Page 9: Historical Events In 2007

Sep 11   Inaugural Twenty20 World Championship is held   

Sep 11   Russia unveils the FOAB.   

Sep 12   Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his resignation, to be effective sep 19.   

Sep 12   Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and his entire cabinet resign.   

Sep 12   The Sandiganbayan are discovered former Philippines President Joseph Estrada guilty beyond reasonable doubt on the charges of plunder but acquitted on the charges of perjury   

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

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

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

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 300000 Taiwanese people rallied in Taiwan to make the same plea   

Sep 16   One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 crashes in Phuket, Thailand , killing 89 of the passengers and crew   

Sep 18   The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates in the U.S by half a point (0.5%) for the inaugural 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.   

Sep 20   Opening of the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures, in the city of Monterrey, Mexico   

Sep 21   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   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   

Sep 24   Labour Party Conferences in Bournemouth at which Gordon Brown addresses delegates for the inaugural time as Prime Minister   

Sep 25   Microsoft released Halo 3, made by Bungie 3.3 Million copies have been sold and helped sell over 500000 Xbox360's   

Sep 26   Emperor Akihito formally swears in Yasuo Fukuda as the 91st Prime Minister of Japan   

Sep 26   In southern Vietnam the Can Tho Bridge, which is under construction, collapses, killing scores of workers   

Sep 26   inaugural confirmed deaths resulting from the Myanmar military's crackdown on weeks long anti-government protests. Buddhist monks are arrested and Internet access is cut from the public.[20].   

Sep 30   Parliamentary re-elections occur in Ukraine after Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko dismisses Parliament   

Oct 01   The minimum age for purchasing tobacco products is raised from 16 to 18 across England and Wales   

Oct 02   The second Inter-Korean Summit begins. South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il meet in Pyongyang.   

Oct 04   Spanish authorities arrest 22 people associated with the banned Batasuna party which campaigns for Basque independence, but also has ties to the terrorist group ETA   

Oct 06   Presidential election occurs in Pakistan   

Oct 08   Track and field star Marion Jones surrenders her five Olympic medals she won in the 2000 Sydney Games after admitting to doping.   

Oct 09   An election is held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador   

Oct 10   An election and referendum in the Canadian province of Ontario takes place.   

Oct 10   The SuccessTech Academy school shooting occurs in Cleveland, Ohio.   

Oct 13   Local Government Elections are held in New Zealand.   

Oct 15   Sir Menzies Campbell steps down as leader of the British Liberal Democrats   

Oct 15   The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China takes place.   

Oct 17   Whitehaven, England is recorded as becoming the inaugural place in the United Kingdom to have one of its analogue terrestrial television signals switched off as part of digital switchover.   

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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)