers the Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in Nagoya, Japan in the year 2007.   

Jul 27   On this day in history nikola Radosavljevic shot dead nine people in village Jabukovac in eastern Serbia and wounded two.   

Jul 27   On this day in history two television news helicopters collide in midair while covering a police chase in Phoenix, Arizona, killing both pilots and two photojournalists.   

Jul 29   On this day in history iraq wins its first Asian Cup football championship, beating Saudi Arabia 1-0.   

Jul 29   The ruling coalition of Japan lost its majority in the upper house after the election on this day in history.   

Jul 30   On this day in history new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits U.S. President George W. Bush for the first time as Prime Minister.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   Roberta Wohlstetter, military historian and strategist (b. 1912) died in the year 2007.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of magnús Magnússon, Icelandic-born television presenter (b. 1929)   

Jan 08   In the year 2007 death of jane Bolin, first African American female judge (b. 1908)