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2007 (MMVII) was a common year that started on a Monday (dominical letter G) in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2007th year of the Common Era or Anno Domini designation the 7th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century and the 8th of the 2000s decade.

2007 was designated as: International Heliophysical Year.1 International Polar Year.2 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All.3 Year of Rumi.4 Year of the Dolphin.5 Scotland's Year of Highland Culture. Scouting Centenary celebrating 100 years of the Scout Movement.

UNESCO has recognized fifteen anniversaries for 2007.6 Events January January 1 Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union. South Korea's Ban Ki-moon becomes the new United Nations Secretary-General replacing Kofi Annan. January 3 China conducts an anti-terror raid in Xinjiang. January 8 Russian oil supplies to Poland Germany and Ukraine are cut as the Russia-Belarus energy dispute escalates; they are restored 3 days later. January 12 Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) the brightest comet in more than 40 years makes perihelion. January 13 The Greek ship Server breaks in half off the Norwegian coast releasing over 200 tons of crude oil. January 14 The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement adopts the Red Crystal as a non-religious emblem for use in its overseas operations. January 17 Protests occur in India and the United Kingdom against the British series of Celebrity Big Brother after Jade Goody Danielle Lloyd and Jo O'Meara were allegedly racially abusive towards Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. January 19 Israel releases $100 million in frozen assets to President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian National Authority in order to bolster the president's position.7 February February 2 Chinese President Hu Jintao signs a series of economic deals with Sudan. Martti Ahtisaari unveils a United Nations plan for the final status of Kosovo; Serbian leaders denounce the proposal. The IPCC publishes its fourth assessment report having concluded that global climate change is "very likely" to have a predominantly human cause. February 13 North Korea agrees to shut down its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon by April 14 as a first step towards complete denuclearization receiving in return energy aid equivalent to 50000 tons of heavy fuel oil.8 February 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. February 27 The Chinese Correction: World stock markets plummet after China and Europe release less-than-expected growth reports. February 28 The New Horizons space probe makes a gravitational slingshot against Jupiter which changes its trajectory towards Pluto. March March 1 The International Polar Year a $1.5 billion research program to study both the North Pole and South Pole is launched in Paris. March 8 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admits that Israel had planned an attack on Lebanon in the event of kidnapped soldiers on the border months before Hezbollah carried out its kidnapping. March 23 Naval forces of Iran's Revolutionary Guard seize Royal Navy personnel in disputed Iran-Iraq waters. March 27 Prime Minister of Latvia Aigars Kalvitis and Prime minister of Russia Mikhail Fradkov finally sign a border treaty between Latvia and Russia. April April 3 Second Orange Revolution: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolves the Ukrainian Parliament following defections that increased the majority of his opponents. April 4 Iran announces it will release the British sailors and marines that they captured on March 23. April 14 Retired chess champion Garry Kasparov is detained in Moscow for participating in a banned march. April 24 Gliese 581 c a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet is discovered in the constellation Libra. April 26 Russians riot in Tallinn Estonia about moving the Bronze Soldier; 2 nights of rioting leave 1 dead. May May 16 The United Nations General Assembly recognizing that genuine multilingualism promotes unity in diversity and international understanding proclaims 2008 the International Year of Languages.9 May 17 The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and the Moscow Patriarchate re-unite after 80 years of schism. May 20 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum of Dubai makes the largest single charitable donation in modern history committing 7.41 billion to an educational foundation in the Middle East. June June 1 A 2100-year-old melon is discovered by archaeologists in western Japan.10 June 5 NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft makes its second fly-by of Venus en route to Mercury. June 28 In the aftermath of Greece's worst heatwave in a century at least 11 people are reported dead from heatstroke approximately 200 wildfires break out nationwide and the country's electricity grid nearly collapses due to record breaking demand. July July 2 Venus and Saturn are in conjunction separation 46 arcsecs. July 7 Live Earth Concerts are held throughout 9 major cities around the world. July 17 TAM Linhas Areas Flight 3054 overruns the runway of Congonhas-So Paulo International Airport and crashes killing all 186 and others on the ground. July 21 The final book of the Harry Potter series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is released and sells over 11 million copies in the first 24 hours becoming the fastest selling book in history.11 August August 4 The Phoenix spacecraft launches toward the Martian north pole. August 6 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrives in the historic Palestinian town of Jericho becoming the first Prime Minister of Israel to visit the West Bank or Gaza Strip in more than 7 years. Olmert meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. August 14 Multiple suicide bombings kill 572 people in Qahtaniya northern Iraq. August 15 An 8.0 earthquake strikes Peru killing 512 people injuring more than 1500 and causing tsunami warnings in the Pacific Ocean. August 17 Vladimir Putin issues a statement revealing that Russia is to resume the flight exercises of its strategic bombers in remote areas. The flights were suspended in 1991 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. September September 2September 9 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit hosts its 19th annual city meeting in Sydney. September 6 Operation Orchard: Israeli airplanes strike a suspected nuclear site in Syria. September 14 The SELENE spacecraft launches. JAXA has called the mission "the largest lunar mission since the Apollo program." September 16 One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 crashes in Phuket Thailand killing 89 passengers and crew. September 20 The 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures opens in Monterrey Mexico. September 24 India national cricket team won the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Cup beating Pakistan national cricket team in the final. October October 4 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. October 8 Track and field star Marion Jones surrenders her 5 Olympic medals she won in the 2000 Sydney Games after admitting to doping. October 14 Al-habileen/lahij: Four citizens are killed on the 44th anniversary of the revolution against British colonial rule in South Yemen. October 24 In the space of a few hours Comet Holmes develops a coma and flares up to half a million times its former brightness becoming visible to the naked eye. Its coma later becomes larger in volume than the Sun making it the second comet to do so in 2007 after Comet McNaught. October 28 The Vatican beatifies 498 Spanish victims of religious persecution from before and during the Spanish Civil War.12 October 31 The World Economic Forum releases The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008. November November 3 President Pervez Musharraf declares a state of emergency in Pakistan. November 5 The Writers Guild of America goes on a strike that lasts until February 12 2008. November 6 A suicide bomber kills at least 50 people in Mazari Sharif Afghanistan including 6 members of the National Assembly. November 13 An explosion hits the south wing of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Quezon City north of Manila killing 4 people including Basilan Congressman Wahab Akbar and wounding 6 others. November 14 High Speed 1 from London to the Channel Tunnel is opened to passengers. November 16 Approximately 10000 people are believed to have died after Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh. November 18 The Zasyadko mine disaster in eastern Ukraine claims the lives of 101 miners. December December 3 14 The United Nations Climate Change Conference is held at Nusa Dua in Bali Indonesia. December 7 Uranus' orbit is positioned such that the sun shines directly above its equator (i.e. an equinox). December 8 The 2007 Africa-EU Summit takes place as European Union and African Union leaders gather in Lisbon Portugal for their first joint summit in 7 years. The British and Czech prime ministers boycott the event due to the presence of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. December 10 The United Nations deadline for a negotiated settlement on the future of Kosovo passes without an international agreement. December 19 Vladimir Putin President of Russia is announced as Time magazine's 2007 Person of the Year. December 20 The Pablo Picasso painting Portrait of Suzanne Bloch together with Candido Portinari's O Lavrador de Caf is stolen from the So Paulo Museum of Art. December 21 The Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Malta Poland Slovakia and Slovenia join the Schengen border-free zone. December 24 The Nepalese government announces that the country's 240-year-old monarchy will be abolished in 2008 and a new republic will be declared. December 27 Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated and at least 20 others are killed by a bomb blast at an election rally in Rawalpindi. December 31 Over 200 people are killed in Kenya due to riots over the results of the December 27 presidential election. Births April 10 HRH Princess Ariane of the Netherlands daughter of Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Mxima. April 21 HRH Princess Isabella of Denmark daughter of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife Crown Princess Mary. April 29 HRH Infanta Sofa of Spain daughter of Felipe Prince of Asturias and his wife Letizia Princess of Asturias. Deaths Main article: Deaths in 2007 January Yvonne de Carlo Ryszard Kapuciski January 2 Teddy Kollek Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b. 1911) January 4 Marais Viljoen State President of South Africa (b. 1915) January 5 Momofuku Ando Japanese inventor (b. 1910) January 8 Iwao Takamoto Japanese animator (b. 1925) Yvonne De Carlo American actress (b. 1922) January 9 Jean-Pierre Vernant French historian and anthropologist (b. 1914) January 10 Carlo Ponti Italian film producer (b. 1912) January 11 Robert Anton Wilson American author and conspiracy researcher (b. 1932) January 12 Alice Coltrane American jazz musician (b. 1937) January 13 Michael Brecker American jazz musician (b. 1949) January 14 Darlene Conley American actress (b. 1934) January 15 Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti Iraqi politician (b. 1951) Awad Hamed al-Bandar Iraqi judge (b. 1945) Bo Yibo Chinese politician (b. 1908) January 17 Art Buchwald American humorist (b. 1925) January 19 Hrant Dink Turkish-Armenian journalist (b. 1954) Denny Doherty Canadian musician (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1940) Bam Bam Bigelow American wrestler (b. 1961) January 21 Maria Cioncan Romanian athlete (b. 1977) January 22 Abb Pierre French priest and founder of Emmaus (b. 1912) January 23 Ryszard Kapuciski Polish journalist and author (b. 1932) January 28 Hsu Wei Lun Taiwanese actress (b. 1978) January 30 Sidney Sheldon American author and screenwriter (b. 1917) January 31 Kirka Babitzin Finnish singer (b. 1950) February Gian Carlo Menotti Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. February 1 Gian Carlo Menotti Italian-born composer and librettist (b. 1911) February 3 Ralph de Toledano Moroccan-born American political columnist and author (b. 1916) Pedro Knight Cuban-born musician (b. 1921) February 6 Frankie Laine American singer (b. 1913) February 7 Alan MacDiarmid New Zealand chemist Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927) Helen Duncan New Zealand politician (b. 1941) February 8 Anna Nicole Smith American model and television personality (b. 1967) February 9 Benedict Kiely Irish author and broadcaster (b. 1919) Ian Richardson Scottish actor (b. 1934) Alejandro Finisterre Spanish poet editor and inventor of table football (b. 1919) February 11 Reginald Hugh Hickling British lawyer colonial civil servant law academic and author (b. 1920) February 12 Peggy Gilbert American saxophonist (b. 1905) February 13 Elizabeth Jolley Australian writer (b. 1923) Charles Norwood American politician (b. 1941) Johanna Sllstrm Swedish actress (b. 1974) February 14 Ryan Larkin Canadian animator artist and sculptor (b. 1943) February 15 Robert Adler Austrian-born inventor (b. 1913) February 17 Maurice Papon French Vichy government official (b. 1910) Dermot O'Reilly Irish-born musician (Ryan's Fancy) (b. 1942) Mike Awesome American professional wrestler (b. 1965) February 18 Juan "Pachn" Vicns Puerto Rican basketball player (b. 1933) February 22 Lothar-Gnther Buchheim German author painter and art collector (b. 1918) Fons Rademakers Dutch film director (b. 1920) Dennis Johnson American basketball player (b. 1954) February 24 Bruce Bennett American actor (b. 1906) February 28 Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. American historian and political commentator (b. 1917) Charles Forte English hotelier (b. 1908) March Jean Baudrillard Brad Delp Betty Hutton Bob Woolmer March 2 Henri Troyat French writer (b. 1911) Madi Phala South African artist (b. 1955) March 3 Warja Honegger-Lavater Swiss illustrator (b. 1913) March 4 Natalie Bodanya American soprano (b. 1908) Thomas Eagleton American politician (b. 1929) Bob Hattoy American activist (b. 1950) Tadeusz Nalepa Polish composer guitar player vocalist and lyricist (b. 1934) Ian Wooldridge British sports journalist (b. 1932) Jorge Kolle Cueto Bolivian politician March 6 Jean Baudrillard French philosopher and sociologist (b. 1929) Allen Coage American professional wrestler (b. 1943) Ernest Gallo American winemaker (b. 1909) March 8 John Inman English actor (b. 1935) March 9 Brad Delp American singer (Boston) (b. 1951) Thomas Mason U.S. Attorney (b. 1919) March 10 Ernie Ladd American football player and professional wrestler (b. 1938) Richard Jeni American comedian (b. 1957) March 11 Betty Hutton American actress (b. 1921) March 12 Antonio Ortiz Mena Mexican politician and economist (b. 1907) March 13 Arnold Skaaland American wrestler (b. 1925) March 14 Lucie Aubrac French World War II Resistance fighter (b. 1912) Gareth Hunt English actor (b. 1943) March 16 Manjural Islam Bangladeshi cricketer (b. 1984) Sir Arthur Marshall British aviation engineer (b. 1903) March 17 Jim Cronin British businessman (b. 1952) Roger Bennett American gospel musician (b. 1952) March 18 Bob Woolmer English cricketer and coach (b. 1948) March 19 Calvert DeForest American actor and comedian (b. 1921) Luther Ingram American singer (b. 1937) March 20 Taha Yassin Ramadan Vice President of Iraq (b. 1938) March 23 Eric Medlen American race car driver (b. 1973) March 25 Andranik Margaryan 14th Prime Minister of Armenia (b. 1951) March 29 Leslie Waller American novelist (b. 1923) April Kitty Carlisle Hart Boris Yeltsin Jack Valenti Mstislav Rostropovich April 1 Laurie Baker English architect (b. 1917) Driss Chraibi Moroccan writer (b. 1926) Hans Filbinger German jurist and politician (b. 1913) April 2 Henry Lee Giclas American astronomer (b. 1910) April 3 Eddie Robinson American football coach (b. 1919) April 4 Bob Clark American film director (b. 1939) April 5 Thomas Stoltz Harvey Pathologist who conducted Albert Einstein's autopsy (b. 1912) Leela Majumdar Bengali children's author (b. 1908) Darryl Stingley American football player (b. 1951) Poornachandra Tejaswi Indian writer and novelist (b. 1938) April 6 Luigi Comencini Italian film director (b. 1916) April 7 Johnny Hart American cartoonist (b. 1931) Barry Nelson American actor (b. 1920) Carey W. Barber English Jehovah's Witnesses leader (b. 1905) April 9 AJ Carothers American writer (b. 1931) April 10 Kevin Crease Australian news presenter and entertainer (b. 1936) April 11 Roscoe Lee Browne American actor (b. 1925) Ronald Speirs United States Army officer (b. 1920) Kurt Vonnegut American novelist and playwright (b. 1922) April 13 Don Selwyn Mori actor and film director (b. circa 1936) April 14 June Callwood Canadian journalist (b. 1924) Don Ho American musician (b. 1930) April 15 Brant Parker American cartoonist (b. 1920) April 16 Frank Bateson New Zealand astronomer (b. 1909) April 17 Kitty Carlisle Hart American singer actress & talk show panelist (b. 1910) April 18 Iccho Itoh Mayor of Nagasaki Japan (b. 1945) April 20 Michael Fu Tieshan Chinese bishop (b. 1931) April 22 Juanita Millender-McDonald American politician (b. 1938) April 23 David Halberstam American author and journalist (b. 1934) Boris Yeltsin first President of the Russian Federation (b. 1931) April 25 Alan Ball English footballer (b. 1945) Arthur Milton English cricketer and footballer (b. 1928) Bobby Pickett American singer (b. 1938) April 26 Jack Valenti American film executive creator of MPAA film rating system (b. 1921) Conchita Montenegro Spanish model and actress (b. 1912) April 27 Mstislav Rostropovich Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927) April 28 Dabbs Greer American actor (b. 1917) Carl Friedrich von Weizscker German physicist and philosopher (b. 1912) April 29 Ivica Raan 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944) Dick Motz New Zealand cricket player (b. 1940) April 30 Grgory Lemarchal French singer (b. 1983) Tom Poston American actor (b. 1921) Gordon Scott American actor (b. 1926) May Wally Schirra Jerry Falwell Yolanda King May 2 Juan Valdivieso Peruvian footballer (b. 1910) May 3 Wally Schirra American astronaut (b. 1923) Knock Yokoyama Japanese comedian and politician (b. 1932) May 5 Theodore Maiman American physicist (b. 1927) Gusti Wolf Austrian actress (b. 1912) May 6 Lesley Blanch English writer and fashion editor (b. 1904) May 7 Emma Lehmer Russian-born mathematician (b. 1906) May 11 Malietoa Tanumafili II Samoan head of state (b. 1913) May 12 Mullah Dadullah Akhund Afghani Taliban military leader May 14 Colin St John Wilson English architect (b. 1922) May 15 Jerry Falwell American evangelist (b. 1933) Yolanda King American actress and activist daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. (b. 1955) May 17 Lloyd Alexander American author (b. 1924) May 18 Pierre-Gilles de Gennes French physicist and Nobel Prize for Physics laureate (b. 1932) Yoyoy Villame Filipino singer (b. 1938) May 19 Dean Eyre New Zealand politician (b. 1914) May 20 Stanley Miller American chemist and biologist (b. 1930) May 25 Charles Nelson Reilly American actor (b. 1931) May 27 Izumi Sakai Japanese singer (Zard) (b. 1967) Percy Sonn South African lawyer and cricket executive (b. 1949) Ed Yost American inventor of the modern hot air balloon (b. 1919) May 28 Marquise Hill American football player (b. 1982) David Lane American white nationalist (b. 1938) June Huang Ju Craig L. Thomas Chris Benoit Kiichi Miyazawa June 2 Huang Ju Chinese politician (b. 1938) June 4 Craig L. Thomas American politician (b. 1933) June 8 Aden Abdullah Osman Daar first President of Somalia (b. 1908) June 10 Augie Auer meteorologist (b. 1940) June 11 Imre Friedmann American scientist (b. 1921) Mala Powers American film actress (b. 1931) June 12 Don Herbert American television personality Mr. Wizard (b. 1917) June 13 David Hatch BBC Radio producer and comedian (b. 1939) June 14 Ruth Bell Graham Wife of Billy Graham (b. 1920) Jacques Simonet Belgian politician (b. 1963) June 14 Kurt Waldheim Austrian politician and diplomat former United Nations Secretary-General (b. 1918) June 15 Sherri Martel American professional wrestler (b. 1958) June 17 Gianfranco Ferr Italian designer (b. 1944) June 18 Bernard Manning English comedian (b. 1930) Vilma Espn Cuban wife of Ral Castro (b. 1930) June 19 El Fary Spanish singer (b. 1937) Terry Hoeppner American football coach (b. 1947) Antonio Aguilar Mexican singer and actor (b. 1919) June 20 Trevor Henry New Zealand Justice (b. 1902) June 22 Erik Parlevliet Dutch field hockey player b. (1964) June 24 Derek Dougan Northern Irish footballer (b. 1938) Natasja Saad Afro Danish rapper and reggae singer (b. 1974) Chris Benoit Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1967) June 26 Jupp Derwall German footballer and coach (b. 1927) Joey Sadler New Zealand rugby player (b. 1914) Liz Claiborne Belgian-American fashion designer (b. 1929) June 27 William Hutt Canadian stage and film actor (b. 1920) June 28 Kiichi Miyazawa 78th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1919) June 30 Jan Herman Linge Norwegian engineer and boat designer (b. 1922) July Beverly Sills Lady Bird Johnson Mohammed Zahir Shah Teoctist Arpau Ingmar Bergman July 1 Gottfried von Bismarck German aristocrat and socialite (b. 1962) July 2 Vojislav Nikevi Montenegrin professor and linguist (b. 1935) Beverly Sills American soprano (b. 1929) Dilip Sardesai Indian cricketer (b. 1940) Hy Zaret American lyricist and composer (b. 1907) July 3 Claude Pompidou wife of President of France Georges Pompidou (b. 1912) Boots Randolph American saxophone player (b. 1927) July 4 Johnny Frigo American jazz violinist and bassist (b.1916) Bill Pinkney American singer (b. 1925) July 5 George Melly English singer (b. 1926) Rgine Crespin French soprano (b. 1927) July 6 Lois Wyse American advertising executive author and columnist (b. 1926) Kathleen E. Woodiwiss U.S.American novelist (b. 1939) July 10 Zheng Xiaoyu Chinese bureaucrat (b. 1944) Corbin Harney an elder and spiritual leader of the Newe (Western Shoshone) people (b. 1920) July 11 Lady Bird Johnson former First Lady of the United States (b. 1912) Alfonso Lpez Michelsen 32nd Colombian President (b. 1913) Ed Mirvish Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1914) Shag Crawford American umpire in Major League Baseball (b. 1916) Richard Franklin Australian film director (b. 1948) July 12 Nigel Dempster British journalist author broadcaster and diarist (b.1941) Pat Fordice First Lady of Mississippi from 1992 until 2000 (b. 1935) Jim Mitchell pioneer in the pornographic film industry (b. 1945) Larry Staverman American professional basketball player and coach (b. 1936) Stan Zemanek Australian radio broadcaster (b. 1947) July 14 John Ferguson Canadian professional hockey player coach and executive (b. 1938) July 17 Jlio Redecker Brazilian politician (b. 1956) July 18 Kenji Miyamoto Japanese politician (b. 1908) July 19 A. K. Faezul Huq Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. 1945) July 22 Lszl Kovcs Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1933) Ulrich Mhe German actor (b. 1953) Peter Lennox-Kerr British Journalist (b. 1926) Jean Stablinski French cyclist of Polish origin (b. 1932) Aleksandr Tatarskiy Russian animation film director (b. 1950) July 23 Benjamin Libet American pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness (b. 1916) Mohammed Zahir Shah last King of Afghanistan (b. 1914) July 24 Albert Ellis American psychologist (b. 1913) July 27 James Oyebola British heavyweight boxer (b. 1961) July 29 Mike Reid British comedian and actor (b. 1940) Tom Snyder American talk show host (b. 1936) July 30 Michelangelo Antonioni Italian film director (b. 1912) Teoctist Arpau Ex-Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch (b. 1915) Ingmar Bergman Swedish film director (b. 1918) Bill Walsh American football coach (b. 1931) August Ryan Cox Oliver Hill Max Roach Raymond Barre August 1 Tommy Makem Irish folk musician (b. 1932) Ryan Cox South African professional road racing cyclist (b. 1979) Veikko Karvonen Finnish athlete (b. 1926) August 2 Holden Roberto Angolan nationalist leader (b. 1923) August 3 James T. Callahan American actor (b. 1930) John Gardner British author (b. 1926) August 4 Lee Hazlewood American country singer songwriter and producer (b. 1929) August 5 Oliver Hill American lawyer (b. 1907) Jean-Marie Lustiger French Cardinal Archbishop of Paris (b. 1926) August 6 Heinz Barth German war criminal (b. 1920) August 7 Ernesto Alonso Mexican soap opera actor director and producer best known as Seor Telenovela (b. 1917) Angus Tait New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman (b. 1919) August 8 Ma Lik Chinese politician (b. 1952) Melville Shavelson American film director producer and screenwriter (b. 1917) August 9 Joe O'Donnell American documentary photographer and photojournalist (b. 1922) August 10 Tony Wilson English broadcaster nightclub manager and record label owner (b.1950) James Faust an Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1920) August 12 Merv Griffin American TV personality (b. 1925) Mike Wieringo American comic book artist (b. 1963) August 13 Brooke Astor American socialite and philanthropist (b. 1902) Phil Rizzuto American baseball player and announcer (b. 1917) Brian Adams American professional wrestler (b. 1964) August 14 Tikhon Khrennikov Russian composer (b. 1913) August 15 Richard Bradshaw British opera conductor (b. 1944) John Gofman American Manhattan Project scientist and advocate (b. 1918) Sam Pollock Canadian sports executive (b. 1925) August 16 Max Roach American percussionist drummer and composer (b. 1924) August 17 Eddie Griffin American basketball player (b. 1982) August 18 Michael Deaver American political adviser (b. 1938) August 20 Leona Helmsley American hotel operator and real estate investor (b. 1920) August 21 Elizabeth P. Hoisington American brigadier general (b. 1918) Qurratulain Hyder Indian novelist (b. 1926) August 24 Abdul Rahman Arif 3rd President of Iraq (b. 1916) August 25 Raymond Barre French politician and economist (b. 1924) Ray Jones English footballer (b. 1988) August 26 Gaston Thorn Luxembourger politician (b. 1928) Ramon Zamora Filipino martial arts actor (b. 1935) August 28 Antonio Puerta Spanish footballer (b. 1984) Francisco Umbral Spanish journalist novelist biographer and essayist (b. 1935) Miyoshi Umeki Japanese actress (b. 1929) Nikola Nobilo New Zealand winemaker (b. 1913) August 29 Richard Jewell American falsely accused of bombing the Centennial Olympic Park (b. 1962) Pierre Messmer French politician (b. 1916) Chaswe Nsofwa Zambian footballer (b. 1978) James Muir Cameron Fletcher New Zealand industrialist (b. 1914) August 30 Michael Jackson English writer (b. 1942) Charles Vanik American politician (b. 1918) August 31 Gay Brewer American golfer (b. 1932) September Luciano Pavarotti Jane Wyman Colin McRae Marcel Marceau September 1 Toms Medina Caracas Colombian rebel leader (b. 1965) Roy McKenzie New Zealand philanthropist (b. 1922) September 2 Max McNab Canadian hockey player and hockey executive (b. 1924) September 3 Jane Tomlinson British charity fund raiser (b. 1964) Syd Jackson Mori activist and trade unionist (b. 1939) September 5 Jennifer Dunn American politician (b. 1941) Paul Gillmor American politician (b. 1939) September 6 Madeleine L'Engle American author (b. 1918) Luciano Pavarotti Italian tenor (b. 1935) September 7 John Compton Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (b. 1925) Mark Weil Uzbek theater director (b. 1952) September 8 Charlie Parlato American musician (b. 1919) September 9 Helmut Senekowitsch Austrian footballer and coach (b. 1933) Hughie Thomasson American musician (b. 1952) September 10 Anita Roddick English entrepreneur (b. 1942) Jane Wyman American actress former wife of Ronald Reagan (b. 1917) September 11 Ian Porterfield Scottish footballer (b. 1946) Joe Zawinul Austrian musician (b. 1932) September 13 Whakahuihui Vercoe New Zealand clergyman (b. 1928) September 14 Benny Vansteelant Belgian duathlete (b. 1976) September 15 Colin McRae Scottish world rally champion (b. 1968) Aldemaro Romero Venezuelan musician (b. 1928) Brett Somers American actress (b. 1924) September 16 Robert Jordan American author (b. 1948) September 18 Len Thompson Australian footballer (b. 1947) September 19 Antoine Ghanem Lebanese politician (b. 1943) September 20 Mahlon Clark American musician (b. 1923) September 21 Hallgeir Brenden Norwegian athlete (b. 1929) Alice Ghostley American actress (b. 1926) Rex Humbard American evangelist (b. 1919) Petar Stamboli Serbian politician (b. 1912) September 22 Marcel Marceau French mime artist (b. 1923) September 23 Ken Danby Canadian artist (b. 1940) September 26 Dave Carpender American guitarist with The Greg Kihn Band (b. 1950) September 27 Bill Perry South African footballer scored winning goal in the 1953 FA Cup Final (b. 1930) Avraham Shapira Israeli chief rabbi (b. 1914) Kenji Nagai Japanese journalist (b. 1957) September 28 Wally Parks American founder of the National Hot Rod Association (b. 1913) September 29 Lois Maxwell Canadian actress (b. 1927) September 30 Milan Jeli Bosnian-Serb politician (b. 1956) October Jo Ann Davis Deborah Kerr Porter Wagoner Paul Tibbets October 1 Ronnie Hazlehurst English composer (b. 1928) Al Oerter American athlete (b. 1936) Ned Sherrin English broadcaster and theatre director (b. 1931) October 2 Dan Keating Irish republican (b. 1902) October 3 Tony Ryan Irish businessman (b. 1936) October 4 Qassem Al-Nasser Jordanian General (b. 1925) Antonie Iorgovan Romanian jurist professor and politician (b. 1948) October 5 Justin Tuveri Italian veteran of World War I (b. 1898) October 6 Jo Ann Davis American politician (b. 1950) October 7 Norifumi Abe Japanese motorcycle road racer (b. 1975) Luciana Frassati Gawronska Italian author (b. 1902) October 8 Constantine Andreou Greek painter and sculptor (b. 1917) October 11 Sri Chinmoy Indian philosopher (b. 1931) October 12 Soe Win Burmese politician (b. 1948) Kisho Kurokawa Japanese architect (b. 1934) October 13 Bob Denard French mercenary (b. 1929) October 16 Deborah Kerr Scottish actress (b. 1921) Rosalio Jos Castillo Lara Venezuelan cardinal (b. 1922) Toe Proeski Macedonian singer (b. 1981) Barbara West 2nd to last living survivor of the Titanic sinking (b. 1911) October 17 Joey Bishop American entertainer (b. 1918) Teresa Brewer American singer (b. 1931) October 18 Alan Coren English columnist (b. 1939) William J. Crowe American military commander and ambassador (b. 1925) Lucky Dube South African musician (b. 1964) October 19 Jan Wolkers Dutch author sculptor and painter (b. 1925) October 20 Max McGee American football player (b. 1932) October 21 Kid Neptunes American Children (b. 1999) October 22 ve Curie French author daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie (b. 1904) October 23 Lim Goh Tong Malaysian Chinese businessman (b. 1918) October 24 Petr Eben Czech composer (b. 1929) Ian Middleton New Zealand novelist (b. 1928) October 26 Nicolae Dobrin Romanian footballer (b. 1947) Friedman Paul Erhardt German-American television chef (b. 1943) Arthur Kornberg American biochemist (b. 1918) Khun Sa Burmese warlord (b. 1934) October 28 Porter Wagoner American country singer (b. 1927) October 30 Robert Goulet American entertainer (b. 1933) November Laraine Day Norman Mailer Kevin DuBrow Evel Knievel November 1 Paul Tibbets American general pilot of the Enola Gay (b. 1915) November 2 Charmaine Dragun Australian news anchor (b. 1978) S. P. Thamilselvan Sri Lankan Tamil political leader (b. 1967) Igor Moiseyev Russian choreographer (b. 1906) The Fabulous Moolah American professional wrestler (b. 1923) November 3 Martin Meehan Irish republican (b. 1945) Aleksandr Dedyushko (b. 1962) Ryan Shay American runner (b. 1979) November 5 Nils Liedholm Swedish footballer and coach (b. 1922) November 6 Enzo Biagi Italian journalist (b. 1920) Hank Thompson American country singer (b. 1925) November 7 Hilda Braid English actress (b. 1929) November 8 Chad Varah English Anglican priest founder of the Samaritans (b. 1911) Dulce Saguisag Filipino politician (b. 1943) November 9 Luis Herrera Campins 56th President of Venezuela (b. 1925) November 10 Laraine Day American actress (b. 1920) Augustus F. Hawkins American politician and civil rights lawmaker (b. 1907) Norman Mailer American writer (b. 1923) November 11 Delbert Mann American film and television director (b. 1920) November 12 Ira Levin American novelist (b. 1929) November 13 John Doherty English footballer (b. 1935) Kazuhisa Inao Japanese baseball player (b. 1937) Wahab Akbar Filipino politician (b. 1960) November 15 Joe Nuxhall American baseball player and announcer (b. 1928) November 16 Trond Kirkvaag Norwegian comedian and author (b. 1946) November 19 Dick Wilson American actor (b. 1916) November 20 Ian Smith Prime Minister of Rhodesia (b. 1919) November 21 Fernando Fernn Gmez Spanish actor director and playwright (b. 1921) Tom Johnson Canadian sports executive and hockey player (b. 1928) November 22 Verity Lambert English producer (b. 1935) November 23 Vladimir Kryuchkov Russian Soviet-era bureaucrat (b. 1924) November 24 Casey Calvert American musician (Hawthorne Heights) (b. 1981) November 25 Kevin DuBrow American musician (Quiet Riot) (b. 1955) November 27 Sean Taylor American football player (b. 1983) Robert Cade American physician and inventor of the beverage Gatorade (b. 1927) November 28 Elly Beinhorn German pilot (b. 1907) November 29 Henry Hyde American politician (b. 1924) Roger Bonham Smith American businessman (b. 1925) November 30 Evel Knievel American motorcycle daredevil (b. 1938) December Ike Turner Julia Carson Oscar Peterson Benazir Bhutto December 1 Ken McGregor Australian tennis player (b. 1929) December 2 Robert O. Anderson American businessman (b. 1917) Elizabeth Hardwick American literary critic and novelist (b. 1916) Les Shannon English footballer and manager (b. 1926) Thomas Torrance Scottish Protestant theologian (b. 1913) December 4 Pimp C American rapper (b. 1973) Norval Morrisseau Canadian artist (b. 1932) Chip Reese American professional gambler (b. 1951) December 5 Karlheinz Stockhausen German composer (b. 1928) Andrew Imbrie American composer (b. 1921) December 6 Katy French Irish model (b. 1983) December 9 Thore Skogman Swedish entertainer (b. 1931) Abdullah Qureshi Pakistani activist (b. 1935) December 10 Ashleigh Aston Moore American actress (b. 1981) December 11 Nicholas Kao Se Tseien Chinese Catholic priest (b. 1897) Ottomar Pinto Brazilian politician (b. 1931) December 12 Ike Turner American musician (b. 1931) December 15 Julia Carson American politician (b. 1938) Ace Vergel Filipino actor (b. 1952) December 16 Dan Fogelberg American singer and songwriter (b. 1951) December 18 Bill Strauss American satirist author and historian (b. 1947) December 20 Arabella Spencer-Churchill English philanthropist (b. 1949) December 21 Ken Hendricks American entrepreneur (b. 1941) Carol Bly Teacher award-winning American author of short stories essays and nonfiction (b. 1930) December 22 Chrysostomos I Archbishop of Cyprus (b. 1927) Julien Gracq French writer (b. 1910) Andrew Glyn English economist (b. 1943) Adrian Cristobal Filipino writer (b. 1932) December 23 Michael Kidd American choreographer (b. 1915) Oscar Peterson Canadian jazz pianist and composer (b. 1925) December 24 Akbar Radi Iranian dramatist and playwright (b. 1939) December 26 Joe Dolan Irish singer (b. 1939) Stu Nahan American sportscaster (b. 1926) December 27 Benazir Bhutto Pakistani politician (assassinated; b. 1953) Jaan Kross Estonian writer (b. 1920) Jerzy Kawalerowicz Polish film director (b. 1922) Prince Pedro Gasto of Orlans-Braganza a claimant to the Brazilian throne (b. 1913) December 28 Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami Iranian basketball player (b. 1982) December 29 Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar Yemeni political and tribal leader (b. 1933) Phil O'Donnell Scottish footballer (b. 1972) December 31 Muhammad Osman Said Former Libyan prime minister (b. 1922). Ettore Sottsass Italian architect (b. 1917) Nobel Prizes Chemistry Gerhard Ertl Economics Leonid Hurwicz Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson Literature Doris Lessing Peace Albert Gore Jr and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Physics Albert Fert Peter Grnberg Physiology or Medicine Mario Capecchi Oliver Smithies and Sir Martin Evans Holidays January 1 New Year's Day. January 7 Christmas in Eastern Christianity. January 26 Australia Day India's Republic Day. February 6 Waitangi Day in New Zealand. February 12 Independence Day in Chile. February 19 Presidents' Day in the United States. February 20 Mardi Gras Day. February 21 Western Christianity: Ash Wednesday and start of Lent. March 1 Saint David's Day March 17 Saint Patrick's Day. March 19 Feast of Saint Joseph in Christianity. In Judaism start of the month of Nisan. March 21 Norouz Iranian and Bah' New Year. April 1 April Fools' Day. April 2 In Judaism 14/15 Nisan. Passover Seder. April 6 Good Friday in the Western Christian and Eastern Orthodox calendars. April 8 Easter (Western Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy). April 10 End of Passover or Feast of Unleavened Bread. April 18 Zimbabwe's Independence day. April 22 Earth Day. April 23 Saint George's Day. Israeli Independence Day (Iyar 5) in the Hebrew calendar. April 25 ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand. Liberation of Italy Day. April 27 Arbor Day in the USA. April 30 Koninginnedag (Queen's Day in Dutch) National Holiday in the Netherlands. May 1 Beltane a cross-quarter day. Also Labor Day in most of the world but not in the USA and Canada. May Day. May 5 May Day in the United Kingdom. Cinco de Mayo celebrating the Battle of Puebla between Mexico and France. May 18 Somaliland's (disputed) Independence day from Somalia. May 21 Victoria Day in Canada. May 23 Shavuot or Pentecost in the Jewish religion. May 28 Memorial Day in the USA. June 1 Foundation Day Western Australia Australia. June 2 Republic Day in Italy. June 7 Independence Day in Norway. June 12 Independence Day in the Philippines. June 14 Flag Day in the USA. June 17 Iceland's Independence Day. June 26 Somaliland's Independence from the UK.citation needed July 1 Canada Day. July 4 Independence Day in the USA. July 5 Independence Day in Venezuela. July 9 Independence Day in Argentina. July 14 Bastille Day in France. July 20 Independence Day in Colombia. July 24 Birthday of Simon Bolivar (observed in Venezuela Colombia and Ecuador). Pioneer Day observed in Utah. July 28 Independence Day in Peru. August 1 Lammas "Loaf Mass" a Cross-quarter day Swiss National Day. August 6 Independence Day in Jamaica. August 9 National Day in Singapore. August 14 Pakistan Independence Day. August 15 India Independence Day. August 17 Indonesia Independence Day. August 20 St. Stephen's day the main national holiday in Hungary. August 28 India Raksha Bhandhan. August 31 National Day in Malaysia. September 3 Labour Day in Canada and the USA. September 7 Independence Day in Brazil. September 11 National Day in Catalonia. September 12September 14 Rosh Hashana begins at sunset: New Year 5768 in the Hebrew Calendar. September 13 Ramadan begins for the religion of Islam. September 16 Mexico Independence Day. September 18 Chile Independence Day. September 21 Yom Kippur or Yom ha-kippurim the Day of Atonement in the Jewish faith. Malta Independence Day. September 22 Belize Independence Day. September 23 Saudi Arabian National Day. September 27 Sukot or Feast of Tabernacles in Judaism. October 1 Independence Day in Nigeria. October 2 Gandhi Jayanti in India. October 8 Thanksgiving in Canada. Columbus Day in the USA. Battle of Angamos Day in Peru. October 12 Columbus Day in Central and South America. October 23 Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Anniversary in Hungary. October 31 All Hallows' Eve Halloween. November 1 All Saints' Day. Samhain a cross-quarter day. Neopagan New Year's Day. November 5 Guy Fawkes Night in Commonwealth countries. November 9 Diwali festival in India. November 11 Remembrance Day in most Commonwealth countries Veterans' Day in the USA. Independence Day in Poland. November 22 Thanksgiving in the USA. November 30 Saint Andrew's Day. December 1 National Day in Romania. December 6 Independence Day in Finland. December 11 Independence Day in South Africa. December 19 Eid ul-Adha in Muslim countries. December 22 Winter Solstice. December 23 Festivus. December 25 Christmas in Western Christianity. December 26 Boxing Day in most Commonwealth countries. December 31 New Year's Eve. In fiction Main article: Works of fiction set in 2007 References "International Heliophysical Year". IHY. http://ihy2007.org/. Retrieved 2008-10-12.  "International Polar Year 2007-2008". IPY. http://www.ipy.org/. Retrieved 2008-10-12.  "2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All". Europa. http://ec.europa.eu/employmentsocial/eyeq/index.cfmlanguageEN. 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