Page 9: Historical Events In 2007

Aug 22   The Texas Rangers score thirty runs in one game, setting the modern (post-1900) MLB record for most runs by one team in a single game, in a 30-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the year 2007.   

Aug 24   The 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Forty-four people are dead after two bombs explode in Hyderabad, India on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis declares a national state of emergency after a series of devastating wildfires ravage western Peloponese and southern Euboea, killing 68 people.   

Aug 27   In the year 2007 united States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced his resignation, to be effective sep 17.   

Aug 28   Abdullah Gül is elected as the eleventh President of Turkey by the Turkish Parliament, after secularist concerns delayed his initial candidacy in the year 2007.   

Aug 30   United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident in which a B-52 flew from Minot AFB, ND to Barksdale AFB, LA carrying 6 nuclear warheads on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Finland switches off all of its analogue terrestrial television signals as part of the digital switchover in the year 2007.   

Sep 02   The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation hosts its 19th annual city meeting in Sydney on this day in history.   

Sep 03   British troops withdraw from the Basra region of Iraq on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Northeast Nicaragua takes a direct hit from Hurricane Felix. The hurricane was a strong Category 5 storm when it reached the coast on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 2007 a bomb explodes in Batna, Algeria as a crowd gathered to see Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Nineteen people died, while 107 were wounded by the attack.   

Sep 07   In the year 2007 the Rugby World Cup 2007 starts in France.   

Sep 08   On this day in history over 50 people die when car bomb explodes in the Algerian port city of Dellys.   

Sep 09   In the year 2007 the general election in Guatemala elects the president, vice president, congressmen, municipal mayors, and representatives to Parlacen.   

Sep 10   In the year 2007 the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup is held in China.   

Sep 11   Inaugural Twenty20 World Championship is held on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Russia unveils the FOAB on this day in history.   

Sep 12   In the year 2007 japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his resignation, to be effective sep 19.   

Sep 12   In the year 2007 russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and his entire cabinet resign.   

Sep 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 in the year 2007.   

Sep 13   The Burj Dubai became the world's tallest free standing structure after surpassing the CN Tower in Toronto on this day in history.   

Sep 14   The SELENE spacecraft launches. JAXA has called the mission, "the largest lunar mission since the Apollo program." in the year 2007.   

Sep 14   Viktor Zubkov is approved as the new Prime Minister of Russia after a vote in the Duma in the year 2007.   

Sep 15   Over 3000 Taiwanese Americans and their supporters rallied in front of UN in New York City to demonstrate the dedication that UN should accept Taiwan. At the same time, over 300,000 Taiwanese people rallied in Taiwan to make the same plea in the year 2007.   

Sep 16   In the year 2007 one-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 crashes in Phuket, Thailand , killing 89 of the passengers and crew.   

Sep 18   In the year 2007 the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates in the U.S by half a point (0.5%) for the first time since 2006 to ease the on-going panic in the financial markets due to the subprime crisis.   

Sep 19   Typhoon Wipha hits Fuding, China. Authorities had evacuated over two million people prior to the storm's landfall in the year 2007.   

Sep 20   Opening of the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures, in the city of Monterrey, Mexico on this day in history.   

Sep 21   In the year 2007 the Supreme Court of Chile rules that former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori must be extradited to Peru so Fujimori can face charges of corruption and human rights abuse.   

Sep 23   On this day in history yokozuna Hakuho won the Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.   

Sep 24   India won the ICC Twenty20 WorldCup beating Pakistan by 5 runs in the year 2007.   

Sep 24   Labour Party Conferences in Bournemouth at which Gordon Brown addresses delegates for the first time as Prime Minister in the year 2007.   

Sep 25   On this day in history microsoft released Halo 3, made by Bungie 3.3 Million copies have been sold and helped sell over 500,000 Xbox360's.   

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Jan 01   A. I. Bezzerides, American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1908) died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 2007 death of teddy Kollek, Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b. 1911)   

Jan 03   William Verity Jr., United States Secretary of Commerce 1987-1989 (b. 1917) died in the year 2007.   

Jan 04   Marais Viljoen, former State President of South Africa (b. 1915) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. 1910)   

Jan 06   Roberta Wohlstetter, military historian and strategist (b. 1912) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic-born television presenter (b. 1929) died in the year 2007.   

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