2007
| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 20th century–21st century–22nd century |
| Decades: | 1970s1980s1990s–2000s–2010s2020s2030s |
| Years: | 200420052006–2007–200820092010 |
2007(MMVII) was acommon year starting on Mondayin theGregorian calendar,the 2007th year of the Common Era (CE) and the Anno Domini (AD) designations,[1]the 7th year of the3rd millennium,the 7th year of the21st century,and the 8th year of the2000sdecade.
The year 2007 was called:
- In theChinese calendar,dates up toFebruary 17are in theYear of theDog,while dates fromFebruary 18onwards are in theYear of thePig.
- European Year of Equal Opportunities for All
- Year of theDolphin[2]
- UNESCOhas formally recognized fifteen anniversaries for 2007.[3]
Events
[change|change source]January
[change|change source]- January 1–BulgariaandRomaniajointheEuropean Union.
- January 1–Bulgarian,Romanian,andIrishbecome official languages of the European Union, joining 20 other official languages.
- January 1–Sloveniaadopted theEuroas its official currency, replacing thetolar.
- January 1–South Korea'sBan Ki-moonbecame the newUN Secretary-General,replacingKofi Annan.
- January 4–Nancy Pelosibecomes the first womanSpeaker of the Housein the United States.
- January 12– The US embassy inAthenswas attacked with arocket propelled grenade,which caused minimal damage and no injuries.
- January 13– The Greek shipServerbroke in half off theNorwegiancoast, which released over 200 tons of crudeoil.
- January 18–Comet McNaught,the brightestcometto have appeared in over forty years, became visible over theSouthern Hemisphere.
- January 25– ThePresident of Israel,Moshe Katsav,took a temporaryleave of absencedue to asex scandal.
- January 30–Windows Vista,Microsoft's newestNT-basedoperating system,was released worldwide to consumers.
February
[change|change source]- February 2– Anunseasonal tornado in central Floridakilled at least 20 people.
- February 2– A policeman was killed in theCatania football clashesinItalyand 71 people are hospitalized.
- February 2–ChinesePresidentHu Jintaosigned a series of economic deals withSudan.
- February 3–Italian Prime MinisterRomano Prodicancelled all football matches in Italy whilst an investigation intoriotsonFebruary 2began.
- February 3– Five people were killed and 40 were injured in a series ofcar bombsin theIraqicity ofKirkuk.
- February 3– Atruck bombingin a crowdedBaghdadmarket killed at least 135 people and injured a further 339 others.
- February 10–U.S. SenatorBarack ObamaofIllinoisannounced apresidentialbid inSpringfield.
- February 19–North Koreaagreed to give up its nuclear program, for oil.
- February 27– Worldstock marketsplummeted after China and Europe released less-than-expected growth reports. TheDow Jones Industrial Averagelost 416.02 points, its largest single-day decline since theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks.
March
[change|change source]- March 4–Parliamentary electionstook place inEstoniaand inAbkhazia.
- March 6–Mega Millionsset a new world record for thehighest jackpotof US$370 million.
- March 7–Garuda Indonesia Flight 200,aBoeing 737-400,crashed atYogyakartaon theIndonesianisland ofJavakilling many on board.
- March 7–Northern Ireland Assembly election, 2007,was held.
- March 8–IsraeliPrime MinisterEhud Olmertadmitted that Israel had planned an attack onLebanonin the event of kidnapped soldiers on the border, months beforeHezbollahcarried out its kidnapping.
- March 11–Daylight saving timein most of theUnited StatesandCanadabegan; three to four weeks earlier than previously.
- March 13– TheBank of Englandreplaces the£20 notebearing the portrait ofEdward Elgarwith one featuringAdam Smith.
- March 14–Pi Day
- March 15–March 21–CeBIT2007 took place inHannover,Germany.
- March 17–Chlorinebombs injured hundreds inBaghdad,Iraq.
- March 17–Francewon the2007 Six Nations Championshipon points difference after a controversial tri.
- March 24– Alegislative electiontook place in the Australian state ofNew South Wales,withMorris Iemma'sLaborgovernment being returned to power with a reduced minority.
- March 25– InBerlin27 European ministers celebrate 50 yearTreaty of Rome.
- March 25– Daylight savings begins inEurope
- March 25– This day marked the 200th anniversary of the finalization of the 1807Slave trade act,which abolished the slave trade in theBritish Empire.
- March 31–Sydney,Australia,turned off its lights for one hour between 7:30pm and 8:30pm as apolitical statementforGlobal Climate Change.
April
[change|change source]- April 2– Smoking in public and work places is banned inWales.
- April 2– 25th Anniversary of theFalklands War.
- April 3–UkrainianPresidentViktor Yushchenkodissolved theUkrainianparliament in a historic act of anti-communismin Ukraine. It has been nicknamed the "SecondOrange Revolution"
- April 4–Iranannounces it will release theBritish sailors and marinesthat they captured onMarch 23.
- April 4–Apple Inc.releasesMac Prowith two Quad-CoreIntelXeonprocessors each running at a speed of 3.0 GHz.
- April 5– TheBritish sailors and marinestaken byIranonMarch 23arrive back inBritain.
- April 16– The worst mass shooting in US history occurs atVirginia Tech.
- April 27– Violence erupts inEstoniaafter the removal of a Soviet war memorial.
May
[change|change source]- May 4–TornadostrikesGreensburg, Kansas,killing at least twelve and destroying about 90% of the town.
- May 5–Kenya AirwaysFlight KQ 507crashes inCameroon.
- May 6–Manchester Unitedwins theEnglishPremier Leagueafter title rivalsChelseadraw againstArsenal.
- May 9–Subtropical Storm Andreaforms off the coast ofFlorida,the earliest subtropical storm sinceSubtropical Storm Anain2003.
- May 10–Tony Blairannounces he will resign asBritish Prime MinisteronJune 27triggering aLabour Party leadership election.
- May 16–Nicolas Sarkozyofficially becamePresident of the French Republicafter taking over fromJacques Chirac.
- May 31– A calendarblue moonoccurred in theWestern Hemisphereand parts of theEastern Hemisphere.
June
[change|change source]- June 1– A 2100 year old melon is found by archaeologists in western Japan[4]
- June 2– Four people are charged with a terror plot to blow upJFK International AirportinNew York City.[5]
- June 5–NASA'sMESSENGERspacecraft made its second fly-by ofVenusen route toMercury.
- June 5– A mass grave in southern Ukraine, found accidentally by workers in May, has been confirmed to be filled with thousands of victims ofThe Holocaust.[6]
- June 8– TheSpace ShuttleAtlantissuccessfully launched on missionSTS-117.
- June 10-Emma's Theatregot debuted.
- June 18– NineCharleston, South Carolinafirefighters are killed by a roof collapse while battling a furniture store fire.
- June 27–Tony Blairresigns asPrime Minister of the United Kingdom;NewLabour PartyleaderGordon BrownisappointedPrime Minister byQueen Elizabeth II.
- June 29–Britishpolicedefuse a bombinHaymarket,Central London.[7]
- June 30– A calendarblue moonoccurs in most of theEastern Hemisphere.
July
[change|change source]- July 1– Smoking in public and work places is banned inEngland.
- July 1– TheConcert For Dianais held at Wembley Stadium to commemorateDiana, Princess of Wales.
- July 9–Argentina's capitalBuenos Airesis hit by its first snowfall in almost 90 years.
- July 14– Following a presidential decree,Russiawithdraws from theTreaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
- July 16– Earthquake occurs in Japan, killing seven and causing a pipe at a nuclear power plant to break and released about 300 gallons of radioactive water.
- July 21– U.S. Vice PresidentDick Cheneyserves asActing Presidentfor two and a half hours, while PresidentGeorge W. Bushundergoes a colonoscopy procedure.
- July 21–Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,the final book in theHarry Potterseries, is released.
- July 27– Two newshelicopterscollide in midair while covering a police chase inPhoenix, Arizona.This killed both pilots and twophotojournalists.
- July 29–Iraqwins its firstAsian Cupfootball championship, beatingSaudi Arabia1–0.
- July 30– New BritishPrime MinisterGordon Brownvisits U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bushfor the first time as Prime Minister.
August
[change|change source]- August 1– TheI-35W Mississippi River BridgeonI-35WinMinneapolis, Minnesotacollapsed at 6:05 pm.
- August 14–Pakistanmarks 60 years of independence.
- August 15–Peruis hit by a majorEarthquake.
- August 15–Indiamarks 60 years of independence.
- August 31–Malaysiamarks 50 years of independence.
September
[change|change source]- September 3– AdventurerSteve Fossettgoes missing.
- September 6– Operatic tenorLuciano Pavarottidies aged 71.
- September 22– Anti-government protests begin inBurma.
October
[change|change source]- October 18– Terrorists strikeKarachion the return ofBenazir Bhutto.
- October 28–Cristina Fernandez de Kirchneris elected asArgentina's first female President.
November
[change|change source]- November 3– InPakistan,GeneralPervez Musharrafsuspends the constitution and declares aState of Emergency.
- November 10– American novelistNorman Mailerdies aged 84.
- November 24–Kevin Ruddis electedPrime Minister of Australia.
December
[change|change source]- December 3–Kevin Ruddtakes office asPrime Minister of Australia.
- December 10–Cristina Fernandez de Kirchnertakes office asPresident of Argentina.
- December 11- Car bombs inAlgierskill 41 people and injured 170 others.
- December 19–Marcus Stephenbecomes President ofNauruafterLudwig Scottyloses a vote of confidence.
- December 20– QueenElizabeth IIsurpassesQueen Victoriaas the oldest monarch in British history.
- December 27–Pakistan's former Prime MinisterBenazir Bhuttois killed in a terrorist attack.
- December 30– Violence erupts inKenya,after the disputed election victory ofMwai Kibaki.
Births
[change|change source]- February 28 –Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco,daughter ofKing Mohammed VIandPrincess Lalla Salma of Morocco.
- March 1 - Parker Bates, American child actor, in the film of This Is Us.
- March 5- Eugenia Louis Alphonse-daughter ofLouis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou,and Venezuelen heiress Margarita Vargas Santaella.
- March 17 – Prince Abdul Muntaqim son ofAl-Muhtadee Billah BolkiahandSarah Pengiran Salleh,the Crown Prince and Princess of Brunei.
- March 19 –Prince Abdullah bin Al Ali,son ofPrince Ali bin Al Husseinand his wife, Rym Brahimi.
- June 3 - Jakob Burns - A Canadian boy was disappear on November 5, 2020 inNew Brunswick,Canada.
- September 1 –Wakana Matsumoto,singer andidol
Deaths
[change|change source]January
[change|change source]
- January 2–Teddy Kollek,formerMayor of Jerusalem(b.1911)
- January 4
- Sandro Salvadore,Italian footballer (b.1939)
- Marais Viljoen,South African politician (b.1915)
- January 5–Momofuko Ando,Taiwanese businessman (b.1910)
- January 8–Iwao Takamoto,American animator (b.1925)
- January 8–Yvonne De Carlo,Canadian-American actress (b.1922)
- January 9
- Carlo Ponti,Italian movie producer (b.1912)
- Jean-Pierre Vernant,French historian and anthropologist (b.1914)
- 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 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 runner (b.1977)
- January 22–Abbé Pierre,French priest and founder of Emmaus (b.1912)
- January 23–Ryszard Kapuściński,Polish journalist and author (b.1932)
- January 28–Karel Svoboda,Czech composer (b.1938)
- January 30–Sidney Sheldon,American writer (b.1917)
- January 31–Kirka Babitzin,Finnish singer (b.1950)
February
[change|change source]
- February 1–Gian Carlo Menotti,Italian opera composer (b.1911)
- February 7–Alan MacDiarmid,New Zealand chemist (b.1927)
- February 8–Anna Nicole Smith,American model (b.1967)
- February 9–Ian Richardson,Scottish actor (b.1934)
- February 17–Maurice Papon,French Nazi collaborator (b.1910)
- February 23–Pascal Yoadimnadji,Prime Minister of Chad(b.1950)
- February 28–Arthur Schlesinger Jr,American historian (b.1917)
March
[change|change source]
- March 1–Sydney Gun Munro,formerGovernor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines(b.1916)
- March 2–Henri Troyat,French writer (b.1911)
- March 6–Jean Baudrillard,French philosopher (b.1929)
- March 8–John Inman,English actor (b.1935)
- March 9–Brad Delp,American singer (b.1951)
- March 11–Betty Hutton,American actress (b.1921)
- March 13–Arnold Skaaland,American professional wrestler (b.1925)
- March 17–John Backus,American computer scientist (b.1924)
- March 17–Ernst Haefliger,Swiss tenor (b.1929)
- March 18–Bob Woolmer,English cricketer (b.1948)
- March 19–Luther Ingram,American singer (b.1937)
- March 20–Taha Yassin Ramadan,formerVice President of Iraq(b.1937)
- March 25–Andranik Margaryan,Prime Minister of Armenia(b.1951)
- March 27–Paul Lauterbur,American chemist (b.1929)
- March 29–Tosiwo Nakayama,1stPresident of the Federated States of Micronesia(b.1931)
- March 31–Paul Watzlawick,American psychologist (b.1921)
April
[change|change source]
- April 4–Bob Clark,American movie director (b.1939)
- April 5–Mark St. John,American guitarist (b.1956)
- April 6–Luigi Comencini,Italian movie director (b.1916)
- April 11–Kurt Vonnegut,American writer (b.1922)
- April 16–Jocelyne Couture-Nowak,Canadian instructor of French (b.1957)
- April 16–Kevin Granata,American associate professor of engineering (b.1961)
- April 16–Liviu Librescu,Romanian-born engineering professor (b.1930)
- April 16–Seung-Hui Cho,Korean-born American perpetrator of the Virginia Tech massacre (b.1984)
- April 17–Kitty Carlisle Hart,American actress and singer (b.1910)
- April 18–Iccho Itoh,Japanese politician (b.1945)
- April 19–Jean-Pierre Cassel,French actor (b.1932)
- April 23–Boris Yeltsin,formerPresident of Russia(b.1931)
- April 23–David Halberstam,American writer andjournalist(b.1934)
- April 24–Bobby "Boris" Pickett,American singer (b.1938)
- April 25–Alan Ball,English footballer (b.1945)
- April 26–Jack Valenti,American movie executive (b.1921)
- April 27–Mstislav Rostropovich,Russian musician (b.1927)
- April 28–Carl Friedrich von Weizsaecker,German philosopher (b.1912)
- April 29–Ivica Racan,7thPrime Minister of Croatia(b.1944)
- April 30–Gregory Lemarchal,French singer (b.1983)
May
[change|change source]
- May 3–Wally Schirra,American astronaut (b.1923)
- May 5–Theodore Maiman,American physicist (b.1927)
- May 6–Bernard Weatherill,British politician (b.1920)
- May 11–Malietoa Tanumafili II,Sovereign Ruler of Samoa(b.1913)
- May 14–Uli Jogi,Estonian anti-Communist (b.1930)
- May 15–Yolanda King,American activist (b.1955)
- May 15–Jerry Falwell,American televangelist (b.1933)
- May 17–Lloyd Alexander,American writer (b.1924)
- May 18–Pierre-Gilles de Gennes,French physicist (b.1932)
- May 22–Pemba Doma Sherpa,Nepali mountaineer (b.1971)
- May 25–Bartholomew Ulufa'alu,Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands(b.1950)
- May 27–Zard,Japanese singer (b.1967)
- May 27–Ed Yost,American inventor (b.1919)
- May 27–Gretchen Wyler,American actress (b.1932)
- May 30–Jean-Claude Brialy,French actor (b.1933)
June
[change|change source]
- June 2–Huang Ju,Chinese politician (b.1938)
- June 4–Craig L. Thomas,American politician (b.1933)
- June 5–Povel Ramel,Swedish entertainer (b.1922)
- June 8–Aden Abdullah Osman Daar,firstPresident of Somalia(b.1908)
- June 10–Laurence Mancuso,American religious leader (b.1934)
- June 13–Nestor Rossi,Argentine footballer (b.1925)
- June 13–Walid Eido,Lebanese politician (b.1942)
- June 14–Ruth Graham,American poet, wife of Billy Graham (b.1920)
- June 14–Robin Olds,American fighter pilot (b.1922)
- June 14–Kurt Waldheim,9thPresident of Austria,4thSecretary-General of the United Nations(b.1918)
- June 15–Sherri Martel,American professional wrestler (b.1958)
- June 17-Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan,early Pakistani social activist (b.1913).
- June 18–Bernard Manning,English comedian (b.1930)
- June 19–Antonio Aguilar,Mexican singer, actor, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter (b.1919)
- June 21–Georg Danzer,Austrian musician (b.1946)
- June 24–Natasja Saad,Danish rapper (b.1974)
- June 24–Chris Benoit,Canadian professional wrestler (b.1967)
- June 26–Jupp Derwall,German footballer (b.1927)
- June 26–Liz Claiborne,Belgian-born fashion designer (b.1929)
- June 28–Kiichi Miyazawa,formerPrime Minister of Japan(b.1919)
July
[change|change source]
- July 2–Beverly Sills,American opera singer (b.1929)
- July 4–Baris Akarsu,Turkish musician (b.1979)
- July 5–George Melly,British musician (b.1926)
- July 8–Chandra Shekhar,8thPrime Minister of India(b.1927)
- July 9–Charles Lane,American actor (b.1905)
- July 11–Lady Bird Johnson,formerFirst Lady of the United States(b.1912)
- July 11–Alfonso López Michelsen,32ndPresident of Colombia(b.1913)
- July 12–Kesha Wizzart,British singer (b.1988)
- July 17–Julio Redecker,Brazilian politician (b.1956)
- July 18–Kenji Miyamoto,Japanese Communist politician (b.1908)
- July 20–Kai Siegbahn,Swedish physicist (b.1918)
- July 20–Tammy Faye Messner,American televangelist (b.1942)
- July 22–Andre Milongo,formerPrime Minister of the Republic of the Congo(b.1935)
- July 22–Ulrich Muehe,German actor (b.1953)
- July 22–Laszlo Kovacs,Hungarian cinematographer (b.1933)
- July 23–Mohammed Zahir Shah,lastKing of Afghanistan(b.1914)
- July 23–Ernst Otto Fischer,German chemist (b.1918)
- July 23–Tom Davis,formerPrime Minister of the Cook Islands(b.1917)
- July 25–Bernd Jakubowski,East German footballer (b.1952)
- July 27–Abdullah Kurshumi,formerPrime Minister of Yemen(b.1932)
- July 29–Mike Reid,British actor (b.1940)
- July 29–Tom Snyder,American television personality (b.1936)
- July 30–Michelangelo Antonioni,Italian movie director (b.1912)
- July 30–Ingmar Bergman,Swedish movie director (b.1918)
- July 30–Bill Walsh,American football coach (b.1931)
August
[change|change source]
- August 1–Ryan Cox,South African cyclist (b.1979)
- August 2–Franco Dalla Valle,Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop (b.1945)
- August 4–Lee Hazlewood,American singer (b.1929)
- August 5–Jean-Marie Lustiger,French Roman Catholic Archbishop (b.1926)
- August 5–Oliver Hill,American lawyer (b.1907)
- August 6–Heinz Barth,German Nazi war criminal (b.1920)
- August 12–Merv Griffin,American television personality (b.1925)
- August 12–Mike Wieringo,American comic book artist (b.1963)
- August 13–Yone Minagawa,Japanese supercentenarian (b.1893)
- August 16–Max Roach,American jazz drummer (b.1924)
- August 17–Eddie Griffin,American basketball player (b.1982)
- August 24–Abdul Rahman Arif,3rdPresident of Iraq(b.1916)
- August 25–Raymond Barre,formerPrime Minister of France(b.1924)
- August 26–Gaston Thorn,formerPrime Minister of Luxembourg(b.1928)
- August 28–Miyoshi Umeki,Japanese actress (b.1929)
- August 28–Antonio Puerta,Spanish footballer (b.1984)
- August 29–Pierre Messmer,formerPrime Minister of France(b.1916)
- August 29–Chaswe Nsofwa,Zambian footballer (b.1978)
- August 30–Michael Jackson,British writer (b.1942)
- August 31–Willie Cunningham,Northern Irish footballer (b.1930)
September
[change|change source]
- September 3–Steve Fossett,American adventurer (b.1944)
- September 5–D. James Kennedy,American televangelist (b.1930)
- September 6–Madeleine L'Engle,American writer (b.1918)
- September 6–Luciano Pavarotti,Italian tenor (b.1935)
- September 7–John Compton,formerPrime Minister of Saint Lucia(b.1925)
- September 7–Joseph W. Eschbach,American doctor (b.1933)
- September 10–Anita Roddick,British businesswoman (b.1942)
- September 10–Jane Wyman,American actress (b.1917)
- September 11–Ian Porterfield,British footballer (b.1946)
- September 15–Colin McRae,Scottish racecar driver (b.1968)
- September 16–Robert Jordan,American novelist (b.1948)
- September 21–Hallgeir Brenden,Norwegian cross-country skier (b.1929)
- September 21–Petar Stambolić,Serbian politician (b.1912)
- September 21–Coral Watts,American serial killer (b.1953)
- September 22–Marcel Marceau,French actor (b.1923)
- September 29–Lois Maxwell,Canadian actress (b.1927)
- September 29–Gyula Zsivotzky,Hungarian Track (b.1937)
- September 30–Milan Jelic,Bosnian Serb politician (b.1956)
- September 30–Oswald Mathias Ungers,German architect (b.1926)
October
[change|change source]
- October 1–Al Oerter,American athlete (b.1936)
- October 2–Tex Coulter,American football player (b.1924)
- October 2–Elfi von Dassanowsky,Austrian singer (b.1924)
- October 2–Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark(b.1913)
- October 5–Walter Kempowski,German writer (b.1929)
- October 5–Justin Tuveri,Italian-French World War I veteran (b.1897)
- October 7–Norifumi Abe,Japanese motorcycle racer (b.1975)
- October 7–Stephane Maurice Bongo-Nouarra,formerPrime Minister of the Republic of the Congo(b.1937)
- October 11–Werner von Trapp,Austrian musician and singer (b.1915)
- October 12–Kisho Kurokawa,Japanese architect (b.1934)
- October 12–Soe Win,Burmese politician (b.1948)
- October 13–Bob Denard,French mercenary (b.1929)
- October 14–Big Moe,American rapper (b.1974)
- October 15–Bernard Scudder,British poet (b.1954)
- October 16–Toše Proeski,Macedonian singer (b.1981)
- October 16–Deborah Kerr,Scottish actress (b.1921)
- October 18–Lucky Dube,South African musician (b.1964)
- October 22–Eve Curie,French writer (b.1905)
- October 24–Petr Eben,Czech composer (b.1929)
- October 25–Puntsagiin Jasrai,formerPrime Minister of Mongolia(b.1933)
- October 26–Arthur Kornberg,American winner of theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(b.1928)
- October 28–Evelyn Hamann,German actress (b.1942)
- October 28–Porter Wagoner,American country music singer (b.1927)
- October 29–La Sa Ra,Indian writer (b.1916)
- October 30–Robert Goulet,American singer and actor (b.1933)
November
[change|change source]
- November 1–Paul Tibbets,American pilot (b.1929)
- November 2–The Fabulous Moolah,American professional wrestler (b.1923)
- November 5–Nils Liedholm,Swedish footballer (b.1922)
- November 6–Hank Thompson,American country musician (b.1925)
- November 6–Enzo Biagi,Italian journalist (b.1920)
- November 8–Chad Varah,British Anglican priest (b.1911)
- November 9–Luis Herrera Campins,formerPresident of Venezuela(b.1925)
- November 10–Norman Mailer,American writer (b.1923)
- November 10–Laraine Day,American actress (b.1920)
- November 12–Janlavyn Narantsralt,formerPrime Minister of Mongolia(b.1957)
- November 12–Ira Levin,American writer (b.1929)
- November 17–Ambroise Noumazalaye,formerPrime Minister of the Republic of the Congo(b.1933)
- November 19–Kevin DuBrow,American rock singer (b.1955)
- November 20–Ian Smith,8thPrime Minister of Rhodesia(b.1919)
- November 23–Oscar Carmelo Sanchez,Bolivian footballer (b.1971)
- November 24–William O'Neill,American politician, former Governor of Connecticut (b.1930)
- November 27–Sean Taylor,American football player (b.1983)
- November 28–Elly Beinhorn,German pilot andwriter(b.1907)
- November 28–Gudrun Wagner,German festival organiser (b.1944)
- November 30–Francois-Xavier Ortoli,French politician (b.1925)
- November 30–Evel Knievel,American stuntman (b.1938)
December
[change|change source]
- December 1–Ken McGregor,Australian tennis player (b.1929)
- December 4–Pimp C,American rapper (b.1973)
- December 5–Karlheinz Stockhausen,German composer (b.1928)
- December 6–Katy French,Irish model (b.1983)
- December 12–Ike Turner,American musician (b.1931)
- December 16–Dan Fogelberg,American musician (b.1951)
- December 19–Inti Chauveau,French professor (b.1925)
- December 20–Kazumi Tanaka,Japanese voice actor (b.1951)
- December 22–Chrysostomos I,Archbishop of Cyprus (b.1927)
- December 23–Oscar Peterson,Canadian jazzpianist(b.1925)
- December 27–Benazir Bhutto,formerPrime Minister of Pakistan(b.1953)
- December 27–Jan Kawalerowicz,Polish movie director (b.1922)
- December 27–Jaan Kross,Estonian writer (b.1920)
- December 28–Aidin Nikkah Bahrami,Iranian basketball player (b.1982)
- December 29–Phil O'Donnell,Scottish footballer (b.1972)
- December 31–Muhammad Osman Said,formerPrime Minister of Libya(b.1922)
- December 31–Ettore Sottsass,Italian architect (b.1917)
Nobel prize winners
[change|change source]- Chemistry–Gerhard Ertl
- Economics–Leonid Hurwicz
- Economics–Eric S. Maskin
- Economics–Roger B. Myerson
- Literature–Doris Lessing
- Medicine–Mario R. Capecchi
- Medicine–Sir Martin J. Evans
- Medicine–Oliver Smithies
- Peace–Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Peace–Al Gore
- Physics–Albert Fert
- Physics–Peter Grünberg
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Two Thousand Years".Two Thousand Years.2006-04-06.doi:10.5040/9780571289578.00000007.
- ↑"Year of the Dolphin web-site".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-01-04.Retrieved2007-04-05."オプショナルツアー ドルフィン Year of the Dolphin — Home".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-01-04.Retrieved2007-04-05.
- ↑Celebration of anniversaries with which UNESCO will be associated in 2006-2007
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