Historical Events In 2007

Oct 28   The Vatican beatifies 498 Spanish victims of religious persecution from before and during the Spanish Civil War.[21] on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Brazil is announced as the host of the FIFA World Cup 2014 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   A bus bomb in the central Russian city of Tolyatti kills 8 and injures over 50 people in the year 2007.   

Oct 31   In the year 2007 world Economic Forum releases The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008, at 11:00 CET.   

Nov 01   In the year 2007 london's Metropolitan Police Service is found guilty of endangering the public following the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent Brazilian who officers mistook for a suicide bomber.   

Nov 01   On this day in history martina Hingis of Switzerland announced her second retirement from professional tennis due to doping allegations and injuries.   

Nov 01   In the year 2007 the Election commission of Bangladesh is separated from the Judiciary department.   

Nov 02   On this day in history four firefighters feared dead in the 2007 Atherstone fire disaster.   

Nov 03   DARPA Grand Challenge, a prized competition for driverless cars to navigate safely in traffic is scheduled in the year 2007.   

Nov 03   On this day in history president Pervez Musharraf declares state of emergency in Pakistan.   

Nov 04   In the year 2007 Álvaro Colom wins the second round of the presidential elections in Guatemala.   

Nov 04   In the year 2007 reformation Sunday is observed by Lutherans and other Protestants around the world, to commemorate the 490th anniversary (oct 31) of the Ninety-Five Theses, which began the Protestant Reformation.   

Nov 05   The Writers Guild of America goes on strike in the year 2007.   

Nov 06   A suicide bomber kills at least 50 people in Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan. Among the dead are 6 members of the National Assembly in the year 2007.   

Nov 06   Legislative elections are held in the U.S. states of Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia; Kentucky and Mississippi also hold gubernatorial elections in the year 2007.   

Nov 07   In the year 2007 a 48 hour long state of emergency for Tbilisi is declared by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili due to the intense anti-government protests that have gripped the capital city.   

Nov 07   On this day in history the Jokela school shooting occurs. Finnish youth Pekka-Eric Auvinen shoots dead 8 people and wounds one at the Jokela School Centre.   

Nov 08   On this day in history the 8th annual Latin Grammy Awards were held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA, near Las Vegas.   

Nov 11   Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, India killing 15,000 people on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Slovenians vote in the final round of the nation's presidential elections. Danilo Türk won the race with 68.26% of the vote on this day in history.   

Nov 13   An explosion hits the south wing of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Quezon City, north of Manila, killing four people, including Basilan Congressman Wahab Akbar, and wounding 6 others on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 2007 parliamentary elections in Denmark. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's coalition wins a third term.   

Nov 14   A 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurs in northern Chile on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 2007 high Speed 1 from London to the Channel Tunnel is opened to passengers.   

Nov 16   In the year 2007 over 3,000 people are believed to have died after Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, with the death toll expected to rise.   

Nov 17   Parliamentary elections in Kosovo on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 2007 the Zasyadko mine disaster in eastern Ukraine claims the lives of 101 miners.   

Nov 20   In the year 2007 the UK's HM Revenue and Customs admits that it has misplaces two computer discs which contained the records of child benefit claimants data, including bank details and National Insurance numbers, in the United Kingdom, leaving up to 7.25 million households susceptible to identity theft.   

Nov 21   Senegalese street vendors riot in Dakar after government attempts to ban them from operating in the center of the capital city on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 2007 vladimer Gurgenidze becomes the 17th Prime Minister of Georgia.   

Nov 24   In the year 2007 australian Labor Party wins the federal election in Australia; Labor leader Kevin Rudd is elected to succeed John Howard as Prime Minister of Australia.   

Nov 24   Police broke up anti-Putin demonstrations in Saint Petersburg and Moscow in the year 2007.   

Nov 24   In the year 2007 the National Australian Football League draft will take place.   

Nov 25   A European Parliament election will take place in Romania in the year 2007.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   William Verity Jr., United States Secretary of Commerce 1987-1989 (b. 1917) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Marais Viljoen, former State President of South Africa (b. 1915) died in the year 2007.   

Jan 05   Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. 1910) died in the year 2007.   

Jan 06   In the year 2007 death of roberta Wohlstetter, military historian and strategist (b. 1912)   

Jan 07   Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic-born television presenter (b. 1929) died on this day in history.   

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